How long has silver been used as a germ fighter?
Silver is mentioned in the Bible. Royalty carried water in silver vessels in the belief that this water would help them maintain their health. Before refrigeration was invented, a silver dollar was placed in containers of milk to maintain freshness. Silver was the primary antibiotic used by the wealthy before the advent of penicillin in 1938.
American physicians used Colloidal Silver for over 100 years. It is still listed in the Doctors Educational Materials (dated 1915) as the “best application for the treatment of various infectious agents”. The overuse of modern drug-based antibiotics has created resistant strains of bacteria. In 1999 alone, over 50,000 people in the US died from the failure of these antibiotics. Colloidal Silver kills these bacteria. Silver is mentioned in the Bible. Royalty carried water in silver vessels in the belief that this water would help them maintain their health. Before refrigeration a silver dollar was placed in containers of milk to maintain freshness. Silver was the primary antibiotic used by the wealthy before the advent of penicillin in 1938.
