PRIMITIVES USED CLAY
There is evidence that humans have
been eating earth
for at least forty thousand years.
"The Native Americans call it "Ee-Wah-Kee"
meaning "The-Mud-That-Heals" Bentonite, as well as other types of
healing clay, has been used by indigenous cultures since before
recorded history. "The Amargosians (predecessors to the Aztecs ),
the Aborigines, and natives of Mexico and South America all
recognized the benefit of clays. " "...healing mud not only draws
toxic material out of the body if taken internally, but also reduces
pain and infection in open wounds on both humans and animals."
"The eating of clay has been observed in [ native ] peoples and
animals in all parts of the world since antiquity. Early writers
described the widespread use of kanwa ( earth from a lick near Lake
Chad ) for animals and humans in Nigeria. Long journeys were made to
[ this ] lick to obtain a tribal supply of this earth, and it was
then issued as rations to cattle and humans..."
Eaton Earth
Animals, domestic and wild alike, instinctually drawn to clay
deposits have been observed licking the clay as part of their
everyday diet, and rolling in it to obtain relief from injuries.
Clay has helped cows with scours and pneumonia. Veterinarians use it
on dogs, cats, horses, etc... for various afflictions including
injuries and infections. Pets are helped, too. Recently more
information has become available outlining the important role clay
can play in the recovery and maintenance of health. Many wild
animals, and some people, develop 'pica' when ill, a craving to eat
earth - particularly clay, which assuages diarrhoea and binds to
many plant poisons. Among the most famous clay-eaters are the
parrots of the Amazon. Scarlet macaws, blue and gold macaws, and
hosts of smaller birds perch together in their hundreds to excavate
the best clay layer along a riverbank. Parrots' regular diet is tree
seeds, which the trees defend with toxic chemicals, and clay is an
essential buffer to the toxins. Specially formulated clay baths have
been shown to be able to literally pull pollutants out like a
magnet, getting rid of years of toxic accumulation in just one
bath. These clay baths have been scientifically proven to release
toxic metals and chemicals from the body.
The use of volcanic ashes internally is almost older than
civilization itself. Primitive tribes of various continents
have used various types of clay for conditions of toxicity.
Dr. Weston A. Price in his book, "Nutrition and Physical
Degeneration:, pages 266-267, stated that in studying diets
of certain tribes he examined their knapsacks. Among those
examined in the high Andes, among those in Central Africa
and among the Aborigines of Australia he reported that some
contained balls of clay, a little of which was dissolved in
water. Into the clay were dipped morsels of food. The
explanation was that this was to prevent "sick stomach".
These people were reported to use the clays for combating
dysentery and food infections. In South America he found
that the Quetchus Indians, believed to be descendants of the
once powerful Incas, were largely vegetarians and he stated,
"Immediately before eating, their potatoes are dipped into
an aqueous suspension of clay, a procedure which is said to
prevent 'souring in the stomach'." Yet, only comparatively
recently has the white man apparently begun to use kaolin,
one of the clays.
In 'Our Earth Our Cure', Dextreit writes that that clay
stimulates the deficient organ and help the restoration of
the failing function. Clay is a powerful agent of
stimulation, transformation and transmission. Clay contains
highly active ingredients, able to induce cellular
rebuilding and to hasten all organic processes. He also says
that clay acts with wisdom - it goes to the unhealthy spot.
Used internally, whether absorbed orally, anally or
vaginally, clay goes to the place where harm is, there it
lodges, perhaps for several days, until finally it draws out
the pus, black blood, etc. with its evacuation.
In the 'Clay Cure', Knishinsky writes that clay is part
of his diet and he never skip a day without eating clay. He
writes "When clay is consumed, its vital force is released
into the physical body and mingles with the vital energy of
the body, creating a stronger, more powerful energy in the
host. The natural magnetic action transmits a remarkable
power to the organism and helps to rebuild vital potential
through the liberation of latent energy. When the immune
system does not function at its best, the clay stimulates
the body's inner resources to awaken the stagnant energy. It
supplies the body with the available magnetism to run well.
Clay is said to propel the immune system to find a new
healthy balance and strengthens the body to a point of
higher resistance."
This page provides information about 3 types of clay:
Bentonite (a Sodium Montmorillonite),
Calcium Montmorillonite,
and Pascalite (calcium bentonite/montmorillonite).
Sodium montmorillonite is commonly known as
bentonite; the name is derived from the location of the
first commercial deposit mined at Fort Benton, Wyoming
USA. Bentonite principally consists of sodium
montmorillonite in combination with 10 to 20% of various
mineral impurities such as feldspars, calcite, silica,
gypsum, etc. Sodium montmorillonite clays are the
industrial clays used in things like: plaster, oil well
drilling mud, cat litter, matches, cement tiles,
lubricating grease, paints, copy paper, dynamite, shoe
polish, concrete, cleaning agents, wall boards, crayons,
and bleaching agents to mention a few.
Calcium montmorillonite,
the second type of montmorillonite, is also known as
"living clay" (Terramin) for it principally consists of
minerals that enhance the production of enzymes in all
living organisms. Benefits of calcium montmorillonite
minerals have been documented in research conducted by
many scientists and leading universities. "In
addition to the role it plays as a potent detoxifier,
Calcium Montmorillonite Clay has also been used
extensively in the treatment of pain, open wounds,
colitis, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers,
intestinal problems, acne, anemia, and a variety of
other health issues." Dr. Cohen.
