Update Oct 2: With concern over ebola in the US growing, I’m seeing a number of websites advocating the use of colloidal or nano silver as an effective preventative or cure. Just to be clear – there is no research that suggests ingesting colloidal silver is any more effective than wishful thinking in treating or avoiding ebola infections. Until evidence-based treatments are more widely available, the best advice is to listen to expert public health organizations like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.
On Thursday this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Ebola victims in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos will receive Nano Silver in an attempt to treat the infection. The news comes hot on the heels of the World Health Organization’s decision to sanction the use of unlicensed Ebola drugs in West Africa on ethical grounds. It also coincides with a US Food and Drug Administration statement released yesterday warning against fraudulent Ebola treatment products.
Is the use of nano silver a legitimate application of on unlicensed treatment, or cynical exploitation of a mounting humanitarian crisis? Having studied and written about the biological impacts of nano silver for some years now, I must confess I was surprised by the Nigerian decision.
Silver as an antimicrobial
Silver has been used as an antimicrobial agent for thousands of years – the Romans used to use silverware to reduce food and drink-borne infection. More recently, nanoparticles of silver have been used in everything from food containers to socks in an attempt to imbue them with microbe-killing properties.
When used in the right way, the material certainly does exhibit antimicrobial properties. But there’s a massive jump from odor-resistant socks to curing Ebola patients.
An Open Letter on Ebola Treatment to Nigeria’s President
The Nigerian decision to treat patients with nano silver seems to stem from an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan from one Dr Rima E. Laibow.
As Dr. Laibow writes in her letter,
“There is, in fact, a well-established, non-toxic anti-microbial, without any known side effects, available at remarkably low cost which – • Requires no refrigeration • Is self-sterilizing. • Is readily available • Has a very long shelf life • Is not subject to degradation under temperature and humidity extremes. That nutrient substance is Nano Silver.”
Dr. Laibow is Medical Director of an organization called the Natural Solutions Foundation. And one of the products this organization sells is colloidal nano silver.
Colloidal Nano Silver
Colloidal nano silver – nanometer-sized silver particles suspended in water – has been used by people to self-medicate innumerable conditions for around a century now. Although there is no clear evidence that it has beneficial health effect at low concentrations, it can cause the disease argyria at high concentrations.
Nano silver has been on the radar of researchers and regulators for over a decade now as a substance that may be more toxic than originally thought. As a result, there has been an intense global research effort into its human and ecological toxicity in recent years. Studies have shown that nanoscale silver particles can be harmful if released into the environment in large quantities, and may possibly cause harm in unexpected ways in the human body under specific circumstances. Yet there’s been little published on the use of nano silver as a treatment for infectious diseases.
Despite this, Dr. Laibow writes on the Natural Solutions Marketplace website:
That is why we can say with confidence that Dr. Rima Recommends™ The Silver Solution (Nano Silver 10 PPM) has been shown to deal effectively with the Ebola virus.
In fact, every disease causing organism against which it has been tested, all around the world has been killed (bacteria, parasites) or inactivated (viruses) by this amazing solution.
How much do you need for yourself and your loved ones? Enter your email information and I will send you my Professional Protocol as my gift to you.
US Government Research on Nano Silver and Ebola
The source of Dr. Laibow’s optimism appears to be a 2009 presentation of research carried out by Janice Speshock and Saber Hussain at the US Air Force National Laboratory. A Powerpoint of this presentation has been declassified, and is currently doing the rounds on the internet.
The presentation reports on research into the effectiveness of silver nanoparticles in rendering hemorrhagic fever viruses like Ebola ineffective. The study was carried out using cell cultures, and a number of viruses and virus-like particles. It seemed to indicate that when the silver nanoparticles penetrated into cells along with the virus in sufficient quantities, they were effective at preventing the virus from being active once the cell had been exposed.
While it is impossible to interpret research findings from Powerpoint slides alone, the data do suggest that there are some unusual interactions between silver nanoparticles and Ebola-like viruses, although there are no data indicating whether similar interactions are also seen with other nanoparticles. More importantly, they do not indicate whether these same interactions would occur in an infected patient. They also do not indicate the quantity of silver nanoparticles someone wold need to take to render Ebola ineffective, or whether the necessary dose to have an effect would cause medical complications.
This presentation builds on previously published research by Speshock and Hussain that looked at Monkey Pox virus plaque formation inhibition by nano silver. Using cell cultures, the researchers found that nano silver and and silver ions were effective at reducing Monkey Pox Virus-induced plaques. However, they also concluded
“The present study demonstrates the feasibility of implementing the use, and characterizing the efficacy, of silver-based nanoparticles against [Monkey Pox Virus] infection in vitro. However, for nanoparticles to be used in therapeutic or prophylactic treatment regimens, it is critical to understand the in vivo toxicity and potential for long-term sequelae associated with exposure to these compounds.”
In 2010 Speshock and Hussain published research on the interaction of silver nanoparticles with Tacaribe virus. The research – published in the Journal of Nanobiotechnology – indicated that in cell cultures, the presence of silver nanoparticles increased the cell uptake of the virus, but also suppressed its activity once in cells. They concluded
“Due to the known toxicity of Ag- NPs [silver nanoparticles] in many human cell lines, and the short time limit of efficacy following infection, the Ag-NPs would likely make a more effective decontamination tool as opposed to an in vivo therapeutic agent. However, if the Ag-NPs do indeed facilitate the uptake of arenaviruses into the cell and inactivate the virus prior to cell entry, further studies should be performed to determine if Ag- NPs can prove to be an effective vaccine adjuvant.”
Speculative Studies and Clinical Use
These studies provide valuable insights into silver nanoparticle-virus interactions, and indicate that, with significantly more research, silver nanoparticles may have some role to play in preventing or managing infections. But the research does not support clinical applications at this stage. Even if there was proof that silver nanoparticles are effective in humans in suppressing viral activity (and there is not), there are critical questions over dose and delivery.
