About Copper
Power of Copper Ions
Power of Copper Ions
Power of Copper Ions
Copper effectively deactivates a broad spectrum of viruses and fungus specifically through the exposure to copper ions. The copper ions interfere with their biological defense mechanisms.
Immunol Benefits
Power of Copper Ions
Power of Copper Ions
Turning to more modern times, the first observation of copper's role in the immune system was published in 1867 when it was reported that, during the cholera epidemics in Paris copper workers were immune to the disease.
History of Use
Power of Copper Ions
History of Use
Civilizations as far back as ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome have all documented the use of copper to provide protection against spoilage and infection.
About Silver
Power of Silver Ions
Antimicrobial Properties
Power of Silver Ions
Silver is an effective bactericides, destroying gram-negative species immune to conventional antibacterial agents.
History of Use
Antimicrobial Properties
Power of Silver Ions
Silver has had medicinal uses going back for centuries.
- The Phoenicians are said to have stored water, wine, and vinegar in silver bottles to prevent spoiling.
- The Greeks wrote that silver had beneficial healing and anti-disease properties.
- In the early 1800s, people would put silver coins in milk bottles to prolong the milk's freshness.
Antimicrobial Properties
Antimicrobial Properties
Antimicrobial Properties
In the early 1900s, silver gained regulatory approval as an antimicrobial agent. Prior to the introduction of antibiotics, colloidal silver was used as a germicide and disinfectant.