Natural brines and salt springs. salt spring

Chloride mineral waters— natural waters with a predominance of chlorine anions (Cl), having different ionic composition, salinity and temperature. Among the chloride waters, according to the cationic composition, sodium (Na) (the most common), calcium-sodium (Ca-Na), magnesium-calcium-sodium (Mg-Ca-Na), sodium-calcium (Na-Ca), magnesium-calcium (Mg-Ca).

From the history of the use of chloride (salt) waters in the treatment of diseases

Sodium chloride or salt water has been used for salt extraction since ancient times. The discovery of the healing properties of such sources occurred empirically. Since ancient times, the inhabitants Staraya Russa, famous for its salt mines, noted that even during cholera epidemics among workers salt factory there were no cases of disease. By this water local population treated rubella, scrofula, aching bones, ulcers.

They used the Staraya Russian salt mineral waters haphazardly, and, probably, for a long time the waters would have been known only to local residents, if the disease had not overtaken General Samsonov. The general during military campaigns visited overseas resorts had a concept of mineral waters oh and how to use them. Wounded in battle, he suffered from articular rheumatism and, having learned from local residents about healing keys, I decided to try them on myself. He cleared one of the springs on the outskirts of the city, made a wooden frame and began to bathe in it. Many residents of Staraya Russa began to use Samson's spring to cure many diseases, sometimes on the advice of doctors, sometimes at their own discretion. The idea of ​​​​developing a resort belongs to the life physician Rauh. Having visited Staraya Russa in 1928, he reported this to Emperor Nicholas I, and soon an imperial decree was issued on the arrangement of the resort, and in 1834 a bathroom building for soldiers was built.

Scientific studies of the beneficial effects of salt water were made by the doctors of the Starorussky military hospital. Their reports, dissertations, practical observations remain valuable to this day. They could get such results thanks to hospital treatment that did not exist at other resorts. The health resort helped many sick soldiers to get on their feet, more than a third fully recovered and were able to return to duty. In 1854, the resort was transferred to a civil department. Count Muravyov, who at that time headed the Ministry of State Property, left his name in the history of the health resort: with his assistance, the first stone building was built here and the most powerful self-flowing mineral water fountain in Europe was drilled, which became the symbol and decoration of the health resort. The resort hosted both the Grand Dukes and the Queen of Greece Olga Konstantinovna, writers and artists, musicians and artists. The flourishing of the resort was largely facilitated by the fact that in the homeland of the wife of Alexander I - Elizabeth Alekseevna, nee Princess Louise of Baden-Baden, the resort flourished, and, perhaps, it was this circumstance that prompted the decision to build a luxurious "royal" resort in Staraya Russa.

The opening of the spa resort on the salt springs of Bad Ischl in the Salzkammergut region, which in German means "Pantry of salt", took place at the beginning of the 19th century. At this time, mineral baths were arranged on sea ​​coast. After examining the composition of the sources, local doctors came to the conclusion that mineral composition very similar to sea ​​water, and higher mineralization will contribute to a greater therapeutic effect. so small provincial town began to turn into popular resort. However, it owes its truly universal recognition to the stay and successful treatment Habsburg couple, Archduke Karl and Princess Sophie. Previously fruitless marriage after medical procedures turned into a joyful opposite: three sons were born, whom popular rumor dubbed “salt princes”.

Some resorts built on salt mines use not only lakes formed after the flooding of salt mines, such as Lake Razval and Tuzluchoe in Sol-Iletsk, but also used salt mines. IN salt mines built underground clinics. These are the sanatoriums Soligorsk in Belarus, Solotvino and Salt Symphony (Soledar) in Ukraine, Chon-Tuz in Kyrgyzstan, the Avan-Arinj salt mine in Armenia, Berchtesgaden in Germany, Velichka in Poland, speleological clinics in the salt mines of Praida and Tirgu Okna in Romania. Cm. .

