The following is a list of some of the (pre-1938) documented uses of
silver, specifically in the colloidal form, for the treatment of
various conditions and pathogens:

acne, arthritis, athlete's foot,
bladder inflammation, burns, B.Tuberculosis, blepharitis,
cancer, canine parvo virus, colitis, cystitis,
diphtheria, dermatitis, diabetes, dysentery,
ear infections, Eustachian tubes, eczema,
fibrositis, furunculosis, gonorrheal herpes, gonorrhea,
impetigo, influenza, intestinal conditions,
keratitis, leprosy, leukemia, lupus, lymphagitis,
malaria, Menier's symptoms, meningitis, neurasthenia,
ophthalmology, pneumonia, pleurisy, prostate, Pruritis Ani,
quinsiie, rheumatism, ring worm, rhinitis,
scarletina, seborrhea, septic ulcers, sepsis, septicemia,
skin cancer , shingles, soft sores, spruce, staph infections,
strep infections, Subdies inflammation,
tuberculosis, tonsillitis, toxemia, typhoid, trench foot, ulcers,
warts, whooping cough , yeast infections.

Today we are threatened by more "severe" viruses such as the Ebola and Hanta and other "flesh-eating" bacteria.
However, understanding that these are merely viruses and bacteria, silver renders these organisms as ineffective in the disease game as any others.
Under a microscope, bacteria which have mutated to the point where they laugh at penicillin are quickly dispatched with a few ions of silver.

SO WHAT EXACTLY IS COLLOIDAL SILVER?
Angstrom, named after Jonas Anders, (1814-1874) Swedish physicist;
pioneer in spectroscopy.
A unit of measure equal to 1 hundred-millionth of a centimeter. In everyday terms, a sheet of paper is approximately 1,000,000 angstroms thick.
Visible light covers the range from 4,000 to 8,000 angstroms.

Colloidal Silver is defined as a very small particle of silver, 10 to 5,000 Angstroms in diameter, suspended in a different medium, such as a solid in a liquid. It is most commonly produced today by electrolysis method using silver electrodes immersed in water. This process forms an electrical current in the liquid medium that generates particles that become suspended in that liquid.
Each colloid particle contains approximately 10-5000 silver atoms.

The particles are so small that one billion would fit into a cube the size of a grain of sugar.
Colloidal silver is also an electrical colloid, meaning the silver particles have a positive electrical charge. Because of the small particle size and electrical charge, the particles repel each other and thus theoretically stay suspended in the water indefinitely and do not settle out.

HOW IT WORKS...theoretically Colloidal silver works in several ways.  It's very effective anti-microbial properties have resulted in use by doctors for the treatment of AIDS, Cancer, Epstein Barr, Gonorrhea, Lyme's Disease,
Candida, fungus, warts and parasites.

In order to understand how colloidal silver works, one must first understand the disease-state of the body. The body encounters pathogens and other foreign entities many times a day.
When the body is healthy, it maintains a proper pH and oxygen-rich  environment. The pH (parts Hydrogen) inside the cells of the body are usually near an alkaline pH 7.2-7.4. Outside the cell, the fluid surrounding the cells will usually realize an acidic pH near 4.0. However, when an individual does not maintain a healthy environment in the body, the pH begins to rise in the outer fluid and fall inside the cell. This reduces the electrical potential of the cell. The oxygen levels in the body respond by
decreasing. Pathogens that grow in the body will usually attack these weakened cells and "set up shop". Organisms that cause illness and attack these weak cells cannot survive in healthy cells that have outer fluid pH below ~4.0 and inner cellular fluid above pH ~6.9. Silver maintains a positive charge which when introduced to areas of infection, disrupt the organisms causing the illness.

Interestingly, colloidal silver kills the pathogens by inhibiting the enzyme(s) that these pathogens utilize to survive in their anaerobic environment.
This enzyme(s) is the pathogen's "chemical lung". Without the necessary enzyme(s) for metabolism, growth, regeneration and survival, the pathogens "suffocate" and die. It is believed that viruses are destroyed because the electric valence charge of silver particles cause their protective protein coat, also referred to as the "head", to collapse and are rendered unable to replicate.
The cells infected by virus will also be susceptible to enzymatic inhibition. They are then removed from the body by the immune, lymphatic, and intestinal elimination systems.
This process is so effective that no pathogen has been recorded to mutate against colloidal silver or live in its presence for more than 6 minutes.
While antibiotics are losing their effectiveness, as several strains of germs are becoming resistant to conventional antibiotics, they are not able to develop any resistant strains or immunity to SILVER.
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Frequent Lies Told Concerning Colloidal Silver and Answers :
Colloidal Silver can make your skin turn grey ?
Eating 20 lbs. of cherries in one day can cause cyanide poisoning.
Eating enough carrots in one day can make your skin turn orange.
Drinking a glass of Colloidal Silver each day will probably make you feel great and strengthen your immune system, but it WON'T make your skin turn gray. However it is not practical and not neccessary to consume it every day for someone who is relatively healthy. - a simple maintenance doze about once a week is sufficient unless there is actual disease to fight.
Colloidal Silver is unsafe to drink at certain PPM ?
Because Colloidal Sliver doesn't always colloidize at the same rate, it is hard for distributors who supply by the bottle to produce it at any specified concentration. No negative effects are experienced at any concentration. The rate of colloidization is determined by many subtle factors, including things like phases of the Moon & moon ions, Solar Flairs, mystical forces, or maybe God Himself ; - It is not fully understood, and it is a bit of a mystery by itself . However, higher concentrations are just more powerful, and therefore can taste stronger too. If you drink high concentrations it is important to give your body a lot of water to flush out the dead germs.
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) doesn't approve it because it isn't safe.
The FDA couldn't care less about you or your health. The FDA and their Australian counterpart are a subordinate instrument of the rich elite and their multinational pharmaceutical businesses, the only object of which is money - it's not about what's actually good for you.

More research links for Colloidal Silver :
www.islandpharmacy.com/colloidalsilver6.html
www.silverhealth.com/oxygen.htm