Why You Need Colloidal Silver in Your First Aid Kit Today
A first aid kit. Most households, workplaces, or cars have one. Anyone with small children is bound to have a bag or a box overflowing with various plasters, sterile gauze, bandages, cleaning solutions, and adhesive tape. An invaluable accessory to have, first aid kits can literally save the day, from cleaning up scratched knees to providing comfort and support to sprained and bruised bodies.
But there may be one valuable item missing from this go-to kit. Colloidal silver is a pure and effective spray with diverse therapeutic properties.
Join us as we explore silver:
• Unearth where it comes from
• Explore its many therapeutic benefits
• Discover how a precious metal can help with infections
• Create your own wellness kit
Silver: From Star Dust to Wound Dressings
The history of silver stretches back to 3000BC when the Anatoli mined the depths of the earth to discover silver. However, the original source of this valuable, shimmering metal may have origins nearer the beginning of time. Out of the collision of two distant stars 130 million years ago emerged silver, a lustrous, malleable, precious metal.
Whether from stardust or resting at the foot of volcanoes within the earth’s crust, silver has been invaluable throughout civilisation. Egyptians related the pale shimmer of silver to the moon, adorning bodies with silver jewellery, palaces with silver figurines, and dressing wounds to aid healing. Silver ingots dominated ancient Greek currency, leading the way for trade throughout Europe. As time progressed, so did the use of silver. Drinking vessels were lined in this pale malleable, metal, coins were dropped into barrels of milk, and silver cutlery was thought to protect from the bubonic plague.
Pure Protection
The antimicrobial properties of silver may not have been scientifically named or fully understood, but there appeared to be a universal understanding that silver was precious. Hippocrates documented the healing and anti-disease properties of silver. It could keep water fresh, buy your needs, and optimise wound healing.
By the 1800’s silver had found a place in daily medicine. History shows silver was used for sutures, a remedy for new-born conjunctivitis and carried on the battlefield as a dressing for wounds. In each of these uses, the anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial tendencies were showcased.
A pure and diverse metal, silver continued to forge a way as new uses were discovered. The discovery of penicillin slowed the use of silver in the medical world, putting it on the back burner however, silver’s lustre may be returning.
Nature’s Antibiotic
Described as nature’s antibiotic, silver displays antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial properties. Throughout history, silver has proved time and again its incredible properties. So, how can we use it in our home as part of our first aid kits? (1)
Wounds
Egyptians wrapped wounds in silver, soldiers carried it into battle for first aid response, and today, it is impregnated into dressings to aid healing. Research shows Colloidal silver can accelerate wound healing by reducing inflammation and encouraging epidermal repair. In the treatment of burns, it has been shown to improve healing time and reduce pain (2,3,4,).
Infections
Today, the use of antibiotics is rampant, and with antibiotic-resistant bacteria becoming more prevalent, silver may be shining through once more. Research has unearthed silver’s powerful resistance against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, declaring this valuable metal may be used for the treatment of infections (5,6).
• Eyes- Silver has a deep history of use in conjunctivitis, and recent literature reviews reinforce the therapeutic potential of Colloidal silver in the treatment of eye infections (7).
• Rhinosinusitis- Silver may be beneficial in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis due to its broad-spectrum, non-antibiotic antimicrobial properties (8).
• Ears- Research is surging forward in discovering new insight into the beneficial properties of using silver in the treatment of ear infections (9).
There are many more studies ongoing and many more areas of interest. Silver is connected to aiding in dental health and optimising respiratory wellbeing. As the interest in this natural metal grows, so should the free information about its therapeutic uses.
Create Your Wellness Kit
In this new era of health, it might be time for an evolution, a first aid kit evolution. It is important to have all you need at hand and be prepared for all eventualities. Creating your own wellness kit might be just what you need. Upgrade your basic first aid kit by adding some of our favourite vitamins and minerals to create an environment for optimal wellbeing.
We recommend having a supply of potent Vitamin C, Zinc, Colloidal silver, and Charcoal C60 to tackle the onset of illness quickly and safely. Take a look at our range of vitamins and minerals tailored to optimise your health, or contact us at The Wellness Tailor to guide you on your wellness journey.
References
1. Zou J, Hannula M, Misra S, Feng H, Labrador RH, Aula AS, Hyttinen J, Pyykkö I. Micro CT visualization of silver nanoparticles in the middle and inner ear of rat and transportation pathway after transtympanic injection. J Nanobiotechnology. 2015 Jan 27;13:5. doi: 10.1186/s12951-015-0065-9. PMID: 25622551; PMCID: PMC4312601.
2. Lansdown AB, Sampson B, Laupattarakasem P, Vuttivirojana A. Silver aids healing in the sterile skin wound: experimental studies in the laboratory rat. Br J Dermatol. 1997 Nov;137(5):728-35. PMID: 9415232.
3. Khansa I, Schoenbrunner AR, Kraft CT, Janis JE. Silver in Wound Care-Friend or Foe?: A Comprehensive Review. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Aug 12;7(8):e2390. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002390. PMID: 31592393; PMCID: PMC6756674.
4. Kuerban D, Maimaiti M, Chen Z. Effects and Safety of Different Silver Preparation in Burns Treatment: A Bayesian Network Meta-analysis. Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2023 Jun;22(2):298-306. doi: 10.1177/15347346211004032. Epub 2021 Apr 28. PMID: 33909511.
5.Politano AD, Campbell KT, Rosenberger LH, Sawyer RG. Use of silver in the prevention and treatment of infections: silver review. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2013 Feb;14(1):8-20. doi: 10.1089/sur.2011.097. Epub 2013 Feb 28. PMID: 23448590; PMCID: PMC4955599.
Gram- &+ bateria
6.Vila Domínguez A, Ayerbe Algaba R, Miró Canturri A, Rodríguez Villodres Á, Smani Y. Antibacterial Activity of Colloidal Silver against Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria. Antibiotics (Basel). 2020 Jan 19;9(1):36. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9010036. PMID: 31963769; PMCID: PMC7167925.
7. Waszczykowska A, Żyro D, Ochocki J, Jurowski P. Clinical Application and Efficacy of Silver Drug in Ophthalmology: A Literature Review and New Formulation of EYE Drops with Drug Silver (I) Complex of Metronidazole with Improved Dosage Form. Biomedicines. 2021 Feb 19;9(2):210. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9020210. PMID: 33669740; PMCID: PMC7922215.
8. Ooi ML, Richter K, Bennett C, Macias-Valle L, Vreugde S, Psaltis AJ, Wormald PJ. Topical Colloidal Silver for the Treatment of Recalcitrant Chronic Rhino sinusitis. Front Microbiol. 2018 Apr 11;9:720. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00720. PMID: 29696011; PMCID: PMC5905234.
9. Gheorghe DC, Niculescu AG, Bîrcă AC, Grumezescu AM. Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Inner Ear Infections. Nanomaterials (Basel). 2021 May 17;11(5):1311. doi: 10.3390/nano11051311. PMID: 34067544; PMCID: PMC8156593.
