Medicinal properties of clay and its use, recipes for clay treatment at home

Due to its healing properties, clay is very popular in many areas of medicine and cosmetology. In the 19th century, the use of therapeutic clay received a new round. Now this method is actively practiced and gives tangible results in getting rid of many ailments.

What are the types of healing clay and their healing properties

Clay treatment is an effective method of treating respiratory diseases. This method has been known to people since ancient times and is still used in folk and official medicine not only in Russia, but also in other countries of the world. Due to the healing properties of clay, the range of its application is quite wide. Clay is taken orally (in the form of infusions, talkers and powder) and used externally (in the form of applications, compresses, rubbing, wraps and baths). Avicenna, Botkin and many other doctors of antiquity and modernity attached great importance to this method of treatment. This method of treatment is widely used in our sanatoriums, it is also recommended for home treatment.

Currently, clay can be purchased at a pharmacy and arrange a sanatorium at home.

Clay contains almost all the micro and macro elements that our body needs, and when ingested, it removes all toxins from the body.

The healing properties of clay allow you to heal from many diseases, including respiratory diseases.

The color of the clay is red, pink, gray, blue, blue, green, yellow, brown and black. In official medicine, only white clay is used, and in folk medicine – white, blue, green and others.

Each type of therapeutic clay has a special chemical composition and its corresponding medicinal properties. Blue clay is considered the most healing, the use of which is useful for many diseases. And what kind of healing clay is good for the respiratory system?

For the treatment of respiratory diseases, blue and red clays are used:

Blue clay contains: potassium, calcium, magnesium, silicon, sodium, phosphorus, chlorine, iron, aluminum, iodine, cobalt, cadmium, manganese, lithium, copper, molybdenum, zinc, selenium, radium and other elements. It has enveloping, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and other healing properties, has a detrimental effect on the pathogens of tuberculosis, cholera and many other pathogenic microorganisms. Clay is used to treat many diseases, including diseases of the throat, bronchi and lungs.

Red clay is predominantly composed of iron oxide and copper. It is used to treat allergies and anemia, as well as to boost immunity.

Clay treatment methods at home

The clay treatment procedure at home is performed for 2-3 hours (on the liver area – 1.5 hours) 1-3 times a day, depending on the disease. When the clay dries, it must be removed.

Clay treatment is not only not contraindicated in other methods of treatment (phytotherapy, apitherapy, drug treatment, etc.), but, on the contrary, enhances the effect of such treatment.

With folk treatment, it is recommended to add a little vegetable oil to the clay and, drop by drop, various aromatic oils. Clay for applications and compresses should be diluted with cold water for most diseases, and with warm water for colds and respiratory diseases.

These clays do not have any side effects and contraindications. They can be used to treat children and the elderly. In diseases of the respiratory system, clay is not only used externally, but also taken orally. Being an excellent sorbent, it removes various poisons, toxins, harmful gases and slags from the body, supplies it with all the necessary minerals, the lack of which develops various diseases, including those of the respiratory system.

Clays are absolutely harmless to humans. In some countries, clay is eaten.

The norm of taking clay inside is 30 g per day in the form of an infusion, clay mash or powder. It should not be consumed with milk and lactic acid drinks.

In folk medicine, clay is used in the form of applications, compresses, rubbing, wraps and baths.

The thickness of the clay cake or layer of clay on the fabric when using compresses is about 2-3 cm. The consistency of the clay should not be liquid, smooth and fit snugly to the body. Before applying a cake or compress, the skin should be moistened with warm water. On top of the clay, wrap the body with a woolen shawl or scarf. After removing the clay, rinse the skin with warm water. Do not reuse clay (it is better to bury it), but take a new portion.

Clay should be stored in a glass jar in a well-lit place. To improve the taste of clay talkers, you can add honey (but not sugar!).

Clay as a remedy: folk recipes

Preparation of clay water: 2 tsp. powder blue clay pour 2 cups of chilled boiled water, shake well, let it brew for several hours. Take 1 – 3 tsp. 2 – 3 times a day 1 hour before meals. Do not stir or take with a metal spoon. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks, then take a break for 10 days and repeat the course. You can be treated for a long time. At the beginning of treatment, there may be a slight deterioration in the condition, but this quickly passes. You can not engage in clay treatment on a full stomach. In the manufacture of this folk remedy for clay treatment, instead of water, it is better to take decoctions or infusions of plants that have a healing effect on the respiratory system.

