What is Colloidal Silver?

"Colloidal silver is a popular alternative therapy.

Its advocates claim that it’s an effective treatment for all sorts of infections and diseases, ranging from the common cold to cancer."
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/colloidal-silver

"Colloidal silver is a commercially sold product that contains microscopic flakes of pure silver. Usually the flakes are suspended in demineralized water or another liquid."
https://www.healthline.com/health/colloidal-silver

"Colloidal silver can cause serious side effects. The most common is argyria, a bluish-gray discoloration of the skin, which is usually permanent."
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/colloidal-silver

"Lastly, true silver colloids don’t contain any protein or other additives, as the vast majority of the silver content consists of nanometre-sized silver particles. This will be the most effective type of colloidal silver."
https://draxe.com/nutrition/colloidal-silver-benefits/

"Prevents and kills virus’s: Martin Hum, from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, lists silver as one of the natural remedies to stop viruses. The colloidal silver used in modern supplements is a suspension of pure metallic silver in water. It is thought to work by interfering with the enzymes that enable viruses, bacteria and fungi to utilize oxygen. In other words, it suffocates and kills them."

"When an individual uses too much antibiotics over a course of time they can develop a resistance to it. Silver, doesn’t create resistance or immunity in the organisms that are killed by it."
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5797d100e4b0b3e2427d2c65?test_ad=taboola_iframe_mw_news

"The use of silver in medicine dates back thousands of years, and scientists have long known that the metal is a potent antibacterial agent. Silver ions perform their deadly work by punching holes in bacterial membranes and wreaking havoc once inside. They bind to essential cell components like DNA, preventing the bacteria from performing even their most basic functions."
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/05/silver-turns-bacteria-deadly-zombies

"However, insert “colloidal silver” into a search engine and you will find lots of conflicting information on the matter.

Some sources cite a U.S. Food and Drug Administration ruling saying that colloidal silver isn’t safe or effective and that there is no supportive scientific evidence.

Other people claim that there are multiple colloidal silver benefits."
https://www.doctorshealthpress.com/general-health-articles/colloidal-silver-benefits/

"Research into its efficacy as an antimicrobial agent is ongoing and it is now known to kill over 650 known pathogens within 72 hours."
https://filmdaily.co/health/is-colloidal-silver-a-cure-for-coronavirus/

"After televangelist Jim Bakker suggested on his show that colloidal silver could cure the novel coronavirus, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday that it is suing him as part of a larger effort among law enforcement to crack down on fake treatments for the viral illness."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/11/jim-bakker-coronavirus-cure/