In recent years
there has been much interest in natural elements therapy, defined as a
treatment with the natural elements of a specific geographic location.
The use of salt and mud for medical treatment
is probably as old as mankind and one of seas that have medical salt and mud is
Urmia Dead sea.
Urmia Sea in Iran, situated between East
Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan. pointed in the western north of Iran's Plateau
and the center of Azerbaijan Plateau. It is named as the most famous permanent sea
and the greatest river basin in Iran. Its water is extremely brine and sourced by
superficial water, basement currents and direct showering to the surface.
In Urmia sea the main source area providing
medical salt and mud is located along the western shore of sea. Urmia Sea has been
reputed to have healing properties, especially for alignments of dermatological
and rheumatic origin. This has been attributed mainly to the high mineral content. In summary, the
unparalleled salinity, the unique composition, the mineral mud, cannot be overlooked .
This area also has been reputed for its many
hot thermomineral springs, rich in sulfur and other minerals as well as a large
natural concentration of mud especially suited for therapeutic purposes.
Recently it has been shown that Urmia salt and mud are effective in reducing
objective and subjective parameters of many illnesses activity and severity and showed a
statistically significant improvement for a period of up to 3 months.
There are just two other sea in the world which
compared with it and named Dead Sea and Great Salt Lake. The salt's measure of
the sea is known as the second rank “after Dead Sea” in the world's column.
Although it is put in icy climate, it never freezes.
Since long time ago, the water and salt of this
sea has been using to cure some illnesses such as: articulation and diseases,
female's illnesses and psychiatric disorders. The black mud and lake's salt are
definitely curable for articulation, skin diseases which based on physical and
mental problems(Psychosomatic). Also the meditation of this material is useful
for: Asthma, Bronchitis, Allergy and sort of Sinus Disorders. This production
based on Sodium Chloride water to set illnesses right.
Sodium Chloride water is an anti bilious and
causes the better excretion in it. The salt with several mineral materials
combined in a kind of rare crustacean called(Artemia), Chlorine, Sodium,
Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Sulphates and other materials plus Keton. This
formulation is used for healing like Fungous and skin infections, Acne,
Muscular pains, removing depression or stress, recovering Callous and bone's
cracking. It is also utilizing for women making- up and hygienic productions.
Salt therapy is the
combination of bath sea salts and water, and
is the basis of many powerful therapeutic treatments. There are numerous types
of urmia salt and mud therapy administered at spas, holistic centers and health
clinics around the world. Sports therapy clinics use hydrotherapy baths and mud
to help patients recover from joint and muscle injuries. Dermatologists are
recommending Sea Salt baths and mud for patients with psoriasis, eczema and
other dry skin conditions. Estheticians
emphasize the cleansing properties of a sea salt bath and mud to clean pores
and to detoxify the body. Cancer patients use salt and mud therapy to help deal with radiation
treatments.
The Urmia sea salt and
mud not only restricted infection risks, but patients who followed treatments
involving the use of salt and mud found that it also promoted pain relief. It is now known that sea salt and
mud therapy is an effective treatment that assists in the rejuvenation of the
cells and also induces a healthy exchange of minerals and toxins between the
blood and the salt water and mud.
There are even salt
and mud therapies and therapeutic bath salts can use on a daily or weekly basis
in home.
Types of salt and mud Therapies
Balneotherapy - a range of
treatments with warm mineral salt water, from bathing or underwater massage
jets to plain drinking. Alkaline water helps stimulate the secretion of bile,
while hypnotic water has diuretic effects and is often used for treating kidney
stones.
Heliotherapy - use of the sun’s
creative properties. Despite recent awareness of skin cancers, sun remains an
excellent source of energy, boosting immunity and stabilizing mood when used
appropriately. Skin treatments combine this with sea salt baths and mud, but
should only be used together under the supervision of a doctor.
Phytotherapy - treatments with
wild-growing herbs, plants, flowers or leaves. Used in salt baths, oils or
infusions, their effect can be superior to pharmacological treatments for some
medical conditions. Perfect for combining with about urmia sea.
Mudtherapy - a range of
treatments with mud, from rubbing it on skin.
Sea Salt Therapy Treatments at the Spa
Jacuzzi: a hydro massage in
the bath filled with warm sea water for 20 minutes.
Sea Salt Wrap: soothing and healing spring water will leave your skin soft and
invigorated. Used in combination with sea salts and individualized essential
oils, it stimulates circulation, increases lymph flow and detoxifies the whole
system.
"Under Shower" Massage: a light body massage
with waterproof cream while having sea salt
"Under Water" Massage: a strong jet body
massage while lying down in a warm salt bath
Salt Glows: a special blend of sea salts and aromatherapy oils gently
exfoliates dead skin cells leaving the skin toned, glowing and stimulated. Salt
exfoliations are wonderful when paired with a body wrap.
