Stories of the Use of Healing Clay
The use of healing clay goes back to prehistoric times. The first recorded use of medicinal clay is on Mesopotamian clay tablets from around 2500 B.C. Ancient Egyptians used clay. The Pharaohs’ physicians used the material as anti-inflammatory agents and antiseptics. It was also reported that Cleopatra used clays to preserve her complexion.
A physician famous in antiquity, Galen, recorded numerous cases of the internal and external uses of clay in his treatise on clay therapy. Galen used as one of his means for curing injuries, festering wounds and inflammations medicinal red clay, which came from the island of Lemnos, and was known throughout the classical world.
In medieval Persia, Avicenna (980-1037 CE), the ‘Prince of Doctors’, wrote about clay therapy in his numerous treatises.
In more recent times a significant body of scientific research on clay exists. For example, NASA determined that clay is far and away the best supplement for the diet of astronauts to alleviate the bone loss that otherwise accompanies extended periods of weightlessness.
The most effective healing clay is calcium bentonite, also known as Montmorillonite or Fullers Earth. And the best calcium bentonite is that written about by Cano Graham and Perry A. It comes from a deposit in the California desert, and it is what we sell here at CANOS CLAY INDIA.
The following are links to stories of using the clay successfully for a variety of health problems. You are welcome to read them and see how they might apply in your own case.
DISCLAIMER: For any health problem, you should first consult a physician. We make absolutely no claim that clay is a “cure’ or an officially approved medicine for any ailment! Nonetheless, the stories that follow are 100% true, and they comprise a body of evidence that is hard to ignore. It is best to consider them as an important addition to the ever-widening interest in natural remedies that are both effective and without the side effects so common with many allopathic medicines.
The Clay and Treating Chemical Poisoning: The Dunsmuir Spill (from The Clay Disciples)