Pascalite
clay is a calcium bentonite, formed thirty million
years ago as the froth and foam of the fiery and
convulsive era atop the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming.
Over the centuries, it captured the calcium from that
limestone formation, and many other minerals (now known
to be vital to life) in trace amounts migrated into it
--manganese, cobalt, copper, etc...Technically,
Pascalite is a calcium-based bentonite. Pascalite is
also believed to remove toxins from the body.
Dr. Cohen - "In addition to the role it plays as a
potent detoxifier, Calcium Montmorillonite Clay has also
been used extensively in the treatment of pain, open wounds,
colitis, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers, intestinal
problems, acne, anemia, and a variety of other health
issues. Clay not only cures minor problems, such as diarrhea
and constipation through local application; it acts on all
the organs—on the whole organism. Everything unhealthy,
that emits negative radiations is irresistibly attracted to
clay and becomes subject to immediate elimination."
Calcium montmorillonite, also known as "living clay,"
principally consists of minerals that enhance the production
of enzymes in all living organisms. Calcium montmorillonite
mineral deposits have been used by Native American healers
for centuries as an internal and external healing agent. The
Native Americans would use mineral rich clay on open wounds
and for stomach or intestinal distress. The key to these
benefits is the natural form in which these minerals are
found.
Technically, the clay first adsorbs toxins (heavy metals,
free radicals, pesticides), attracting them to its extensive
surface area where they adhere like flies to sticky paper;
then it absorbs the toxins, taking them in the way a sponge
mops up a kitchen counter mess.
Pascalite research Harvey C. Lisle, chemical engineer,
specializing in biodynamics, established
PASCALITE, as a "rock dust", is "Alive." radiating
energy 100 feet, and POSSESSES THE ABILITY
TO NEGATE NOXIOUS ENERGY. Placed above or below the
TV set or microwave. testing shows complete irradification
of the harmful electric energies emanating from them. And
IT NEGATED THE NOXIOUS ENERGIES FROM A
12.000 VOLT LINE IN THE AREA IN FRONT OF HIS HOME.
Clay’s adsorptive and absorptive qualities may be the key
to its multifaceted healing abilities. Knishinsky reports
that drinking clay helped him eliminate painful ganglion
cysts (tumors attached to joints and tendons, in his case,
in his wrist) in two months, without surgery.
Clay is also an excellent vermifuge, attracting and
binding internal parasites and packaging them for disposal.
Knishinsky’s research suggests that the regular intake of
liquid clay (typically one to three tablespoons daily, in
divided doses) can produce other benefits including parasite
removal from the intestines, allergy and hay fever relief,
and elimination of anemia and acne. For example, clay helps
anemia because it contains both types of dietary iron
(ferrous and ferric) in an easily assimilated form; it
reduces discomfort from allergies by quickly neutralizing
allergens that would otherwise produce allergic reactions;
and it reduces heartburn and indigestion by absorbing excess
stomach acids.
Calcium Montmorillonite Clay is reported to contain no
less than 67 minerals. This impressive assortment of
minerals includes calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium,
manganese, and silica as well as trace elements, those
appearing in very tiny amounts. The mineral content being
extremely high sets the stage for replenishing dietary
deficiencies. Today more than ever before, diets are
lacking essential trace minerals and micronutrients.
Without the basic minerals, life cannot exist; without trace
minerals, major deficiencies may develop. Lack of either
will make it impossible for the body to maintain good health
and function properly. In clay the minerals occur in
natural proportion to one another encouraging their
absorption in the intestinal tract. Natural “Calcium
Montmorillonite” restores minerals in the tissues where they
are needed. Furthermore, minerals are the carriers of the
electrical potential in the cells which enable the hormones,
vitamins, and enzymes to function properly.
December,
1964: Dr. Benjamin H. Ershoff, begins NASA-sponsored
research prompted by evidence that astronauts' bodies lose
large amounts of calcium from the bones under conditions of
weightlessness. According to doctors, such conditions weaken
the body and increase chances that kidney stones may develop
during flights lasting months or years. Ershoff found that
supplementing the diet with calcium alone couldn't reverse
the severe damage of severely accelerated osteoporosis--but
clay did, for animals. Especially the red desert clay
Terramin, (then called "ion-min) produced impressive
results in promoting growth and preventing disorders in the
bones of tested animals, Ershoff said.
When a small
percentage of the Terramin clay was added to the diet,
Ershoff said, the animals' body weight increased and bone
diseases were prevented. Little or no benefits were noted,
he said, when calcium alone was added. "This means that the
clay supplement contained some factor or factors other than
calcium which promoted improved calcium utilization and bone
formation," he explained. Ershoff added that the consumption
of clay has been observed among many peoples and animals for
centuries, especially in areas where there is a marked
deficiency of calcium, iron and other minerals in the diet.
Clays
Exhibit Novel Antibacterial Properties
Beauty treatments that use clay aren't new, but clay-based
medicinal treatments are. And if Arizona State University's
(ASU) Lynda Williams and Shelley Haydel's research pans out,
then clay might one day become an antibacterial standard
like penicillin. "We use maggots and leeches in hospitals,
so why not clay?" Haydel asks. The ASU duo have just
received a substantial
grant from
the National Institutes of Health that will allow them
to examine the mechanisms that allow two clays mined in
France to heal Buruli ulcer, a flesh-eating bacterial
disease found primarily in central and western Africa.
