What is rock salt made from? That familiar salt (halite): an edible mineral
Halite is a common mineral; sodium chloride. In terms of its importance in human life, it surpasses all inorganic compounds, with the exception of water. The common table salt that we add to our food every day is crushed and partially purified halite. Name: from Greek. "galos" - sea, salt. Synonym: rock salt.
Composition - NaCl. Belongs to the class of halides (halogens). Contains 39.4% sodium and 60.6% chlorine. In its pure form it is white or colorless. Translucent to transparent. The color depends on mechanical impurities and can be very diverse: due to iron oxides - yellow or red; from clay minerals - gray; from organic substances - brown to black. Impurities of potassium chloride (sylvine) give halite a rich blue color. A very rare variety with a high content of silver chloride (up to 11%) is known as guantahayite (from the Guantaya deposit in Chile).
In the crystal structure of halite, negative chlorine ions form a dense cubic packing. The octahedral voids between them are filled with positively charged sodium ions. Thus, each Cl atom is surrounded by six Na atoms, and each Na atom is surrounded by six Cl ions.
The crystals are cubic, sometimes octahedral. In rocks it occurs in coarse crystalline granular masses. It forms crusts and druses at the bottom of salt lakes. Occasionally it is released in the form of deposits in volcanic craters. Fibrous columnar aggregates of halite fill cracks in clay rocks.
Glass shine; on a weathered surface - greasy. Trait: white. Fragile. Fracture: conchoidal. The cleavage is perfect to the cube. Hardness: 2. Average specific gravity: 2.2 g/cm3. Has high thermal conductivity. Halite can be easily distinguished from similar minerals by its high solubility in water and salty taste.
Halite is a widespread mineral of exogenous origin. It is formed mainly during sedimentary processes in places with a dry and hot climate - endorheic salt lakes and shallow sea bays.
It crystallizes in small quantities during soil salinization, as well as in craters and on the slopes of volcanoes or on lavas - in the so-called volcanic sublimates. Associated minerals include: , sylvite, carnallite.
Depending on their origin, four types of halite are distinguished:
Self-sedimented (cage) salt, which forms in the form of granular crusts and druses in evaporite basins;
Rock salt, which occurs in large crystalline masses between rock layers;
Halite (rock salt). © Wendell Wilson
formed as a result of compaction of sedimentary deposits of halite that arose in past geological eras;
Volcanic salt, which is found in the form of asbestos-like aggregates in fumaroles, craters and lavas; crystallizes during volcanic sublimations;
Salt efflorescences (salt marshes), which are deposits and crusts on the surface of soils in deserts and steppe regions.
The most significant reserves of halite are concentrated in rock salt deposits. The largest deposits were formed during the Permian period (250 - 300 million years ago), when a dry and hot climate reigned over almost the entire territory of modern Eurasia and North America. Self-settlement deposits formed in our era are also of great industrial importance.
In Russia, large deposits of rock salt are located in the Urals (Sol-Iletsk, Solikamskoye), near Irkutsk (Usolye-Sibirskoye). Self-settled salt has long been developed in the lower reaches of the Volga, on the shores of the Russian “Dead Sea” - Lake Baskunchak. Nowadays, about 100 wagons (!) of salt are exported daily from this largest “salt shaker” in Russia.
In Ukraine, rock salt is mined in the Donetsk region (Artemovskoye), and self-planting salt in the Crimea (Sivash). Large deposits of halite are located along the Himalayas in northern India (Punjab) and in a number of southern US states (Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas). The most famous salt lake deposits are Urmia (Iran) and the Great Salt Lake (Utah, USA). Halite crystals larger than 10 cm in size are found in the salt mines of Bochnia and Wieliczka (Poland). Beautiful blue and lilac druses are mined near Bernburg (Germany).
Halite. Thuringia, Germany. © Wendell Wilson
Spectacular skeletal crystals are found in California (USA).
Halite. Searles Lake, California, USA. © Milton Speckels
The average annual consumption of table salt is about 4 kg per person. This is the most important, vital food product. In addition, halite is widely used in the chemical industry (for the production of hydrochloric acid, sodium peroxide and other Na and Cl compounds), in medicine, metallurgy, soap making and in many other industries. Statisticians have calculated that sodium chloride is used in more than 10 thousand (!) different cases.
As the Russian proverb says, “Salt is the head of everything, without salt and life is grass.” We are accustomed to its abundance, but once upon a time there was a shortage of salt and it was literally worth its weight in gold. Because of her, they staged riots and started wars. A very special attitude towards this product has developed over thousands of years and is largely determined by its preservative properties, which have been known to people since primitive times. Indeed, in the absence of the possibility of freezing, salting was the only way of long-term storage of meat or fish in that era.
In the old days, salt was transported under heavy security. According to one version, the very origin of the word “soldier” is associated with salt. In addition to other allowances, the soldiers accompanying the valuable cargo received a separate salt ration or money to purchase it. This special reward was called the word “salarium” (hence the English “salary” - salary, salary), and one of the meanings in Lat. "datum" - gift. It is very likely that the French word “soldat” in its original sense means “gifted with salt.”
Without salt, a person cannot survive! When we sweat, we lose not only water, but also salt. Anyone traveling through the desert needs to drink salted water: ordinary fresh water is harmful if left in the heat for a long time. Hence the custom among African hunters of drinking the blood of freshly killed animals - this is a suitable opportunity to replenish the body’s need for salt.
Since ancient times, soldiers were given something salty, such as dried fish, before a long march. Marathon athletes are given salted water as food during the race. Animals also cannot live without halite. In the wild, even the most cautious animals take risks just to get to him.
Halite. © Milton Speckels
The concentration of salt in sea water coincides with the salt composition of the blood, so if you cut yourself on the edges of a shell in the sea, the pain is almost not felt. This once again indicates that our ancestors once got out onto land from the ocean. Medical saline solutions are essentially seawater to which nutrients have been added.
A large deficiency of salt in the body causes mental disorders, muscle spasms, paralysis and even death. It has been established that a person cannot tolerate a completely salt-free diet for more than 10 days without the most serious consequences. Lack of salt causes wounds to heal poorly. Napoleon's army retreating from Russia suffered huge losses not because of hunger, but because of lack of salt. Soldiers died because their wounds did not heal.
However, excess salt in the body is no less harmful than its deficiency. The Dead Sea is actually just that: the concentration of sodium chloride in the waters of the drainless salt lakes is lethal for the vast majority of living organisms.
Any substance, even the most harmless one, can become a poison - the harm (as well as the benefit) is determined by the dose.
At all times and among different peoples, scattering salt means trouble and loss of health. In 146 BC. e. After a three-year siege, the Romans captured Carthage. According to a resolution of the Senate, the city was completely destroyed: it was burned to the ground, and the ruins were sprinkled with salt so that it would never be reborn. In the end, that's what happened - he was not revived!
The colony founded here by Julius Caesar was finally plundered and destroyed by the Arabs at the end of the 7th century. Since then, no one else has settled in this place. Probably, this historical fact is worth thinking about for those who fill the streets of modern Russian cities with salt, trying to clear them of snow in such a dubious way.
