Editing Magnesium (section)

====Other medical applications====

Sorted by type of magnesium salt, other therapeutic applications include:

* [[Magnesium sulfate]], as the [[hydrate|heptahydrate]], also known as [[epsom salts]] from its source mineral, is used as bath salts, a laxative, and a highly soluble fertilizer.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GP1caeWDUWkC&pg=PA224 | page=224 | title = The Fertilizer Encyclopedia | isbn = 978-0470431764 | last1 = Gowariker | first1 = Vasant | last2 = Krishnamurthy |first2=V. P. |first3=Sudha |last3=Gowariker |first4=Manik |last4=Dhanorkar |first5=Kalyani |last5=Paranjape | date = 8 April 2009| publisher=John Wiley & Sons }}</ref>
* [[Magnesium hydroxide]], suspended in water, is used in [[milk of magnesia]] antacids and laxatives.
* [[Magnesium chloride]], [[magnesium oxide|oxide]], [[magnesium gluconate|gluconate]], [[magnesium malate|malate]], [[magnesium orotate|orotate]], [[Magnesium glycinate|glycinate]], [[magnesium ascorbate|ascorbate]] and [[magnesium citrate|citrate]] are all used as oral magnesium supplements. 
* Magnesium borate, [[magnesium salicylate|salicylate]], and [[magnesium sulfate|sulfate]] are used as [[antiseptic]]s.
* [[Magnesium stearate]] is a slightly flammable white powder with lubricating properties. In [[pharmacology|pharmaceutical]] technology, it is used in pharmacological manufacture to prevent [[Tablet (pharmacy)|tablets]] from sticking to the equipment while compressing the ingredients into tablet form.
* [[Magnesium carbonate]] powder is used by athletes such as gymnasts, weightlifters, and climbers to eliminate palm sweat, prevent sticking, and improve the grip on gymnastic apparatus, lifting bars, and climbing rocks.