Buruli ulcer (related to leprosy) is caused by Mycobacterium
ulcerans, which produces a toxin and destroys the fatty
tissues under the skin. It was recently declared to be "an
emerging public health threat" by the World Health
Organization (WHO).
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"Deep in the rain forests of New Guinea, Jared Diamond was
surprised to see parrots, pigeons and crows fly down to a
new landslide of earth and eat the bare dirt. The birds
flocked to this rare opportunity to access bare earth in an
area densely covered with vegetation. Not all of the
observed 140 bird species came down to eat earth. Only the
eight herbivorous species that regularly ate fruit, seeds
and flowers. Plants naturally contain numerous toxins that
protect them from predators and pathogens. When the
landslide soils were analysed they were found to contain
less minerals than the surrounding top soil but again the
clay content was high and, what is more, found to be more
effective at binding alkaloids and tannins than pure
pharmaceutical kaolinite. These birds were taking advantage
of newly disturbed earth and selecting soil of just the
right properties to bind and deactivate plant toxins [Diamond,J
1998 Eat Dirt: in the competition between parrots and fruit
trees, it's the winners who bite the dust. Discover. 19(2)
pp70-76.]. "Wild
Health"
Our Earth Our Cure
by Raymond
Dextreit "These days, more and more people in rapidly
growing numbers are aware of the healing properties of food,
herb, and water, but as yet, very few know that the earth
itself, receiving its vital energies from the sun, air, and
waters, is a most powerful healing agent of physical
regeneration. Clays, muds, sands--these different forms of
earth all participate in life-giving, health-restoring
processes. Clay treatment alone is, of course, not enough;
it is far more important to establish correct eating habits.
However, since the miracle of clay is a healing phenomenon
so relatively unknown, it seems necessary to begin this book
with a few words on the properties of clay and its uses. May
the reader soon come to understand how our earth is our
cure." "In cases of organic disorders, its intense activity
eliminates and destroys unhealthy cells and activates the
rebuilding of healthy ones"
Adsorption versus Absorption
the difference between clay's power
ABsorption
and ADsorption
Adsorption
The two words look alike, but their difference is critical
in understanding the functions of clay minerals. Adsorption
characterizes the process by which substances stick to the
outside surface of the adsorbent medium. The clay possesses
unsatisfied ionic bonds around the edges of its mineral
particles. It naturally seeks to satisfy those bonds. For
this to happen, it must meet with a substance carrying an
opposite electrical (ionic) charge. When this occurs, the
ions held around the outside structural units of the
adsorbent medium and the substance are exchanged.
The particles of clay are said to carry a negative
electrical charge, whereas impurities, bacteria, or toxins,
carry a positive electrical charge. For this very reason
clay has been used to adsorb the colloidal impurities in
beer, wine, and cider. The impurities in wine carry positive
charges and can be agglomerated (brought together) and
removed by stirring a small amount of negatively charged
clay material into the wine. The clay particles attract the
wine impurities and they settle out together (flocculate).
The process works the same in the human body. When clay
is taken internally, the positively charged toxins are
attracted by the negatively charged surfaces of the clay
mineral. An exchange reaction occurs whereby the clay swaps
its ions for those of the other substance. Now, electrically
satisfied, it holds the toxin in suspension till the body
can eliminate both.
The term active, or alive, indicated the ionic exchange
capacities of a given clay mineral. The degree to which the
clay-mineral ions become active determine its classification
as alive. Living bodies are able to grow and change their
form and size by taking within them lifeless material of
certain kinds, and by transforming it into a part of
themselves. No dead body can adsorb. It is physically
impossible.
Absorption
Absorption is a much more slow and involved process than
adsorption. Here, the clay acts more like a sponge, drawing
substances into its internal structure. In order for
absorption to occur, the substance must undergo a chemical
change to penetrate the medium's barrier. Once it has done
that, it enters between the unit layers of the structure.
Instead of the toxins, for instance, sticking only to the
surface, they are actually pulled inside the clay. This is
the reason why absorptive clays are labeled expandable
clays. The more substances the clay absorbs into its
internal structure, the more it expands and its layers
swell.
Any clay mineral with an inner layer charge is an
absorbent. Having an inner layer charge means having charged
ions, sitting between layers, that are surrounded by water
molecules. In this way, the clay will expand as the
substance to be absorbed fills the spaces between the
stacked silicate layers.
A clay mineral with absorption properties can absorb
virtually anything, whether it is poison or soy sauce. As
far as eating is concerned, however, make sure that the
expandable clay minerals absorb only harmful toxins, not
nutrients. Some clay minerals will absorb both and cause big
problems by sucking in not only the poisons but the
nutrients. Illness can occur from several nutrient
deficiencies necessary for health.
Edible clays on the market for a long period of time are
the safest. Some clays are more gentle in their absorption,
whereas others are definitely more radical.
Absorption takes place with clay when the clay draws
particulates into its internals layered structure, much like
a sponge. Clay minerals have an inner layer charge that acts
like an absorbent and can absorb and bond with many elements
that are toxic, both man-made and natural.
The smaller the particle size of clay, the more platelets
there are per given cubic centimeter of volume or unit of
weight and the larger the total surface area is. Their
absorbent and adsorbent capacity increases with the numbers
of clay platelets per given unit of measure. The natural
parent size of clay particles as created by nature is fixed.
The industrial process of crushing, grinding, milling, etc,
will not change the parent particle size once created. They
do clump or bond together many times making them larger in
size, however processing it mechanically can make them no
smaller than nature originally created.
