I haven't had the chance to use colloidal gold yet, but I know for a fact that colloidal silver works - I've had infected cuts immediately turn around within a day and even lacerations that I immediately had to expose to questionable surroundings... And they healed quickly and without infection! It's also not very well known in mainstream society - but even the Romans used silver in their canteens and in their storehouses in order to keep food from infestation.
This isn't "psuedoscience" - this is historical - this is experiential fact. :-)
You confuse silver antiseptic properties (used in some antiseptics for example) with quackery colloidal, snake oil type "alternative" medicine.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Colloidal_silver
Your discrediting tactic does not stand up to the evidence we have collected. Colloidal silver is nanoparticles of silver suspended in distilled water, and the antiseptic properties of silver are preserved in the "colloidification" process. Silver is not "neutralized" or converted to some another substance; it is simply broken down into nanoparticles in this case. (Note that the silver ion is actually the active agent, which is steadily released from the silver nanoparticles.)
Colloidal silver has been used effectively throughout history, science, and experiential use. Again, there's nothing to be done for someone caught in cognitive dissonance. If you want to cling to your worldview in light of evidence to the contrary including first hand testimonials, that's your prerogative! Your mind is set and you're welcome to those opinions, but it is improper to allege "abuse" because someone has challenged your beliefs.
Please provide coherent, peer reviewed studies from credible scientific journals. Meta analysis woukd be the best
We have extensive scientific and historical research as well as first-hand experiences to validate our claims. This is yet another testimonial to the effectiveness of the healing options we offer.
Please provide coherent, peer reviewed studies from credible scientific journals. Meta analysis woukd be the best.
As far as as I am concerned there have been studies clearly proving that colloidal gold or silver in the form of natural "alternative," remedies (which you offer) has no effect beyond placebo effect. Moreover it has been proven to be easily overdosed that it becomes toxic.
Your claim that it can treat depression is a ridiculous and dangerous pseudoscience.
There are lab applications in controlled and tested environment, where it is used with certain drugs. That is no what you offer here. You offer quackery snake oil type nonsense.
http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/colloidalminerals.html
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Colloidal_silver
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/24/ebola-cure-treatment-scams-fear-silver-vitamin-money
It seems your mind is already set and that you are not interested in considering challenges to your opinion, given that you are quick to call this "abuse" and exercise what power you can for censorship, plus you are clinging to the "quackery" label (perhaps because it is clearly not endorsed by Big Pharma?). Nonetheless, here is some research.
Abraham, G. E., McReynolds, S. A., & Dill, J. S. (1998). Effect of colloidal metallic gold on cognitive functions: a pilot study. Frontier Perspectives, 7, 39-41.
Burnett, J. C. (1879). Gold as a remedy in disease, notably in some forms of organic heart disease, angina pectoris, melancholy, tedium vitae, scrofula, syphilis, skin disease, and as an antidote to the ill effects of mercury. London: Gould. (yes, this one is very old--but it demonstrates that gold has been known to be effective throughout history)
Fricker, S. P. (1996). Medical uses of gold compounds: past, present and future. Gold Bulletin, 29, 53-60.
Fricker, S. P. (1998). 4th International conference on gold and silver in medicine. Gold Bulletin, 31, 103-104.
Taylor, A. (1985). Therapeutic uses of trace elements. Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 14, 703-724.
Thank you @logic, you have inspired me to compile a comprehensive bibliography for colloidal silver/gold and nascent iodine--a supplement supplemental, if you will--as no such reference exists for colloidals! These posts are intended to summarize material in a small and digestible way over time--it will be highly beneficial to gather all citations, histories, testimonies, and scientific papers into one unique source as well.
you know better than to appeal to authority. i've seen your posts. that is not even a lesser known logical fallacy. commercial and medical claims require the satisfaction of authority, not private testimonials. also, quackwatch is hardly a reliable source. it is apparent they don't own a mirror. in fact, if i find they are against it, then i know there is a high probability of it having enough merit to suggest investigation. i've never seen claims for colloidal gold substantiated. colliodal silver i have done my own experiments with, over a period of years and i will say, without making claims, that i personally, would trust my life to it before any doctor that i've ever met. you must understand how it is made, if you are to avoid toxicity or argyria. i didn't find anything in this post about rendering snakes. you must have misread. i didn't read anything about the use of mercury either. appeal to personal incredulity does not become someone carrying the moniker of logic. one of the great things about the scientific method is that it can be used by anyone with an understanding of it, and not just authority. priests talk to god. scientists converse with the natural world. repeatability and reproducibility are the standard, not approval, unless for sale or regulated medical use in diagnosis or treatment. looking further on in the comments, i see that appeal to authority, ad homonym attacks, and appeal to novelty are as hobbies for you. what experiments have you, personally, done to test the claims you are making? did you perhaps misspell illogic when you picked your name? do not speak to me of onus. the act of calling something quackery or pseudoscience is in itself a claim. for the person, with logic on their side, it is best to state facts and then to remain silent, so the fools can discredit themselves and those in possession of superior data will still be on the side of right. using authoritative sources, without an understanding of the science behind the studies is appeal to authority. this is basic first year logic. ganging up on people and calling them names is not science. science is a method. demonstrate your own data, and let fakers discredit themselves. consensus does not science make. you are discrediting yourself. be wary of this. the blockchain is more or less permanent. you may regret some of these claims. any student of logic can look at this page and discern for themself whether the logic here is sound. it is not. the fear you exhibit in your vehemence, is apparent. what is it, of which you are so afraid?