Naftalan baths: indications and contraindications. Properties of naphthalan oil

Do you think that oil is only an industrial raw material? You are very mistaken, it is widely used in medicine. Of course, not any, because it is very important to evaluate the chemical composition and properties of a particular product. Naphthalan oil is a completely different substance, it is completely non-combustible and has a number of useful properties.

What it is?

Today we will talk in detail about naphthalan baths. Indications and contraindications will try to disclose in detail. Naphthalan oil is a fairly thick brown liquid that has a specific odor. The substance has a high specific gravity and an even greater viscosity, as well as an acidic reaction. Hydrocarbons contained in this substance are the basis of many biologically active substances. It is thanks to this that naftalan has been used in the treatment of a large number of diseases.

Origin

These deposits are very old and widely known not only among the local population. The extracted substance was given its name due to the city of Naftalan in Azerbaijan, where it was extracted. Only 300 km will be separated from the capital, the city of Baku. According to historical data, even in the middle of the XIX century, this oil was extracted manually, from shallow wells. However, when the German engineer noticed this, he laid the oil rig, wanting to make a profit.

He was very disappointed, the products of naphthalan oil are not flammable. But, being a practical man, the engineer continued his observations and soon noted that local people regularly take baths from this substance. Then he released a salubrious ointment based on oil, and she gained wide popularity. A little later he started advertising naftalan baths. Indications and contraindications we will consider below.

Properties

There are no analogs to this substance anywhere else in the world. This is a unique compound that is rich in healing properties. Their study is still going on, and doctors are constantly discovering something new. Naphthalan oil is able to exert the most diverse effects on the human body.

Practically there is no such person in the world whose condition could not be improved by using such a method of treatment. Naphthalan oil has stimulating and analgesic, anti-inflammatory and vasodilating properties.

Doctors appreciate this substance for its ability to increase metabolism, which can be useful in terms of cosmetology and medicine. But that's not all. Oil perfectly accelerates the healing of wounds on the skin, stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce hormones, that is, restores the endocrine system, has an excellent antibacterial and sun-protective effect.

With a variety of diseases, physicians today prescribe naftalan baths. Reviews say that most of the chronic symptoms recede after only ten procedures. Naftalan is very useful in various diseases of the respiratory system, as it leads to better ventilation of the lungs. During the course of treatment in patients, an increase in the level of erythrocytes and hemoglobin is observed. Here you need to be careful, since the method promotes a slower clotting of blood. Therefore, it is not recommended to use naphthalan baths in a row. Indications and contraindications should be evaluated by your attending physician and only then you can prescribe a treatment.

Treatment

The range of applications is very wide, so we will limit ourselves to those appointments that occur most often in medical practice. First of all, these are skin diseases: eczema and psoriasis, furunculosis and neurodermatitis, sycosis and seborrhea. However, this is not a complete list. Oil is a great help for pink lichen, torpid ulcers, hives and bedsores.

Neuropathologists very often use naftalan baths in their prescriptions. Indications and contraindications should be carefully weighed, but the benefits often outweigh. This substance is very effective in the treatment of intercostal neuralgia and neuritis of the ulnar or facial nerves. The neuralgia of the sciatic and occipital nerves is highly treatable . And for patients suffering from cervico-brachial and lumbosacral radiculitis, such baths will become a real salvation, giving peace and freedom from pain.

As you can see, naftalan can help in various branches of medicine. Azerbaijan is a country that has produced a wonderful product and generously shares it with the whole world. With the help of it, the treatment of vascular diseases (phlebitis, thrombophlebitis) is significantly accelerated. In most cases, extra-articular soft tissues and joints are cured.

Treatment of the reproductive system

This is a relatively new direction in which naphthalene is used. Azerbaijan regularly invites to its resorts people suffering from chronic diseases in the field of gynecology and urology. Among the ailments that are successfully treated with naftalan are infertility and amenorrhea, andexitis and underdevelopment of the uterus. Successfully treated here are men. For example, the best way to correct chronic prostatitis.

Contraindications

There are quite a few diseases that a doctor must take into account before prescribing such a procedure. Naphthalan baths are contraindicated in myocardial infarction and all heart diseases, especially with coronary insufficiency and angina. You can not take such baths for any tumors, benign or malignant. Severe anemia, pregnancy and breastfeeding mean a complete rejection of such procedures. Renal failure or acute nephritis, gynecological diseases in acute form, tuberculosis, organic lesions of the nervous system are all grounds to at least postpone treatment.

Treatment in the capital

Naftalan baths in Moscow today are no longer a curiosity. For example, the sanatorium "Vorobyevo" offers its guests a similar procedure. Only 127 km separates it from Moscow, and it is here that you will be taught the course of these procedures. The treatment is carried out strictly according to the methods approved by the Ministry of Health, and therefore it is absolutely safe. This is not the only procedure in the arsenal of physicians, and often it is used in conjunction with other methods of treatment.

Treatment in Azerbaijan

But if you want to feel the very atmosphere of a sunny country, then come to where this product is born. "Naftalan" (Azerbaijan) is a sanatorium that has been working for almost 100 years. Initially it functioned in the summer, and then it became year-round. Every year more patients began to use his services, which meant only one thing: the resort complex should grow and develop. Began to appear and other hospitals that actively use naphthalene. "Azerbaijan" is a sanatorium, which was opened a little later, in 1982. Then they were added "Mil", "Göran", "Shirvan" and "Chinar".