Interview with Aram Tadevosyan “Healing Clay,” composed by Daniela Lipsne
We had the opportunity to have a conversation with Aram Tadevosyan who has explored the healing clays through his medical and personal journey. With a long history of medical practice, and roots in a mountainous village, Aram bridges clinical practice with traditional wisdom. His story transcends a simple relationship with clay, it is indeed deeply tied to the action of spiritual and physical giving back to the earth.
masharu: Can you tell us about yourself and how you came to work with clay?
Aram: I am a medical doctor – surgeon by training, with experience over five decades. About twenty years ago, my sister-in-law, also a doctor and professor, introduced me to the idea of working with healing clay. She encouraged me to explore its properties more deeply. We first conducted laboratory tests, then submitted the findings to geological institutes. Everything was verified, and the clay met all the safety and quality standards for me to start introducing it to patients.
Since then, clay has been an integral part of my practice – using what nature provides in harmony with medical science!
masharu: Where does the clay come from?
Aram: The clay I use comes from my birthplace, a village in the Armenian highlands. The deposit lies just 200 metres above where I grew up. I remember it from my childhood. People from the village used it to wash their hair, apply to wounds, and eat it during the illness. I didn’t discover anything new, I simply returned to what had been there and studied it throughout.
masharu: What makes clay unique from a medical perspective?
Aram: Clay is a natural, living substance. It contains nearly all the elements of the periodic table – iron, magnesium, potassium, and many more. But it’s not about its material substance, but what the body does with it. The body takes what it needs and eliminates the rest.
One element I always emphasize is silicon. Though our body contains very little amounts, it plays a crucial role. Silicon helps to regulate over seventy elements in our body and is found in high concentration in the pineal gland, the so-called third eye. I believe the spiritual and biological meet here.
masharu: Could you tell us more about the different ways it can be used?
Aram: It is used across many fields – surgery, gynecology, urology, traumatology. It can be applied in baths, compresses, pastes, enemas, and of course used internally. I’ve developed a patented toothpaste, which contains 30-40% of the healing clay. It heals inflammation, whitens teeth, dissolves tartar, and even closes enamel cracks within months. It’s unlike anything I’ve seen in the pharmaceutical market.
Unfortunately, I am not a businessman. I’ve tried to bring this forward, but often I hear: “The market is too small.”
masharu: Does your family also use it?
Aram: Naturally, clay has become part of our everyday life. Even my great-grandson, he’s just a few months old. I use the clay as baby powder on him. Just a sprinkle on irritated skin, and it heals immediately. There’s nothing better. I’ve even proposed adding a thin clay layer to diapers, it would solve so many problems.
masharu: It’s unfortunate that clay’s healing potential isn’t more widely recognized today, especially considering how it’s been valued across times and cultures.
Aram: It’s surprising how we forget what has served humanity for centuries. Armenian clay, for example, was so valued that they exported it to Egypt during Cleopatra’s time, where it was used in beauty treatments and healing. Even Avicenna, the great medieval physician, wrote about the effectiveness of clay from Ani – our former capital. Our ancestors had a deep respect for the earth. They knew how to work with it.
That knowledge is still with us, it’s part of our heritage. But in today’s world, it’s often overlooked. We need to remember that health, humility, and harmony begin beneath our feet. Nature still gives us everything we need – we just need to stop, listen, and trust in it again.
Aram Tadevosyan’s story is a reminder that healing isn’t always dependent on invention – sometimes it comes from return. Return to the body. Return to the earth.
To further explore the healing properties of clay through the insights of expert Aram Tadevosyan, watch our YouTube video “Armenian Clay.”