Aroma Massage: a gentle sea salt exfoliation prepares your skin to better receive
the benefits of aromatherapy and massage for the ultimate in relaxation of body
and mind.
Sea Salt Therapy at Home
We may not always have the time to visit a resort
or spa. There are several therapies can enjoy at home with little or no mess
and preparation:
Thalassotherapy Bath: Draw a warm bath (37- 40 degrees centigrade) and add a Urmia Sea
Salt Cell. Dim the lights and soak for 20-30 minutes. Drink plenty of water
during and after your soak. Pat dry when finished and wrap in a warm bath robe.
You'll feel relaxed and rejuvenated.
Salt Glow: Apply salt scrub to
dry skin. The shower is the perfect, easy-to-clean-up place for this. Be sure
to massage the entire body. The salts will exfoliate your skin, allowing the
nourishing essential oils to be absorbed. Once complete, turn on the shower and
rinse off .the result: soft and silky skin.
Urmia sea salt and
mud mineral treatment
We recommend Urmia Sea
mineral salt and mud treatments to reduce symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis,
osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis. We Research on effects of urmia sea
mineral treatments and find that its also improve fibromyalgia and psoriasis. Urmia
Sea Mineral treatments include urmia sea mineral bath salt and mud packs.
Mineral
such as Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium in this sort of salt cause to:
1. Lame the
obstruction of muscles
2. Decrease blood
pleasure
3. Keep heart health
and supply the necessity of its muscles
4. Reduce the level of
triglyceride and cholesterol
5. Produce insulin and
reduce body's ability to catch insulin
6. Prevent of
headaches attacking and Calm depression or mental stress
7. Diminish pressure
of women monthly period
8. Restrain of
dangerous result in pregnancy situation (Eclampsia and Pre-Eclampsia)
9. Prevent Arthritis
10. Appetizer
11. Clean liver up and
prevent gallbladder stones
12. Clean kidney up
and prevent kidney stones
Urmia
sea salt
Urmia
sea mud
Physical and chemical
characterization of Urmia Sea salt and mud
A
laboratory analysis was performed to
determine the physical and chemical properties of
Urmia
Sea salt and mud samples collected from different locations on the western
shore of
the
Urmia Sea. Several analytical techniques were used to determine the chemical
and
mineralogical
compositions of those samples including atomic absorption spectrometry and X-ray diffraction. Physical parameters such
as specific gravity, Atterberg limits, grain size, specific surface area,
cation exchange capacity, pH and electrical conductivity were also studied. The
main focus of the work was to document salt and mud characteristics and to
study the interrelation between physical and chemical properties. The samples
were quite rich in minerals.
Analysis :
Urmia Salt analysis(Iran, Tehran University, Electrochemical Lab)
Quantity %
|
Element
|
4X10-5
%
|
As
|
% less than 10-5
|
Cd
|
% less than 10-5
|
Cu
|
3X10-4 %
|
Fe
|
% less than 3X10-5
|
Hg
|
5X10-5 %
|
Pb
|
0.05 %
|
Ca
|
0.006 %
|
K
|
0.004 %
|
Mg
|
2.5 %
|
H2O
|
10-4 %
|
I
|
0.23 %
|
Insoluble material in water
|
with humidity 97.44 %
|
NaCl
|
without humidity(dry
salt) 99.71 %
|
NaCl
|
5.9
|
solution PH 10%
|
5.7
|