To be effective, there would need to be systemic uptake of nano silver within the body at doses that are sufficient to inhibit the Ebola virus, but low enough to prevent unacceptable harm. Currently, scientists have no ideas what an appropriate dose is.
Even if they did, it is not clear how the silver nanoparticles would be delivered. Taking the material orally – as would be expected of colloidal silver dietary supplements – is unlikely to be effective as silver nanoparticles dissolve in gastric juices. Nanoparticle uptake from the gut into the body is also very poor. Inhaling silver nanoparticles is likewise unlikely to lead to significant nano-silver distribution through the body. Which leaves direct injection of silver nanoparticles into the bloodstream – not an option to be undertaken lightly with an unproven and untested nanomaterial.
Given the commercial interests involved here and the paucity of evidence for nano-silver being in any way an appropriate treatment for Ebola, the wisdom of treating patients in Nigeria with the material has to be questioned on both medical and ethical grounds. There may be future treatments for infectious diseases that use nanoscale silver and other engineered nanomaterials. But this does not seem the time to be cynically jumping on the Ebola bandwagon to promote products that may offer false hope, but little else.
More articles on ebola from the RSC
Update August 16, 7:05 AM EST: It seems that the Lagos State Government has resolved not to use nano silver in the treatment of Ebola, but rather resolved to use ZMAPP. Source: The Daily Post
Update August 17 12:15 PM EST: Nigerian Minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, reported as saying Nano silver will not be administered to Ebola patients because it did not meet required standards. Source: The Cable
Update September 9 2014 8:40 AM EST: Nano Silver is NOT a Cure for Ebola, Manufacturer Reveals. Nigerian Bulletin
There was a call for zmap and WHO promptly refused giving ridiculous excuses .Nigeria govt decided to use their own experimental drugs,and hopefully it has a cure .Ebola is a very fatal disease .Would Dr Laiblow rather the victim,s of Ebola die since zmap is out of their reach?
The trouble is, if the nano silver being considered is Dr Laiblow’s product, it’s not an experimental drug – it’s a dietary supplement for which the many health claims made are highly suspect, and one that there is no reason to believe has any place in treating patients with Ebola.
No doubt we can improve AgNPs magical curative powers by augmenting it with a homeopathic Ebola remedy, for which I have a “recipe.” The seven Ebola genome genes; NP, VP35, VP40, GP, VP24, VP30 and L, codes for 7 proteins. Take a single molecule of any one of these proteins, say VP24, and dilute it in 100,000 L of pure H2O. Et voila, you now have 1 million 1mL doses of homeopathic Ebola remedy!
They would not send Zmap. For the hopeless and dying ebola patients, something is better than nothing. Let’s leave politics and money grabbing and unite to try and save lives.
Is an experimental drug, lets try it’s use first and see the result before passing judgement because i think the ebola patients would prefer to risk d drug to their life.. I don’t know why many Nigerians are criticizing the idea. Who know if the doctor has discovered somthing new+nanosilver to provide treatment for ebola. Assuming it came from America, Nigerians wouldnt complain… Lets learn to appreciate our own eforts.
I guess if they try it in Africa they’ll know for sure how effective it is. Seems to me they don’t have a lot to loose.
I sincerely hope and pray this Nano-Silver experiment goes well. Since there is no fair access to Zmapp, what do you expect? Of course they have to improvise to save lives.
Kenneth you are quite on point. It makes no sense seeing people perishing with no hope of external support and fold your hands without trying. Who knows if this works? However it ends, it is a good try, you better die trying instead of the opposite. The world should stop this gaming thing and love their neighbours as themselves, as there is no one special than the other in God’s sight…
the thing is that ,these whites wants to decrease the population in africa,therefore,they have to produce weaponised viruses to kill us,the WHO says that ebola has no cure,whereas dr,rima says that ebola has cure called nano silver 10 ppm and the patent number of ebola is ca2741523a1.what shall we do to overcome this problem of the fullish whites?
Why would there be a study performed by the US department of defense back in 99 clearly showing scientific data that nano silver is 100% effective against ALL viruses… and now MY main stream media is making claims that Nigeria is lying.. and making false allegations that nano silver kills the ebola virus? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out who the culprit is behind this.
The Query ( ca2741523a1 ) was unparseable (Invalid Patent Number Search ). Silver is toxic, dont put silver in your body.
Larry,
What are the toxic side effects from silver? I know of a cosmetic side effect argyria, which is not a toxic reaction. Please expand on your knowledge of silver.
Paul Karason made the mistake of adding (salt) to his distilled water as a catalyst to reduce the production time of his homemade silver solution. Paul was unaware that salt or other additives should never be incorporated into the “electrolysis” process when creating proper colloidal/ionic silver. While adding salt greatly reduced Paul’s time to create his silver solution, it actually created a completely different compound called silver chloride. This silver compound (consumed in the tremendous concentrations Paul was producing) has been shown to cause a harmless skin discoloration condition called “Argyria.” Silver chloride is in no way the same as pure colloidal/ionic silver based on a distilled water suspension.
Considering the facts and details surrounding Paul Karason’s unfortunate situation, it should be known that no cases of Argyria have ever been linked to properly produced colloidal/ionic silver that were absent of salt and other additives.
Hear Hear! I am reminded of a quote…
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self evident!” – Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher.
We are in stage two, and have been for quite some time, and for most people they will remain there not being able to get past that stage. Only those of us who remain independent thinkers and who do not succumb to the conditioning and institutionalisation by mainstream will ignore and shun the propaganda machine.
“He that is down needs fear no fall”!
Nigerians are dying and we requested that America shared its Zmapp with us, to save our people but they shunned us!
Now, someone offers our Govt an “experimental drug”, (very much like Zmapp in that both are experimental and have unforeseen consequences) called Nano Silver and before we could say Jack, the same Americans are all over the place trying to scare us from using the drug!
