A wide variety of clays are used for medicinal purposes—primarily for external applications, such as the clay baths in health spas (mud therapy). Among the clays most commonly used are kaolin and the smectite clays such as bentonite , montmorillonite , and Fuller's earth .

2023年10月24日 · Bentonite clay is a natural clay with a fine, soft texture that forms a paste when mixed with water. Some people use this paste for medical or cosmetic purposes, including treating rashes...

2017年11月19日 · As oxygen is the key substance in the detoxifying and alkalizing process, it makes clay an interesting remedy to add to any anti-aging and healing treatments including cancer therapy. Science has proven that cancer cells cannot develop and survive in an alkaline and oxygenated environment.

2024年7月18日 · Bentonite clay, also called calcium bentonite clay or Montmorillonite clay, is now a wellness trend among people who are looking to help naturally improve their skin’s health, detoxify their bodies and improve digestion. Individuals in various cultures refer to bentonite clay as “healing clay,” since it cleanses various parts of the body.

A wide variety of clays is being used for medicinal purposes - primarily for external applications, such as the clay baths in health spas (mud therapy), but also internally. Modern scientific research has backed up the healing powers of clay.

2013年5月27日 · Clay has been used medicinally for a very long time. It's been eaten (with specific precautions) to treat gastrointestinal problems and other diseases. It has also been used to remove toxins and kill parasites, packed into wounds to stop bleeding, and spread over the skin to treat surface ailments or improve the skin's condition.

Microbiological testing of two French green clays, and other clays used traditionally for healing, identified three samples that were effective at killing a broad-spectrum of human pathogens. A clear distinction must be made between ‘healing clays’ and those we have identified as antibacterial clays.

2006年1月26日 · The application of clay has achieved miraculous healing of Buruli Ulcer - mycobacterium ulcerans which is similar to leprosy and tuberculosis mycobacterium or flesh eating disease. Clay has been reported to eliminate food poisoning, colitis, food allergies, viral infections, and parasites.

2017年2月1日 · Healing clays could be used internally or orally, either as previously prepared cookies sucked or crunched, or yet as beverage of clay water dispersions (argillic water); such healing clays are called edible clays, and they could provide benefits or risks to human health; risks are known attributing to geophagic practices situations of heavy ...

2016年1月8日 · Here we show the critical antibacterial components are soluble Fe 2+ and Al 3+ that synergistically attack multiple cellular systems in pathogens normally growth-limited by Fe supply. This...