Allah Almighty put in clay many useful characteristics. Let us read……….
Today,
scientists say that Clay could provide a breakthrough in the fight
against superbugs. Researchers testing dirt which originated in French
volcanoes found it could kill up to 99 per cent of colonies of bugs such
as MRSA and E coli within 24 hours.
Scientists
believe agricur, found in the Massif Central mountain range, could lead
to the development of a class of antibiotics to which superbugs have no
resistances but over the same period, control samples of MRSA not
treated with agricur, grew 45-fold.
Researchers say that in laboratory experiments, the clay was found to wipe out bug colonies in a day.
The clay also
kills other deadly bacteria, including salmonella and a flesh-eating
disease called buruli, which is a relative of lep rosy.
It disfigures
children across central and western Africa. MRSA and other bacteria have
developed resistance to conventional antibiotics, largely because
patients stop using prescribed drugs when they begin to feel better
rather than finishing their course of treatment.
This allows the
hardiest bugs to survive and spread. And scientists searching for
antibiotics to replace penicillin have until now had only limited
success.
The healing
properties of French green clays, mostly made of minerals called
smectite and illite, were first discovered by French doctor Line Brunet
de Course.
She used it to
fight buruli at clinics in Ivory Coast and Guinea. When she approached
the World Health Organization in 2002 with 50 case studies, the
organization described her work as 'impressive'.
The scientists
do not yet fully understand how agricur treats MRSA and other
infections. It is thought more than one component is involved.
Dr Williams, a
minerals expert, said: "We have found several anti-bacterial clays that
appear to transfer unidentified elements to the bacteria that impede
their metabolic function”.
"It is possible
that it is not one single element that is toxic to the bacteria, but a
combination of elements and chemical conditions that attack the bacteria
from different angles so as to overwhelm their defense systems." Added
DR Williams
Statistics illustrate that in the UK, deaths from MRSA have risen from 100 a year in the early 1990s to more than 1,600 in 2005.
Another study
Published in 2005 under the heading” Antibacterial Activity of
Soil-Bound Antibiotics “which held by a group of researchers (Yogesh
Chander, Kuldip Kumar, Sagar M. Goyal, and Satish C. Gupta).
The goal of this study was to determine whether or not soil bound antibiotics are still active against bacteria.
Results of this
study showed that tetracycline and tylosin adsorbed to soils retained
their antimicrobial activity suggesting that even if antibiotics are
tightly sorbed to soil, they can still play a role in the emergence of
antibiotic
resistant
bacteria in the environment. Scientists say that since tetracycline has a
longer half-life than tylosin , soil microbes may be more induced to
develop tetracycline resistance than tylosin resistance.
New study
A recent study
by Dr. Linda Williams and Dr. Shelley E. Haydel from Arizona State
University concluded that clay may be used as a healer.
This study is
just the beginning; an awakening for the sleeping world and the medical
powers-that-be that clay is a serious contender in the field of safe
healing.
This new surge of information, putting clay into the healing spotlight, can and will open many doors of great magnitude.
According to the
study, researchers believe that clay can stop the growth and spread of
the MRSA virus, E-Coli and Staphylococcus Aureus viruses is just the
beginning. In a petri dish, it is easy to understand how clay works to
stop the spread and proliferation of the bacteria. Scientists say that
because a good clay has the ability to bind and bond with a substance of
positive charge ions, the clay molecules (due to their very strong
negative ionic charge and mineral composition) actually surround and
draw into themselves the weaker positive virus. Once surrounded and held
in this state, the virus is incapable of multiplying. Because it is cut
off from its source of nutrition, it either dies or is carried out of
the body. This works well on open wounds, boils, and internal
infections.
They made a
conclusion that the chemistry of the water used to hydrate the clay
poultices contains the critical antibacterial agent(s), and this
chemistry is controlled by the clay mineral composition and surface
properties. The clay that promotes bacterial growth (CsAr02) may have
provoked the natural immune system of the patients infected with M.
ulcerans. Treatment with the antibacterial clay (CsAg02) may then have
sterilized the wound, promoting natural healing.
Characteristics and different uses of clay
Today,
scientists believe that there are many unique characteristics in soil so
that it has many different uses as the following:
1.Clay is used for making pottery items, both
utilitarian and decorative. Different types of clay, when used with
different minerals and firing conditions, are used to produce
earthenware, stoneware and porcelain.
2.It is used in many industrial processes, such as paper making, cement production and chemical filtering.
3.Clay being relatively impermeable to water andis used where natural seals are needed, such as in the cores of dams, or as a barrier in landfills against toxic seepage.
4.Recent studies have investigated clay's absorption
capacities in various applications, such as the removal of heavy metals
from waste water and air purification.
5.A traditional use of clay as medicine goes back to
prehistoric times. An example is Armenian bole, which is used to soothe
an upset stomach, similar to the way parrots in South America originally
used it
6.A more recent, and more limited, use is as a
specially formulated spray applied to fruits, vegetables and other
vegetation to repel or deter codling moth damage, and at least for
apples, to prevent sun scald.
7.It can be used in construction field as dry clay is normally more stable than sand with regard to excavations.
8.Natural clay minerals can be used to heal skin infections.
Conclusion
Allah Almighty
and His prophet Mohamed peace be upon him told us 1400 years ago that
clay is a sterilized matter. So, He Almighty orders us to make the
“Tayammum” instead of ablution in case of there is no water by saying: (And
if you are ill, or on a journey, or one of you comes after answering
the call of nature, or you have been in contact with women (by sexual
relations) and you find no water, perform Tayammum with clean earth and
rub therewith your faces and hands (Tayammum) . Truly, Allah is Ever
Oft­Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving.){ Tayammum - The Women -verse43}.
Also the prophet says in the prophetic Hadith that “earth was made for me for praying and purification” [Narrated by Muslim].
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