Question is: Are we just suppose to fold our amrs and allow our infected people to die a slow and painful death while the Americans are having a laugh?
I say Phuck them and their unsolicited advice.
We would use what we have, the worst that can happen is that the victims die, which they would anyway, since America is not willing to share its own Zmapp with us.
On the other hand, just maybe they are afraid that Silver Nano will work and thus, their monopoly and possible income from hoarding Zmapp, will vanish like mist!
***sticks out tongue at them****
Well said, Omo Mummy. It is about greed & control. Big Pharma & the corrupt AMA will never allow a harmless natural remedy that MIGHT work but that WILL do no harm to be tried. They are too busy making new expensive vaccines & experimental medicines that will do harm, but safeguard their profits and control. Thank God many people are waking up and no longer buy into the pseudo science still propagated by people such as Mr. Maynard, above, who may be well-meaning but still terribly misinformed.
@ Omo and Linda…This is the problem the Pharmaceutical Companies have, they can’t patent a natural substance, therefore they must think up some proprietary process whereby they CAN patent it so as to make it marketable. The problem with that is, adding something to the solution to make it patentable and marketable means they end up with a Nitrate, Acetate, Mild Silver Protein {MSP} or any number of other compounds thus formed with additives, and these are the very compounds which create undesirable effects. Basically it’s a lose lose situation for them hence nil research is funded for silver and Distilled Water *alone*, two naturally occurring substances of which cannot be patented.
Millions of people around the globe are making and ingesting their own solutions of silver and Distilled or Pure water using LVDC electrolysis every day, and for any number of health related issues with nil undesirable effects observable.
Red
RED I DO AGREE WITH SOME OF THE THINGS YOU SAY, HOWEVER PEOPLE HAVE TO STAY BALANCED, OTHERWISE WE WILL END UP BACK IN THE 1920’S THERE IS ROOM FOR EVERYONE.
“IN A MULTITUDE OF COUNSELORS THERE IS MUCH WISDOM” .
FOR INSTANTS THE PROTOCOLS FOR USING COLLOIDAL SILVER .
FOR THOSE OF US WHO USE COLLOIDAL SILVER, WE KNOW THAT A NASAL SPRAY OF COLLOIDAL DOESN’T ALWAYS STOP A SINUS INFECTION, BECAUSE THE COLLOIDAL SILVER DOESN’T STAY IN CONTACT LONG ENOUGH TO KILL THE VIRUS. HOWEVER, I DID FIND AN ANSWER TO THAT PROBLEM.
I USE THE NASAL SPRAY, AFTER I TURN MYSELF UPSIDE DOWN, BY THE USE OF AN INVERSION TABLE OR BALANCED FULCRUM. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I HAVE A WASHCLOTH HANDY WHEN I TURN BACK UP.
THIS IS UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT IT IS BETTER THAN BEING SICK.
THE THING IS IF THE AMA AND THE FDA WOULD WORK WITH EVERYONE, THEN THINGS WOULD GO MUCH BETTER.
Would holding the nano silver under the tongue help distribute the silver throughout the body? As far as your skin turning purple, you only will have that sort of reaction from silver that is made with a high particulate. Colloidal Silver is 10ppm (parts per million) and your body is able to flush that particulate and it will not accumulate in the body. Honestly, if it came right down to it (and it would not with Colloidal Silver) would you care if you had a slight bluing to your skin or dead from Ebola? I do hope they find, with more research, that Colloidal Silver is the answer to fight this horrific virus!
If the FDA will allow NanoSilver to be marketed in the US as a health supplement which people would consume, then why on God’s good earth would they raise objections to attempts to use it to cure a disease and all of a sudden point out its toxic nature.
If it was so toxic, surely they would not allow it to be sold as a health supplement. It almost sounds as if the FDA will allow anything to be marketed and sold as a health supplement including cyanide, as long as it is not marketed as a cure.
Let this drug be tried on the ebola victims it may be effective. we are on trier until 1 is satisfied to be effective.
chinkere you’re right,they should first get an evidense confirming that the treated victims are effective,
Fuck America.
They exported Ebola from Liberia into Nigeria through Sawyer(may he rest in pieces). Nigerians have 2 options: take the virus to US so they’ll be forced to work for its eradication, and ignore the US and try anything possible.
Personally , I understand the argument from both perspectives. Zmapp has advanced more into clinical stage than nano silver, so lets not compare the two drugs for now. yes it is true that the zmapp given to the two american doctors is also an experimental drugs but it was given on a special case here and even WHO did not initially approve its use until the ethical committee sat and decided that it was ethical to use it based on the scale of Ebola outbreak . As a molecular biologist I have been following the experimental serum and its molecular basis of application and it looks promising at least hypothetically for now but it makes science sense to me more. I have to admit I don’t know much about the nano silver but I understand the science behind it. I don’t want to agree that the american government refuse to give zmapp to Nigerians because they are not the company producing it although the research was part funded by them, remember this zmapp was produced in a very little amount initially because it was actually meant to be used for trials before the turn of event, so I disagree with the assertion that they refuse to give it to Nigeria, after all it has been sent to Liberia because they are the worst hit among the four affected west African countries including Nigeria. however, I do not also think anyone should entirely blame Nigeria for approving the use of Nano silver, because they have to act with what is within their reach for now as they do not know when and if at all they will receive zmapp and in this precarious and desperate situation any government would try anything to save the lives of their citizens, Nigerians have credible scientist and researchers lets not under rate them because they would have evaluated the risk of using the nano silver, so I would have preferred the US government or other concern organisation to advice the Nigerian government on what they think about it and proffer their recommendation because you never knew what may work. the truth remains that at this stage every drug used on Ebola patients is simple trial and error, we don’t even know whether the zmapp actually worked on the two Americans or their immune system just woke up and started fighting by chance , so the efficacy of zmapp and its potential side effects can not be determined at this stage until further trials is conducted in human which I think they are planning to do. in my own opinion I think countries should work more collaboratively to curb this Ebola outbreak and forget about political correctness because at the end of the day we are all trying to save lives after all we are all human, both the Ebola patients and non- Ebola patients. team work is the way out. Thanks . Emmanuel (molecular biologist).
