Folk pharmaceutical formulations in western Mediterranean: Identification and safety of clays used in pelotherapy

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 810-814

  Sánchez Espejo, Rita ^a   Aguzzi, Carola ^b   Cerezo, Pilar ^b   Salcedo, Inmaculada ^b   López Galindo, Alberto ^a   Viseras, César ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clays; Ethnopharmaceutics; Ethnopharmacy; Natural substances; Pelotherapy; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CLAY; METAL; MINERAL;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MUD THERAPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECTROMETRY; STANDARDS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CARBONATES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; METALS; MINERALS; MUD THERAPY; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84905106568     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.031     Document Type: Article

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