solution PH 5%
|
Urmia Salt analysis(Iranian ministry of
health and medical education)
Max %
|
Quantity ppm
|
Element
|
<10
|
2.81
|
Fe
|
<2
|
1.2
|
Cu
|
<1
|
0.03
|
Pb
|
<0.2
|
0.001
|
Cd
|
<0.5
|
-
|
As
|
عدم
قطعیت
|
Quantity gr/100
|
Element
|
0.059
|
0.942
|
SO4-2
|
0.87
|
98.81
|
purity
|
-
|
nugatory
|
Insoluble material in water
|
0.012
|
0.065
|
Ca++
|
Urmia
Salt and Mud analysis(Iran, Tehran University, Western shore)Water:
Table 1
Water temp. Co
|
9
|
PH
|
7
|
Environment temp. Co
|
15
|
EC
|
290000
|
Color
|
Colorless
|
H2S
|
negative
|
Smell
|
-
|
(Complete alkaline) CaCO3 mg/lit
|
242
|
Taste
|
Bitter and Salty
|
(Complete weight) CaCO3 mg/lit
|
25400
|
AMSL meter
|
1500
|
||
Table 2
Water temp. Co
|
9.5
|
PH
|
7
|
Environment temp. Co
|
10
|
EC
|
234000
|
Color
|
Colorless
|
H2S
|
negative
|
Smell
|
-
|
(Complete alkaline) CaCO3 mg/lit
|
296
|
Taste
|
Bitter and Salty
|
(Complete weight) CaCO3 mg/lit
|
23600
|
AMSL meter
|
1500
|
||
Table 1
|
Table 2
|
||
Kation Quantity mg/lit
|
Ca++
|
600
|
640
|
Mg++
|
2496
|
2664
|
|
Na+
|
62000
|
75000
|
|
K+
|
1800
|
2150
|
|
Total kation
|
66896
|
80454
|
|
Anion Quantity mg/lit
|
HCO3-
|
305
|
451.4
|
Cl-
|
105080
|
125315
|
|
SO4-2
|
818
|
882
|
|
Total Anion
|
106203
|
126648.4
|
|
SiO2
|
trace
|
trace
|
|
Fe+2
|
trace
|
trace
|
|
NO3-
|
13.7
|
38.5
|
|
NO2-
|
0.7
|
0.9
|
|
NH3
|
12.3
|
11.3
|
|
I-
|
0.00065
|
0.0005
|
|
TDS after 180 CO ppm
|
206348
|
223047
|
|
Mud :
Specefic gravity :
1.72 , PH : 7 – 7.5 , EC (in 25 CO) : 15000 – 20000 , TDS :
14000-18000
Kation Quantity mg/lit
|
Ca++
|
498
|
Mg++
|
1800
|
|
Na+
|
3874
|
|
K+
|
990
|
|
Total kation
|
7132
|
|
Anion Quantity mg/lit
|
CO3-2
|
222
|
HCO3-
|
226
|
|
Cl-
|
6525
|
|
SO4-2
|
148
|
|
Total Anion
|
7121
|
|
SiO2 %
|
14.12
|
|
R2O3 %
|
2.12
|
|
Fe2O3 %
|
3.91
|
|
Al2O3 %
|
1.2
|
|
CaO
%
|
14.9
|
|
MgO
%
|
12.52
|
|
Na2O %
|
6.91
|
|
K2O %
|
3.42
|
|
SO3-2 %
|
1.4
|
|
Cl- %
|
9.2
|
|
Organic Compound %
|
16.17
|
|
L.O.I.
|
14.2
|
|
Urmia
water analysis(Chemical lab of Tabriz University,Iran, 2009)
Kation/Anion
|
||||||||||
Na+
|
Mg+2
|
Ca+2
|
K+
|
Cl-
|
SO4-
|
HCO3-
|
Br-
|
Total
|
||
Amount
|
gr/lit
|
50
|
34
|
1
|
11
|
160
|
43
|
1.5
|
2
|
302.5
|
Weight percentage in
solid compound
|
16.5
|
11.4
|
0.3
|
3.5
|
52.9
|
14.4
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
100
|
|
Compound comparison of
different seas with Urmia sea(me/lit)
Ion
|
Urmia sea
|
Persian Gulf
|
Mediterranea
sea
|
Atlantic sea
|
Baltic sea
|
Salt ratio
Urmia sea/
Baltic sea
|
Salt ratio
Urmia sea/
Persian Gulf
|
K+
|
1404
|
450
|
420
|
430
|
180
|
7.8
|
3.12
|
Ca+2
|
1360
|
430
|
470
|
410
|
190
|
7.15
|
3.16
|
Mg+2
|
12418
|
1460
|
1780
|
1500
|
600
|
20.69
|
8.5
|
SO4-2
|
22752
|
2720
|
3060
|
2540
|
1250
|
18.2
|
8.3
|
Na+
|
86066
|
12400
|
11560
|
9950
|
4980
|
17.28
|
6.9
|
Cl-
|
143704
|
1450
|
21380
|
17830
|
8960
|
16.03
|
6.7
|
Total
|
267704
|
38910
|
38670
|
32660
|
16160
|
16.56
|
6.8
|
Urmia
Mud analysis(Chemical lab of Urmia University,Iran, 2009)
sample
|
Cl-mg/kg
|
Ca+2
mg/kg
|
Mg+2
g/kg
|
SO4-2 g/kg
|
Na+
g/kg
|
K+
g/kg
|
CO3-2
mg/ kg
|
Na2SO4 g/kg
|
Na2SO4 %
|
1
|
73.7
|
480
|
4
|
650
|
346
|
7.1
|
5.2
|
960
|
96
|
2
|
73.7
|
481
|
4.05
|
650
|
347
|
6.5
|
6
|
960
|
96
|
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