Clay
Composed mainly of silica and aluminum (aluminum silicates) and many other minerals in smaller quantities: Iron, Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium, Sodium...
Laminated structure which gives it its "absorbent" (liquids) and "adsorbent" (attracts certain substances) power. These layers are composed of negative ions which attract positively charged substances.
The most powerful types: smectites, which are composed of a layer of alumina between two layers of silica. This group includes Montmorillonite and Bentonite clay (composed of Montmorillonite).
1 gram of Smectite can cover 100 square meters of intestine.
Kaolinite (2 layers): one layer of silica and one layer of alumina. Generally white. Neutral pH, therefore very soft. Not very absorbent.
ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES
-Inhibits bacteria by isolating them from their environment, they are absorbed then eliminated from the body.
-Absorbs toxins.
-Although it is not very effective against fungal infections, it nevertheless absorbs their mycotoxins.
GASTRITIS
-Reduces H.Pylori adhesion.
-Clay releases the positive ions attached to it (CA, K, MN, ZN, etc.) into the stomach to capture the H+ ions from gastric juice; provides trace elements and stops heartburn.
ABSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS
-Lead
-Arsenic
-Cadmium
-Excess copper
KIDNEY PROBLEMS
-Creatinine: Montmorillonite lowers blood creatinine levels by absorbing creatinine from the intestine and accelerating its excretion.
-Gout: Bentonite promotes the diffusion of urea from the blood vessel to the intestines.
INTESTINAL PROBLEMS
-Infections
-Food allergies
-Colitis
-Bloating
-Food poisoning
-Dysentery
-Diarrhea
-Bleeding (blood in the stool)
EXTERNALLY
Hydrated clay can remove infection from the body because it creates an electromagnetic field that absorbs toxins through the skin.
Thick (2 cm) and wide applications can extract splinters, venom, deep infections and even unabsorbed surgical sutures.
Clay is hemostatic: healing action thanks to alumina. Effective for skin lesions and ulcers.
Diaper dermatitis: in babies, clay works as well as calendula.
Poultice: cold on feverish areas, inflamed regions or on the lower abdomen; renewed when they become hot. Warm or hot on the liver region, kidneys, bladder, bones.
SKIN CARE
Kaolinite is suitable for sensitive skin because its pH is close to the natural pH of the skin (low absorption).
Bentonite, Montmorillonite: more absorbent, suitable for oily and acne-prone skin (more drying)
Illite is less absorbent than smectites (bentonite and montmorillonite) and is intermediate between smectites and kaolinite. Combination and oily skin.
CONTRAINDICATION :
- Do not inhale
- Do not take in case of intestinal obstruction
- Rare case of hypokalemia
- Do not take in case of renal insufficiency
- Space out medicinal treatments and clay (because they are absorbent) by more than 2 hours.
- When applying to an open wound, use an illite (less powerful) because the powerful absorption capacity can cause red blood cells to burst or inhibit white blood cells.
CLAY IN HISTORY
In Egypt, at the time of the pharaohs, the pharmacopoeia included Nubian clay.
The Ebers Papyrus (a copy of a document from 2500 BC) describes treatments using clay to treat gastric acidity.
The ancient Greeks used bandages hardened with a coating of clay mud for the treatment of fractures.
Discorides, in his work Materia Medica, recommended clay in cases of vomiting blood, as an antidote against poisonous animal bites and stings. Associated with vinegar to stop swelling and purulent discharge.
Pliny the Elder recommended the ingestion of volcanic clay for stomach and intestinal ailments; for the neutralization of poisons as well as external use for hemorrhages and snake bites.
Galen brought back from the island of Lemnos a clay renowned throughout the ancient world and considered a panacea. He used it to treat stomach and intestinal ailments, as well as malaria.
Marco Polo also noted the anti-malarial effect of clay among Muslim pilgrims.
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