Rock salt or halite is considered one of the most essential minerals for the human body. Halite is formed exclusively by sedimentation from natural brines by crystallization. Quite often, natural salt is deposited in sea bays when water evaporates.
This amazing mineral comes in a variety of colors ranging from white, clear, gray to red from scattered hematite particles and yellow or blue from sodium metal particles. In terms of transparency, halite has an amazing weak glassy luster. The most common colors of crystals are colorless, blue, and red.
- From 1 to 3 years: 2 g salt per day
- From 4 to 6 years: 3 g salt per day
- From 7 to 10 years: 5 g salt per day
- 11 years and older: 6 g salt per day
For the human body, a lack of salt is as harmful as an excess of this mineral. Excessive consumption of halite threatens a person with edema. The deficiency causes negative health, weakness, nausea, extreme thirst, and spasms of the calf muscles. Rock salt is actively involved in almost all basic processes of the human body. The various salt-free diets that have been available recently are a rather dangerous experiment for human health. The main thing is not the complete absence of salt in a person’s diet, but a moderate amount of its use. First of all, older people should consume salt with caution.
Some nutritionists believe that the main enemy of the human body is water, excess fluid. Excess gives rise to excessive development of bacterial flora, the presence of excess water leads to edema, negatively affects the functioning of blood vessels and arteries, which contributes to increased blood pressure. It is water, according to some doctors, that significantly delays a person’s recovery from diseases and creates the preconditions for the occurrence of incurable diseases. People who consume rock salt in excess harm their health by retaining water in their body. Such lovers of excessively salty foods suffer primarily from kidney disease.
External use of salt can be considered practically safe. Quite often recurring headaches can be cured by applying a hot bandage soaked in 8% saline solution. Even when treating cancer before starting chemotherapy, many sick people try to be treated by applying salt dressings, which draw water from the cells of the human body, while cancer cells die from dehydration.
If you have low blood pressure, you should absolutely not drink strong coffee to normalize your blood pressure; a piece of black bread sprinkled with salt will certainly help you. Rock salt will help with a severe sore throat much better than any heating pad if you preheat it in a dry frying pan and put it in a fabric bag. The same dry salt heat is used to treat painful sensations in the joints of the arms and legs. Applying saline solutions directly to festering wounds promotes rapid healing; salt draws out pus.
Absolutely everyone knows about the miraculous; many seaside resorts, where almost all diseases are cured, are always popular. This mineral is used even for modern lamps; the salt, evaporating under the influence of heat, effectively ionizes the air in the room. Salt has powerful magical properties, which is why there are a large number of amulets and amulets. Let salt protect and protect you!
Several centuries ago, common salt was one of the most valuable commodities in world trade. In modern times, the relative value of salt has decreased markedly compared to other minerals. Oil, gas, and other resources filled the information space, and mentions of salt became quite rare. Meanwhile, in all spheres of human activity, salt continues to play a vital and difficult to replace role.
The meaning of salt
You may hear different names used for salt. The most commonly mentioned are rock salt and table salt. If we omit some nuances, which we will talk about below, then both rock and table salt are the same sodium chloride (NaCl). The importance of this chemical compound cannot be overestimated.
Naturally, first we should talk about rock or table salt as a food additive necessary for the human body. Normal functioning of the human body is simply impossible without rock salt. For example, gastric juice contains a significant amount of hydrochloric acid, and the main raw material for its production by the body is salt. Ions of various substances are involved in the transmission of impulses along nerve fibers and in the work of muscle tissue. This includes sodium ions, the main supplier of which is salt used in food. In addition, it contains, in the form of impurities, manganese, chromium, iron - trace elements that are absolutely necessary for humans.
As for industry, it is difficult to find an industry that is not directly or indirectly dependent on processed products obtained from ordinary salt itself. This is, for example, sodium metal, which is widely used in nuclear energy and aircraft manufacturing. It is impossible to do without salt in the production of soap and in the dyeing business. NaCl is also a raw material for the chemical industry. Chlorine, various sodas, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid - people get all this from rock salt.
Livestock farming, agriculture and municipal services, and the drilling industry will not be able to function without ordinary salt.
In percentage terms, the approximate distribution of all mined rock salt looks like this:
- the majority, about 60%, is consumed by the chemical industry as raw materials;
- approximately 25% is used in the food industry;
- the remaining 15% of consumption comes from utilities, agriculture and other areas of activity.
World consumption of rock salt is growing every year. Over the past seven years, the growth in production, and, consequently, consumption, has amounted to 5%.
History of rock salt mining.
The history of rock salt mining goes back not even centuries - millennia!
The sea coast of modern Bulgaria - dome-shaped adobe ovens were discovered here, in which salt was evaporated. This saltworks dates back to the fourth millennium BC. Ancient sources contain references to salt mining in the 5th century BC. Salt mines dating back to the Bronze Age have been found by archaeologists in Austria.
Throughout all these millennia, the work of a salt miner has been exceptionally difficult. A wheelbarrow, a pickaxe and a shovel are the tools that were used to mine rock salt. And only at the beginning of the twentieth century mechanization came to the salt fields.
In Russia, the first mention of salt fishing dates back to the 11th century. At the end of the 17th - beginning of the 18th centuries, salt production in Russia developed very widely. By the 19th century, annual rock salt production reached 350,000 tons. And by the beginning of the 20th century, more than 1.8 million tons were mined annually in our country.
Now the annual volume of world salt production is approximately 210,000,000 tons, and this volume is constantly growing. The growth of consumption predetermines the need to develop production technology and improve processing. Today there are several methods for industrially producing salt.
Basin method of salt extraction
Huge, practically inexhaustible reserves of salt are contained in the water of the seas, oceans, and salt lakes. This salt is mined using the pool or self-planting method. Natural estuaries are separated from the sea by dunes or spits. In summer, when the weather is hot, the water in the estuaries evaporates intensively, and salt precipitates. Where there are no natural estuaries, artificial pools are built. The pools are filled with sea water. After this, their connection with the sea is stopped, and the evaporation process occurs similarly to natural in estuaries, under the influence of the sun and wind. The precipitated salt is collected technologically. Equipment such as excavators, bulldozers, and, where necessary, hand shovels is used. This technology has remained unchanged for centuries. Mechanization only brought it to the modern industrial level. However, in the total volume of salt produced, this method takes only second place.
Mining fossil salt
In the first place is the extraction of fossil rock salt. Solid salt in the bowels of the Earth is otherwise called “halite”. Underground salt deposits formed hundreds of millions of years ago on the site of ancient seas and oceans. These rocks can be either colorless or snow-white. But more often, impurities color halite in different colors: clay impurities give it a gray color, iron oxides - yellow or red, the presence of bitumen - makes the rock brown.
The development of fossil salt does not depend on the time of year and weather conditions, so more than 60% of world production comes from them. Underground deposits of rock salt can reach depths of 7-8 kilometers, and reach the very surface, forming above-ground domes.