There are also unusual salt spas. On South salt desert Altiplano, in Bolivia, at an altitude of about 3700 m is the Uyuni salt marsh (Spanish. Salar de Uyuni), where the hotel was built from salt blocks. These blocks are mined here. Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt lake in the world. Only during the rainy season does it become a lake, and the biggest mirror: when the Salar de Uyuni is covered with water, every cloud is reflected in it. Its area is 10.5 sq. km. The Hotel de Sal Playa in the vicinity of Uyuni was built in 1993. In it, not only the walls are made of salt blocks and fastened together with a solution of salt and water, which the builders used as cement. Everything is made of salt: chairs, tables, beds, walls, floors. The hotel consists of 15 bedrooms, it has a dining room, a lounge-lounge and a restaurant in which everything except food is made of salt.

Deposits of chloride (salt) waters, resorts

Salt waters are often called the waters of ancient seas brought to the surface. One of the largest underground seas is located in the center of the East European Plain - with an area of ​​\u200b\u200babout 360 thousand km2. In the deepest parts artesian basin there is a zone of slow water exchange, where salt brines high concentration.

The waters of the Moscow Basin include the springs of Central Russia, on which the resorts Kashin in the Tver region, Staraya Russa in the Novgorod region are built. Opened by deep wells (some over 1000 m), they are used to drinking cure, baths and other balneological procedures in sanatoriums and rehabilitation centers in Moscow and the Moscow region. The waters of the "underground sea" with mineralization from 50 to 270 g/l are predominantly sodium chloride in composition, other cations - potassium, calcium, as well as trace elements are contained in these waters in smaller quantities, but they also determine the therapeutic effect of the waters. For example, the waters of the Staraya Russa resort contain an increased amount of bromine, so the sedative effect is more pronounced.

Salt waters of underground sources are the basis of the resorts Usolye-Sibirskoe, Angara in Irkutsk region, sanatoriums "Obolsunovo" and "Green Town" in the Ivanovo region, "Big Salts" in Yaroslavl region, as well as sanatoriums of the Green Town near Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod Region) and etc.

Resorts on salt lakes are very popular: Lake Yarovoe in the Altai Territory, Lake Uchum in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, "" in Kurgan region, « » in , Sol-Iletsk in Orenburg region, Tinaki, Baskunchak, Elton in the Volga region. Cm.

Chloride water high and medium mineralization are used externally for baths, irrigation, in therapeutic pools. Low-mineralized waters are mainly used as medicinal table waters, less often - medium mineralization.

Drinking treatment with chloride mineral waters

Indications for the use of chloride waters

• Inflammatory diseases in subacute and chronic stages.
• Diseases (neurocirculatory dystonia of cardiac and hypertensive types, stage I-II hypertension, hypotension, chronic venous insufficiency, Raynaud's disease).
• Diseases (polyarthritis, damage to ligaments, tendons, bones, deforming osteoarthritis).
• Peripheral diseases: plexitis, sciatica, neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis, consequences of injuries and injuries of the spinal cord.
• Diseases. The Staraya Russa resort has developed a method for early (7 days after the operation) rehabilitation after surgical treatment for diseases of the digestive system.
• against the background of unchanged hormonal function and hypoestrogenia.
• Diseases: hypothyroidism, obesity of the 1st degree, gout..

Everyone knows the Dead Sea for its miraculous properties, but not everyone knows that there are many similar places in Russia. Many salt lakes, so beneficial to human health, are located in many corners of the vast homeland. Deposits based on water and mud treatment have long been a national treasure of Russia, and mineral (salt) lakes are unique in their composition, temperature regime and medicinal properties.

AND The history of the development of therapeutic mud, rock salt, brine and other natural resources of lakes has more than one century. Lakes have a huge bioenergy. For example, salt lakes are sacred to Muslims and, due to their healing qualities, are places of worship. Legends say that the lakes have a powerful healing energy that cleanses people from damage and the evil eye, granting them recovery. Vacationers who are on the territory of salt lakes, the aura is restored, and the body is cleansed of negative energy.

