Dear Eaton, Thanks for the great info on clay. I have read an article on DMSO and Vitamin B12 in www.mercola.com that says that DMSO is absorbed directly through the skin and it will carry with it any
impurities(good and bad) dissolved in it. Hence, I am wondering if you have assessed the effectiveness of Bentonite mixed with DMSO. Anyway, the author of the article says that he started to feel a sense of general strength and well being after an hour of this application of DMSO and B12. This is faster than taking oral or sublingual tablets. Regards, Weng -----Original Message----- From: Jason Eaton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, 31 July, 2003 1:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Burn treatment with bentonite and CS ... Mike: Thanks for the report! My experience matches your description exactly. Over the last year, we've come along way in complicating -- I mean contemplating -- reasons for the effectiveness of clay applications, from a scientific point of view. All known possible resources have now been exhausted. One of the Arizona Universities failed to uncover the mysteries of clay with a few well-intentioned but unsuccessful analytical studies. They quickly ran out of ideas and time, and thus gave up. World-renown and nobel prize winning Professor Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith was consulted -- by Thierry Brunet -- who showed brief interest, non-belief, and had no real -- even whimsical or hypothetical -- explanation to offer. In fact, Thierry has travelled the world and met with every known expert on healing clays he could locate. We now, by far, have the largest collection of knowledge and information ever assembled regarding the subject ( besides anecdotal experience by users, of course )... Some of France's prominent and gifted "spiritual" healers have examined clay, expressing amazement at the powerful "healing energy" the clay possesses. Initial Kirlian photography done by extremely knowledgable homeopaths in France has demonstrated that clay applied locally is an extraordinary stimulating force, and that clay ingested effects the body's metabolism within a few short minutes of ingestion... with an unexplainable reach far beyond the digestive system ( as we know, since ingesting clay initially can -- but won't always -- cause a slight increase in blood pressure, as an example ). We've collectively turned down an offer to present data at a United Nations WHO meeting, as the results of the last meeting ( which I did not attend ), while generating great interest via overwhelming evidence presented, there was also a great deal of skepticism, including half-hearted accusations of doctoring photos. Beyond the interest, none of the needed support was acquired as a result... It seems pointless to... continue the same thing expecting different results. Incidentally, I have some of the most amazing images one would ever see regarding the sheer power of healing clay... But, these images cannot be released in any form publically, and one must have a stomach of solid steel to view them... As this was a case of an infection where treatment had no chance of being successful ( too late ), but the individual elected to do the therapy ( there would have been no other hope anywhere ) because miracles can happen. In this case, the individual eventually required amputation of a hand/forearm ( which would have been the first action if the clay therapy was not done ), but the knowledge and insight gained from the treatment was nearly unfathomable -- to those with experience with the nature of infections and tissue degeneration. Email me privately if you wish to see them. Anyway, I was hoping that the further research would begin to unveil the mysteries of clay healing from a scientific viewpoint. Sadly, it has done exactly the opposite! Antibacterial Time kill studies demonstrated that Illite, which is another class of green healing clay ( a mica, illuminosilicate ), actually promoted the growth of bacteria in vitro. Bentonite and Montmorillonite ( smectite, illuminosilicates ) have proven antibacterial capabilities. Our one research experiment done with natural bentonite shows that the bentonite silver mixture is effective against gram positive bacteria ( which the clay responds very slow to ), with about a 15% reduction in efficacy of the silver. This is significant, as one can harness the benefits of the clay without sacrificing too much of the "silver power"... Very few substances are truly compatible with silver for medicinal applications. Now, the Illite is much more powerful than montmorillonite in certain circumstances, such as the Buruli Ulcerations. It is a very powerful healing clay, and presents more mysteries than it solves. It is far less effective in other situations, such as baths, where the ion exchange capability of the smectites, and the way the charge layers form, provides a far greater ( dare I say catalyst? ) reaction. We finally got our hands on some natural French illite for testing purposes, and we immediately began to "pit it against" our own natural desert bentonite -- with great relish. The illite is... exotic. