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Aster's avatar

Colloidal gold: do you use it , what do you use it for and does it work?

Asked by Aster (20023points) October 23rd, 2010

I know next to nothing about it but would like to know more.

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Trillian's avatar

This took me four seconds.

Coloma's avatar

I have never used collodial gold but…I do use a collodial silver nasal spray for my sinus and allergy issues.

I use it randomly and have never used it for more than 10 days in a row as prescribed.

I can’t claim miracles, but, another weapon in my endless arsenal of allergy help. lol

Aster's avatar

@Trillian Your link didn’t provide me with what I was looking for which was using the capsules. I will go on amazon.com and see the reasons people have for using caps.

Lightlyseared's avatar

From the wikipedia article @trillian linked to
Colloidal gold has been successfully used as a therapy for rheumatoid arthritis in rats.

An in vitro experiment has shown that the combination of microwave radiation and colloidal gold can destroy the beta-amyloid fibrils and plaque which are associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Gold nanoparticles are being investigated as carriers for drugs.

In cancer research, colloidal gold can be used to target tumors and provide detection.

There are a lot of interesting ideas about how colloid gold may be used to treat a variety of conditions but at the moment there is no real solid evidence for using. That however won’t stop people from trying to sell you the stuff claiming that it will cure all your ails.

Aster's avatar

I was hoping someone would say that they take the capsules or liquid for some particular ailment and that it helped or didn’t. (-;

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