Mud applications do on the whole body (excluding the neck, heart and head). The patient is wrapped to keep warm. Local procedures are used more often – they make “trousers”, “underpants”, “gloves”, “boots”, “jackets”. The medicinal composition is applied in a layer of 4-8 cm. Indications – skin diseases: psoriasis, eczema, acne. The mud has an anti-inflammatory, wound healing effect, relieves itching and irritation. Local applications are most often done for joint diseases.
Mud Compresses applied directly to the diseased area. Above, the body area is wrapped in cellophane, and then with a bandage.
Healing baths cook by adding 2-3 buckets of dirt to warm water. The procedure can be carried out no more than 10-15 minutes. This type of effect on the body is softer than mud applications. Indications – diseases of the cardiovascular system.
A mud mask for face and body is applied to cleansed skin. The composition should be warm, its correct temperature is 35-37 degrees. The healing mass is left for 10-20 minutes. If the skin is dry, do not wait until the dirt is completely dry. Indications: skin diseases.
Who does not need to do the procedure
This method of treatment has contraindications. These are bronchial asthma, inflammatory processes in the acute stage, atherosclerosis, heart defects, hypertension stage II-III, ischemic heart disease, liver cirrhosis. You should not experiment with mud for fibroids of the uterus, during menstruation, with varicose veins, infectious diseases. It is impossible to carry out procedures for malignant and benign tumors. For those who suffer from allergies, treatment is contraindicated from May to July, while the plants are blooming. Mud therapy is allowed only during the period when the chronic illness subsides. During the period of exacerbation, procedures are prohibited.
Where does the healing mud come from?
Natural medicine differs in composition and origin.
Sulfide-sludge substance formed in the seas and oceans, in a salty environment. Such dirt is dark, almost black in color. It contains many useful minerals and has a bactericidal effect.
Mud sapropelic is collected at the bottom of a “stagnant” reservoir. The color depends on many conditions and is blue, dark olive, deep brown, black with a bluish tint. Such mud contains a lot of bromine, cobalt, iodine and other useful microelements. The composition has high thermal properties.
Peat mud formed in swampy areas. Its color is black, it contains a lot of organic substances. It promotes rapid tissue regeneration and stops inflammatory processes.