In ancient Rus', in gratitude for the healing received along the lake, nomads put up on spears shreds of bright fabric with coins wrapped in a bundle. The healers performed the ceremony by bathing naked in the salty brine of the lake. Since the middle of the 20th century, folk custom in gratitude for the recovery, throw into the water with the words of a prayer coins, gold and silver jewelry, which to this day are stored at the bottom of the lakes in countless quantities. But not only people thank the lakes for their healing properties, the lakes also give people health and good luck for caring for them. And who disrespectfully treated the healing waters of salty lakes, those lakes did not help in strengthening and did not bring recovery.

The legend says that Emperor Alexander III in 1888 in Kharkov got into a railway accident, while holding the roof of the car on his shoulders and saving his family: his sons and wife. As a result, his health was damaged. Upon returning to Moscow, messengers were sent to all points of the Earth to search for therapeutic agents. Rumors reached the Imperial Court about the miraculous healing mud located in the steppes of the Orenburg Province. An expedition was sent to unique salt lakes, which later delivered to Moscow healing mud and salt water "Beshofit", which helped in the treatment of the Emperor. In gratitude for the healing gift, a decree was issued on the creation in 1888 of a medical and recreational zone in the city of Sol - Iletsk. The news of the miraculous healing of Emperor Alexander III spread to all ends of vast Russia.

The great Russian scientist M.V. Lomonosov was the first to produce physical and chemical analysis of salt from the Iletsk salt dome. The scientist came to the conclusion: “Iletsk natural salt is harder than all other salts, and if it is not crushed, it gets a very white color, and does not absorb moisture from the air. For such properties, it is necessary to prefer this salt in hardness, strength and arrogance to other salts. WITHAt the end of the 19th century, the rapid development of salt lakes began in Russia. Salt mud began to be delivered to all resorts in Russia. As a result, salt mining and mud deposits began to actively develop, gaining worldwide fame as a country of salt lakes, generously giving people health and well-being.

According to the established tradition, every first Saturday of June, the Russian Orthodox Church, accompanied by a church choir, consecrates lakes in various parts of Russia. And all vacationers, sprinkled with blessed water, are blessed for recovery and prosperity.

Eat interesting tradition at the Muslims. According to tradition, the "folk - small hajj" of Russian Muslims begins in unique places in summer. Every year on the third Saturday of June, a sacrifice (sadaqah) is offered on Mount Tuz-Tube ( salt mountain). At its very top, elders read prayers for the recovery and well-being of people, and pilgrims are treated to the broth of a sacrificial ram, who must drink three sips, having received a blessing to improve their health.

Elton - golden lake among the steppes Volgograd region. The appearance of the lake is quite unusual- golden pink the surface of the reservoir fascinates and attracts many. Note that the Polovtsian khans knew about the existence of the lake, and it was considered sacred by them. And not in vain, today many examples have proven the healing properties of local mud and lake waters. The reason for this, of course, is not clear to scientists. But there are suggestions that the whole point is in the properties of the Elton rocks, preserved from the Jurassic period (not without reason in local mountains— Ulagan and Presny estuary, scientists find fossilized remains of fossil plants and animals).

Health resorts built on the basis of medical factors, lakes have no analogues in the whole world. Already at the beginning of the century there were original health resorts, popular among many. And the treatment was quite simple: a hole was dug out on the lake, where the patient was placed. His body was covered with mud, and after an hour spent in this state, the person was washed in a brine. PAfter the Second World War, medicine established that balneotherapy (treatment with mud and mineral waters) is a unique type of treatment based on the deep use of natural resources. For this reason, a kind of boom in visiting salt lakes began. And now Elton is visited by thousands of tourists, eager to rejuvenate and heal from ailments. Yes, and the prices of the tour for a unique salt Lake only rejoice.