Nigeria Government need to take a stand. Use the nano silver period.
There is a risk of using it and there is greater risk of not using it. The Ebola victim are willing to use it. If they died is not the nano silver that killed them because is a supplement. The two America given the Zmapp will be discharge from hospital very soon.
If I were to have ebola I would be taking colloidal silver along with all my other magic concoctions like ozonated water or food grade hydrogen peroxide. I have been taking silver for about 15 years, and I have never been healthier. I am showing NO signs of turning blue either. If it is made correctly (no salt or tap water) you would have to take gallons per day to turn blue. I end up taking it just about every day in the winter because I take it if I am around a lot of people or someone looks sick. It is more effective if you hold it under your tongue to let it absorb sublingually. I was exposed to the flu last year, started experiencing symptoms, and eradicated it within 24 hours with silver. Can I prove it was the flu? No, but I had all the symptoms. It clears head congestion within the hour. There would be very little chance of Argyria for the short few weeks that it would be administered. And as someone else said in the comments, I’d rather be blue than dead. I hope they don’t try this, say it failed, and then try to make it illegal. That would be a travesty. -Concerned American
See this is the bloody problem with America, and its money grubbing pharma industry. They would rather people die than provide them with a cure. The Nigerian government asked for Zmapp, they were turned down, so are they supposed to let their people die? Ebola has a fatality rate of 90% . I have no faith in the American Pharma industry, especially after reading the story of Billy Best. He had terminal cancer when he was 16, and given months to live. He read about a dr on Canada who had created a cure called 714X. The boy ran away to Canada to get this drug,long story short, the boy is still alive. If you can’t be part of the solution, keep your opinions to yourself.
This document was recently leaked onto the internet: http://www.thesilveredge.com/pdf/defense-threat-reduction-agency-silver-nanoparticles-neutralize-hemorrhagic-fever-viruses.pdf
It appears to be suppressed evidence of an extremely effective cure for Ebola virus. One that is apparently inexpensive, readily available, and impossible to patent (due to the fact that it’s a natural substance). Regulatory agencies have been trying, to no avail, to have it banned in the US… and it looks like it has already been successfully banned in the EU.
Document Background
In 2008, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), in conjunction with several other federal agencies, quietly conducted clinical research into the use of silver nanoparticles against Ebola and other hemorrhagic fever viruses. Astonishingly, they discovered that silver were highly effective against these deadly viruses, including the nanoparticles Ebola virus. They later presented their findings to federal health regulators and other national health authorities. But these findings were kept top secret.
The presentation was called “Silver Nanoparticle Neutralization of Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses,” and the gist of the presentation was that silver nanoparticles displayed “powerful neutralizing effects against hemorrhagic fever viruses,” including Arenavirus and Filovirus (i.e., Ebola). This clinical presentation was conducted under the auspices of the DoD’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the presentation was given by researchers from the Applied Biotechnology Branch, 711th Human Performance Wing of the Air Force Research Laboratory. In other words… those are the big guns! Which is to say that they are the very people responsible for keeping this nation safe from outside threats like bioterrorism. That clinical presentation – made to federal regulators and national health authorities – was later summarized in a printed document, de-classified, and cleared for public release. Nonetheless, there were zero news reports to be found on the release of said information… in spite of the fact that Department of Defense researchers found nano-silver to be profoundly effective against Ebola and other hemorrhagic fever viruses.
Furthermore, it appears that this would not be the first time that the Defense Threat Reduction Agency sponsored research into the use of nano-silver for hemorrhagic fever viruses, and found it to be effective. For example, here’s a study (http://en.youscribe.com/…/interaction-of-silver…) published in the prestigious Journal of Nanobiotechnology in 2010, demonstrating silver’s effectiveness against the Tacaribe virus, a hemorrhagic fever virus nearly identical to Ebola.
The individual who leaked this document wants to keep his source confidential (for their safety, he says), so it’s difficult to verify it’s authenticity. However, I will say that it certainly does appear to be legitimate IMO. What do you guys think about this?
I think you’ll find that all the relevant documents are linked to in the article above. It should be stressed that this was very preliminary research, and in no way indicated that nano silver could be used as an effective treatment for Ebola infected patients.
Its better than nothing, so unless the U.S can offer a solution, they should stay out of the problem.
Let’s try it out. It makes no difference. The victim may eventually die so what’s all these hullabaloo
I say try it. Also, it appears that the doctor who survived Ebola (see today’s Wall Street Journal) drank a bottle of water every hour. Hydration Hydration Hydration
Silver has been used for several thousands of years and zmap is a new experimental drug not even tested. I wonder where the danger is. If anything can save lives, use it. Sadly everything today must be measured in profit.
Every drugs must pass through an experimental phase. In the face on an epidemic and zMAPP is not available for trial, then lets try nano-Ag. It is better to try and fail than not to try at all.
ZMapp has no more experimental Ebola drug – last 12 doses sent to Liberia. Got to wait for another 2 months.
Canadian Co. Tekmira not ready to send experimental Ebola drug to West Africa. It has 1500 doses but never tested on humans.
The big question is why the US Government , FDA, WHO suppress this Nano Silver. Or is it because Nano Silver is a DSEA (1994) grandfathered nutrient and they cannot make money out of it.
Nano Silver 10PPM manufactured by American Biotech Labs and is marketed worldwide under various brand names. It is patented SilverSol Technology and clinically tested.
In Singapore it is known as “Argasol” Silver Solutions. The Silver Gel is approved by FDA.
I have use both the solution and the gel and they are effective.
We also didn’t know that it can be used against Ebola virus until Dr. Rima E. Laibow disclose the information.