Clays are like people, there are no two alike. Each clay
deposit on earth has its own fingerprint. This unique
identity is comprised of its particular composition of the
elements on the periodic table, different ratios to one
another, different ionic electrical charge, different
particle size, different purity, different exposure for a
different amount of time, to mention a few of the
differences. As a result of some of these differences, they
react accordingly different when applied or utilized. Some
clays “work”, while others do not or at least, not very well
for the intended purpose, depending on what that purpose is.
Examples of such purposes that the beneficial effects clay
provides are: industrial manufacturing, cosmetic and paint
base, paper coating, cleansing/ detoxifying, polymer resin
nanotechnology, agriculture, aquaculture, nutritional
supplement for people and animals, ponds and waterways
flocculation cleanup, and much more. As a result of the
many various uses of this simple but yet very complex
compound, the net effective difference between clays has a
direct relationship to cost.
clay mineral
- an article by britannica
The Clay Cure by Ran Knishinsky
"Naturally absorbent and extremely gentle on the system,
clay can treat ailments affecting digestion, circulation,
menstruation, and the liver, skin, and prostate. Clay also
remedies symptoms of arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome,
gum diseases, and migraines. The Clay Cure contains complete
and up-to-date information on choosing the appropriate type
and form of clay, how and when to take it for your specific
complaint, the science and history of ingesting clay, and
the value of minerals contained in the many varieties of
clay. "
Ran Knishinsky says that he eats clay everyday, that it
is part of his diet. He never skip a day without eating
clay. On page 95 suggests the following : infants: 1/4 to
1/2 teaspoon (in a bottle), Small frame: one teaspoon,
Medium frame: one heaping teaspoon, Large frame: one
tablespoon.
Clay provides an impressive assortment of minerals,
including calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, sulfur,
manganese, and silica as well as trace elements—those
appearing in very tiny amounts. Without the basic minerals,
life cannot exist; without the trace minerals, major
deficiencies will develop. The lack of either will make it
impossible for the body to maintain good health.
Radiation Protection:
"Russian scientists use bentonite to protect
their bodies from radiation when working with nuclear
material, by coating their hands and bodies with a hydrated
bentonite "magma" before donning radiation suits. Bentonite
adsorbs radiation so well, in fact, that it was the choice
material used to dump into Cherynobl after the nuclear
meltdown in the former Soviet Union."Eaton
Earth
Dr. Jensen, N.D., D.C., Ph.D., suggests using
bentonite to absorb radiation from the bones. Since so
many of us are subject to various forms of radiation,
whether from X-rays or television or computers, this would
be something to consider. This could be extremely important
for those who have undergone radiation treatment for cancer.
Protecting The
Thyroid Gland In Radiation Emergencies The toll of
thyroid cancer carried by the fallout from the Chernobyl
nuclear disaster could have been prevented, new evidence
suggests. Governments world-wide are now stockpiling a
supplement that protects the thyroid from radiation fallout
(radioiodine). Amongst them are Japan, Canada, Britain,
France, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway,
Austria, Sweden, etc., but not the U.S. Learn how to protect
your thyroid gland.
Marine
phytoplankton also Increases Effectiveness and Reduces Side
Effects of Chemo and Radiation go-ji has been shown to
enhance the effects of radiation in combating cancer,
allowing a lower dose to be used. Other research indicates
that go-ji can protect against some of the noxious side
effects of chemotherapy and radiation.
Medicinal Clay
Treatment:
Simple Clay Bath,
by Lauana Lei
"A few years ago, I was diagnosed with heavy metal and
chemical poisoning. Among the many toxic substances in my
body, mercury from the fillings in my teeth was a major
culprit. Having neither health insurance nor the money to
pay for these expensive treatments, I began searching for
alternative ways to eliminate these poisons--a major cause
of immune system breakdown--and thus, the source of various
diseases. Eventually, my search led me to a book, Using
Energy to Heal, by Wendell Hoffman. Through his own
research, Hoffman found that a special bentonite (a very
fine volcanic clay) used in a bath can actually draw out
toxic chemicals through the pores of the skin. After
many experiments, he concluded that optimum results are
obtained by immersing oneself in a tub of very warm water
mixed with a special bentonite clay for exactly 20 minutes!"
Specially formulated clay baths have been shown to be
able to literally pull pollutants out like a magnet, getting
rid of years of toxic accumulation in just one bath.
Detoxification symptoms are less than from internal
chelation methods, and results can happen much more quickly.
These clay baths have been scientifically proven to release
toxic metals and chemicals from the body, and they are so
inexpensive that anyone can afford to take them.
Volcanic Clay May Have Served As Womb For Emergent Life
Scientists have discovered that certain clay minerals near
hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean can act as
incubators for organic molecules. Geochemist Lynda Williams,
from Arizona State University, believes her study, published
in Geology, shows how some of the fundamental materials
necessary for life might have originally come into
existence. Williams' findings are based on research that
mimicked the conditions found in and around hydrothermal
vents.
Clay May Have Been Catalyst For Life
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have
discovered that clays may have been the catalysts that
spurred the spontaneous assembly of fatty acids into the
small sacs that ultimately evolved into the first living
cells.
Toxic Metals - A Cause of Autistic Spectrum
Disorders and ADD/PDD? Nancy Hallaway's twin boys
were diagnosed as hyperactive with Attention Deficit
Disorder and severe autistic tendencies. Her doctor found
unacceptable levels of lead, arsenic, aluminum and cadmium
in their bodies, and his treatments led to immediate and
spectacular improvement in both children.
