Therapeutic Benefits of the Mud Pack (Clay Pack)
The mud pack is a widely used clay therapy due to its various health benefits. Nature Cure therapists are adopting body mud therapy for wounds, boils, bruises and other ailments along with proper diet and therapies. It is more useful than cold compresses as it retains coolness and moisture in the body for a long time. Other benefits of the mud pack are that it absorbs toxins from the body. It relaxes the skin pores and draws blood to the skin and relieves congestion and discomfort and pain and removes morbid matter. Increases heat radiation.
The mud filling is prepared after obtaining clay from 10 cm below the surface of the earth. The clay obtained must not contain harmful materials or chemicals. The clay is made into a smooth paste with warm water, after removing impurities it is allowed to cool and then spread on a piece of cloth. The duration is from 10 minutes to half an hour.
Clay compress or mud compress is a highly beneficial treatment in nervous diseases, weakness, fever, scarlet fever, influenza, measles, swellings, eye and ear disorders, rheumatism, gout, liver and kidney disorders, toothache, pain headaches and general body aches. . It is also useful in abdominal diseases such as indigestion and intestinal diseases. Promotes labor pains. It is also applied after foments to the body for about 15 minutes.
The mud pack reduces swelling of any part of the body. In case of high fever, the temperature can be lowered with the help of a clay pack. It has to be changed frequently until the desired temperature drop is effected.
Disclaimer: This article is not intended to provide health advice and is for general information only. Always seek the views of a qualified health professional before embarking on any health program.
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