The US government must come clean and admit that its own research clearly established that Nano Silver can help contain Ebola and can help reduce suffering and death.
Yes, there is a problem here with U.S. Big Drug…get that big money first…..went through many conditions involving my wife’s CNS brain cancer. Her conditions affected many organs of her body and most of all her immune system after chemo. The major obstacle is getting her own immune system back in order to fight not only the cancer but major lung problems…liver…kidneys…heart. We got her immune system back with the cheap aspirin…aloe vera leaf juice…supplemental oxygon..and juice combos of teas, lemons, OJ, smoothies, vegs/fruits, red wine and other various natural supplements.
The point is that we had to fight like hell to get oxygen prescribed by a doctor…as we are not allowed to just get this on our own in the US. We had to establish that my wife had an oxygen starved body and brain and indicate that an NFL player could run 100 yards down the field and take his oxygen though. Of the multitudes of doctors that we had….not one would prescribe aspirin. My wife was able to convert off of coumidin and all its side-effects. Recently in the US…it was reported that aspirin has some evidence of helping to cure various cancers. It was reported on our local news one time and never talked about again.
What we found was that oxygen enriched blood helps build good red blood cells to build your immune system to fight cancer and/or infections.
The point is….why did we have to do this on our own….the US health system resists the natural and/or cheap cures!!!! Sorry, my wife made it over 2 years now and she is on the natural cures…I had to research like crazy in order to question the doctors and prescription drugs being prescribed that caused life-threatening side-effects and or permanent addiction/dependence.
I say if a victim wants to try the nano-silver approach…that should be they’re right and privilege…it just might be the oxygen or aspirin needed for this life & death situation!!!!!!!
Mark
Green Bay, Wisconsin-USA
That little is know about the drug does not mean it will not be effective, it just means little is known, so let’s wait and see, for once our country is taking the right path,we should stand by the government. I believe in Nigeria
Perhaps people should be asking for a definition of ‘Colloidal Silver’? What constitutes a ‘colloidal silver’ product?
The ‘over the counter’ product is quite different to the home produced product. The home produced LVDC electrolysis product, which anyone can make in their kitchen given a little knowledge, contains predominantly electrically positively charged silver ions (Ag+ ions), the ‘over the counter’ product “supposedly?” contains predominantly particles/colloids, which have no electrical charge.
Oils ain’t oils, one product consists of high percentage of neutral charged silver particles/colloids while the other consists of high percentage of electrically positively charged ions (Ag+ ions).
The particles/colloids which do exist in the home made product consist of atomic ion clusters, each individual ion is encapsulated and surrounded by water in that ‘cluster’. I do not term them as metallic silver ‘particles’ as such.
All silver products are termed ‘Colloidal Silver’, I personally do not accept that, there is a fundamental difference between the two aforementioned products, hence there could be a fundamental difference in efficacy.
Ebola apparently is a gram negative virus, silver ions are positive – opposites attract. Millions who produce their own product around the globe can’t very well be wrong in its efficacy for a host of health related issues?
My understanding is also that anything found in nature cannot be patented, so if it can’t be patented the money wheel stops turning.
Let us leave sentiments out of this. The solution to the EVD issue like all other disease control problems must tow the line of logic. Before a drug is put on trial it must go through preliminary tests, such as toxicology test, tests using animals, etc. For instance, the disinfectant “Izal” or even “Domestic bleach” will effectively kill the virus HIV, however it will also kill the carrier. So just because Izal will kill HIV does not make it the cure for HIV. Secondly vaccine production takes time , it is a complex industrial process which needs a high level of precision lest you end up producing a poison instead. This conspiracy theory of “USA etc are against us” is neither here nor there. After all in the past these so presumed enemies have helped us immensely. How much do you pay today for polio vaccination. Does this vaccine fall from the skies? No, someone is producing and also paying for it on our behalf. My people let us show more gratitude than hate.
It is also good to note here that ZMapp is not a certified ebola treatment. Even the US themselves say though the trial patients are getting better it is actually difficult to say whether it is due to the administration of ZMapp. There are many factors that come to play in disease treatment like: level of immunity of the patient, nutrition, etc. Remember Nigeria has already recorded the first ebola patient survivor. Was ZMapp administered to her? No! Then how did she overcome the almighty ebola? Maybe due to one of the factors already mentioned here. I am glad that the Nigerian govt. has confirmed the unsuitability on Nano Silver. Even if eventually Nano Silver will be used in the future for treatment of EVD, series of tests must be carried out to ascertain proper doses as it is a known fact that excess silver in the human system is toxic. Comrades! Let us follow this ebola crisis tactically, by God’s grace we will surely overcome it.
Really Mr. Maynard? You claim to have studied silver nanoparticles for years yet you base your entire article on the work of two researchers! Do you just assume that you can bluff anybody who happens to read your article? The body of clinical evidence demonstrating the efficacy of silver nanoparticles in destroying a broad range of human pathogens is significant and growing. It is very frustrating for me to see so many people with so little knowledge commenting here. They are fine with Big Pharma using untested drugs on these poor people, but as soon as you mention a natural alternative they act like you just shot their dog. I guarantee you that if they or their children had ebola they would be willing to try anything. Since they are either too lazy or too stupid to do their own research I will help. “A Preliminary Assessment of Silver Nanoparticle Inhibition of Monkeypox Virus Plaque Formation” published in 2008 in Nano Perspectives (funded by Battelle Memorial Institute and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base). “Silver Nanoparticles Inhibit Hepatitis B Virus Replication” published in 2008 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18505176 “Interaction of Silver Nanoparticles with HIV-1” published in 2005 in Journal of Nanobiotechnology (sponsored by University of Texas at Austin and University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico). http://www.jnanobiotechnology.com/content/3/1/6. “Antiviral Activities of Silver Nanoparticle/Chitosan Composites Against H1N1 Influenza A Virus” published in 2013 in Nanoscale Research Letters (conducted by the Research Institute, National Defense Medical College Saitama, Japan) http://www.nanoscalereslett.com/content/8/1/93 “Inhibition of A/Human/Hubei/3/2005 (H3N2) Influenza Virus Infection by Silver Nanoparticles in Vitro and in Vivo” published in 2013 in the International Journal of Nanomedicine (authors from School of Medicine, Deakin University Victoria, Australia; Dept of Pharmacology, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; and the Depts of Biology, Gynecology, and Oral Medicine of the Medical College, Dalian University, Liaoning, Peoples Republic of China). http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/ILN.S53622 So, those of you casting aspersions on silver (and casting stones at those of us who know about it) should go and do a little reading, if you can read. Those of you making uninformed claims there isn’t any clinical proof of what silver can do should shut your mouths and do a little reading.
