Ozokerite is used to treat many diseases. What it is? This will be discussed in this article.
Composition and properties of ozokerite
This is an oil product of a waxy consistency, natural mineral, hydrocarbon, which contains paraffins and ceresins, mineral oils, resins and other impurities. Its other name is mountain wax. The chemical composition of a substance depends on its deposit.
Hard ozokerite is obtained. In nature, the substance mentioned is sinewy and stratum. The color of a hydrocarbon is determined by the presence of asphaltenes and resins (light green, yellow, brown, black). It has a characteristic smell of kerosene. For medicinal purposes, ozokerite is used, purified from alkalis, water, acids. This is achieved by heating the product to 120 º. Ozokerite is insoluble in water, but it is well soluble in chloroform and gasoline. Its melting temperature is 52-68 º, density - 0.8-0.97. The substance cools very slowly and gradually gives off heat to the body, even at a temperature of 60-70 º, the procedures with it are easily transferred.
Ozokerite: what is it and where is it used?
This substance is used in industry and medicine, in particular, in physiotherapy. Ozokerite is used as a warming compress for diseases of the musculoskeletal system and inflammatory diseases of a chronic nature. Due to its unique chemical composition, upon contact with the skin, the natural product in question has a slight irritating effect, contributing to a rush of blood. As a result, there is a stimulation of blood circulation in the capillaries and improves metabolism at the site of exposure. Ozokerite has a resolving, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, analgesic effect. Where can I get ozokerite? In the pharmacy, pharmacists will offer you various drugs and applicators based on it: Ozoparafin, Ozokeramin, Ozokerafin, Teplovit (including children), etc.
Ozokerite: indications for use
As a rule, ozokerite therapy is an important component of therapeutic spa activities. The course of treatment can be taken in a clinic.
Indications for use of the substance are the following conditions:
- arthrosis;
- myositis;
- arthritis;
- neuritis;
- radiculitis;
- inflammatory and traumatic contractures;
- trophic ulcers;
- pressure sores;
- chronic diseases (prostatitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis, cystitis, gastroduodenitis, gastritis, cholecystitis, pleurisy);
- infertility.
In the presence of any of the above pathologies, specialists prescribe complex therapy, and as a rehabilitation measure, it is often advised to try warming compresses, the main active ingredient of which is mountain wax, or ozokerite. What is it, and what is the effect expected from the above procedures, your doctor will tell you in more detail.
Contraindications
There are some conditions in which the use of ozokerite is contraindicated. These include all diseases in which bleeding, an acute form of the disease and chronic ailments during an exacerbation are observed. In addition, it is not recommended to use this substance for tumor diseases, gastrointestinal ulcers, tuberculosis, severe pathologies of the cardiovascular system, urolithiasis, liver and pancreas lesions, epilepsy, diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis. Also, treatment with this substance is not used for skin inflammations and for some gynecological pathologies (adnexitis).
So, in the framework of this article, we briefly examined such a substance as ozokerite: what it is, for the treatment of which diseases it is used, for which ailments it is contraindicated. For more detailed information, it is recommended that you contact a specialist who will advise you on all important points of therapy. Be healthy!