CHARACTERIZATION OF CLAYS USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THEARCHIPELAGO OF CAPE VERDE

Samples taken from pieces of two clays being commercialized for medicinal purposes(alleviation of gastrointestinal problems, treatment of abscesses, furuncles and wounds, aswell as of skin ailments, and cosmetic applications) by saleswomen of natural products at thepublic market o...

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Main Authors: C. S. F. Gomes, R. Hernandez, M. C. Sequeira, J. B. P. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Geoquímica 2012-02-01
Series:Geochimica Brasiliensis
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Online Access:https://geobrasiliensis.org.br/geobrasiliensis/article/view/313/pdf
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author C. S. F. Gomes
R. Hernandez
M. C. Sequeira
J. B. P. Silva
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description Samples taken from pieces of two clays being commercialized for medicinal purposes(alleviation of gastrointestinal problems, treatment of abscesses, furuncles and wounds, aswell as of skin ailments, and cosmetic applications) by saleswomen of natural products at thepublic market of the town of Praia, in the island of Santiago, archipelago of Cape Verde,were submitted to several analyses, such as, granulometric analysis, mineralogical analysis,chemical analysis, cation exchange capacity and exchangeable cations, and plasticity, inorder to find out any scientific justification for the applications referred to. One of the studiedclay is composed of dioctahedral illite, and the other clay is composed of dioctahedralsmectite, dioctahedral illite and kaolinite. Other analytical data support the capacities of thestudied clays to be used as healing materials. These clays as other natural healing clays aretraditionally used for internal detoxification (particularly in the gastrointestinal tract), fortrauma injuries, for skin ailments and for cosmetic applications.
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spelling doaj.art-5d5d7bba63c74b49acce678dcebfb7632022-12-21T21:26:59ZengSociedade Brasileira de GeoquímicaGeochimica Brasiliensis0102-98002358-28122012-02-01233315331CHARACTERIZATION OF CLAYS USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THEARCHIPELAGO OF CAPE VERDEC. S. F. Gomes0R. Hernandez1M. C. Sequeira2J. B. P. Silva3Universidade de Aveiro - PortugalInstituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA) - Cape VerdeUniversidade de Aveiro - PortugalUniversidade de Aveiro - PortugalSamples taken from pieces of two clays being commercialized for medicinal purposes(alleviation of gastrointestinal problems, treatment of abscesses, furuncles and wounds, aswell as of skin ailments, and cosmetic applications) by saleswomen of natural products at thepublic market of the town of Praia, in the island of Santiago, archipelago of Cape Verde,were submitted to several analyses, such as, granulometric analysis, mineralogical analysis,chemical analysis, cation exchange capacity and exchangeable cations, and plasticity, inorder to find out any scientific justification for the applications referred to. One of the studiedclay is composed of dioctahedral illite, and the other clay is composed of dioctahedralsmectite, dioctahedral illite and kaolinite. Other analytical data support the capacities of thestudied clays to be used as healing materials. These clays as other natural healing clays aretraditionally used for internal detoxification (particularly in the gastrointestinal tract), fortrauma injuries, for skin ailments and for cosmetic applications.https://geobrasiliensis.org.br/geobrasiliensis/article/view/313/pdfclay characterizationmedical usecape verde
spellingShingle C. S. F. Gomes
R. Hernandez
M. C. Sequeira
J. B. P. Silva
CHARACTERIZATION OF CLAYS USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THEARCHIPELAGO OF CAPE VERDE
Geochimica Brasiliensis
clay characterization
medical use
cape verde
title CHARACTERIZATION OF CLAYS USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THEARCHIPELAGO OF CAPE VERDE
title_full CHARACTERIZATION OF CLAYS USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THEARCHIPELAGO OF CAPE VERDE
title_fullStr CHARACTERIZATION OF CLAYS USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THEARCHIPELAGO OF CAPE VERDE
title_full_unstemmed CHARACTERIZATION OF CLAYS USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THEARCHIPELAGO OF CAPE VERDE
title_short CHARACTERIZATION OF CLAYS USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THEARCHIPELAGO OF CAPE VERDE
title_sort characterization of clays used for medicinal purposes in thearchipelago of cape verde
topic clay characterization
medical use
cape verde
url https://geobrasiliensis.org.br/geobrasiliensis/article/view/313/pdf
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