Turpentine baths restore blood circulation in tissues, provide oxygen flow to them and help cleanse the body of decay products, as well as eliminate various toxins and poisons.
Yellow turpentine baths have primarily a resolving effect. The convenience of yellow baths is that they are also indicated for angina pectoris, hypertension, and the consequences of hemorrhages, which is important for a person suffering from arthritis.
Keep 300 ml of castor oil in a water bath. Dissolve 40 g of caustic soda in 200 ml of cold water. After boiling the water in a water bath, pour the lye into the castor oil and stir thoroughly with a glass rod. When the solution thickens, pour 250 ml of oleic acid into it, while continuing to stir. When the composition becomes liquid (like sunflower oil), pour it into a saucepan along with 750 ml of gum turpentine . Stir. Store at room temperature in tightly sealed bottles.
The course of treatment is 5-10 turpentine baths. Pour water (36 C) into the bath, add turpentine solution (starting with 40 ml, each subsequent time increase the dose by 5 ml), stir. In 15 minutes, bring the water temperature to 39-42 C and lie in the bathroom for another 5 minutes. Drink a glass of hot herbal infusion with raspberries or honey. Dry the skin with cotton wool. Wrap yourself in a sheet, wrap yourself in a blanket, drink another glass of drink. Profuse sweating continues for 20-40 minutes. Then dry your body, change clothes and sleep.
The next morning you need to eat 50-100 g of potassium-containing fruits: dried apricots, raisins, pistachios. It is necessary to take into account that a yellow turpentine bath increases the excretion of sodium chloride and water from the body - after a course of treatment you can noticeably lose weight.
Zalmanov stated: “There is not a single disease of the bones or joints, not a single ankylosis of the joints with muscle atrophy, not a single chronic blockage of blood vessels that would not respond to turpentine baths. " Yellow and white turpentine baths have primarily a resolving effect, are indicated for angina pectoris, hypertension, the consequences of hemorrhages, polyarthritis and arthritis, and also have a pronounced rejuvenating effect in the elderly.
The type of turpentine bath - white or yellow - is determined depending on the value of blood pressure: for hypotension - white, for hypertension - yellow (or white and yellow together, then the pressure does not increase or decrease).
2 times a week, everyone taking turpentine baths on consecutive days must follow a fruit and vegetable diet. The fact is that treatment with turpentine baths leads to the dissolution and removal of waste from cellular and tissue metabolism. The diet stimulates the functions of the excretory organs.
Turpentine baths are best taken in the evening before bed, no earlier than 1.5 hours after meals. If turpentine baths are taken during the day, then the patient should remain in bed for at least 2 hours after white baths and about 3 hours after yellow ones.
It is recommended to take 20-25 drops of valerian tincture half an hour before the bath.
With white turpentine baths, the water temperature cannot be raised above 39 C. With yellow turpentine baths, the water temperature slowly rises from 36-37 to 39-41 and even to 42-43 C.
The time spent in a yellow (or mixed) turpentine bath at a temperature of 41-42 degrees is a maximum of 5 minutes, for the weak and elderly - 4 minutes is better. If after turpentine baths the burning sensation continues for more than 45 minutes, then do not increase the dose until the skin gets used to it.
Turpentine is a product obtained by steam distillation of resin from coniferous trees, mainly pine. There are various ways to use it, one of which is the technique proposed by doctor A. S. Zalmanov. He developed a special recipe for yellow turpentine liquid and white turpentine emulsion. Zalmanov's turpentine baths are divided into three types: yellow, white and mixed.
When taking turpentine baths, the biologically active components of turpentine have a local irritant and antiseptic effect and cause reflex changes in the body as a result of irritation of skin receptors and a thermal effect. At the same time, the pores open, the skin is freed from toxins, the capillaries located directly in the skin or under the skin are toned and expanded, helping to improve blood microcirculation.
Turpentine emulsions for baths come in two types - yellow and white. The temperature of white turpentine baths should be rising (initial water temperature - 37 degrees C, final - 39 degrees). Baths with white turpentine are contraindicated for people with hypertension.
