China is a country with an earlier use of montmorillonite, the specific use of time can be traced back to the Tang dynasty. In the year 741 is Tang Kaiyuan 29 years, edited by Chen cangqi medical home in the "herbal supplements", have been included in the "soil" effect of GaN. According to the book records "Gan soil for silicate minerals, non-toxic, main leaves of various strains of poison, hot soup at the end of the kimono". Later, after confirmed, mentioned in the "herbal supplements" "sweet earth is montmorillonite.

Montmorillonite in modern use is started in France in 1992, with the advent of Smecta montmorillonite powder to 2006 Simcere "Biqi" ads in the CCTV hit, smectite was officially into the tens of thousands of households. Animal husbandry industry stakeholders began to further the research on montmorillonite and, when the industry gradually understand some well-known imported mould removing agent, anti diarrheal agent, talcum powder, etc. Products main component is montmorillonite, montmorillonite in the domestic animal husbandry rapid warming.

With in-depth study, many derived from montmorillonite and related products such as a feed with montmorillonite, medicine using montmorillonite and montmorillonite for veterinary drug, the desiccant montmorillonite, montmorillonite clarification agent and montmorillonite fabric softener, montmorillonite cosmetic additives such as have come out in succession, and its application in dozens of different industries.