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Science 8 February 1985:
Vol. 227. no. 4687, pp. 634 - 636
DOI: 10.1126/science.3969552
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Science, Vol 227, Issue 4687, 634-636
Copyright © 1985 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Nigerian geophagical clay: a traditional antidiarrheal pharmaceutical

DE Vermeer and RE Ferrell Jr

The chief geophagical clay entering the West African market system comes from the village of Uzalla, Nigeria. Village inhabitants ascribe antidiarrheal properties to the clay, and they use it in traditional medicinal preparations to counteract intestinal problems. Mineralogical analyses demonstrate a striking similarity between the Uzalla village clay and the clay in the commercial pharmaceutical Kaopectate.


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