Deposits with a depth of up to one hundred meters are developed by open-pit or open-pit mining. Having removed the top layer of soil and the rocks covering the salt deposits, you can begin the direct extraction of salt. The explosive, mechanical method or their combination is used. With the explosive method, holes are drilled in rock salt layers, explosives are placed, and by the force of the explosion, pieces of the salt layer break off from the main mass. In the mechanical method, special equipment is used to destroy the massif: excavators, graders, winches, etc. The open-pit mining method ensures the most complete extraction of minerals, has the lowest cost and the greatest safety. The disadvantages of quarrying are that the mined rock salt is susceptible to contamination by sediments, groundwater, and dust deposits.
The deeper the quarry becomes, the less pronounced the advantages of this mining method become. Especially its profitability. At a certain stage, the profitability of quarrying becomes equal to the profitability of mining using the shaft method. Then, to improve the quality of the extracted salt, they switch to the latter.
When deposits are located at a depth of more than a hundred meters, the mine method is used to extract rock salt. At the moment, the single-horizon method of opening has displaced all others from salt mines. It does not require a large amount of capital work, it is quite simple and versatile. However, with significant deepening of workings, there is a need to organize multi-stage transport lifts and powerful ventilation systems.
A salt mine is a tunnel in the thickness of a salt layer. Chambers extend from it on the sides, from which the main selection of rock salt is made. Each chamber reaches a length of up to 500 meters. The width and height of the chambers are 30 meters each. The chamber system does not require securing excavations. The absence of the need to secure the roof reduces the cost of extracted salt and increases labor productivity. Large mined-out spaces in the chambers make it possible to use mining equipment with high productivity and power. Scraper installations, electric locomotives, road boring machines are widely used in salt mines. The exhausted chambers are successfully used for the safe disposal of industrial waste.
Along with the described advantages, the chamber system also has disadvantages. Large volumes of mined-out spaces lead to ventilation problems. In addition, more than half of the salt reserves remain in the spaces between the chambers (pillars), sometimes up to 70%.
It should be noted that most mining enterprises practice exclusively machine mining. However, in some cases a less advanced drilling and blasting method is used. Drilling pits, laying explosives and subsequent explosive rock fall give much less efficiency and productivity. At the same time, the level of labor safety is significantly lower.
Leaching mining method
The essence of this method is as follows:
- in the explored salt formation, wells of the required depth and in the required quantity are drilled;
- fresh water heated to a high temperature is pumped into the wells;
- this water dissolves the salt;
- the liquid brine solution is pumped to the surface by slurry pumps;
- the salt slurry ends up in special sealed tanks with reduced pressure;
- due to low pressure, intense evaporation of water occurs;
- The salt settled at the bottom of the tanks is crushed by a centrifuge.
Due to its use in low-pressure tanks, this method is also called vacuum. Its advantages include low cost, especially when extracting salt from great depths. The disadvantages are high requirements for the chemical and mechanical stability of pumps due to the aggressiveness of the saline solution.
Explored world salt reserves and deposits
The world's reserves of rock salt are so huge that it is impossible to calculate their exact quantity.
Each cubic meter of water in the world's oceans contains about 27 kilograms of sodium chloride. If all the salt contained in the waters of lakes, seas and oceans is evenly distributed over the surface of the Earth, then the thickness of the salt layer will reach 45-50 meters.
Underground reserves of solid salt, according to the most rough estimates, are at least 3.5-4 * 1015 tons. If current production volumes are maintained, fossil reserves alone will last for at least fifteen thousand years.
In Europe, the largest salt deposits include the German Statfurt basin, the Slavyano-Artemovskoye and Prikarpatskoye deposits in Ukraine. In North America, there are large deposits in the USA (Kansas and Oklahoma), and the Canadian Saskatchewan basin.
On the territory of the Russian Federation there are reserves of table salt, the largest explored in the world.
In first place is Lake Baskunchak in the Astrakhan region. This unique deposit has been known since the 17th century. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that its salt reserves are replenished from the sources that feed the lake. According to geologists, the depth of the salt layers here reaches a record ten kilometers. On Lake Baskunchak, 930,000 tons of table salt are mined per year.
Nearby, in the Volgograd region, there is Lake Elton. There are also significant reserves of table salt.
The Sol-Iletskoye field has been developed in the Orenburg region for a long time. Back in the 18th century, the great Lomonosov examined samples of Iletsk salt. His notes have been preserved in which he speaks extremely flatteringly about the quality of this salt. Here is located the Iletsksol JSC plant, the largest in Russia (83%) in terms of the volume of underground mining of fossil halites. According to the project, the annual production capacity of the Iletsksol plant is 2,000,000 tons. The salt from the local deposits is of the highest quality. It requires neither purification nor enrichment.
Another large deposit is Usolye, located in Yakutia, near Irkutsk.
In conclusion, I would like to add that there is definitely no threat of a shortage of rock salt to humanity.
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Edible rock salt - medicinal
properties
Salt It is known that during
During the Great Patriotic War, surgeons working in field hospitals
they applied cotton cloth to the wounded's extensive lacerations,
soaked in a solution of table salt. In this way they saved them from
gangrene. After 3-4 days the wounds became clean. After this the patient
They put a plaster cast on him and sent him to a rear hospital. Favorable
The effect of saline solution is explained by the fact that it has the ability
absorb fluid from wounds, keeping red blood cells intact,
leukocytes and living blood and tissue cells. True, the salt concentration at
this should not exceed 8-10% (2 tsp per 200 g of water). Applicable in
bandages and in no case in compresses, that is, without using
cellophane and compress paper.
Salt helped
I need to be cured. Many years ago, a pebble formed in
gallbladder. Without thinking twice, I started taking choleretic herbs and
all
overnight, tie a cotton towel moistened to the liver area
V
saline solution (it should be as hot as it can stand
body).
The bandage was fastened tightly. In the morning I took it off and wiped my skin with clean water.
And
I applied a heating pad to the area of the liver and gallbladder.
This must be done
because as a result of deep heating they expand
bile ducts and dehydrated thick bile pass freely into
intestines.
I did 10 such daily procedures. The stone stopped bothering me.
I also used a saline solution for an abscess that appeared on my finger.
Boil 2 tsp. salt in 200 ml of water, wait a little until the water
will cool down and
I began to hover my finger with an abscess in this solution. First I held 1
give me a sec,
then, as the water cooled, she gradually increased the procedure time.
After
So I smeared the sore finger with iodine. I did 3 procedures. On the next
day
there was no abscess.
And a few more tips on using salt to treat some
diseases. All
they are from my own experience.
Both men and women face the problem of hair loss. To with
her
to cope, you need to wash your hair, then sprinkle your wet hair with salt and
massage them, rubbing salt into the roots. After this, rinse with warm water. AND
so 10
days in a row. Hair will stop falling out.