Thank you for your comments Jorge – and for including one of the papers that I also cite in the article. As I’m sure you realize, research into material-biological interactions in cell cultures does not in itself indicate how a material will behave in humans; lots of materials are capable of killing viruses, but few are safe and effective in people; peer reviewed research without weight of evidence analysis is insufficient to indicate the suitability of an agent as a therapeutic; and exploratory research without relevant controls and context does not in any way validate the use of a material as a therapeutic agent. These are issues based on the use of science and evidence in developing medical treatments, and in the ethics of treatment.
As Andrew Maynard states, Ag+ ions do the damage, not the nanoparticle. Drinking a good dose of silver nitrate would be cheaper, though the coating of the Ag nanoparticles with proteins in the mouth oesophagus and stomach will change the release of Ag+ ions from the nanoparticles, as will the acid of the stomach. Ag ions tend to be bacteriostatic – so stopping, bacteria from growing, but not killing them. That is how silver nitrate painted onto a skin wound works clinically – and it works very well. Ebola is a virus, I suspect that Ag+ ions will do little to it, but may well damage infected cells. So we now get into the question of therapeutic ratio: would a strong dose of silver kill infected cells more than normal cells? Relatively non-specific poisoning is common currency in chemotherapy for cancers and it only cures in limited cases, such as paediatric leukaemias. So I doubt very much that silver nanoparticles will do anything, other than make someone rich at the expense of the dying. That someone is not the US or its government but an unscrupulous purveyor of snake oil.
Much, much more effective would be to get basic kit out to areas suffering from the outbreak, e.g., disposable gloves. We have the means to implement the logistics.
@Jorge we have cured major diseases 1000 times over in vitro, only to find that it doesn’t work at all in a patient.
A little bit of advice here, especially to Mr. Linez. The academic community respects and accommodates divergent and opposing views, in fact that is why we have terms like thesis and antithesis. In science the tools are verifiable facts and figures, and the language is logic and not “shut up” or “get out”, etc. Even when you think you know more than your peers, then teach them in suitable language that will transmit information and not insult.
Publishing a peer reviewed article is one thing and the scope of its applicability another. Likewise as I said earlier the interactions in a petri-dish or testube or in the laboratory (in vitro) is usually quite different from what actually happens in a living organism (in vivo). I believe that any claim for the treatment of EVD has to be verifiable and should be tested with lower animals first before humans. Remember silver cannot be metabolized by any known metabolic process in man. So what happens after this metal accumulates in the living host? This means that if the therapeutic claims happen to be true, then the issue of precise dosage must be of principal importance too. This is were the issue of several trials in lower animals come to play. For sure I would be very happy if a cure for EVD is found today, most especially if it comes from Nigeria. However I believe clinical trials must start with lower animals (rats, primates) first. Let us continue to pray and work hard towards terminating this ebola scourge once and for all. I am optimistic, we will prevail.
I understand the point Jorge Linez was making but I seems to agree more with Andrew Maynard, it is one thing to test a particular material in a cell culture but it is another thing to test it in human or even other animals (in vivo). in fact sometimes what works in other lower animals (primates) may not even work in human despite close resemblance due to the complexity of human immune system especially Ebola that tend to interfere or disrupt the interferon and make the human immune system unable to fight back. it is a common scientific fact that in vitro experiment is not in vivo off course we have to test stuff in vitro first but for the fact that a particular experiment was potent in vitro does not mean that it will work in vivo because, that is a different ball game. science is all about proof, facts and evidenced based research and there is no ambiguity in science that’s while its so unique form other field of study (respect to other professions) . we should not compare the stage of zmapp, TKM ebola WITH nanosilver there is an ocean difference when comparing the stage they are in development and research. yes emotions are boiling and all that but what makes knowledge interesting is when people come together, share their views, disagree and also agree but most importantly we must respect each other views and allow them to express their freedom of speech.like chima rightly pointed out, the language used by Jorge Linez was not very good, it seems the issues have been left and personality is being attacked, but kudos to the reply by Andrew Maynard for exercising what I call a great deal of emotional intelligence. please guys this place is an interacting section and peoples view must be respected and appreciated.
I think Andrew Maynard’s presentation and comments are reasonable.
Concerning Emotional Intelligence, i agree with you (ONYEDIKA).
However, concerning RESPECTING and APPRECIATING peoples’ views (which i may think is nonsense), i disagree with you on that. I must only respect and appreciate what i think is reasonable.
Well, the sciencetists have spoken and their fears and hopes and clear. NOW LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE – TO US, A MAN WHO HAS 99% CHANCE OF DYING WILL BE 100% WILLING TO TRY ANYTHING THAT HAS 1% CHANCE OF SAVING HIM. Those FOR …. HAVE IT.
Better try a path with 39% chance of survival (hydration, immune boosters, gloves, etc) than the panic for NanoSilver of 1% chance of survival.
