Colloidal Silver "Documented" Medical Journals' Uses

The following is a list of 100 documented Medical Journal
uses of silver for the treatment of various conditions, diseases
and pathogens:

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Anthrax Bacilli [2, 3]
Appendicitis (post-op) [3]
Axillae and Blind Boils of the Neck [10]
B. Coli [2]
B. Coli Communis [7]
B. Dysenteria [2]
B. Pyocaneus [2]
B. Tuberculosis [7]
Bacillary Dysentery [4]
Bladder Irritation [12]
Blepharitis [13]
Boils [10]
Bromidrosis in Axille [12]
Bromidrosis in Feet [10]
Burns and Wounds of the Cornea [13]
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis [3, 9]
Chronic Cystitis [10]
Chronic Eczema of Anterior Nares [10]
Chronic Eczema of Metus of Ear [10]
Colitis [4]
Cystitis [8]
Dacrocystitis [13]
Dermatitis suggestive of Toxaemia [4]
Diarrhoea [4]
Diptheria [3]
Dysentery [3,6]
Ear "Affections" [5]
Enlarged Prostate [12]
Epiditymitis [10]
Erysipelas [3]
Eustachian Tubes (potency restored) [8]
Follicular Tonsilittis [10]
Furunculosis [3]
Gonococcus [7]
Gonorrhoea [10]
Gonorrhoeal Conjunctivitis [10]
Gonorrhoeal Opthalmia [13]
Gonorrhoeal Prostatic Gleet [11]
Haemorrhoids [12]
Hypopyon Ulcer [13]
Impetigo [10]
Infantile Disease [16]
Infected Ulcers of the Cornea [13]
Inflammatory Rheumatism [3]
Influenza [11]
Interstitial Keratitis [13]
Intestinal troubles [6]
Lesion Healing [12]
Leucorrhoea [8]
Menier's Symptoms [8]
Nasal Catarrh [5]
Nasopharyngeal Catarrh (reduced) [8]
Oedematous enlargement of Turbinates without True Hyperplasia [9]
Offensive Discharge of Chronic Supporation in Otitis Media [10]
Ophthalmology [12]
Ophthalmic practices [5]
Para-Typhoid [3]
Paramecium [1]
Perineal Eczema [12]
Phlegmons [3]
Phlyctenular Conjunctivitis [10]
Pneumococci [2]
Pruritis Ani [12]
Puerperal Septicaemia [15]
Purulent Opthalmia of Infants [13]
Pustular Eczema of Scalp [10]
Pyorrhoea Alveolaris (Rigg's Disease) [8]
Quinsies [8]
Rhinitis [9]
Ringworm of the body [10]
Scarlatina [3]
Sepsis [16]
Septic Tonsillitis [10]
Septic Ulcers of the legs [10]
Septicaemia [5, 8]
Shingles [8]
Soft Sores [10]
Spring Catarrh [10]
Sprue [6]
Staphyloclysin (inhibits) [2]
Staphylococcus Pyogenea [7]
Staphylococcus Pyogens Albus [2]
Staphylococcus Pyogens Aureus [2]
Streptococci [7]
Subdues Inflammation [12]
Suppurative Appendicitis (post-op) [10]
Tinea Versicolor [10]
Tonsillitis [8]
Typhoid [3]
Typhoid Bacillus [14]
Ulcerative Urticaria [4]
Urticaria suggestive of Toxaemia [12]
Valsava's Inflammation [8]
Vincent's Angina [10]
Vorticella [1]
Warts [12]
Whooping Cough [8]

More recent articles have described silver being used
to treat:

Adenovirus [5, 23]
Asper Gillus Niger [18]
Bacillius Typhosus [21]
Bovine Rotavirus [23]
Candida Albicans [18]
Endamoeba Histolytica (Cysts) [24]
Escherichia Coli [17, 18, 21]
Legionella Pneumophilia [17]
Poliovirus 1 (Sabin Strain) [23]
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa [17, 18]
Salmonella [22]
Spore-Forming Bacteria [24]
Staphylococcus Aureus [17]
Streptococcus Faecalis [17]
Vegetative B. Cereus Cells [24]

