Editing Kaolinite (section)

===Medical===
* To soothe an upset [[stomach]], similar to the way [[parrot]]s (and later, humans) in [[South America]] originally used it<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Diamond JM|date=1999|title=Dirty eating for healthy living|journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]|series=Evolutionary biology|volume=400|issue=6740|pages=120–121|bibcode=1999Natur.400..120D|doi=10.1038/22014|pmid=10408435|doi-access=free}}</ref> (more recently, industrially produced).
* Kaolin-based preparations are used for treatment of [[diarrhea]].
* An ingredient in 'pre-work' skin protection and [[barrier cream]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.debgroup.com/sites/default/files/uploads/product-sheets/en-us/stokoderm_protect_pure_pi.pdf|title=Stokoderm Protect PURE|date=2017|website=debgroup.com|publisher=Deb USA, Inc.|type=product leaflet|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>
* To induce and accelerate blood clotting. In April 2008 the US [[Naval Medical Research Institute]] announced the successful use of a kaolinite-derived [[aluminosilicate]] infusion in traditional [[gauze]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2008/04/blood_clotting|title=Nanoparticles Help Gauze Stop Gushing Wounds|last=Rowe A|date=24 April 2008|magazine=Wired|access-date=5 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706091649/http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2008/04/blood_clotting|archive-date=6 July 2009|url-status=live|publisher=Condé Nast}}</ref> which is still the hemostat of choice for all branches of the US military. See [[Kaolin clotting time]] and [[QuikClot]].
* As a mild abrasive in [[toothpaste]].