Body packed with a “salt” called natron for forty days
Natron is a
naturally occurring mixture of sodium
carbonatedecahydrate
(Na2CO3·10H2O, a
naturally occurring form of soda ash) and
about 17% sodium bicarbonate (also
called nahcolite[1] or baking soda, NaHCO3) along with small
quantities of household salt (halite, sodium chloride) and sodium sulfate.
Natron is white to colorless when pure, varying
to gray or yellow with impurities. Natron deposits occur
naturally as a part of saline lake beds in arid environments.
Throughout history, natron has had many practical
applications, which still resonate in the wide range of
modern uses of its constituent mineral components.
Body packed with a “salt” called natron for forty days