According to the temperature regime, yellow turpentine baths are classified as hyperthermic. This means that the initial temperature of the bath is 37 degrees C, and subsequently increased to 40–42 degrees C. The initial proportion of emulsion for a yellow turpentine bath is the same as for a white one, with its gradual increase. Baths with yellow turpentine are contraindicated for people with a tendency to hypotension.
Solutions of yellow and white turpentine emulsions can be mixed in a certain proportion. After a course of such mixed baths, blood pressure will return to normal.
The list of diseases for which the use of turpentine baths is recommended is huge. Let's mention just a few:
The total duration of the bath is 10 minutes. When taking a bath, add hot water to it every 3 minutes and within 10 minutes bring the water temperature to 42 degrees.
Such particularly sensitive places include the armpits, inguinal folds, perineum, and places of accidental scratches.
After the bath, it is recommended to rest for 1.5–2 hours.
The history of using baths goes back a long way. It is known that as early as 400 BC, ancient Greek and later Roman healers used mineral salts as a composition for medicinal baths. Research in this direction led to the creation of a whole area - balneotherapy .
The convenience of the balneotherapy method is to prepare and take bath procedures yourself. However, it is advisable to discuss this type of treatment with your doctor in order to avoid unpleasant surprises due to ignorance of the characteristics of your body.
Another advantage of baths for arthrosis is the rapid effect on the joints. Especially when it comes to gonarthrosis (arthrosis of the knee joints), ankle, elbow, cervical osteoarthritis, due to the close position of the joints from the surface of the skin. Thus, the therapeutic solution directly through the pores of the skin reaches diseased bones and worn-out cartilage, penetrating the joint capsule, positively affecting the quality of synovial fluid.
Turpentine baths for arthrosis rightfully occupy one of the first places in popularity. Numerous studies from scientific institutes studying balneotherapy have confirmed the usefulness of this type of therapy for joints.
At home, you can arrange a turpentine bath yourself. To prepare a turpentine solution you will need 0.75 ml of salicylic acid (usually easy to find in), 10 grams of crushed baby soap. Mix and pour boiling water (0.5 liters), remembering to stir. As the solution cools to 45°, add purified turpentine; it can also be easily found in pharmacies and hardware departments of stores. Our turpentine emulsion is ready for use.
Next, usually: fill the bath with warm water, slightly above human body temperature. Pour the previously prepared turpentine solution there (no more than 20 ml). Now you can take the procedure. If the container is not large enough to be completely in the water, then you need to place it so that the problem joints are necessarily in the turpentine emulsion.
People with heart problems are advised to take local baths without completely immersing themselves. Or warn loved ones who can help if unpleasant effects occur. An interesting point: due to the presence of turpentine, the water temperature of 37-40 degrees may seem hot, so do not overdo it with the amount of turpentine solution added (15-20 ml), otherwise you can climb in and jump out from the feeling of scalding boiling water.
After completing the procedure, you need to wash off the solution with a warm shower, rub yourself dry, wrap yourself up and go to bed. The healing effect will be the expansion of capillaries, the body will be steamed, even after the bath the heat on the skin and increased pulse will remain for some time.
The amount of turpentine emulsion can be increased to 70-80 ml per dose. One procedure per day will be enough. The course can be two weeks of daily sessions, which will definitely give a positive, noticeable result.
You will need iodine-bromine salt, which is widely available on the shelves of pharmacies and specialty stores. Dissolve salt (50-300g) in 10 liters of water, stir, then pour into the bath. If you are going to use a local bath, then you will need 50 grams of iodine-bromine salt; if you intend to completely immerse yourself, then you will need 300-500 grams of powder. A balneotherapy session lasts 15-20 minutes, the course duration is at least five daily sessions.
An interesting recipe for treating arthrosis in the bathroom using sea salt, medicinal chamomile and seaweed. For 5 liters you will need 200 grams of chamomile decoction, the same amount of seaweed powder, and add up to 500 grams of sea salt. Chamomile decoction is prepared separately: pour water into a container with chamomile herb, heat over the fire for 10 minutes, then strain through a sieve. Pour boiling water over the seaweed powder, let it brew for 8 hours, and strain. Mix both components in a bath with water temperature up to 40°. Add sea salt and stir.