Many people complain of lethargy, weakness, and irritability. Very
often in
This is due to the toxins accumulated in the body. Cleanse your body of them
will help
salt. In the morning on an empty stomach, dip a dry spoon in salt. On the tip
her
So little salt will settle that it will practically not be visible. Lick this one
salt
tip of the tongue. A tiny amount of salt deposited on it will
work like
cleanser. After 10 days you will feel cheerful and energized.
This procedure is contraindicated for hypertensive patients.
If your feet are affected by a fungus, wash them in a saline solution (2 tablespoons of salt per 0.5 liter
warm water). Procedure
perform for 5-10 minutes. And so on until complete recovery. This is the remedy
helps and
with increased sweating of the feet.
Salt can also cope with migraine attacks. In 1 l
hot water, throw in a handful of salt and quickly
wet your head with the solution. Wrap yourself in a towel and go to bed.
Try
fall asleep. The pain will pass.
Drinking salt water (1/4 tsp salt) will relieve fever
dissolve in
1/4 cup water).
Attacks of rheumatism are relieved with this remedy. Mix 1/5 cup juice
radishes, 1 glass of honey, 0.5 glasses of vodka, 1 tbsp. salt and rub in
massaging,
mixture into the sore spot.
Scrofula and rickets in children are treated by bathing them in a saline solution (400 g
salt for each bucket
water). The duration of the procedure is 15 minutes. Do it 2-3 times a week
before
recovery.
Salt treatment is also recommended for asthmatics. We need to make a canopy out of film,
place a stool under it, on the stool - a cup of salt, ground into
powder,
turn on the fan and inhale this salty air for 15-30 minutes.
So
do regularly until the condition improves.
Be healthy without doctors!
Sincerely - L.A. Fedyanina
G. Kherson.
Memories and recipes
nurse A. N. Gorbacheva from
Kursk.
During the Great Patriotic War, I worked as a senior operating room
sister in
field hospitals with the wonderful surgeon Ivan Ivanovich Shcheglov,
which
widely used hypertonic (i.e. saturated) saline solution
salt with
damage to bones and joints. On extensive and dirty wounds he applied
loose,
a large napkin generously moistened with hypertonic solution. In 3-4
day
the wound became clean and pink, the temperature dropped to normal,
then
a plaster cast was applied. Then the wounded man went to the rear. So
way,
We had virtually no deaths.
And now, 10 years after the war, I used Shcheglov’s method,
having tried
use saline tampons to treat caries complicated by granuloma. And cured
your teeth
For two weeks.
After this little luck, I decided to carefully study the influence
hypertonic solution on closed pathological processes in
body,
such as cholecystitis, nephritis, chronic appendicitis, rheumatic carditis,
post-flu inflammatory processes in the lungs, articular rheumatism,
osteomyelitis, abscess after injections, etc.
Back in 1964, in a clinic under the supervision of an experienced surgeon,
who diagnosed and selected patients, 6 days with saline dressings
two
patients were cured of chronic appendicitis in 9 days without opening
cured
shoulder abscess, bursitis of the knee joint was eliminated in 5-6 days, not
amenable to any means of conservative treatment.
In the same clinic, salt dressings were used for treatment
a significant hematoma formed in the bed of a large artery without
gap
superficial tissues. After 12 days, the hematoma became very dense,
acquired
cone-shaped. The patient began to complain of acute pain in the apex
cone The hematoma was opened and a lump of bright red (i.e.
completely pure) red blood cells the size of a goose egg. Subcutaneous
spilled
the hematoma of the entire leg and foot turned yellow after the first bandage, and also
through
the day disappeared altogether.
These facts indicate that the saline solution, having absorbent
properties, absorbs only liquid from tissues and spares red blood cells,
leukocytes and
living cells of the tissues themselves. Knowing that hypertonic saline
salt -
sorbent, I once tried it on myself with a 2-3 degree burn.
Desperate
relieve the pain with pharmaceuticals, apply a salt bandage to the burn. Through
minute
the acute pain passed, only a slight burning sensation remained, and after 10-15 minutes I
calmly
fell asleep. In the morning there was no pain, and after a few days the burn healed,
How
ordinary wound.
Here are more examples from practice. Once, during a business trip to the region, I
I stayed in an apartment where children were suffering from whooping cough. They continuously and
coughed debilitatingly. To save the children from suffering, I gave them
on their backs
salt dressings. After an hour and a half, the cough subsided and did not resume until
morning.
After four dressings, the disease disappeared without a trace.
A five-and-a-half-year-old child got poisoned at dinner
substandard
food. At night vomiting began, by the morning there was pain in the stomach, every 10-15
minutes
loose stool. The medications didn't help. Around noon I gave him a saline
bandage
on the stomach. After an hour and a half, the nausea and diarrhea stopped, gradually
The pain decreased, and after five hours all signs of poisoning disappeared.
Having convinced ourselves of the positive effect of salt dressings on ordinary
pathological
processes, I decided to use their healing properties for treatment
tumors.
The clinic surgeon suggested that I work with a patient who had
formed
cancerous mole on the face. The methods used in such cases by the official
medicine, the woman was not helped - after six months of treatment, the mole turned purple,
increased in volume, a gray-brown liquid was released from it. I became
use salt stickers. After the first sticker the tumor became pale and
decreased, after the second - the result improved even more, and after
fourth
stickers, the mole acquired the natural color and appearance it had before
rebirth. The fifth sticker ended the treatment without surgery
interventions.
In 1966, a student came to me with a mammary adenoma. Doctor,
who diagnosed her recommended surgery. I advised the patient to
After surgery, apply salt dressings to the chest for several days.
The bandages helped - no surgery was required. Through
six months
the same girl developed an adenoma of the second mammary gland. However, salt
The bandages helped avoid surgery this time too. 9 years later I
called my
to the patient. She replied that she successfully graduated from university and feels
Fine,
there were no relapses of the disease, and only the memory of the adenoma remained
small
lumps on the chest. I think these are purified cells from former tumors,
harmless
for the body.
At the end of 1969, with cancerous tumors of both mammary glands, he came to me
appealed
another woman is a museum researcher. Her diagnosis and
the directions for the operation were signed by the professor of medicine. But again
helped
salt - the tumor resolved without surgery. True, this woman also has
place
tumors remained lumps.
At the end of the same year I had experience in treating prostate adenoma
glands. At the regional hospital, the patient was strongly recommended
operation. But
he decided to try the salt pads first. After nine procedures
patient
recovered. He is still healthy.
Let me give you another case that I encountered while working in a clinic.
IN
For three years, the woman suffered from leukemia - she had catastrophic
fell
hemoglobin content in the blood. Every 19 days the patient was
transfusion
blood, which somehow supported her. Having found out that before the illness
patient a lot
I worked in a shoe factory with chemical dyes for years, I understood and
the cause of the disease is poisoning with subsequent disruption of the hematopoietic
functions
bone marrow. And I recommended salt dressings for her, alternating dressings
"blouses" and bandages "pants" at night for three weeks.
The woman took the advice, and by the end of the treatment cycle the contents
hemoglobin in the patient’s blood began to increase. Three months later I met
my
patient, She was completely healthy.
