Thanks to its amazing healing effects, it is widely known for its mud. It is a homogeneous creamy mass of dark gray, almost black in color with a faint smell of hydrogen sulfide. Contains a unique combination of trace elements, minerals and organic substances.
Origin history
Krasnodar region is famous for many lakes. Not far from the beautiful city of Yeysk is the salty Khan Lake, famous for its healing mud. They include sulfates, calcium, magnesium, sodium chloride and carbonates. The water in the lake resembles the sea and contains a large number of minerals. The first mud sulphide-silt mud was investigated in 1913, and already in 1921 the country's first mud bath was opened.
According to one legend, the lake was named Khansky in honor of one Crimean khan, who returned home after a campaign and stopped near him for the night. Before going to bed, he took a swim in the lake, and the next morning he noticed that he was feeling better, he was full of strength and energy. After that, the khan ordered to put a palace with a fortress here to come here and restore his health.
Therapeutic mud action
Low thermal conductivity and high heat capacity provide warming properties to mud. Due to this, the work of blood vessels and heart is normalized. The beneficial components that make up the mud are carried with the bloodstream to all organs, strengthening immunity and increasing efficiency.
With mechanical influence, the product, applied in the form of an application, creates pressure not only on the skin, but also on nearby tissues, blood vessels, nerve receptors. This procedure, with its beneficial effect, is very similar to massage.
Mild mud has a bactericidal effect, absorbing staphylococci and streptococci from the skin surface. It can inhibit the development of fungal infections.
With a chemical action, its heat enhances the effects of hormone-like substances, as well as sulfur: invading the skin, it favorably affects the nervous system and its endings.
What diseases does the mud cure?
As it was discovered after many years of applying mud, this is an excellent alternative to drugs in the treatment of gynecological, urological, skin and other diseases. For many years people come to mud health resorts, fleeing for a long time from their boring sores.
In the form of bathtubs or applying applications, it usually uses mud. Its use is recommended for the following problems:
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, injuries of the limbs and spine.
- Problems associated with the skin: neurodermatitis, psoriasis, scleroderma, etc.
- ENT diseases.
- Vascular and nervous system diseases.
- Infertility and inflammatory processes of the genitals.
- Some diseases associated with the digestive system.
Usage Results
Procedures in which therapeutic mud is applied have an effect on the whole body. If, when using it, you follow all the instructions, then you can expect a significant improvement in blood circulation, regulation of metabolic processes throughout the skin. All this contributes to a cleansing and rejuvenating effect. The fat balance also comes back to normal, joint mobility improves. Cicatrization of ulcers occurs and wound healing accelerates.
Cosmetic preparations containing therapeutic mud stimulate regenerative processes in the skin, making it more elastic and smooth. In terms of their effectiveness, they are not much different from expensive elite products used in beauty salons.
Who benefits from dirt?
It can be argued that almost everyone who wants to preserve their youth and beauty for many years is recommended to use mud. Its use will help to strengthen health, remove accumulated salts, radionuclides from the body, remove various inflammations and greatly improve the motor function of the body.
It is only necessary to remember that the approach to the treatment in which the mud is used must be special, taking into account the nature of the disease itself and the age of the patient. That is why the application technique and its duration should be prescribed by a specialist. He also exercises further control.
Contraindications
As with any treatment, do not forget about contraindications:
- It is impossible to carry out mud procedures if the patient has inflammatory processes in the escalation stage.
- In malignant neoplasms.
- With tuberculosis and asthma.
- It is forbidden to carry out treatment for many heart diseases.
- For sexually transmitted diseases and other infectious diseases.
- With diabetes.
- In the second half of pregnancy.
- With individual intolerance.
Nevertheless, treatment using mud is often safer and more effective than medications with a large number of side effects.