The Clay Disciples - Cano Graham is among the foremost
activists and authorities in the United States concerning
the ancient art of Clay Therapy (Pelotherapy). The very soul
of his book is the unimaginable healing spectrum, both
internally and externally, of modern clay therapy. This
healing phenomenon moves through dozens of inspiring
human-interest tales, beginning in 1987 with Mr. Graham's
odyssey of building the original Crystal Cross Therapeutic
Clay Center in Tecopa Hot Springs, California. In Tecopa,
the loveable old-timers exposed him to an "amazin' healing'
mud," and his life was forever altered.
Pascalite Clay
PASCALITE is a rare calcium bentonite, formed thirty
million years ago as the froth and foam of the fiery and
convulsive era atop the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming. Over
the centuries, it captured the calcium from that limestone
formation, and many other minerals (now known to be vital to
life) in trace amounts migrated into it --manganese, cobalt,
copper, etc...
Users of Pascalite have reported many dramatic health
enhancing results from this enigmatic substance. Pascalite
has been found to have many uses in promoting health in
plants, animals and humans. One theory regarding the
benefits of Pascalite is that its broad base of minerals
serves as an excellent mineral supplement. Technically,
Pascalite is a calcium-based. bentonite. Pascalite is
believed to not only remove toxins from the body but also to
build up the immune system. It is thus possible - perhaps
even probable - that this combination may reduce the body’s
sensitivity to toxins.
Pascalite is hand mined underground to avoiding
contamination, and then solar dried in the high mountain to
preserve it's apparent antibiotic qualities. It is then
turned into powder to make it readily usable for both
internal and external purposes. Please do not confuse
Pascalite with ordinary clays such as bentonite, Jordan clay
or French green clay. Though listed as a calcium bentonite,
at least one government agent has hinted it may well be an
as-yet-unidentified material outside the scope of present
knowledge. Dr Walter Bennett, Ph.D., who investigated it in
depth, stated it was still "a very mysterious substance".
One research group gives a possible explanation as to why
Pascalite differs form other clays. It lies relatively near
the famous, mysterious Big Horn Medicine Wheel, which dates
back to antiquity. "We feel medicine wheels were build on
vortex areas where earth energies surface intensely, and the
Pascalite contains that same intense energy."
Pascalite in powder, tablets, and capsules. Pascalite is
used in soap and toothpaste, applied as a poultice to insect
bites, sunburns, infections, cold sores, canker sores and
acne, and as a suppository for hemorrhoids. Users found it a
potent skin cleanser and conditioner, drank it for heartburn
and ulcers. One neglected mineral in Pascalite, lately
recognized as vital to living tissue, is silica. It is found
in Pascalite as silicate and silicones. In the body silica
occurs as collagen, a connective tissue covering the brain,
spinal cord, and the nerve systems. It is an essential part
of hair, skin and nails. Some researchers have hinted that a
lack of silica in the brain and nerves may be one cause of
poor memory.
It has many other uses, many beauticians state it has no
equal as a facial conditioner. They report that it's
skin-tightening effect when used on the face is so strong as
to be almost painful. We have been told that when
PASCALITE pulls the red blood cells
to the skin surface, leaving your face temporarily red, it
has done it's job.
In addition to its other abilities,
PASCALITE has been shown to be an anesthetic. Many
users have reported almost immediate cessation of pain
following its application in paste form to the areas.
Research - What Makes Pascalite Work?
To help explain some of the abilities possessed by PASCALITE,
Ray quotes the report by Dr Walter W. Bennett, PhD.,
Epistemologist and Research Scientist, who spent several
months during 1975 in a very sophisticated examination of
PASCALITE. He reports: "The presence of protein in this
material gives evidence of yet un-disclosed amino acids. The
fact that amounts are small, and that even the requirements
are for minute quantities in no way diminishes their great
Importance.
"Microbiological analysis reveals the interesting fact
that the raw material is completely sterile as pertains to
any bacteria. However, it contains the spores of at least 6
different types of fungi.
"When used as a media of raw material it inhibits the
growth of representative pathogens such as staphylococcus,
streptococcus, salmonella, escherichia coli and pseudomonas
aeruginosa.
Dirt as Medicine
- Animal Instinct
Why would animals want to lick clay? Bill Roundy is a
retired rancher. He remembers a generation ago, when he
lived in Utah, that he and other cattle ranchers, learnt a
valuable lesson by watching their cattle. Whenever a cow got
sick and went off her food, the ranchers would turn her out
to fend for herself, as they could not afford to throw good
money after bad. But, they noticed that, time and time
again, the cows would return after a few days, fully
recovered, and ready to feed with the rest of the herd. It
wasn't long before these ranchers discovered how the cows
were recovering. The sickly cattle would take themselves
across the desert to clay banks, and feed on them until
their health returned. When the ranchers saw how easy and
cheap was the solution, they transported clay to their sick
cows - a practice still continued today. Free-ranging cattle
dig into ancient clay sub soils to access clay and so have
no need to be supplemented in this way. [Mahaney,WC
Maximilliano, B Hancock, RGV Aufrieter, S and Perez, FL
1996. Geophagy of Holstein hybrid cattle in the northern
Andes, Venezuela. Mountain Research and Development, 16 (2)
pp 177-180.]
