Medicinal and care properties of mud – the review of literature

Marlena Warowna, Katarzyna Tokarczyk, Anna Hordyjewska, Agnieszka Sobolewska-Samorek, Beata Kręcisz

M. Warowna, K. Tokarczyk, A. Hordyjewska, A. Sobolewska-Samorek, B. Kręcisz – Medicinal and care properties of mud – the review of literature. Fizjoterapia Polska 2019; 19(2); 34-43

Abstract
Mud (peloid, peat) has been used in medicine for many years. It is a natural resource used in Polish spas. The properties of treatments with mud are its thermal, mechanical, chemical, hormonal, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and analgesic. Pores from peat cause local overheating of tissues and thus increase cellular metabolism. Its mineral components such as magnesium sulfate, potassium, aluminum compounds and others, penetrate the skin and accumulate in the stratum corneum and deeper. The content of organic compounds humic acids testify to the therapeutic properties of mud.
The healing and prophylactic properties of peat are widely used in rheumatology, dermatology, cosmetology, urology, ophthalmology, gynecology, gastrology and dentistry. Traditional treatments with peloid are used in the form of complete or partial baths, soaking tubs, wraps, mud tampons or iontophoresis.

Key words:
mud, peloid, healing treatments, humic acid

 

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