Like previous procedures, a sea salt bath should be taken no longer than 20 minutes, preferably before bed. Afterwards, dress warmly and go to bed. The course consists of up to 10 baths, with a balneotherapy session every 3-4 days.
This type of balneotherapy is most often used in sanatoriums and health resorts. Treatment of arthrosis with mud baths is a wonderful way to increase circulation in blood vessels, improve the nervous and immune system, and enhance nutrition of cartilage tissue and joints. The healing baths of the Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, and the Dead Sea are known for their unique natural composition.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to consider all types of baths. The main thing when treating arthrosis with bath spa procedures is to focus on internal changes in the body in order to prevent the body from overheating. Baths against arthrosis will not only give you a healing effect on your joints, but will also bring you vigor, inner peace, balance, and give you the strength to cope with a difficult illness.
This joint disease is cured using various methods, and physiotherapeutic procedures occupy not the last place in the treatment of arthrosis. Many experts consider taking a bath an effective, safe, and most importantly, enjoyable way to eliminate the problem. Various natural substances are used as additional components: turpentine, medicinal plants, essential oils, etc. Salt baths are especially popular for arthrosis. Salt extracted from the seabed has a whole list of beneficial properties and is a natural source of a large number of important trace elements. Its use for joint damage has a very beneficial effect on their condition.
Salt baths for arthrosis have the following effects on the body:
Balneotherapy is considered a very effective treatment method. Healing substances act as quickly as possible on the source of inflammation, without causing complications or side effects on the functioning of other organs. Salt baths give particularly good results for arthrosis of the knee, cervical, ankle and elbow joints. It is these compounds that are located closest to the surface of the body and are more amenable to treatment.
During the procedures, the medicinal solution penetrates through steamed pores into the skin and reaches the affected bones and cartilage tissue. Sea salt substances enter the joint capsule, relieve inflammation and improve the condition of synovial fluid.
Salt baths for arthrosis can be supplemented with medicinal chamomile and seaweed powder. This composition of components will provide an antibacterial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect.
Recipe: for a volume of water of 10 liters, take 400 ml of chamomile-based decoction, the same proportion of cabbage powder and 1 kg of sea salt. The powder must first be poured with boiling water, left for 8 hours and then strained. Chamomile infusion should also be prepared in advance. When adding components to the bath, the water in it must be at least 40°C. Salt must be added gradually and stirred thoroughly.
It is recommended to carry out the procedure immediately before bedtime. The duration of the bath is 20-25 minutes. Balneotherapy sessions must be repeated every 3 days. The course of treatment is 1 month. With advanced gonarthrosis and coxarthrosis, you can continue the procedures for another 1-2 weeks.
Salt baths for arthrosis soothe, tone, relieve pain and inflammation, eliminate muscle tension and have a positive effect on the condition of not only the joints, but the entire body.
Before using salt baths for arthrosis, consultation with a specialist is required.
With arthrosis of the hip joint (coxarthrosis) and arthrosis of the knee joint (gonarthrosis), it is necessary to improve the blood supply to these diseased joints and reduce spasm of the surrounding muscles. How to do this when a person has arthrosis of the hip joint?
Any thermal procedures help reduce joint pain - mainly by increasing blood circulation in the joint area and intensifying metabolism. In addition, any heat relieves spasm of the muscles surrounding the joint, and this, in turn, improves its blood supply.
Dry heat is especially beneficial for joints. The easiest way is to use heated sand or well-heated salt. Sew a linen bag, heat the sand or salt in a frying pan or in the oven (in winter - just on a hot radiator) and pour it into the bag. If your hip joint hurts, you can sit on this bag, having previously given it a flat shape. If you are worried about pain in your knee, then it is good to place a bag of heated sand on your knee or next to your knee, or you can also tie it to your knee while the sand transfers heat to the joint.
An electric heating pad can be used to warm the joint, but it should not be applied to the body without a pad made of natural fabric, so as not to cause a burn. The heating pad can be kept on for several hours in a row, for example, while reading a book or watching TV, however, to avoid burns and skin pigmentation, first lubricate the skin with Vaseline or vegetable oil.
At night, it is advisable to apply an iodine mesh to the sore joints, which, by irritating the skin, will reflexively reduce the pain. The iodine mesh will not only gently warm the joints, but will also saturate the body with iodine, which in most regions of Ukraine is not sufficiently supplied with water and food.