In her marvelous book,
Wild Health: How
Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From
Them, Cindy Engles, Ph.D. devotes an entire chapter
to geophagy (clay or earth-eating). She documents the
benefit of clay to human and animal health all over the
world. Mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates have been
observed to eat dirt on every continent except Antartica.
Earth Cures: A Handbook of Natural Medicine for Today by
Raymond Dextreit
Many times "the cure for what ails ya" can be found not
in your medicine chest but right in your own backyard, or at
the local grocer. Raymond Dextreit, Europe's leading natural
healer, explores every aspect of natural medicine and
healing. Using the techniques found in EARTH CURES, readers
can heal many diseases, eliminate pain, improve circulation,
ease digestion, lose weight, and more. Line drawings
throughout.
Eat Dirt by Jared Diamond
A very interesting report done by Discover magazine on
Geophagy, or eating dirt. "Since most humans consume more
plant food than meat, it should come as no surprise that
geophagy (from the Greek roots geo for 'earth' and phagein
for 'eat') is also widespread in peasant communities on all
continents, with descriptions going back to Roman times. In
such communities, pregnant and lactating women especially
crave soil, typically consuming one-and-a-half ounces or
more per day."
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I enjoy drinking
calcium montmorillonite clay water everyday. I sprinkle
a tablespoon of the Terramin clay of into a quart of
filtered water for my drinking water and also in my
dog's water bowl. Unlike the pascalite or bentonite
clay, Terramin is not gritty and is tasteless. For my
bath, I purchase industrial bentonite 325 mesh
by the 50 pound bag from a clay pottery company (about
$15 a bag) and use about 3 cups in my bath water. To
avoid creating clumps, I sprinkle clay gently over the
hot water and let it stand without steering. Within 5
minutes or so, the clay will have dissolved into the
water and sank at the bottom. Steering clay in water
before it has a chance to dissolves on its own will
inevitably create clumps which will be difficult to
dissolve.
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud article
Healing Crisis:
As with all true natural cure, the road to better
health may begin with a healing crisis. As you move toward
better health with natural healing programs and better
nutrition, healing begins to occur. As part of the healing
process the body will begin to discard toxic residues which
have built up in your body over the years. The healing
process usually does not occur without repercussions. During
the initial phase of healing, as your body begins to clean
house, (detoxify) and your vital energy begins to repair and
rebuild internal organs, you may experience headache,
uneasiness, flu like symptoms and fatigue. This is called a
healing crisis. You may feel worse before you feel better.
As you continue to improve, you may begin a process called
retracing. For example, if you used to get skin rashes, the
rashes may reappear or get worse for a period of time as
your body eliminates toxins through the skin. You may also
experience an initial increase in urination, or you may feel
more nervous. In actuality, you are not getting worse, you
are actually getting better. Eventually you will reach a
plateau of better health. During the healing crisis, it is
important to not suppress these temporary symptoms with
drugs or the healing process may become interrupted.
Testimonials: Healing with
Clay
Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Healing Clay
Hydrated Bentonite clay wraps properly heated and applied
completely around the wrists (about 1/2 inch thick),
covered, and left on overnight have a tremendous impact upon
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome usually within forty-eight hours.
Some people have reported increased localized pain and
stiffness after the first night's application. However,
these same people then have reported a lessening of pain
after 48 hours, and complete relief after 72 hours. Full
motor control in the severe cases I've seen is usually
regained within three weeks of continued treatment. In two
people that I've seen, the pain began to return two months
later; one treatment of clay relieved all pain.
How can clay possibly accomplish this? The answer is as
simple as it is mysterious. In his article "True Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome" ( Paul R. Martin, McHenry NeuroDiagnostics,
McHenry, Illinois, copyright 1996 ) Paul writes "Anything
which will promote circulation,
help to relieve inflammation, aid in removal of local
toxins, and soothe irritated muscles and tendons will help
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome."
Healing clay packs worth energetically with the human
system. By actually pulling contaminants through the skin (
due to it's electromagnetic properties ), the clay reduces
swelling / inflammation and STIMULATES the immune system. An
energy exchange that occurs in a strong clay action is so
evident that it can be visually measured.
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Photos of breast cancer cured with clay poultices -
(very graphic images)
Mineralogical Magazine and Clay Minerals are now
available on line at the
THE MINERALOGICAL
SOCIETY
Dr. Janet Starr Hull - "French Green Clay is
virtually unknown in America as an internal detoxification
supplement, yet Europeans have used it internally for
thousands of years to remove the causes of disease symptoms.
In 1986 after the meltdown of the Soviet nuclear power
plant, Chernobyl, the Soviet Union put French Green Clay in
chocolate bars and dispensed them freely to the masses to
remove radiation they may have been exposed to. Found only
in France and India, the ancient sea beds that provide the
green clays have healing qualities that not only attach
themselves to and remove toxic foreign substances within the
body, but activate the body's own immune system through its
chemical constitution. Green clays contain magnesium,
calcium, potassium, manganese, phosphorous, zinc aluminum,
silicon, copper, selenium, cobalt, micro-algaes, algae, and
phyto-nutrients. French green clay has the ability to remove
toxic metals and chemical residues, bacteria, and blood
toxins with virtually no side effects of constipation,
diarrhea, or stomach cramping. It is known to remove
radiation, arsenic, lead, mercury, and aluminum amid other
toxic metals in less than six weeks. The more you use, the
quicker you detox."
