What is a silver compound? Are silver compounds safe to use?
A silver compound is silver directly associated or chemically bonded with another element or another compound. A compound can have completely different properties and effects than effects associated with elements comprising the compound. For example, the water molecule is a compound created with two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Just because the compound is made up of oxygen, doesn’t mean it can be breathed! Some silver compounds, such as silver oxide and silver chloride, are relatively harmless in the human body ( yet demonstrate reduced benefit in laboratory testing ). Other compounds, such as silver acetate, silver nitrate, silver arsphenamine, and branded products such as Argyrol, Neosilvol and Collargol, can be extremely toxic in the human body due to the extremely high concentration of silver. All silver compounds used, for a variety of reasons, place a user at risk for argyria. There is likely NO benefit from using a silver compound in place of a quality isolated colloidal
