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Mud
is supposed to be one of the best remedies for ailments and thus used as a
means of alternative medicines. It relieves the body from internal congestion
and enhances blood circulation. It is also used in cosmetology as it contains
natural moistures.
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The
use of earth for remedial purposes was very common in ancient time as well
medieval ages. In modern times the Mud Therapy again came into practice as a
valuable therapeutic agent. Emanuel Felke, a German therapist
tried to restore the Mud Therapy and was nicknamed as 'Clay Pastor'. Adolph
Just was one of the pioneers of natural cure believed that all diseases will be
cured if sleeping and lying on earth at night can be made customary.
During
seventeenth to nineteenth century mud therapy became popular in Europe. The
treatment for chronic illness was made with mineral waters and mudpacks of
different temperatures and compositions. Several experiments were conducted to
determine the optimal frequency, temperature and duration of applications and
the curative process by Mud Therapy remained always been a mystery to all.
During
the second half of the twentieth century pharmacology developed which gave the
idea of Mud Therapy to considered within alternative medicine. In addition to
this the present popular revolt against the synthetic medicinal treatment and
more demand for natural way of health and wellness aids in reviving the concept
of spa treatment. This was more enhanced, as in certain conditions like
rheumatoid arthritis no effective synthetic treatments were available. Recently
the research by Italian scientists revealed that the treatment with thermal mud
from hot spring or fango therapy included the correction of sulphur and
nitrogen oxide levels in the cartilage of arthritic patients through
improvement of circulation and exchange of necessary materials between fango
and the human body. To know more read:
