Géophagie

The géophagie indicates the fact of eating ground. There exist several types of géophagies.

The associated géophagie is the ingestion of the ground present on the plants by the Herbivore S and Omnivore S (of which large monkeys and the human ones).

The instinctive animal géophagie is the consumption of Argile S:

regular in addition to that presents on the plants;
per time of Deficiency;
in situation of disease.

The géophagie human Thérapeutique is resulting from the Rationalization instinctive practices of géophagie:

study of the starting deficiencies whenever animals or human beings consume significant amounts of clay instinctively (for example 5 G per day per kg of weight of the sick subject);
study of clays to define the curative and preventive properties of them.

Anthropology

The géophagie was particularly studied in the Indians of North America and the Afro-Americans. The expectant mothers consume some particularly.

Clay belongs to certain culinary receipts to decrease the effect of some Alcaloïde S.

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