Electrical Bioimpedance Analysis for Evaluating the Effect of Pelotherapy on the Human Skin: Methodology and Experiments [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 Background: Pelotherapy is the traditional procedure of applying curative muds on the skin’s surface—shown to have a positive effect on the human body and cure illnesses.
Margus Metshein +5 more
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Bioaccessibility by perspiration uptake of minerals from two different sulfurous peloids. [PDF]
Environ Geochem Health, 2023 The risks associated with the use of peloids in thermal centers, spas, or at home, must be tested to develop appropriate safety guidelines for peloids formulations and the release of substances of high concern.
Bastos CM +3 more
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Microalgal Peloids for Cosmetic and Wellness Uses. [PDF]
Mar Drugs, 2021 Peloids have been used for therapeutic purposes since time immemorial, mainly in the treatment of locomotor system pathologies and dermatology. Their effects are attributed to their components, i.e., to the properties and action of mineral waters, clays,
Mourelle ML, Gómez CP, Legido JL.
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Comprehensive mineralogical and physicochemical characterization of recent sapropels from Romanian saline lakes for potential use in pelotherapy [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 In this study we aimed to compare the mineralogical, thermal, physicochemical, and biological characteristics of recent organic carbon-rich sediments (‘sapropels’) from three geographically distant Romanian lakes (Tekirghiol and Amara, SE Romania, and ...
Andreea Baricz +16 more
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Peloids as Thermotherapeutic Agents. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 The use of peloids as heat-providing therapeutic systems dates back to antiquity. Such systems consist of a liquid phase and an organic or inorganic solid phase.
Maraver F +7 more
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A multidisciplinary approach for the physic-chemical characterization of peloids to new perspectives in the development for “hydrothermal Developing Countries” using partecipatory methodology [PDF]
Balneo and PRM Research Journal, 2021 The Osservatorio Termale Permanente (OTP) operated from 1996 to 2014 in the Italian and international therapeutic thermalism field. The main aim of OTP was the development of a multidisciplinary approach for the characterization of the quality of peloids
ROSSI Davide, URUCI Renata
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Effect of Peat Intervention on Pain and Gait in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Study. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2020 Background/Purpose. Peat is a plant material that is decayed in anaerobic and acidic conditions. Peat is known for its pain relief effect on degenerative and rheumatologic diseases for hundreds of years. This research aims to see effects of peat intervention on knee osteoarthritis patients’ pain, biomarkers, and parameters about gait. Methods.
Kim M +7 more
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Evaluation of Geophagy Clay Capacity in Adsorbing Cd2+ and Pb2+ for Water Treatment in Southeast Nigeria. [PDF]
J Toxicol, 2020 Geophagy clay has been used in tropical regions as gastrointestinal protector for adsorbing toxins in human body, but it was rarely used in adsorbing heavy metals contaminants in water. This study determines elemental concentration of geophagy clay and evaluates its adsorptive capacity in removing Cd2+ and Pb2+ in water.
Osobamiro TM +3 more
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Natural and Synthetic Clay Minerals in the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Fields [PDF]
Pharmaceutics, 2023 Clay minerals are historically among the most used materials with a wide variety of applications. In pharmaceutical and biomedical fields, their healing properties have always been known and used in pelotherapy and therefore attractive for their ...
Cristian Nomicisio +8 more
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Paraffin-Peloid Formulations from Copahue: Processing, Characterization, and Application. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 The Copahue Thermal Center, situated in Neuquén, Argentina, produces natural and matured peloids, which are employed in the prevention and treatment of various osteoarticular and dermatological disorders.
Sanchez MA +5 more
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