Why do people take colloidal silver?
“The products are purported to alleviate all sorts of medical conditions and diseases but there’s no substantiation for that,” says Shao. Colloidal silver products are often marketed with unproven health claims. “Examples include that they benefit the immune system; kill disease-causing agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi; are an alternative to prescription antibiotics; or treat diseases such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, syphilis, scarlet fever, shingles, herpes, pneumonia, and prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate),” states the NCCAM’s web site.