Preparation of clay talker: pour clay with 1 glass of water, mix well and drink in one gulp. If sediment remains at the bottom of the glass, add a little more water, stir and drink. You should start with 1/4 tsp. clay powder and gradually bring to 1 tsp. Take 2-3 times a day 1 hour before meals. Instead of water, it is better to take infusions or decoctions of herbs. To improve the taste, you can add a little honey to this clay treatment recipe.

You can also take dry clay powder, washing it down with water or infusions of herbs that have a therapeutic effect on the respiratory system.

Preparation of a clay application-lotion: put a clay cake 2-3 cm thick on a piece of warm, damp cloth, apply it to a sore spot (chest area, throat or maxillary sinus area), bandage it, wrap it on top and leave for 2 hours (until the lotion dries), then remove it and wash the skin with warm water. During the day, 2-3 applications-lotions are made (for severe lung diseases – up to 5 procedures per day) not earlier than 1 hour after eating. Before applying the application, you need to warm up the chest area with mustard plasters.

Compress with blue or red clay: take 150 g of clay, knead until soft, diluted with water or infusion of pine needles, marshmallow root (you can add a few drops of the appropriate essential oil to the water, spread it on a cloth and put it on the chest area, wrap it with cling film on top and cover with a warm blanket.After 2 hours, remove the compress.The procedure is carried out 2 times a day: in the morning and in the evening.Before applying the compress, you need to warm up the chest area with mustard plasters.

For the treatment of angina, compresses or applications-lotions with blue clay on the throat are used – 2 times a day for 2 hours. At the same time, you need to gargle with a clay mash (1 tsp of clay powder in 1 glass of warm water) 5-6 times a day, swallowing 3-4 sips of this mash each time. In addition, during the day it is useful to dissolve a small piece of clay. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.

When coughing, bronchitis and pneumonia, it is useful for 3 weeks on the chest area (under the shoulder blades and under the collarbones alternately) to put warm applications-lotions 1-2 times a day. The duration of the procedure is 2 hours. In addition, 2 times a day, you need to rub the chest area with clay water with the consistency of liquid sour cream, adding chopped garlic, camphor oil, coniferous extract or coniferous oil (pine, fir, cedar). At the same time, you need to drink clay water or clay talker for 1 – 2 tsp. 2 – 3 times a day. You can also dissolve small pieces of clay 3-4 times a day. For colds, you also need to put clay compresses on the neck area for 2 hours 2 times a day.

For the treatment of bronchial asthma, it is useful to put cold clay applications-lotions on the chest area (under the shoulder blades and under the collarbone alternately) once a day for 2 weeks. The duration of the procedure is 2 hours. In addition, you can rub the chest area with clay, diluted to the density of liquid sour cream, 2-3 times a day.

During the active form of pulmonary tuberculosis, clay treatment is prohibited. With an inactive form of tuberculosis, it is useful to make clay applications-lotions for 3 weeks on the chest area (under the shoulder blades and under the collarbones) 1-2 times a day. In addition, you can rubbing the chest area 2 times a day with blue or red clay, diluted to the density of liquid sour cream with coniferous infusion or water, adding crushed garlic or a few drops of camphor oil.

For the treatment of pleurisy, it is useful to put cold clay applications-lotions on the chest area (under the shoulder blades on the back and under the collarbones on the chest) 2 times a day for 2 hours. After the lotion, you need to rub the chest area with liquid clay, adding chopped garlic, camphor or pine oil. At the same time drink clay water 1-2 tsp. 2 – 3 times a day. The course of treatment is 3 weeks.

In case of sinusitis and runny nose on the nose and the area of ​​the maxillary sinuses (on the forehead and cheeks) for 3 weeks before going to bed, applications-lotions 1 cm thick are made. The duration of the procedure is 2 hours. In addition, 2 – 3 times a day, take 1 – 2 tsp. clay water. At the same time, the nose is washed with clay water, alternately each nostril.

For the treatment of laryngitis, it is recommended to make applications-lotions or compresses on the neck area 2 times a day. The duration of the procedure is 2 hours. At the same time, you need to gargle with clay water, treatment – 2 weeks.

With the flu, you need to drink clay water or clay talker 1-2 tsp. 5-6 times a day. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. Instead of water, it is better to take an infusion of hyssop grass (pour boiling water over 1 tablespoon of dried grass, leave for 20 minutes, strain). You can add a little honey for taste.

After applying folk recipes for clay treatment, it is recommended to go to bed and relax a bit. In the acute period of the disease of the lungs and bronchi, clay therapy is not carried out. It is used after the inflammatory process has subsided.

Before treating with clay, you should consult your doctor.

During treatment with clay, one should refrain from eating meat food.