You can use NaCl to season food for taste, and a little is needed as the body needs to maintain 0,9% salinity, not more nor less.
NaCl in excess is also poisonous so it is used to kill plants and preserve food.
Many kinds of salt have industrial, agricultural and medical uses.
Salts also alter the boiling and freezing points of water.
KCl (nowadays replaced with NaCl) has been used to melt snow and ice on roads.
Sodium glutamate is used to enhance flavours in cooking.
Also bensoates and nitrates are used in food production.
Soil is fertilised with nitrates, phosphates and sulfates.
Plaster is made of calcium sulfate
Acetates are used for polymers.
In certain spritual beliefs salt is used to protect from evil spirits.
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Glauber's salt treats constipation
Kenya uses salt for meat
Road salt is used for deicing.
table salt and salt licks for cattle food
* washing soda and eating soda are two commonly uses salts and their chemical names are Na2CO3 and NaHCO3
salt (condiment) is one
table salt and salt licks for cattle food
salt bed
Sea salt can be used in cooking for flavoring food. Also, sea salt has usages for cleaning surfaces too. http://www.saltworks.us/salt_info/salt-uses-and-tips.asp
Salt is good for humans because our body uses it for many functions and the salt is absorbed into our body