What is a toxin?
A poison/harmful substance produced by some higher plants, certain animals, and pathogenic bacteria that is highly toxic for other living organisms.
Digestive Tract:
A toxin is a substance which irritates the digestive tract and may cause further gastrointestinal complications.
The cation exchange capacity allows the mineral to bind not only inorganic cations such as caesium but also organic cations, and even bio-organic particles such as rheo-viruses (Lipson & Stotzky, 1983) and proteins (Potter & Stollerman, 1961).
Diosmectite has superior binding capacity than Kaolin due to layer structure with weak Van Der Waals forces and cation exchange characteristics
vSmectite unit layer = octahedral alumina sheet between two tetrahedral silica sheets (2:1)
Several layers in a crystal of Montmorillonite
Classification of Silicates
Diosmectite falls under a class of molecules known as enteroadsorbents
Can be used in acute poisoning where a pet has swallowed toxins including heavy metals, chocolates and other foods, plants, inedible objects and pharmaceuticals
As effective a toxin binder as charcoal
Directions for use: Administer 15 ml immediately
Muller et al.
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