Baths for arthrosis are very common. To treat joint diseases, turpentine baths, salt, aromatic, with a set of medicinal herbs, with the addition of mumiyo and other natural ingredients are used. In some cases, they cure osteoarthritis, radiculitis or bring significant relief and progression of the disease. Bath procedures have a positive effect on the entire body. Let’s try to figure out why baths are useful for the treatment of arthrosis, what interesting and effective recipes there are for baths.
The history of using baths goes back a long way. It is known that as early as 400 BC, ancient Greek and later Roman healers used mineral salts as a composition for medicinal baths. Research in this direction led to the creation of a whole area - balneotherapy .
To treat arthrosis, baths are used to stimulate the body's metabolic processes, to enhance microcirculation of blood vessels, to nourish the joints and the entire musculoskeletal system with useful elements. The healing effect is such that, in addition to arthrosis, they are used to combat rheumatism, osteochondrosis, atherosclerotic vascular diseases of the extremities, and radiculitis.
You all probably know that turpentine baths for joint diseases (ANHH, arthrosis, coxarthrosis) are recognized even by modern medicine, which usually has a very negative attitude towards treatment with unconventional methods.
Positive aspects of using turpentine baths.
Restore blood flow. and this, for joint diseases, is perhaps one of the most important properties of these baths.
Do you know any other advantages? - Name it. It will be useful for everyone.
I constantly use turpentine baths and only make them myself. I tried Zalmanov's pharmaceutical baths. 1 Expensive. 4-5 times more expensive if you cook it yourself. 2 Ineffective. Based only on my experience of use. (My wife, instead of gum turpentine, unknowingly bought Zalmanov - don’t throw it away).
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Treatment of arthrosis. Therapeutic baths
Under the influence of medicinal baths, blood circulation in the joints changes, which contributes to the restorative function in them. Use the bath recipes below.
Mustard baths:
Dilute 100-200 grams of dry mustard in warm water in a bucket to the consistency of liquid sour cream, stir thoroughly so that there are no lumps. Pour the prepared mustard into a bath of hot water. Duration of stay in the bath is 10-15 minutes. After the bath, you should wash yourself with warm water, put on clothes made of natural wool and socks, and go to bed under a warm blanket. These baths are best taken before bed. Mustard baths with mustard are effective for severe pain in the spine and joints.
Baths with mint herb decoction:
for these baths you need to use only mint herb, collected during its flowering and dried in a dry, well-ventilated area. Pour mint with water in a bucket in a ratio of 1:3, boil for 15 minutes. Infuse the resulting broth for half an hour and pour into a bath of hot water. The patient should remain in the bath until his body is steamed. The procedure is contraindicated for people with heart disease, vascular disease, and mental disorders. After the bath, you need to rub your sore joints with a dry towel, put on a clean wool suit and socks and go to bed under a warm blanket. Use in the treatment of the spine and joints.
Baths with hay dust:
pour one kilogram of hay dust (hay is not suitable for a bath, only dust is used) with one bucket of water, boil for half an hour. Leave for 30-40 minutes, strain through cheesecloth. Pour the broth into the prepared bath with hot water. Take a bath until the body is thoroughly steamed. After the bath, rub your body with a dry towel, wrap yourself up and go to bed. Decoctions and infusions of hay dust can be used for pain in the lower back, neck, and joints. Such baths are a potent remedy for diseases of the joints and spine. For people with heart disease or mental illness, a bath with hay dust is contraindicated.
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Throughout their existence, people have constantly searched for a magical elixir that restores youth and heals diseases. To achieve this, all sorts of tricks were invented, sometimes even life-threatening. However, nothing worked because until recently we did not know the cause of old age - the common cause of illness. Modern discoveries of scientists show that the main beginning of all ills for the body and the trigger for the vast majority of diseases is a violation of the nutrition of organ cells, that is, a violation of capillary blood flow - microcirculation.
All our organs are made up of tissues, and they, in turn, are made up of cells.
Cells are the building blocks from which our body is built. There are several billion of them in our body. The performance of our organs and our health as a whole depends on the health of each cell individually. To ensure its own existence, the cell must breathe, eat and get rid of waste. This triple role is performed by blood, which is connected to all tissues through the capillary network.
