A bit of history
A bit of history
Supporters of “silver water” like to mention that even the army of Alexander the Great used only silver utensils to avoid the spread of infections. Well! in the Middle Ages! for example! they believed that a silver spoon in the mouth would save you from the plague – hence! according to one theory! the English expression “to be born with a silver spoon in a mouth” appeared. From the more recent facts: up until the middle of the 20th century! silver nitrate was used as a universal antibiotic! but not because it helped so well – there were no others.
The practice of infusing water
With silver is still widespread in the former Soviet republics. Perhaps the reason lies in the low level of china phone number library in the post-war period: everyone was familiar with the fact that silver kills bacteria! but did not know that it is not silver objects that do this! but its soluble compounds.
Metallic silver is an inert material that does not react with water! so the antibacterial effect of silver spoons! earrings when choosing a method other items dipped in water is zero. However! there will be no harm either – it is just a useless ritual.
Another matter is silver in ionic form
Silver ions do indeed have bactericidal properties. But they act on everything: both bacteria and body cells. Ions are book your list into the cell! which leads to disruption of its functions and subsequent death. Therefore! silver is not only a bactericide! but also a xenobiotic! that is! a poison for any living cells.
The method of chemically disinfecting water with metal ions is called oligodynamia . It works! but the catch is that high concentrations of ions are needed for it to be effective! and it is not safe to drink such “saturated” water. For this reason! the method is not widespread in water treatment.