Having summarized the results of our 25-year observations on the use of
hypertensive
solution of table salt for medicinal purposes, I came to the following conclusions:
1. 10%
table salt solution is an active sorbent. Salt reacts with water
Not
only through direct contact, but also through air, material, tissue
body.
When taken inside the body, salt absorbs and retains fluid in
cavities,
cells, localizing it in their locations. Applied externally
(salt
dressings), the salt establishes contact with the tissue fluid and, by suction,
absorbs it through the skin and mucous membranes. Volume of fluid absorbed by the dressing
directly
proportional to the volume of air displaced from the bandage. Therefore the effect
saline
dressing depends on how breathable it is
(hygroscopic) that,
in turn, depends on the material used for the dressing, its
thickness.
2. Saline
the bandage acts locally:
only on the diseased organ, the affected area, penetrating into the depths. By
least
absorption of fluid from the subcutaneous layer, tissue rises into it
liquid from
deeper layers, carrying with it the pathogenic principle: microbes,
viruses,
inorganic substances, poisons, etc. Thus, during the action
bandages
fluid is renewed in the tissues of the diseased organ and disinfected
-
cleansing from a pathogenic factor, and therefore eliminating the pathological
process. In this case, the fabrics act as a kind of filter,
transmitting
through microorganisms and particles of matter having a volume less
lumen
interstitial pore.
3. Bandage
With
hypertonic solution of table salt acts continuously. Medicinal
the result is achieved within 7-10 days. In some cases it is required
more
long term.
How to apply saline
bandage.
For runny nose and headaches. Apply a circular bandage overnight
forehead and
back of the head After an hour or two, the runny nose goes away, and by the morning the headache will disappear.
pain.
A headband is good for high blood pressure, tumors, and dropsy. A
here at
in case of atherosclerosis, it is better not to apply a bandage - it also dehydrates the head
more. For
For a circular dressing, only 8% saline solution can be used.
For the flu. Apply a bandage to your head at the first sign of illness.
If
the infection managed to penetrate into the pharynx and bronchi, doing it at the same time
bandages on
head and neck (from 3-4 layers of soft thin fabric), on the back from two
layers
wet and two layers of dry towel. Leave the dressings on all night.
For liver diseases (inflammation of the gallbladder, cholecystitis, cirrhosis
liver).
Liver bandage (cotton towel folded in four layers)
is applied as follows: in height - from the base of the left thoracic
glands
to the middle of the transverse line of the abdomen, in width - from the sternum and the white line
belly
from the front to the back of the spine. Bandaged tightly with one wide bandage,
tighter on
stomach. After 10 hours, remove the bandage and place it on the epigastric region.
hot
heating pad for half an hour to expand through deep heating
gall
duct for free passage into the intestines of dehydrated and thickened
bile mass. Without heating this mass (after several dressings)
clogs the bile duct and can cause acute bursting
pain.
For adenomas, mastopathy and breast cancer. Typically used
four-layer, dense but non-compressive saline dressing on both
chest
glands. Apply overnight and leave for 8-10 hours. Duration of treatment - 2
weeks, at
cancer 3 weeks. For some people, a chest band may weaken the rhythms
cardiac activity, in this case, apply a bandage every other day.
For diseases of the cervix. Soak cotton wool in a hypertonic solution
tampons,
Squeeze well and loosen slightly before inserting. Procedure
carry out once every
day, leaving the tampons on for 15 hours. For cervical tumors, the term
treatment -
two weeks.
Conditions of use
saline solution.
1. Saline
the solution can be used
only in a bandage, but in no case in a compress, because the bandage
must
be breathable.
2. The salt concentration in the solution should not be
exceed 10%. A bandage made from a solution of higher concentration causes pain in
region
overlay and destruction of capillaries in tissues. 8% solution - 2 teaspoons
spoons
table salt per 250 ml of water - used in dressings for children,
10% for
adults - 2 teaspoons of table salt per 200 ml of water. Water is possible
take
ordinary, optionally distilled.
3. Before
treatment, wash the body warm
water and soap, and after the procedure, wash off the salt from the body with a warm, damp
with a towel.
4. Very important
choice of bandage material.
It must be hygroscopic and clean, without residues of fat, ointment, alcohol,
Yoda.
The skin of the body should also be clean. It is better to use for a bandage
flaxseed or
cotton fabric, but not new, but washed many times. Ideal
option
- gauze.
5. Linen,
cotton material, towel folded in no more than 4 layers,
gauze -
up to 8 layers. Only with a breathable dressing does suction occur
tissue fluid.
6. Due to circulation
solution and air, the bandage causes a feeling of coolness. Therefore, the bandage
should
soak with hot hypertonic solution (60-70 degrees). Before
After applying the bandage, you can cool it slightly by shaking it in the air.
7. Bandage
should be of medium humidity,
not very dry, but not too wet either. Keep a bandage on the sore spot
10-15
hours.
8.
You can't put anything
over the bandage. To secure the bandage soaked in the solution, you need to
bandage it tightly enough to the body: with a wide bandage on the body,
stomach,
chest, and narrow - on the fingers, hands, feet, face, head.
Brachial
bandage the belt in a figure eight, through the armpits from the back. For pulmonary
processes (with
do not apply a bandage under any circumstances!) the bandage is placed on
back,
trying to get to the sore spot as accurately as possible. Bandage the chest
cell
should be done tightly, but without squeezing the breath.
From the given fragments of the book about salt it is clear that salt should
be used
1) for healing, 2) locally, otherwise the effect will not be the same. That's why
swimming in
the sea (the whole body is covered in salt) dries out the entire skin, causing the skin and
becomes rude. But if you hang around for a few minutes (with the obligatory
washing
fresh water), or sit on the bank, dipping your feet in the water - it will be
that's it,
because toxins will be drawn out of the legs, which are known
accumulate
exactly in the feet.
Simple
saline
compresses.
Simple salt compresses are made from salt water (100 g
stone or sea
salt per 1 liter
water) at room temperature or body temperature. This salty water
soak cotton fabric (or a bandage folded in several layers) and
apply it to the sore spot.
Salt compresses have a healing effect and quickly
restore
damaged skin after bruises, bruises, ulcers, burns and calluses.
Hot salt compresses.
The solution for such a salt compress is prepared at the rate of 2 tbsp. l. salt
by 1
l boiling water. The procedure is carried out
like this: soak a terry towel in a hot saline solution, apply
it to the chin,
neck, cheeks, elbow or knee.
These compresses are used for deep heating of parts of the body that need
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relaxation and replenishment of microelements due to the activation of capillary
blood supply
They are usually used for cosmetic purposes.
Hot salt applications allow you to deeply warm the tissues, using
ions
salts stimulate through bioactive points of the skin
energy
body channels.
Steam salt
compresses.
To prepare this compress, use a bag heated to
50–70°С
salt. If the heat is difficult to tolerate, then place terry cloth under the bag.
towel.
On the part of the body that needs to be warmed up well, on top of the bag
impose
wax paper (or medical oilcloth, or leather), making a kind of
local
sauna for this part of the body.
