Pickering emulsions are systems composed of two immiscible fluids stabilized by organic or
inorganic solid particles. These solid particles of certain dimensions (micro-or nano …

Abstract Kaolinite Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 is an abundant and inexpensive geomaterial
regarded as one of the most common clay minerals in the earth's crust and the most …

The clay minerals are characterized as important minerals due to their specific properties.
One of the most important groups of the clay minerals is the kaolinite's group minerals due to …

Relationships between geodiversity and culture are very close and frequent, and they are
reflected in numerous and different areas, situations or levels. The purpose of this chapter is …

Simple Summary Mints are aromatic herbs with a millenary tradition of use for diverse
medicinal purposes since ancient civilizations, and they are still presently used in different …

Earthworms are important invertebrates that have been widely used as food and traditional
medicine sources for thousands of years. Not only have researchers proven that earthworms …

Explores the impact of drugs introduced by the Arabs on medieval Mediterranean
medicineFor more than one thousand years Arab medicine held sway in the ancient world …

Clay, or more precisely, certain clay typologies, have been used traditionally by humans for
therapeutic, nutritional, and skin-care purposes though they may be responsible for some …

Bezoars were introduced into Western medicine by Arabian doctors during the twelfth
century. They were used as antidotes to arsenic, the poison used most commonly in …

The article examines the relationship between geology and human health from antiquity to
today. The doctrine that man is a reflection of the universe was widespread in antiquity. In …