The
Buruli Mysteries Unanswered Questions Surround a Growing
Epidemic
In this article, the WHO claims that no one is sure of the
origin of Buruli, where the bacterium lives in the
environment and how it enters the body. But Dr. William
Campbell Douglass and a number of other prominent people may
well know the answer.
In his well known report WHO MURDERED AFRICA, Dr.
William Campbell Douglass, M.D., wrote that HIV was finally
produced (genetically engineered) in 1974, after having been
PREDICTED and REQUESTED! He tells us that the AIDS virus by
the WHO (World Health Organization), was not just a
diabolical scientific exercise that got out of hand. It was
a cold-blooded successful attempt to create a killer virus
which was then used in a successful experiment in Africa.
African AIDS was the result of the smallpox eradication
vaccine program conducted by the World Health Organization
during the 1970s. It was not an accident. It was deliberate!
It is more than hypothetical hyperbole to conclude that our
government has conducted biowarfare on Black Africa. It is
fact.
Testimonial of cure with bentonite clay from Judy
Hagbery
I read a book by Wendal Hoffman, a Radionics man in Utah,
that discussed using bentonite for health purposes. Shortly
after reading the book, I received a phone call from a
friend, telling me her Mother was scheduled for double
amputation at the knees, the following Monday. I told her
what I had read and ask her if she wanted to try soaking her
Mom's legs in some bentonite. She consented. To make this
story somewhat brief, I'll try to stick to the highlights.
The Mother was diabetic and had heart problems which of
course caused major circulation problems. Her doctor had
tried to heal her legs for 3 months, without success. When
I saw her legs they were an angry purplish-red color and
without exaggeration about the size a glass gallon jar below
the knees, with many open sores on her shin bones and part
of her big toe on her left foot had rotted and fallen off,
with the toenail "blowin' in the wind." We used about 2/3
of quart of bentonite mixed in a 5 gallon bucket of water
and soaked her legs for 1 hour.
The next day you could actually see a "water line" in her
legs. In 3 days time, of soaking her legs for a hour, every
sore on her shins was totally healed with new skin in
place. In ten days you could see the tendons running to
each toe and her ankles were the size they probably were
when she was a young lady. She was in her 80's at this
time. Her doctor made a house call and couldn't believe his
eyes!!!!! During his visit he literally jerked her toenail
off. Lots of compassion, huh? He also found a pulse in the
back of her legs, which he hadn't been able to do before we
started soaking her. This lady died with her legs on, about
2 years later.
Needless to say, I was hooked for life, on clay after
that experience. I sent 50 lbs. of bentonite to a lady in
California, that was also scheduled for double leg
amputation because of heart and kidney problems. She saved
her legs. I've used it on horses that were graveled and
horses that have had abcesses in their feet. I used it to
cure scours in baby calves which of course is caused by
E-coli. A friend of mine stopped her food poisoning "in a
heart beat" by drinking it. Another friend of mine drew the
toxin out of a spider bite on his arm and the infection and
foxtail beards out of his dog's foot. Another friend's
husband, in the process of cleaning out a grain elevator,
poisoned himself with malathion and became quite sick, of
course. The doctors didn't know what his problem was or
what to do to help him. After several months his wife put
some bentonite in some capsules and had him take them and of
course he got better almost immediately.
Pet Alternative
Cataracts Cured with Pascalite A woman suffering
from cataracts and threatened loss of sight was advised by a
psychic to use water filtered through Pascalite as eye
drops, combining this treatment with Pascalite paste on the
eye-lids. The psychic did not know of Pascalite by name,
referring to it as a "white clay in the Big Horn Mountains
in Wyoming, ' and it was some time before the patient was
able to get an address and secure the white clay, Pascalite.
She reports the treatment was effective, the cataracts
dissolving. Two other persons have also reported similar
results.
Eaton's
Amazing Healing Experience with Clay Jason R.
Eaton, developed a severe skin condition in 1988 which no
dermatologist could cure. "After a host of antibiotic and
acid treatments, I left the comforts of the realm of modern
medicine in search of an alternate solution. The period 1989
- 1993 marked a time of extensive research into metaphysics,
which eventually led to my own personal discovery of
Bentonite late in 1993, where I literally stumbled into a
natural deposit in the middle of the night! On that same
autumn evening I tried an application of this natural clay
while soaking in a well hidden natural hotspring pool deep
in the far and silent reaches of the Mojave Desert. Within
five minutes I experienced the first pain-free moment in
four years."
Eczema Cured With Pascalite Nell
Coates of Amboy, Washington, explained in her letter of [
sic. ] how Pascalite cured he psoriasis: Her doctors said
there was "no know cure for it and gave me a list of things
to purchase." After getting home and thinking about it, she
decided it was too expensive for something that wouldn't
work anyway. Instead she ordered a pound of Pascalite, mixed
it with water to make a thick paste and applied this to the
spots. When it dried, she washed it off with warm water,
applied peroxide with a cotton ball, rinsed this off and
held a 250 watt light close enough that the heat dried it.
At night she applied the past and wrapped her legs in
plastic and let it dry more gradually. She began this
treatment in May of 1970 and continued through to August -
by then she didn't have even a scar left."
Pascalite Cures
Animals have benefited from the use of PASCALITE as
well. It has helped cows with scours and pneumonia.
Veterinarians use it on dogs, cats, horses, etc... for
various afflictions including injuries and infections. Pets
are helped, too. PASCALITE has been reported to stimulate
plant growth and productivity.