The compress, depending on the purpose, is kept for 10 minutes (cosmetic
procedure) up to 30–40 minutes (therapeutic heating of the inflamed area or
places,
where the pain is felt).
Salt poultices are used to relieve pain from rheumatism,
gout At
chronic diseases, when it is necessary to cause softening, resorption and
bringing out all kinds of hardenings, the described procedure
two
once a day.
Saline dressing.
This is a type of warming compress, applied either to the hearth
pain, or
near him. The bandage is made of sterile linen or cotton
fabrics,
folded several times, or gauze folded eight times. To
To sterilize fabric at home, just put it in cool water
boiling water or iron with a very hot iron. The finished dressing is dipped into
pre-boiled water with salt (10:1), remove, cool,
shaking or squeezing lightly. The application site is pre-wiped
wet
cloth to make contact with the body more closely, then apply a bandage and
they bandage her.
Such bandages are applied to the forehead and back of the head for a runny nose and headache,
on
forehead, back of the head, neck, back with the flu, on the affected area with burns,
bruises,
abscesses, rheumatism, radiculitis.
“Pickled” mittens.
In a warm or hot salt solution (1 tablespoon of salt per 200 ml of water)
soak
various woolen items: mittens, socks, scarf or just a piece
woolen
fabrics. Such salted woolen items, wet or dried
used for
compresses on sore spots for arthritis, radiculitis or colds
(socks).
Salt shirt.
To carry out the procedure, put on the patient a well-wrung out cloth soaked in
water
with a strong concentration of salt (5–7 tablespoons per 1 liter
water) shirt. Lay down
take the patient to bed, wrap him up well. So he should lie there and not take off
shirt
until it is completely dry.
The procedure should be done at night, before bedtime. In the morning the body needs to be wiped
dry
with a towel so that the salt falls off, change into clean underwear.
This procedure, which came into folk medicine, was previously used
healers like
a magical ritual of cleansing a person from evil spells, evil spirits, and the evil eye.
In folk medicine, this very effective procedure is used for
treatment
various neuroses, neurasthenia, nervous and physical exhaustion,
colds
diseases and even epilepsy.
It cleanses the body well of accumulated “dirt” in the form of toxins,
toxins, dead cells. The healers believed that they had switched to the shirt
illnesses and
waste from a sick person.
Rubbing salty
(sea) water.
To enhance the body's response, this procedure is carried out with
using salt or sea water (0.5 kg
salt per 1 liter of water). For
When wiping the body or part of it, apply a canvas sheet soaked in
salted sea water and thoroughly wrung out. There's a body right there on top of the sheet
rub vigorously with your hands until you feel warm. The sheet is then removed
douse with water and rub thoroughly with a rough cloth.
For weak patients (especially children), procedures are performed by others. If it allows
the patient's condition, the whole body is wiped in parts with a moistened and well
pressed out
with a towel or mitten, and then rub with a dry towel and cover
sheets and blanket.
To enhance the body's response after general wiping, sometimes
pour over 1–2 buckets of water, the temperature is slightly lower than that
wetted
sheet when wiping. This procedure is refreshing and
tonic. Her
sometimes prescribed for the purpose of hardening.
Rubbing with salt water helps improve peripheral
blood circulation,
trophism of tissues, increased metabolism. This procedure is not recommended
patients with increased nervous excitability, heart defects, after
transferred
recent acute illness (eg pneumonia).
Start the wiping procedure with water at a temperature of 32–30°C, gradually
reducing it to
20–18°C and below. Duration - 3–5 minutes.
This rubdown is usually used before a course of hydrotherapy, as well as during
quality
an independent course of treatment for patients with fatigue, neurasthenia,
asthenic condition, decreased metabolism (obesity).
Hot rubbing with salt water.
To nourish the body with heat or, conversely, remove excess from it
heat, in
hydrotherapy uses hot rubbing of the body or its parts.
The procedure is performed as follows: lower your feet into a basin or bath with
warm
water; apply a towel soaked in hot water to the body - on the back,
breast,
hands, face, neck.
For an enhanced therapeutic effect, use hot salty (or
sea) water.
Such rubdowns give a feeling of warmth if you need it, and if
heat from
you are above the roof - it is brought out.
Forget about air conditioners and fans: hot salt rubdown -
an indispensable remedy for summer heat, stuffiness, and lethargy.
"Polishing" the body with sea water.
To carry out the procedure of massage-rubbing the body with sea water
(called in
yoga "polishing" the body) take warm sea water and, dipping into it
palm, perform “polishing” of the entire body with the palm of the hand, rubbing water
throughout the body until it evaporates completely.
After such a procedure, the state of fatigue and relaxation quickly
passes,
the skin becomes satin.
If you decide to harden your body, give it additional warmth and
energy, cleanse the body, improve blood circulation, use for
rubbing
one of the following procedures.
Hot rubdowns
salt water.
Prepare a water-alcohol solution: 500 ml water, 250 ml alcohol or
vodka, 1
Art. spoon of salt, 20 drops of iodine. Mix everything thoroughly. Store
solution in
cool place.
In the morning after a shower, wipe your entire body from head to toe with a hard washcloth,
wetted
in this solution. In the area of the heart, without pressing, make 40 circular
movements on
clockwise.
Get dressed without rinsing or drying yourself. In the evening before bed
Necessarily
take a shower, otherwise the heat coming from the body will not allow you to sleep.
Trituration
do from autumn to May, that is, the entire cold season.
To strengthen weakened and often cold children, it is recommended
water-alcohol salt wash.
Hydroalcoholic saline
washing.
Its composition is as follows: 500 ml of water, 3 tbsp. spoons of vodka or alcohol, 1 tsp.
spoon (with
top) sea salt, 3-5 drops of iodine. Mix everything. Once a day (morning)
wipe the child with a napkin soaked in this solution. In the evening
Necessarily
Rinse any remaining salt from your skin in the bath or shower.
Salt baths for hands and feet.
To carry out local salt baths proceed as follows: brushes
or
The feet are immersed in a basin of salt water and rubbed there. Procedure
carry out
at a water temperature of 10–15°С (cold baths), 16–24°С (cool baths)
or
36–46°C (warm and hot).
Cold and cool salt baths for hands and feet are used for
fatigue,
bruises, with increased sweating of the hands and feet, as well as for
prevention
colds as hardening procedures. After them it is shown
vigorous rubbing.
Warm baths for hands and feet (300–600 g of salt per 10 l
water) relieve pain in
muscles and joints, improve the condition of the skin and nails, promote
treatment
skin diseases, eliminate fungus.
Warm and hot foot baths are used for colds
(For
to increase sweating, you can add mustard to the saline solution
powder or
alternate hot and cold baths). Warm ones are useful
baths for
legs with sea water - after them the swelling of the legs goes away, the blue spots disappear
And
purple spots appearing on the legs due to poor circulation
or
remaining after a healed wound.
The duration of cold therapeutic baths is 3–6 minutes, warm ones – 10–30
minutes;
course - 15–30 procedures.
