Frank, Thanks for this, very informative, which leads to another question. I would like to make concentrated CS of the type that is primarily Ag+, using the generator indicated at our site: http://www.purifier.com.np/CS.html However there is a problem that this CS is highly sensitive to electromagnetic fields, which will cause a reaction resulting in sedimented silver oxide. So it cannot travel. Do you know of a type of silver protein, which when added to the CS in amounts of 0.5 to 1.0% would stabilize the solution? Is silver citrate a possibility? Or could addition of some other, commercial silver protein serve as a stabilizer? Thanks, Reid
Frank Key wrote: > > More than one list member has asked by off-list email how to make "silver > protein". I thought I would answer on the list just in case others wanted to > know. I believe the questions arose as a result of the analysis we did for > Innovative Natural Products "colloidal silver" which is actually silver > protein. > > Aqueous solutions of silver protein in generic form are sold by many > companies under various names including "silver protein", "mild silver > protein", and of course "colloidal silver". They are virtually all the same > substance being offered in concentrations from 30 ppm up to several thousand > ppm. An easy way to identify a silver protein product is to simply shake the > bottle and observe the formation of foam. The form will persist for many > minutes after the bottle is shaken. > > Silver protein in powder form is manufactured by several chemical companies > and can be purchased from chemical supply houses. Aldrich sells it as their > catalog number 29,824-7, 10 grams for $41.30. They used to sell 50 grams for > $104.30 but have discontinued the 50 gram container. Other companies still > sell it in larger quantities at substantial discounts. > > The 10 grams consist of approximately 20 percent silver and the balance is > animal protein in the form of gelatin, just like "Knox" gelatin. So the 10 > grams contains about 2 grams (2000 mg) of silver content. > > To produce the "silver protein" aqueous solutions being sold by so many > companies, just add distilled water to the powder to achieve the silver > concentration desired. For example, to make a 500 ppm solution, dissolve the > 10 grams in 4 liters of distilled or DI water for a cost of $10.32 per > liter. Or to make a 50 ppm solution, dissolve the 10 grams in 40 liters of > water for a cost of about $1.03 per liter. If you take a look at the retail > price of silver protein products it becomes clear why so many companies sell > this stuff. > > That's all there is to it, simplicity in the extreme! > > Before everyone decides to rush off to make some of this stuff, you should > know that the silver particles are encapsulated by the gelatin molecules and > therefore the silver particles will not actually be able to contact a > pathogen until the protein is removed. Ron Gibbs wrote in his booklet that > they found live bacteria growing on the surface of the gelatin in such > products. > > It is for good reason that many believe that the "silver protein" products > represent the worst example of products labeled as colloidal silver. > > frank key -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