Capillaries are the smallest vessels that approach every cell of the body, enveloping all organs in the form of a network. This network is so huge that if the capillaries of one person were figuratively lined up into one thread, it would circle the globe six times! Capillaries constantly contain 80% of the body's blood. Disturbance in the functioning of capillaries is the main cause of any pathological process.
Turpentine, an essential oil from coniferous trees, has long been used to treat diseases of the spine and joints.
Do not confuse the turpentine sold in stores for technical purposes with the one sold in the corresponding stores and the drug included in the register of medicines, which is sold in pharmacies under the name “gum turpentine.” The first one is strictly forbidden to be used for treatment, since you can get burned or even poisoned.
Gum turpentine, or turpentine, is an essential oil obtained by heating the needles of pine, spruce, larch, juniper and other coniferous trees. This product is not poisonous (in doses used for treatment), it is widely used in medicine.
Turpentine oil belongs to the group of locally irritating agents, which, upon contact with the skin, cause dilation of blood vessels in the tissues located in the projection zone of exposure, help reduce swelling, and relieve pain.
Gum turpentine can be used in its pure form or be part of ointments and balms for the treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.
The simplest method of using turpentine is to rub the skin over the affected joint. To do this, take pure pharmaceutical turpentine or mixed with other oils (for example, castor oil), warm it up to body temperature and rub it into the skin. The treated area can be covered with a napkin and wrapped in a warm scarf or handkerchief. The procedure is repeated daily. Rubbing is best done before bed.
However, daily application of turpentine often causes complications - severe skin irritation, rash. In addition, if several joints or the entire spine need to be treated, such treatment is not very comfortable.
In 1904, an alternative to rubbing appeared - turpentine baths. Turpentine baths treat not only joints and the spine, but also other organs at the same time, improving blood flow in the brain, kidneys, and coronary vessels that supply blood to the heart.
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Russian doctor Abram Solomonovich Zalmanov at the beginning of the last century invented a method for dissolving turpentine in water, creating water-soluble turpentine emulsions - white and yellow.
Zalmanov developed a method for treating various diseases using baths with these emulsions and began to successfully practice it. Over twelve years, treatment with turpentine solutions gained enormous popularity - patients not only from the Old World, but also from the New World, flocked to Zalmanov.
Along with medical practice, Zalmanov studied the effects of turpentine oil on the body and after 12 years of work in this direction, he was invited by Danish professor August Krogh to work together in Copenhagen. The result of this four-year collaboration was the Nobel Prize awarded to Krogh “for the discovery of capillary blood flow and the mechanism of its regulation.”
Research conducted by scientists has proven that turpentine emulsion upon contact with skin gives the following effect:
This effect literally brings back to life certain tissues and organs that have been deprived of normal microcirculation for any reason.
The effect of using white and yellow solutions is slightly different:
Treatment with turpentine baths is carried out with no less success today. This method is often used in conjunction with other doctors at sanatoriums. However, such treatment can be carried out at home, you just need to consult a doctor, purchase medicinal solutions and strictly follow the instructions.
With age, as well as with increased stress on the spine (excess weight, heavy physical labor, sedentary work), the blood supply to bones and joints, as well as microcirculation in the peri-cartilaginous tissues, is disrupted. Lack of nutrition of the structures of the musculoskeletal system also contributes to physical inactivity.
Particularly affected are articular cartilage and intervertebral discs, which absorb not only the impact of body weight, but also additional loads. These structures do not have their own blood supply system, which makes their restoration after damage extremely difficult.
Lack of nutrition leads to depletion (dystrophy) of cartilage tissue and loss of elasticity. Dystrophic changes lead to the appearance of micro-tears in the cartilage; it can no longer normally protect bone tissue from mechanical stress. As a result, pain appears in the joints and spine, and their mobility decreases.
Turpentine baths, stimulating skin receptors, have a beneficial effect on metabolic processes in the tissues of the body:
Turpentine, which is part of the baths, not only helps restore tissue nutrition, but also provides an anti-inflammatory effect.