Interesting to note the ‘then’ Soviet Union back in the 50’s developed ‘Movydin’ as a possible preventative measure against biological warfare – Movydin = Colloidal Silver. It worked so well the facility was dismantled in Czechoslovakia and shifted back to the Soviet Union. The formula I believe to this day is still suppressed, although back then it was powdered silver and not produced by the electrolysis method in use today. Today anyone can produce it in the comfort of their own home, and of far better quality with nil detrimental effects as it is not a Nitrate or any other ‘over the counter’ compound – for simplicity sake, Distilled Water and electrolytically dispersed silver ions and nano particles only.
Nobody to my knowledge adequately understands exactly what occurs when this product we produce using LVDC electrolysis enters the body? Movydin disabled all ‘designer’ poisons it was tested on, in other words, it worked *too* well. And the rest of the world still debates and argues the Silver efficacy issue?
Sad to say, profit will always take precedence over people. If anyone were truly serious about this, they would be investigating to find out how effective it may or may not be rather than presenting information of a product which is quite different from todays LVDC electrolysis produced product? All they have to do is ship out a container load of generators with a container load of Distilled Water, and we could all find out if it works or not, with minimal cost involved.
If you never never go, you’ll never never know! What’s the worst that can happen?
It’s also interesting to note that pharma companies have a ‘no comeback’ clause, in other words, take the drug or vaccine at your own risk with no claim against the company should something go wrong, and this is despite all the testing they have done. Why don’t they do similar with silver? Could it be because anyone can make it at home for next to nothing, as they have been doing for all manner of health related issues with nil side effects for decades?
Paul Karenson is another propaganda piece to instil fear among the people. Anyone who knows anything about this stuff knows his name should never crop up in any discussion relating to silver products.
As a side note, I communicated with our TGA in Australia some years ago enquiring into any documented cases or reports they had with regard to any ill or undesirable effects resulting from the ingestion of the LVDC produced predominantly ionic silver solution….None was forthcoming. Why? Because they haven’t any. I believe the same can be said for the FDA in the US. Perhaps it’s best they don’t know, their ignorance is our bliss.
Stop procrastinating and ship out some generators and Distilled Water and run tests, as they do with any other drug or vaccine they play with. I want to know if it works or not? I’m guessing the Ebola sufferers would like to know as well. One needs to ask oneself “Whose interests are being considered here”?
Well i , think it is worth trying than doing nothing in such a situation. Africa must start becoming responsible for some of these research. Living in Africa for all my life, i still see people dying every year just because of cholera outbreak. What does our gorvernments do? Nothing i tell you; untill it gets out of hand they just continue cashing in the economy and nothing else. Infact we need wise and devoted leaders in Africa to lift up the image of Africans. The poorer the African country the richer the government and this should tell us all somtheing.
What are African researchers doing about Ebola, especially those in West Africa? If we had also built strong research institutions and carried out much education in our public some of these problems will never erupt. I really feel sad because of certain things that we still don’t think it is important or worth spending money on like research.
Well i hope Africans will one day wake up and do the right thing.
I find it sad that certain key persons (appear professional) seem not to care about the death toll and impact of the Ebola disease. It appears most if not all are ‘truly far away from the disease’ or so they think.
I have contracted a disease with no hope getting cured. There is chemical or some element Ag which improves several health conditions with a lot of people having used it one way or the other in different remedies or therapies. In other words, it has been ingested, and can be, in different ways over a long period of time with actual benefits. For some reason vested parties such as the so-called Big Pharma (with obviously questionable at least, or other motives in trading their wares) have not really bothered to resolve for the sake of humanity, particularly as there is strong indication it cannot be exclusively owned. The disease apparently kills from anywhere to between 2 to 21 days. In fact there seems to be no form of alleviation even from it symptoms.
I happen to be an African.
However when an american contracts the same disease he is somehow quickly given ‘some form’ of treatment which quickly begins alleviating the problem meanwhile several of my colleagues are dying, are dead, and getting infected. Interestingly nothing is done as IMMEDIATELY as the American! My people continue to die and I am told (could not even hear the prognosis) I would be joining them soon. Meanwhile, they Americans are showing signs of improvement.
Still no help is in sight as for some reason before that type of help comes to me it must go through a certain ‘protocol’ some of these ‘professionals scientists and propagandists’ say and for some reason I must agree that they make ‘logic’ (as to what type I am not sure. I doubt they mean reason rather than their ‘reason’ [from the discriminatory attitude so far and silence till another suggests an option definitely not in their favour. At least that’s how it looks to any objective observer]).
Without going into the obvious ramifications or areas (political, racial, moral among others) which might detract from the immediate concern of disease alleviation and treatment or eradication, I ask could we not have been accorded the same prompt response and ‘trial’ as in the case of our dear recovered doctor? When was the treatment of the doctor made such that it was in place to be immediately administered? Could the same not have been done to us?
Now the moment an option, as a reasonable one, is offered, some of you are discussing technicalities? Has anybody bother to even conduct a survey to ascertain the domestic use of the Ag-NP?
So then, at the expense of dying with no hope (that is I am already infected), you claim moral obligation, in spite of your own negligence and borderline indifference, that I cannot in good conscience take the option of Ag-NP…..!
I am sorry you do not appreciate the problem THEN! I pray though that you never go through it and feel how it is that others treat you with detachment (inhumanity sometimes characterised as “scientific objectivity’) because they are not in your shoes. Meanwhile there is the obvious predominantly business agenda and control by bodies that ought to have been more responsible for human lives!
Kudos to those of you who appreciate the nature of not just relevant ‘scientific objectivity’ but acknowledging that we are dealing with the human condition a far broader concept than alienation of the human condition from the quest of seeking solutions to making life better. It is no wonder we have all types of ailment which should not be and could be traced to nothing more than manufactured or manipulated chemicals by people with so-called ‘logic’ rather than relevant logic.
I like the posts of Omo, Jaja, Viviana, Red in particular among others. I like also that there were views to consider various options than glossing over salient and relevant issues. That intent of seemingly solely debunking an alternative without considering the numerous merits from different quarters of practical use under the guise of ‘due diligence,’ I think is hyprocritical.
I think you can beat it.
