Silver: Before the dawn of antibiotics, silver was used on the skin as an antimicrobial agent and disinfectant and internally to treat epilepsy, gonorrhea and tropical sprue.

• 银：抗生素问世之前，银被外用为抗菌剂和消毒剂，人们还拿来内服，用于治疗癫痫、淋病和热带口炎性腹泻。