Browsing by Subject "Calabash chalk"
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Chemical analysis of calabash chalk: does it affect human health?
(BRAC University, 2017-06)Consumption of geophagic soil by mankind is an enigmatic and convoluted fact. The fact has fecundity to produce huge conventional reasons for consuming the soil but still those are considered as elusive. Indigence naturally ... -
Geophagy: histopathological perspective of an unusual craving for clay
(BRAC University, 2017-06)Due to the increasing number of industries many toxic and heavy metals are getting mixed with soil. Since many women have the tendency of eating a special type of clay, which is known as calabash chalk, it has become ... -
Life with geophagy: biochemical effects of calabash chalk on swiss albino rat
(BRAC University, 2017-07-31)“Geophagy”, a common practice of deliberate consumption of non-food nutritive clay which is mostly consumed by the pregnant women and children in some specific region of the world. During pregnancy some women feel special ... -
Practice of geophagy: effects of calabash chalk on liver, kidney and spleen in swiss albino rats
(BRAC University, 2018-02)Geophagy is the practice of consuming earth materials such as Calabash chalk. This practice is widespread in diverse countries in Asia and Africa by both the sexes and the different age groups of people. Many women and ...