Salt eye baths.
Salt eye bath, cold or warm, has a beneficial effect on
sick
eyes, strengthens the visual apparatus. To carry out this procedure
necessary
immerse your face in cold salt water and open your eyes for 15 seconds, and
then
raise your head and after 15-30 seconds immerse yourself in the water again. Repeat
3–7 times.
If the bath is warm, then after it you need to immerse your face in cold water.
It is good to mix a decoction of various plants into a warm salty eye bath.
At
It is good to use sea water for an eye bath - the water is boiled in
current 2
minutes, then cools. Sea water baths performed
every evening
before bedtime, reduce eyelid irritation and various inflammatory
eye processes.
The water temperature for the eye bath is 20–38°C. However, one should remember
volume,
that “the eyes are of the nature of fire, water is harmful to them,” and do not be zealous in
water treatments for the eyes.
English bath
salt.
The bath is prepared as follows: 1–1.5 kg of ordinary bitter salt
dissolve in
full bath of hot water. You need to take it before bed for 10–20
minutes
at least once a week. Never use during the procedure
soap.
The hotter the bath, the more effective it is.
Attention! People with a weakened heart should take hot baths with
caution. For those who cannot withstand high water temperatures, they
contraindicated.
During illnesses, acidic waste accumulates in tissues
body.
Epsom salt baths help neutralize them. They are especially
effective
for rheumatism, radiculitis, catarrh, other catarrhal diseases,
colds.
Acetic salt solution.
For 5 parts vinegar take 1 part table salt. The composition is used as
rubbing for headaches, bruises, insect bites.
An aqueous solution of salt is used for compresses, baths, rinsing
liquids. IN
In medical practice, the following degrees of salinity of solutions are used.
Saline solution - 0.9–1% salt.
Hypertonic solution - 1.8–2% salt.
Sea solution - 3.5% salt.
A saturated solution is so much salt that it no longer dissolves.
Salt in the form of water slurry.
Add water drop by drop to the crushed salt until you get an aqueous slurry.
salt.
This mixture is used to treat wounds in the oral cavity, clean teeth and
gums,
cosmetic facial cleansing, that is, in all those cases when
outdoor
When using salt, you need to achieve a high concentration of salt in the area
applications
applications.
Salt in the form of oil
mush.
Various fatty oils (olive, sunflower,
soy, fish
fat) and aromatic oils (fir, mustard, eucalyptus,
sage oil
violets).
Such mixtures are used for cosmetic purposes, for the treatment of pulmonary
diseases
(inhalation), for the treatment of external skin diseases and defects, as well as
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"paste" for cleaning teeth.
Salt mixed with fat.
Salt is mixed with melted animal fat. The recipe is: 100 g
fat + 1 tbsp. spoon
chopped table salt.
Such mixtures are used to lubricate arthritic joints,
eczema
wound
Sand and salt mixture.
Mix table salt with sand in a 1:1 ratio and heat.
This mixture is used for deep heating to activate blood flow and
withdrawals
pain. This mixture has an effect on the inflamed area
reflexology and
nourishing (micro and macroelements, salt ions) actions.
A mixture of salt and flour.
Mix plain table salt with flour in a 1:1 ratio, add
A little
water, knead a very stiff dough.
This salt-flour mixture is used as an application to a sore spot.
(gouty joint, sprained ligaments, etc.), quickly relieves acute
pain.
Cold saline
compress.
To prepare this type of compress, salt is placed in calico or
cotton bag or simply wrapped in canvas and
placed on
a few minutes into the freezer.
This compress is used to relieve localized pain caused by
expansion
blood vessels (for example, headache, bruise), and simply hypertrophied
expanded
or injured tissue (eg, varicose veins, bruise).
Snow-salt mixture.
Snow (if possible clean) is collected in a bowl, mixed with 1-2 handfuls
table salt, a small amount of it in the form of a cake is applied to
sore spot. Cover the top with multilayer gauze or a towel.
In 5
minutes, the application is removed.
Snow-salt application provides more intense cooling than ice, and
maybe with
successfully used as a pain reliever, for example, for sciatica,
radiculitis.
Compress of salt and
mustard.
To prepare this compress, finely ground salt is mixed with
mustard powder in equal proportions, applied to the folded
some
layers of bandage or plain cloth.
Used as a compress for pain of various localizations (arthritis,
radiculitis) or for applications on the feet in the treatment of colds.
A dry bath made from a mixture of salt, ash and bran.
To prepare such a bath, mix salt, ash (preferably birch) and
wheat (rye) bran.
The salt is preheated to 60°C, mixed with ash and bran,
pour over
into a basin, bury a leg or arm in it so that the one affected by the tumor
the joint was
completely covered in this warm mixture. The procedure is carried out until complete
cooling down
salt.
This dry bath is used for strong heating and steaming at
rheumatism with hard tumors in the joints of the arms and legs. Thanks to such
baths
the joint is well steamed, the tumor softens and gradually
resolves.
Salty socks.
To carry out this treatment procedure, take thin cotton
socks,
turn them inside out and crush them in salt dust. "Salted" like this
In this way, the socks are turned inside out and put on the feet. This procedure is very
effective,
if you just had a cold. To warm up, apply heating pads to your feet and
lie down
to bed, well wrapped up.
Salt dust from “salt socks” creates a healing microclimate for the feet and
stimulates their reflex zones for a long time. In addition, such
hot
applications on the feet provide increased immunity and improve overall health
well-being. The effect of salt applications can be enhanced by pouring
“salted” socks a little mustard powder, garlic (crushed
on
garlic) or dry garlic powder, as well as red pepper.
Vegetable salt compresses.
Such compresses are prepared from vegetable cakes (cabbage, beets, carrots) and
table salt.
It has been noticed that when an animal sweats, it loses salt, but it crystallizes under
his
wool and draws out lymph waste through the skin in a calm
condition.
Borrowing a similar mechanism for drawing out salts, traditional healers
invented
vegetable salt compresses to help fight pain and immobility
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joints.
The effect of such compresses is twofold: on the one hand, salt draws out
sick
cells inorganic salts and wastes, dehydrates pathogenic
microorganisms,
and on the other hand, the juices of vegetable pulps nourish the cells of the body
organic
substances. This compress is placed on the sore joint every day for 5
hours. Usually
Several courses of treatment are carried out for 7–10 days with a week break.
At
exacerbations and for prevention, additional courses can be carried out
treatment.
A longer compress promotes the resorption of hematomas,
removal
waste from connective tissue both in the joint and in other places,
pain
signaling capillary blockage.
Pasta with
honey and salt.
Salt powder is mixed with honey in equal proportions and ground well.
This paste is used to whiten teeth and treat periodontal disease. Pasta
take
index finger and easily, without pressure, wipe the teeth, grasping
this and
gums. It is recommended to carry out such preventive teeth cleaning 1–2 times.
times in
week.
Medicine based
salt.