Effect of treatment with turpentine baths:
A full course of treatment will also help you lose excess weight, which will further increase the effectiveness of treatment for musculoskeletal diseases.
Indications for treatment with turpentine baths:
Since the solutions dissolve in warm and hot water, contraindications are limited to those for the use of warm and hot baths.
Warm and hot public baths are contraindicated for persons:
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Other restrictions for taking turpentine baths:
Many patients for whom general baths are contraindicated can take local ones - for hands, feet or sitz baths, which have a smaller list of contraindications. Another alternative is rubbing with turpentine solutions.
For persons prone to high or low blood pressure, a mixture of white and yellow solutions is recommended instead of one white or one yellow solution, respectively.
The turpentine bath is ready.
Recommendations for the procedure:
If the treatment is accompanied by herbal medicine, a decoction of medicinal herbs is best used immediately after a bath - this will enhance the healing effect.
It is not recommended to plunge your head into a bath of solution. If the solution gets into your eyes, you need to rinse them with clean water. If pain occurs in the heart area, the procedure should be interrupted immediately.
The course of treatment consists of 35-40 baths. The course can be repeated after 2-3 months or the procedures can be continued without taking a break. In the latter case, medicinal baths are used no more than twice a week.
Baths are taken every other day, alternating yellow and white solutions. If blood pressure is low or high, a mixture of them is used instead of the appropriate solution.
An indicator of the effectiveness of treatment is a slight tingling sensation during or after a bath, which indicates the normalization of microcirculation.
If after three (maximum five) baths there is no such sensation, you need to gradually increase the dose until the indicated effect appears. If tingling occurs, there is no need to increase the dose further.
For young people who do not suffer from serious concomitant diseases, the dose can be increased up to ten times the minimum recommended by the manufacturer of the drug. For patients over seventy years of age, it is not recommended to exceed the minimum dose by more than one and a half times, even in the absence of tingling.
If the tingling sensation continues for a long time (over 45 minutes) after the procedure and (or) general health worsens, the dosage must be reduced.
If the pain worsens, you need to take a break for one to two weeks, then continue the course, reducing the concentration of the turpentine solution.
All of the above also applies to local baths with a slight difference:
After local baths, to enhance the effect, it is recommended to additionally rub the problem area with turpentine.
Turpentine baths usually successfully complement treatment methods such as physiotherapy, medication and herbal medicine, increasing its effect.
However, treatment with turpentine must be coordinated with your doctor. Only the general, most common contraindications were listed above; in fact, their list is wider. In addition, in some cases, when combining turpentine baths with other treatment methods, the risk of side effects increases.
You should also pay attention to the quality of the drug. It is better to purchase the drug from a trusted, well-established manufacturer. This guarantees the purity of raw materials and compliance with the technologies for producing emulsions and solutions. Such a drug, if used strictly according to the instructions, will not cause burns and will provide maximum therapeutic effect.
A solution bought secondhand from a self-taught craftsman or made independently may not cure, but on the contrary, cause damage to health.
Today, a selection of such drugs is available in many pharmacies, as well as online stores.
For example, among doctors and their patients with diseases of the musculoskeletal system, products developed at the Moscow Research Institute of Natural Therapy have proven themselves well.
The number of preparations developed by the company includes basic - white and yellow - and auxiliary solutions for medicinal baths, rubbing solutions, and herbal teas.
Medicines can be purchased in the online store (naturmed.ru), ordered by phone or purchased in pharmacies in different cities. A list of pharmacies is presented on the website.
The products of the Research Institute of Natural Therapy differ from drugs from other companies because they have a good balance of price and quality.
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Reviews about the effects of medicinal baths can be studied by visiting such Internet sites as irecommend.ru, otzovik.com and others.
These are mostly positive reviews, where patients write that they got rid of joint pain and radiculitis. On the website naturmed.ru, an elderly seventy-eight-year-old woman writes that she got rid of many years of pain in her leg joints and gained freedom of movement.
Many point to the fact that after the course of treatment they simultaneously lost extra pounds.
There are few negative reviews. They are mainly associated with individual intolerance or improper use.
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Over more than 2000 years, a huge number of healing and health baths have been invented:
A simple example: Your feet are cold. After several courses, everything is restored and returns to normal.
A simple recipe.
