CLAY PACKS
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FRENCH GREEN CLAY
Clay is useful in alleviating pain, dealing with toxicity, managing flare-ups and healing crises and dealing with gastrointestinal problems. It is a very effective first line treatment for patients doing the Gerson Therapy.
French green clay has been used since Roman times both internally and externally.
Quality and Colors
The clay must be virgin and untreated. Green is the most active and the least tolerated in the hypersensitive person. The more it is exposed to sun, air and rainwater, the more active it becomes. Expose the clay to sun just prior to use. The clay will keep indefinitely in darkness.
French Green Clay is often named because of its properties and may be extracted from quarries other than French. At Hawaii Naturopathic Retreat Center we only use true French Green Clay, which is extracted in Southern France according to a specific protocol involving sun drying. French Green Clay contains many valuable elements including montmorillonite, mineral oxides, magnesium, calcium, potassium, dolomite, silica, manganese, phosphorous, silicon, copper, and selenium. French Green Clay also contains iron oxides and decomposed plant matter, which gives clay its green color.
Internal uses of Healing Clays
The clay we use internally is very fine. We soak one tsp of powdered clay in a glass of water over night and drink the water in the morning. The solution may have a constipating side effect. Drinking the clay solution is however very effective for the following purposes:
Detoxification of the digestive system (the absorptive action of clay pulls contaminants from the body)
Bacterial, organic and non-organic toxicity
Elimination of internal parasites (digestive tracts)
Immune System Support (clay used internally stimulates the body's elimination system and supports organ function)
Fixes free oxygen in the blood stream (occurs once the liver has been restored to full function )
Increases T-cell count
Fights free radicals
Mercury poisoning!
Trace mineral supplement
Liver Detoxification
Stomach Aches and bacterial food poisoning
Alkalizing agent in the body
External Uses of Healing Clay
Clay used externally may be coarse. It is first soaked in water to form a paste easy to spread on the area to treat.
Topical treatments include Packs , Compresses and Masks. Clay packs are used to alleviate headaches, hot inflammatory pain, joint pain, arthritis, reduce tumor inflammation and areas of fluid retention caused by trauma, infection or generalized edema. They absorb toxins, alleviate congestion and spasm in the deep organs of the liver, gallbladder, and kidney, as well as muscle spasm. They are useful in bone rebuilding, for stomach pains and diarrhea. There is a protective effect against gastroenteritis, cholera, dysentery, general food poisoning and 'sour' stomach (Price 1998).
Clay can also put in a bath in the use of heavy metal detoxification
CLAY PACKS
Bone and Muscle Damage due to Traumatic Injury
Clay pack applied immediately after injury, applied 1/2 - 1 inch
thick and covered, changed as needed ( 1/2 - 12 hrs. ),
duration to maximum tolerance.
Carpal Tunnel Sydrome
Tendonitis
Clay wrap around entire area if possible, 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick,
covered, for 20 minutes to an hour initially, increased to overnight
applications as tolerance permits, for three days to three weeks.
Treatment of Internal Organs
Clay compress (dressing saturated with hydrated clay ) applied to
cover the organ for 20 minutes per application to start, tolerance
carefully monitored, extended to 1 hour applications as tolerable,
progress to clay pack and 20 minute treatments, then to one hour
as tolerance permits-- as needed with internal cleansing support.
Chronic Headaches
Clay pack applied to the nape of the neck for twenty minutes, then
applied to the forehead for twenty minutes ( continue to alternate
as needed )
Skin Conditions (acne, eczema, rashes, more... )
Depending on the condition, clay compresses or packs can be
used ( any cystic condition requires dense packs applied for an
extended amount of time ).
Rapid healing of injuries ( bruises, sprains, burns, etc. )
Thick clay packs applied to sprains, bruises, breaks, ect. Thin clay
strips, covered, or compresses applied to burns. For any injury that
includes a break in the skin, never allow the clay to dry. Simply
change out the dressing as needed.
Severe Bacterial Infections
Wound cleaned thoroughly with liquid bentonite, clay packs applied
at least 1/2 inch thick, dressings changed as often as required due
to drainage, never allow clay to dry on damaged tissues.
Skin rejuvenation and deep cleansing
One to twelve cups of bentonite added to a hot bath; hydrated
bentonite used as a normal soap; clay masks applied to the skin;
clay formulations used in a massage treatment.
Radiation
Clay must be used internally and immediately. Clay baths repeated
to tolerance with as much hydrated clay as the individual can
tolerate ( based on their stamina ) for 20 minutes to one hour.
Compresses or thick clay wraps, alternating treatment to key
locations of the body (targeting the lymphatic system and primary
organs, treatments based on tolerance).
Skin graft donor sites ( special treatment only )
See the page on an experimental skin graft donor site treatment.
Eye strain
Thick clay packs applied to both closed eyes, covered and left on
from between 20 to 90 minutes.
Gall stones (special treatment recommended)
Reference Earth Cures by Raymond Dextreit.