William Lev, a practicing physician from St. Petersburg, already in the thirties
of the past
century invented a unique medicine based on salt, which is widely used
enjoyed
our grandparents, for the treatment of bruises, skin cancer in primary
degrees,
paralysis, headaches, erysipelas, rheumatism, as well as various
inflammatory internal
and external diseases.
Preparation.
Pour into a bottle ¾ full of cognac (preferably five-star)
fine, well-dried salt until the cognac rises to
traffic jams,
After which shake the mixture for several minutes. When the salt has settled (after
20-30
minutes), the medicine is ready for use. Before use, the mixture should not be
shake, as salt sediment will cause pain if it gets into
wound.
Internal use.
The medicine is never used in its pure form, but is only diluted with hot
water
(for one part of the medicine, three parts of boiling water). Usual reception: 2 dining rooms
spoons
medicines mixed with 6 tablespoons of boiling water, on an empty stomach 1 hour before
food
in the morning. Women and weakened sick men can take 1
dining room
spoon with 8-10 tablespoons of hot water. If you vomit or
nausea
you need to drink 2 cups of warm water before vomiting and then on an empty stomach
accept
medicine. The medicine helps well with hypothermia and
initial
stages of a cold.
External use.
For external use, the medicine is used undiluted.
For cuts, wrap a piece of cloth soaked in the solution around the wound.
No bandage
removed until the wound heals, and the bandage is slightly moistened on the outside 3-4 times
day.
For insect bites, apply compresses to the affected area for 10-15
minutes
4-5 times a day.
For dizziness, rub the top of the head
medicine in
for half an hour before bedtime.
When there is a rush of blood to the head, rub the upper part of the head for 15
min.
before bedtime for 3-4 days. In the morning on an empty stomach, take 2 tablespoons
medicines mixed with 6-8 tablespoons of hot water. Do not use
at
hypertension.
For headaches, rub the upper part of the head for 15 minutes. If
no pain
passes, take 1 tablespoon of medicine per 6-8 tablespoons
hot
water. Do not use for hypertension.
For ear pain, instill medicine (5-6 drops) into the ears before going to bed and
leave
all night long. Usually three procedures are enough.
When treating flux, a cotton wool moistened with medicine is placed between the flux and
teeth and
leave overnight. This needs to be done 3-4 evenings in a row.
For rheumatism, rub the sore spot 1-2 times a day for 1-2
weeks
If the pain constantly returns, take it for 12-14 days.
on an empty stomach
in the morning, 2 tablespoons of medicine with 5 tablespoons of hot water.
For osteochondrosis and heel spurs (recipe by V. Tereshchenko): 3 pods
red
pepper; 1 glass of coarse salt pour 0.5 liters of cognac,
leave for 5 days. Do
lotions for heel spurs, osteochondrosis.
For arthrosis of small joints (for example, fingers or toes)
every evening
do “sand baths”. Mix salt with river sand in a 1:1 ratio,
warm up and bury your fingers in hot sand with salt, hold until
will cool down.
For sprains, mix plain table salt with flour in
proportions 1:1,
add a little water, knead a very stiff dough. Need a sore spot
How
with a tourniquet, wrap a sausage made from this dough several times, on top
pave
compress paper and wrap with a warm scarf. Rinse the nose with salt water
method of yogis "jala-neti"In jala neti is used lightly
warm salt water equal to one level teaspoon of salt per
half a liter of water. If you
raised the vessel correctly and tilted the head, water pours out of another
nostrils without getting into the mouth.
Washing
nose is the best way to protect against colds and cure them. Jala Neti can heal
chronic runny nose, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis and other diseases
nasopharynx, for example, inflammation of the adenoids. In conjunction with complete
Breathing cures bronchitis. This technique protects against pulmonary
diseases (asthma, pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, etc.). Taking it helps relieve fatigue,
get rid of headaches and insomnia. It can help heal
or reducing sinus headaches, migraines, epilepsy, depression,
nervous tension.
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Semenova A. Treatment with salt. – St. Petersburg: Publishing house "Nevsky"
prospect”, 1999, 116 p.
Filippova
I.A. The healing power of ordinary salt. – St. Petersburg: Publishing house "Timoshka",
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R. Horn.
Marine chemistry. Ed. "MIR", M. 1972, 398 p.
Halite is the only naturally occurring material classified as a halogen and a subclass of sodium chloride. It is worth adding that halite is the only mineral of its kind that people eat. In simple language, halite is simple rock or table salt. This name came to us from Ancient Greece (gallos), which translated means salt and sea.
Chemical and physical properties of the mineral
NaCl is the chemical formula for pure halite, which contains 60.6 chlorine and 39.4% sodium. In its pure form, NaCl can be transparent or translucent, have a characteristic white tint, or have a glassy sheen. The shade of the mineral depends on third-party impurities: when interacting with iron oxide, it produces yellow-red tones, organic components give brown-black colors, and clay impurities color the mineral gray. When interacting with potassium chloride, NaCl turns into a deep blue-lilac color.
This compound appears to us as a fragile material that has hygroscopic properties and a salty taste. It is easily soluble in water and begins the melting process at temperatures above 800 C, turning the fire a rich yellow color. During mining, it is mined in the form of cubic and granular crystals or stalactites.
NaCl products are incredible sensitive to moisture, which leads to their fragility. To preserve products, they should be treated with alcohol, gasoline or various oil bases, and then thoroughly wiped with a velvet material.
Varieties of halite
Due to the influence of various natural factors and conditions, NaCl is divided into the following types:
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Origin of the mineral
Large deposits of the mineral began their formation thousands of millions of years ago in the territories of North America and Eurasia, just at a time when these places were characterized by a hot and dry climate.
Today, rock salt is mined in large quantities in Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Poland and North America.
The healing properties of the mineral
Salt is endowed with a unique anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effect and is indispensable during the treatment of colds and viral ailments.
Halite is a mineral that is used in the preparation of a solution to treat the throat. It contains: water, iodine and salt. It is also used to dull toothache by preparing a solution of warm water and one tablespoon of salt. A bag of hot mineral is excellent for radiculitis, bronchitis, boils and boils. Heated salt is also used to treat a prolonged runny nose.
Magic properties
For many centuries, many peoples were of the opinion that salt is one of the strongest amulets from conspiracies, damage and evil spirits, as well as various troubles and troubles.
In wartime, there was an opinion among soldiers that salt could protect them from death and injury.
Many healers also use salt in the modern world to attract love, prosperity and health. There is a belief that salt has a powerful connection with the earth and if you carry it with you, a person will strengthen his connection with the earth. Thanks to all this knowledge, incredible things are made many amulets and charms, which consist of salt.
Application
Halite has been used for many thousands of years in various fields and human needs. In the food industry, NaCl is used as a food additive that is used by every person and is common in our kitchen. table salt. Over the course of one year, more than seven million tons of halite are spent on such needs.
In the chemical industries, the mineral is used to produce sodium and chlorine, from which baking soda, various high-concentration alkaline compounds and hydrochloric acid are subsequently obtained. It is an integral component of all household detergents, as well as paper products and glass. It is also worth noting that halite film used in the field of optics to create another layer on the lenses.