Tumeric if you can get it is a known P24 protein inhibitor (blocks viral replication) Take in large doses with honey. It blocks all retroviruses (viruses that attack the immune system itself such as HIV)
Vitamin C take 10-15 grams a day.
Vitamin D start taking 10-20,000 IU/day if you can find it. It will stop an inflammatory response (cytokine storm).
Selenium – Chinese mortality rates from a previous Ebola outbreak were dropped to as low as 0% in the less fatal viruses by the administration of large doses of Selenium. Ebola severely competes with the bodies immune system for Selenium and deprives the body of it/
Nano Silver – The Pentagon article is clear it kills large number of the viruses. If you can find even a silver necklace simply cut it in two, take a nine volt battery and apply one portion of each lead into water. It will begin to make collodial silver.
Blood Electrification. I found the HIV study it killed 99.9% of the viruses in the blood. To clarify my understanding is that it does not actually ‘kill’ the viruses it just damages their DNA sequences making them unreproducible. Take two rags, hook each one to one lead on a nine volt battery and then wet the rags in salt water. Apply across a major artery such as the neck to threshold of your tolerance.
The tumeric should be taken in hot water.
Colloidal silver’s been fighting viruses and bacteria for thousands of years, up until recently when Big Pharma replaced it with their drugs and vaccines which unlike silver, can make them big $. During the middle ages the wealthy were saved from the Black Plague because they ate with silver utensils, unlike the poor, who were dying all around them.
It is plain and simple…,nano silver is a cheap cure with little non harmful side effects, and they dont want it because they have a new vaccine to push worth billions!! and yes I am one of the people who posted that article all over the internet, in July and proud of it and i will do it again and again! They allready have millions of the vaccine (supossedly in first trial) ready to go pump into all the Africans just like they did with the Polio vaccine. That vaccine spread SIV virus all over Africa and now the world and is resposible for many cancers and HIV and here goes history to repeat its self!
I plan on using colloidal silver (maybe even gold) as a preventative. I would like to learn how to make it myself. I also consume fresh ginger, garlic (4-6 cloves), wormwood, cloves, vitamin C (500mg-2000mg) chelated zinc (25mg-100mg), and eat organic produce…..STAY COMPLETELY AWAY FROM ANY FAST FOOD, PROCESSED/PACKAGED FOOD….ETC! I am also contemplating purchasing a high quality alkaline water system.
Hey what brand wormwood do you use I hear that Himalayan salt sole is important to do as well.
I’ve just revisited this discussion and in the article above I read the suggestion that stomach acid will create a compound with the silver which is popularly believed to render that silver ineffective. While it is true that a compound will be formed, what I don’t read is what possible effect ammonia and/or peroxide within our system may have on the compound thus formed? I’m no chemist or biological scientist however so it’s a given that my knowledge and information base is rather limited in that regard. Perhaps the academically inclined could pursue this aspect in their research? The only article I have found was written by a chap from South Africa, which in all probability would not stand up to mainstream scrutiny. It stands up to my scrutiny, but then I’m a nobody.
Again I must question peoples knowledge of the so called “CS” product and the product produced in the home using LVDC electrolysis? They are not the same. The term “CS” has been abused over the years. “CS” is a misrepresentation used by all and sundry encompassing *all* products containing silver whilst most are not understanding of the basic differences between the two products. Seek and ye shall find, as I have had to do over a decade of my daily ingestion of silver.
To my knowledge the mechanism of action when silver enters the human body and blood stream is *still* not fully understood, they know it works, but just not quite sure of how and/or why it works?
I also notice the picture of a syringe still appears here, when syringes are absolutely not necessary. Could this be a subliminal message to the people, more conditioning and institutionalising in the hope people don’t stray from mainstream? Get rid of that photo and put up a photo of a glass of EIS {Electrolytically Isolated Silver} instead. That syringe is misleading in itself.
The problem is not always with d intruder. Its lies usually with the careless. I’m a Nigerian and my gov was careless. Our boarders are still porous and thousands of Patrick sawyer is entering our country. And we are in the wake of a very high conspiracy. Corrupt leaders r embezzling funds release by UN and UN is nt asking any one to give account. They are buying more jeeps on bad roads. And here comes a glimpse of hope in nanosilver for an average Nigerian!
I read about silver 15 years ago and found it interesting. About 12 years ago, I came down with pneumonia that was coming back twice a year. I even had an immunization shot for it.
When it happened again, I went to the doctor knowing the routine. But when I came home with the prescriptions, I decided to try my son’s asthma nebulizer and inhaled a teaspoon of colloidal silver (I bought it a month before) instead.
I immediately coughed like crazy and globs of terrible mucous started coming up. A few hours later, I nebulized another teaspoon of silver. Coughed up some more. That night, once more. After one day my lungs had cleared up and fever was gone – and I felt normal. I never took the prescriptions.
Now I’ll use silver the moment I start to get any kind of flu or lung issues. I use it for occasional sinus infections too. Those are gone after 1 or two flushing treatments. I haven’t used anti-biotics ever since, nor has my family.
In vitro studies for ebola will take time, but I think silver could easily prove positive in treatment, but it may need to be inhaled or IV dripped to get around absorption issues.
Sublingual and rectal delivery bypasses stomach acids.
SLIM
I HAVE BEEN TAKING NANO COLLOIDAL SILVER FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Do you realize food can be toxic if you eat to much. The answer is in balance,moderate use.
Two years ago I had a friend that caught a bad flu virus, he had it for two months or more. He has had health problems so his immune system was low. I sat across from him everyday for breakfast while taking colloidal silver ( I take it during flu season) I never got the flu.
Here is the kicker, another friend sat down with us that always takes the flu vaccines. He sat down for about 3-4 minutes and he did get the flu.
People use some common sense,measure the words you are hearing.Divide the story to see if contradictions are there.
If the people in africa want to die by being parniod and living in fear there is nothing you or I can do or say that will change that.