Another toilet question

[Civil_War_Buff]

I was reading my RV Repair and Maintenance Manual (by Bob Livingston) while camped in the Sierras over the 4th, and I noticed that under maintenance for the Thetford Electra-magic toilet, it says to use 1/4 cup of laundry detergent to a gallon of water and flush it through the toilet. Has anyone tried this? Veronica was all gung-ho to get me to do it, but I wanted to run it by y'all first.

Does this mixture clean the storage tank adequately? What else can I expect that it will accomplish?

Thanks in advance.

Larry