ArticleAfrican journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM2014
Physico-chemistry of geophagic soils ingested to relief nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
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- Geophagy as a risk factor for Soil-transmitted helminthic infections among pregnant women attending antenatal care at health institutions in Chiro Town, Eastern Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections and Geophagia among Pregnant Women in Jimma Town Health Institutions, Southwest Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2021Article
- Geophagic Clays from Cameroon: Provenance, Metal Contamination and Health Risk Assessment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Review of the nature of some geophagic materials and their potential health effects on pregnant women: some examples from Africa.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2019Review
- The geochemistry of geophagic material consumed in Onangama Village, Northern Namibia: a potential health hazard for pregnant women in the area.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2019Article
- Geophagy among a Cohort of Kenyan Women with Mixed HIV Status: A Longitudinal Analysis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Evolution of dietary preferences and the innate urge to heal: Drug discovery lessons from Ayurveda.Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicineReview
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Abstract
backgroundNausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) is one of the most common symptoms experienced by most women during their first trimester of pregnancy. For some of these women, especially the more tribally and culturally oriented ones, soil ingestion is one of the remedies used to curb NVP. The aim of this study was to physico-chemically characterise selected geophagic soils from Cameroon and South Africa, ingested for the relief of NVP and to appraise their ability to meet the needs of geophagic individuals. MATERIALS AND
methodsThirteen geophagic soil samples (6 from Cameroon and 7 from South Africa) were obtained from traditional mine sites and physico-chemically characterized. The following tests were conducted; particle size distribution (PSD), liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), plasticity index, soil pH and electrical conductivity (EC).
resultsThe samples were texturally classified as silt loam, of medium to high plasticity with normal to active swelling potentials. The samples were generally acidic (pH of 3.1 - 6.1) with low EC (average of 92.71µS/cm).
conclusionBased on soil consistency limits and pH, the samples were found to be suitable for use as remedy for NVP with soils from Cameroon displaying the most optimum properties.
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