140-210rub). Add a bottle of camphor alcohol (40ml
25-35rub). Mix or beat thoroughly. It’s more convenient to do this in a 1.5-liter plastic bottle (and it’s also more convenient to store the solution later). Add hot water to 1 liter. Beat until the prepared solution turns white. The emulsion is ready for use. When settling, the emulsion solution separates and turpentine comes to the surface. Shake thoroughly before use.
Turpentine baths restore blood circulation in tissues, provide oxygen flow to them and help cleanse the body of decay products, as well as eliminate various toxins and poisons.
Keep 300 ml of castor oil in a water bath. Dissolve 40 g of caustic soda in 200 ml of cold water. After boiling the water in a water bath, pour the lye into the castor oil and stir thoroughly with a glass rod. When the solution thickens, pour 250 ml of oleic acid into it, while continuing to stir. When the composition becomes liquid (like sunflower oil), pour it into a saucepan along with 750 ml of gum turpentine . Stir. Store at room temperature in tightly sealed bottles.
As already mentioned, turpentine is extracted from tree resin. Depending on the raw materials and the method of extraction of the substance, the properties of turpentine vary and its use varies. To obtain turpentine, branches, trunks, pine needles and even stumps are used. The method of isolation also varies: dry distillation or steam distillation, using gasoline as a solvent or the sulfate method. All this determines the properties of the resulting substance and its further use. The qualities of the substance also vary depending on the type of wood.
Turpentine is used in the chemical industry, as a paint solvent, in veterinary medicine and medicine. Moreover, only gum turpentine can be used for medical purposes. It is obtained by distilling fresh resin with water vapor. The main active ingredients of turpentine are terpenoids and terpenes, which have medicinal properties.
Even in ancient times, turpentine was used to treat wounds, burns, and as a disinfectant. Modern surgeons use it to treat hands before surgery. After frostbite, turpentine is able to restore blood circulation in damaged tissues. Turpentine extracted from fir also has antimicrobial properties; there are known cases of its use for the treatment of gynecological diseases (erosions, mastitis).
Turpentine is also used for the manufacture of ointments and other medications for external use, intramuscular injections and oral administration. Vitamin A is isolated from the active substances of turpentine.
The healing properties of turpentine are known . having an expectorant effect. It is used in inhalations for sore throats and coughs. Turpentine improves the secretory activity of the bronchi and promotes the removal of mucus from the respiratory tract. It is also believed that inhalation of turpentine vapor has a detrimental effect on the causative agent of tuberculosis.
The medicinal properties of turpentine are widely used in the treatment of joint diseases: arthritis, arthrosis, radiculitis, lumbago and the like. Turpentine is also used as a hemostatic agent.
There is hardly a person who has never experienced health problems. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system are considered the most unfavorable in their course. A person is designed in such a way that with age, blood flow in all tissues and organs, and especially in the joints, deteriorates. The nutrition of the cartilage sharply deteriorates, it becomes thinner, becomes covered with cracks and eventually disintegrates. Such joint changes are called arthrosis. If you are also overweight, then the situation becomes critical. Arthrosis primarily affects the knee and hip joints, because the main load falls on the legs.
The suffering of people suffering from arthrosis is terrible. In advanced cases, it is impossible for the patient to move even around his own apartment! Terrible pain, swollen joints, inability to go outside - this suffering is impossible to look at.
However, many patients do not even realize that for more than 100 years there has been a natural remedy that can quickly and permanently relieve arthrosis. These are turpentine baths. Back in 1904, our compatriot A.S. Zalmanov (1875-1965) noticed that the inhabitants of Siberia practically do not know what diseased joints are. In those parts, bathhouses with pine brooms are widespread. It turned out that the needles contain pine oil, which is popularly called “turpentine.” Zalmanov suggested that if turpentine helps joints so well, it means it improves nutrition of the joints and is able to restore blood flow, and this is the main treatment for arthrosis!
Turpentine is a pine essential oil that is obtained from pine resin (resin). Resin has been known to mankind for its healing properties for many thousands of years. Dried pine and fir needles containing turpentine oil were used back in Ancient Egypt. The great Russian surgeon Pirogov during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 used turpentine to treat long-term non-healing wounds after amputations.