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but the average particle size is minute compared to even the finest bentonites. It has been hypothesized that the illite particles are small enough to penetrate the skin barrier, and that this may be what is rendering the clay effective against the buruli ulcers. I have argued against this point for many reasons, mostly based on extensive experience with deep-tissue issues and bentonite. It has always been hypothesized that it is the ion exchange capacity that provides the "healing power" of the smectites, which I have also argued against, based on tests I've performed with high-sodium bentonites and lower sodium bentonites ( mainly regarding clay poultices, and not baths ). I demonstrated by experimentation over a three week period of time that clay baths had no effect on a skin cancer, and that a single clay poultice did. Anyway, the natural illite has thusfar outperformed our desert clay when applied to minor skin conditions/infections and skin irritations... by a relatively wide margin. However, the illite does not have the same pain-relieving effect that the bentonite has, and it does not seem to have the reach -- inside the body -- as the natural bentonite has. It is fantastic internally, and shares many of the properties we are used to seeing, with no explanation as to why ( illite is a non-swelling clay ). Of interest: http://www.eytonsearth.org/mercurytoxicity.html The lab results have been confirmed in this near-lethal case of mercury poisoning. Illite used internally in conjunction with montmorillonite clay baths removed the mercury from the body, bringing down the total mercury content well within safety limits, while not touching the platinum levels... I wish we could have seen a full analysis done comparing other substances. Furthermore: http://www.eytonsearth.org/bentonite-psyllium-colloid.html We've added a new page on utilizing Psyllium with Bentonite for internal cleansing. This is the first new page of about 15 I have to add, as time provides. We aren't any closer to really identifying what brands/types of bentonite are best -- and why. We are relatively certain that the FDA grade clays are the least desireable, and that high sodium bentonites may be excellent for bath treatments, but not nearly as effective for topical applications and clay poultices. The two sodium bentonites that we've tested which were not very effective? One could actually taste the salt. Our last clay application of note was with a strange and unknown irritation/growth present on the side of the "knuckle" of a little toe ( beneath the skin ). The irritation was to the point that it was difficult for the individual to wear a shoe on the foot, and the condition had been progressively getting worse for about nine months. The individual did not seek medical attention. Clay application, done over a three day period, over night, at first appeared to be inneffective. Redness was removed, but the size of the growth remained the same. The clay use was halted. However, over the next two months, the irritation subsided, and the growth actually began to move torward the very tip of the toe, to the point where it is obviously now dead tissue that exists almost exactly as a callus would appear, with no associated pain. It appears as if the body is simply going to eliminate it. I've never seen such a growth actually move nearly 1/2 inch that was so close to the skin's surface. The lymphatic system is amazing. Best Regards, Jason R. Eaton ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 9:03 PM Subject: CS>Burn treatment with bentonite and CS ... > I want to report this for anybody who might be interested... > > Over the last year or two I have learned about some of the medicinal > uses of clay from Jason's messages here. This week we had a chance to > put that learning into practice once again. > > Rosie was helping with dinner prep and was scraping the insides of a > cooked spaghetti squash out of its skin. A sizable "blop" of squash > innards landed on the inside of her wrist, causing an extremely > painful burn. > > She put it on ice while we sat down to dinner. Afterwards she asked me > to put some clay on it. > > I had had a mason jar with some hydrated clay in it, but it had dried > out a little bit. Even still, it sprang back after adding a few drops > of water and stirring lightly. I spread a nice thick layer over the > burned area, which was red and still hurting a lot, but had not yet > blistered. She wrapped it in gauze and kept that moist by spritzing on > some CS. > > After a few hours she pulled off the compress and re-dressed the > injury with more CS moistened gauze. (No clay at this point.) > > Already, the pain was nearly gone and there was only a very *small* > area with a couple of blisters at one edge of the wound that I didn't > get as much clay on as the rest. The rest of the area was slightly > tender, but not painful at all. > > The next day she dispensed with any dressings at all, as they weren't > necessary. > > We're talking about a burn that would have been a couple square inches > of blister if it had not been treated promptly and well. The fact that > only the small area that blistered had not received an adequately > thick application of clay gives us a bit of a basis for comparison. > > Now, a few days later, the rest of it is quite far along in healing, > and only the small area that blistered is behaving as you'd normally > expect of such a burn. > > Thanks Jason! It's good to have this treatment protocol in our bag of > tricks. > > Be well, > > Mike D. > > > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal > silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