CLAY: ITS ONE THOUSAND AND ONE USES
Clay miracle medicine that it is, can bring curative support
to many ailments
THE MINERALOGICAL
SOCIETY
The Mineralogical Society Library moved to Kingston
University in February 1995 and has since been sorted and
fully catalogued. It is housed in the main University
library at Penrhyn Road and is fully integrated within the
University library system. Mineralogical Society members who
wish to use it will have access to the entire library
collection and are welcome to use all the library
facilities, including photocopying facilities, within the
Penryhn Road library. The collection is for reference only.
Mineralogical Magazine and Clay Minerals are now
available on line.
The Healing Clay by Michel Abehsera
This is a good book, but Abehsera has a different point of
view. He writes on pages 65 and 66: "...these catalytic
substances need only be present in infinitesimal doses.
Therefore, it is unnecessary to absorb large quantities of
clay; a teaspoon daily for adult and half for children under
10 years, although in some bowel infections (tuberculosis,
dysentry, etc.), the dose may be increased to two or three
teaspoons a day." I also use pascalite for fascial
packs and/or for poultices.
Aluminum Hydroxide
Elements on the periodic table, including aluminum
hydroxide, lead, copper, chromium, mercury, strontium, etc.,
in the natural form, are totally different than these same
elements after they are transformed by industrial processes
for manufacturing and commerce. The molecular rearrangement
of these elements in the refining process isolates aluminum
molecules for example, to make airplane parts or frying pans
for commerce. This refining procedure changes the original
natural elemental molecular structure by industrial
processing through rearranging the natural elemental form to
an isolated man made form. As a result of this process, many
times this alteration of elements transform them into
elements that are sometimes harmful or toxic to life forms.
Certain edible clays and soils in the natural and
unaltered form are inert and safe for life, like food and
water (H2O). Water is a natural compound and if one were to
separate the hydrogen molecule from water by the refining
process, it could be used to fuel cars of the future or make
bombs and therefore is not only harmful and toxic but
lethal. If one were to take a spoonful of earth from their
own back yard and have it chemically analysed, they would
find many of these same elements. When chemically
rearranging these elements by the refinement process, they
also become harmful or highly toxic. The elements on the
periodic table may be altered by many industrial processes
through molecular isolation (separation) and further
combined with other elements and chemical procedures to make
products. An example in metals, alloys area among the most
common combination for things like tool steel in knifes and
machines. Many factory or manmade drugs also fall into this
group. Many times both are harmful or even toxic to plant,
animals, humans as well as the environment itself.
Molecular rearrangement,
isolation, and combining other refined elements making
industrial/factory compounds are totally different than
elements found in nature. Throughout the world, soils that
contain different minerals and clays are what plants utilize
for growth and life itself. The nutrients in these soils
transfer into plants by a process called plant root nutrient
uptake. As a result, what elements found in plants come from
the soil and the soil contains clay. If the plants that
animals and humans eat to live are harmful or toxic, then
plant, animal and human life would not be on earth as we
know it. Certain edible clays, when ingested are like
food and water, is not only safe but provide many natural
health benefits, including a high nutrient source,
detoxification, PH and blood balance, colon cleansing,
assist in total body healing, to mention a few.
Other Earth Cure
Fulvic Acid
Fulvic acids, a natural extract from ancient plant deposit
that was created 75 million years ago in the upper
cretaceous period, consist of an immense arsenal and array
of naturally occuring phytochemicals, biochemicals,
supercharged antioxidants, free-radical scavengers, super
oxide dismutases, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, amino acids,
antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals. Fulvic Acids
greatly enhance the bioavailability of important trace
minerals. Regenerate and prolong the residence time of
essential nutrients in the cells. Modify the damage or toxic
compounds such as heavy metals and free radicals. Enhance
the permeability for digestive, circulatory, and cell
membranes. As the most powerful, natural electrolyte known,
fulvic acid restores electrical balance to damaged cells,
neutralizes toxins and can eliminate food poisoning within
minutes. To the science of living cells, fulvic acids are
vital in bringing substantial amounts of nutrients and
minerals into water solution and delivering their living
energies to the living cells.
(do not confuse "fulvic
acid" with "folic acid" which is a common B vitamin)
Magnesium Chloride Impact
on Health and Vitality
Magnesium chloride is
nothing short of a miracle mineral in its healing effect on
a wide range of diseases as well as in its ability to
rejuvenate the aging body. We know that it is essential for
many enzyme reactions, especially in regard to cellular
energy production, for the health of the brain and nervous
system, for healthy teeth and bones and is also an
impressive infection fighter. A French doctor, A. Neveu,
cured several diphtheria patients with magnesium chloride
within two days. He also published 15 cases of poliomyelitis
that were cured within days if treatment was started
immediately, or within months if paralysis had already
progressed. Neveu also found magnesium chloride effective
with asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and emphysema;
pharyngitis, tonsillitis, hoarseness, common cold,
influenza, whooping cough, measles, rubella, mumps, scarlet
fever; poisoning, gastro-enteritis, boils, abscesses,
whitlow, infected wounds and osteomyelitis. In more recent
years Dr Vergini and others have confirmed these earlier
results and have added more diseases to the list of
successful uses: acute asthma attacks, shock, tetanus,
herpes zoster, acute and chronic conjunctivitis, optic
neuritis, rheumatic diseases, many allergic diseases,
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and beneficial effects in cancer
therapy. In all of these cases magnesium chloride had been
used and gave much better results than other magnesium
compounds.