The following is a documented list of silver
resistant bacteria:

Citrobacter Freundii [20]
Enterobacter Cloacae [20]
Enterobacteriaceae (some strains) [19]
Escherichia Coli (some strains) [19]
Klebsiella Pneumoniae [20]
P. Stutzeri (some strains) [19]
Proteus Mirabilis [20]
Vegetative B. Cereus Spores [24]

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Bibliographic Footnotes

1. Bechhold, H. "Colloids in biology and
medicine", translated by J.G.M. Bullow., D. Van
Nostrand Company, New York, 1919, p. 367.
2. Ibid., p. 368.
3. Ibid., p. 376.
4. Searle, A.B. "The use of colloids in health
and disease". (Quoting from the British Medical
Journal, May 12, 1917) E.P. Dutton & Company:
New York, 1919, p. 82.
5. Ibid., (Quoting from the British Medical
Journal, Jan. 15, 1917) p. 83.
6. Ibid., (Quoting Sir James Cantlie in the
British Medical Journal, Nov 15, 1913) p. 83.
7. Ibid., (Qouting Henry Crookes) p. 70.
8. Ibid., (Quoting J. Mark Hovell in the British
Medical Journal, Dec. 15, 1917) p. 86.
9. Ibid., (Quoting B. Seymour Jones) p. 86.
10. Ibid., (Quoting C.E.A. MacLeod in Lancet,
Feb. 3, 1912) p. 83.
11. Ibid., (Quoting J. MacMunn in the British
Medical Journal, 1917, I, 685) p. 86.
12. Ibid., (Quoting Sir Malcolm Morris in the
British Medical Journal, May 12, 1917) p. 85.
13. Ibid., (Quoting A. Legge Roe in the British
Medical Journal, Jan 16, 1915) p. 83.
14. Ibid., (Quoting W.J. Simpson in Lancet,
Dec. 12, 1914) pp. 71-72.
15. Ibid., (Quoting T.H. Anderson Wells in
Lancet, Feb. 16, 1918) p. 85.
16. "Index-Catalogue of the Library of the
Surgeon General's Office United States Army."
United States Government Printing Office:
Washington, v. IX, 1913, p. 628.
17. Moyasar, T.Y.; Landeen, L.K.; Messina, M.
C.; Kutz, S.M.; and Gerba, C.P.
" Disinfection of bacteria in water systems by using
electrolytically generated copper, silver and reduced
levels of free chlorine". Found in Canadian Journal
of Microbiology. The National Research Council of
Canada: Ottawa, Ont., Canada, 1919, pp. 109-116.
18. Simonetti, N.; Simonetti, G.; Bougnol, F.;
and Scalzo, M. "Electrochemical Ag+ for
preservative use". Article found in Applied and
Environmental Microbiology. American Society for
Microbiology: Washington, v. 58, 12, 1992, pp. 3834-
3836.
19. Slawson, R.M.; Van Dyke, M.I.; Lee, H.;
and Trevors, J.T. "Germanium and silver resistance,
accumulation, and toxicity in microorganisms".
Article found in Plasmid. Academic Press, Inc.: San
Diego, v.27, 1, 1992, 73-79.
20. Thurman, R.B. and Gerba, C.P. "The
molecular mechanisms of copper and silver ion
disinfection of bacteria and viruses". A paper
presented in the First International Conference on
Gold and Silver in Medicine. The Silver Institute:
Washington, v. 18, 4, 1989, p. 295.
21. Ibid., p. 299.
22. Ibid., p. 300.
23. Ibid., p. 301.
24. Ibid., p. 302.
25. H.E.L.P. ful news, Vol. 9, No. 12., pp. 1-3

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