Health and Medical Benefits of Silver: Part Two – Current Use

Part Two of a Three-Part Series

 

In Part One, I discussed the history and evolutionary use of silver as a health and medical benefit.  Now I am going to give you an overview of some of the ways silver is being used within the current medical community.  Here are some quick facts you might not know.

The primary medical value of silver is that it is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent; that is, it kills a wide variety of bacteria, viruses, algae, and fungi.  It is germicidal.

Silver sulfadiazine cream (SSD cream) is commonly used to treat serious burns and other external wounds.  One example is: Thermazene (1% Silver Sulfadiazine Cream) Antibacterial, Antifungal, Burn Topical.  Silver-coated dressings (activated silver dressings) are sometimes used in addition to the SSD cream, even though there is a controversy regarding their effectiveness. 

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Health and Medical Benefits of Silver; Part One – A Brief History

Part One of a Three-Part Series

 

Because of its ability to kill bacteria, silver is used by the medical community as an antiseptic and a disinfectant.  There is also an “alternative” (non-FDA-approved) medicine product called colloidal silver used by many people.  

Silver is used extensively in the health and medical community in a variety of ways, which is one of the reasons it is increasing in value as a commodity. 

I want to discuss these uses in more detail; but first, you might enjoy the following historical facts.

 

A Brief History

When the ancient Greeks noticed that their wealthier soldiers, who used silver canteens, didn’t get dysentery but that the other soldiers often did, they began lining their eating and drinking containers with silver.   The ancient Romans used silver nitrate therapeutically because it caused wounds to heal more quickly.

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Silver Rounds and Silver Bags: Two Unconventional Ways to Invest in Silver

In a recent post I explained the difference between pure silver, sterling silver, coin silver, junk silver, and silver plating.   Now that silver prices are on the verge of soaring, let’s begin talking about the different ways to invest in silver.  In this post you’ll learn about two unconventional silver investments: silver rounds and silver bags.

 

Silver Rounds

Silver rounds look like coins but have no value as legal tender.  They are manufactured at private mints, and the silver content is usually .999 fine.   While buying silver coins can be very enjoyable, you will be paying far more than the silver content for them and it is ultimately more challenging to make a good profit from them.  However, if you purchase one-ounce pure silver rounds, they can be easily traded and will cost much less.  The prices fluctuate based on the current spot silver price.  If you’re not familiar with that term, read the post about spot gold prices.  It’s the same thing.

You can buy silver rounds from coin dealers or directly from the mint itself.  For example, the Northwest Territorial Mint has both silver bars and silver rounds available that are produced for Pan American Silver.

 

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