Talk:Bentonite

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This clay can be obtained for medicinal/dietary use. Animals and people have used clay licks for thousands of years and some companies provide the substance as a powder with which a solution (or suspension) can be made, and taken. Apparently it helps remove toxins from the digestive system allowing the animal to consume plantation that would otherwise be poisonous. A paragraph on this usage would be useful but I do not have enough information. Oniony

Apparently it is called geophagy. Oniony

South African Bentonite

Here in South Africa Bentonite is used as animal feed, it increases their metabolising. It also work as a binder to animal feed

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[edit] Broken

There is a broken link in the article, can someone redirect it to its proper location? I have not had time to figure out how to do this, or even know if the article exists.

[edit] Acne treatment

I noticeed that Bentonite is listed as an "active ingredient" on some clearasil acne products. If anyone knows what effects bentonite has on one's dermatological health then could they please mention it in the article.

[edit] Map

Does anyone understand what "This map is consistent with incomplete set of data too as long as the top producer is known" actually means? It does not make a great deal of sense to me. Also data should not be published if it is incomplete. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.157.127.176 (talk) 21:50, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Medicinal uses

The following copied from my talk page for wider audience:

I can see how the image I put on there may be considered spammy and a couple of references unreliable and I have therefore removed them, but I refuse to remove the mention of medical benefits with the reference to about.com. On there website, they link to the follwing research:

Sources

Abdel-Wahhab MA, Nada SA, Farag IM, et al. Potential protective effect of HSCAS and bentonite against dietary aflatoxicosis in rat: with special reference to chromosomal aberrations. Nat Toxins.1998; 6:211-218.

Ducrotte P, Dapoigny M, Bonaz B, Siproudhis L. Symptomatic efficacy of beidellitic montmorillonite in irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized, controlled trial. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 Feb 15;21(4):435-44.

Santurio JM, Mallmann CA, Rosa AP, et al. Effect of sodium bentonite on the performance and blood variables of broiler chickens intoxicated with aflatoxins. Br Poult Sci. 1999; 40:115-119.

PDR Health. Bentonite. <http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/ben_0308.shtml>

Jason7825 (talk) 22:16, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Removed again. About.com is "not" a reliable source. Also the re-added link-bits to the sodium and calcium bentonite sections were pure spam (sales page of an alt. med. retail supplier). A note regarding health and/or medicinal uses would be appropriate if properly sourced. Also, note the current references were used in support of the article - they are not ext. links, rather references predating the current ref tag system. Vsmith (talk) 22:56, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
those citations don't appear to come just from about.com, for instance santurio et al is at [1]. bentonite is used for broadly medical reasons, no doubt, and the article can include that usage without making any claims as to its efficacy. a source from the uk's national cancer institute: [2]. its use in "colon cleansing" or acne treatments again can be noted without any claims as to its efficacy, a source only needs to say it is used and this use is widespread enough to be notable. a note regarding any known lack of efficacy, properly sourced, could also be added. i'll come back in a few days and if nothing is written here i'll edit the article accordingly--Mongreilf (talk) 13:52, 4 January 2008 (UTC)