The present invention relates to a medicinal clay preparation containing 90-99.9% w/w medicinal clay and 0.1-10% w/w binders. It further relates to a method for producing the medicinal clay preparation, wherein first the binder(s) is/are dissolved or suspended in purified water and then the medicinal clay is mixed with the binder-water mixture and granulated by a conventional method. Optionally, a coating can also be subsequently applied.