Bitter-salty lake Bulukhta(from Kolmyk "spring") - the second largest bitter-salty lake, after Elton, located in the Volgograd region. Essentially ethat swamp, but with spring water. Another unique property of the lake is the bizarre shape of the shore and the ever-changing boundaries of the lake. Lake Bulukhta is a part of wildlife, its uniqueness is that it is far from civilization, it is not so easy to get here.

The lucky ones who have been here will have the opportunity to see numerous populations of ground squirrels and steppe birds. The most unforgettable sight is the flight Imperial Eagle, listed in the Red Book of Russia, its nests are often found, sometimes very close to the road. A dangerous phenomenon - the salt marsh barely holds the weight of a person, it can meet under your feet right here. Going to the lake will be easy exciting journey, during which you can find yourself among the wild, unexplored nature!

Lake Razval in Sol-Iletsk considered e another unique salt lake.An important part of the history of the Iletsk deposit is the history of Lake Razval, which made the resort famous. The concentration of salt is very high here, so drowning in it is a difficult task.Razval Lake was formed at the site of the salt production of Mount Tuztube. The depth of the lake is 18 meters. On the eastern shore of the lake there is a beach of fine sand with salt. The salty spring “Salty Tears” has been flowing through Mount Tuztube for a long time.

The salt concentration here is almost 10 times higher than the concentration of salts in the water of the Black and mediterranean seas. In addition to sodium chloride, the lake contains other salts. Salt water has predominantly hyperosmolar, locally irritating and antimicrobial effects, in connection with this, the cleansing reaction on the skin and mucous membranes, as well as the adaptogenic reaction, is most pronounced. Bathing in the lake is recommended for patients with skin diseases, internal organs, musculoskeletal apparatus and many other factors.

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Indications for bathing in salt lakes and taking salt procedures:

1. Atopic dermatitis and children's eczema, psoriasis (without exacerbation); including in children.

2. Diseases musculoskeletal systems: arthritis, and polyarthritis of non-tuberculous origin (rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis of a certain nature, osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis); spondylosis, spondylarthrosis, osteochondrosis, ankylosing spondylitis, spondylopathy, diseases of bones, tendon muscles; osteomyelitis that does not require surgical intervention, trophic ulcers after long-term treatment of non-healing wounds of traumatic origin. Heel spur.

3. Diseases of the nervous system: diseases and consequences of injuries of the peripheral nervous system in the stage of fading exacerbation, complete or incomplete remission (radiculitis, plexitis, neuritis, myelitis); the consequences of injuries and other injuries of the spinal cord and its membranes in the absence of disorders of the function of the pelvic organs and with the patient's ability to move independently;
dyscirculatory encephalopathy up to 2 degrees.

4. Diseases of the female genital area: chronic cervicitis, chronic metroendometritis, uterine deviation with limited mobility; chronic inflammatory diseases of the uterine appendages of various etiologies, with the exception of tuberculosis, chronic pelvic peritonitis, perimetritis; infertility due to inflammatory disease of the tubes and uterus, as well as mildly pronounced underdevelopment of the uterus; functional insufficiency of the ovaries on the basis of their primary lesion with the normal size of the uterus; postoperative infiltrates at the end of the acute period; erosion of the cervix (subject to the exclusion of malignancy); primary and secondary infertility of various origins.

Indications for referring children:

Long-term and frequently ill children (secondary immunodeficiency); cerebral palsy, enuresis, scoliosis of 1-4 degrees, joint contractures (after burns, fractures), diseases and consequences of injuries of the central and peripheral system, neuroses, cerebroasthenic syndrome. Children are admitted for treatment together with one of the parents.

(!!!) CONTRAINDICATIONS: on contraindications, it is strongly recommended to consult a specialist!

1. General contraindications, under which spa treatment(tumors, bleeding of any localization, especially repeated ones, infections, venereal and mental diseases, diseases in the acute phase, for balneotherapy, foreign bodies (plates, artificial joints, a single kidney);
2. Tuberculosis of any localization;
3. Nephrites and other diseases of the kidneys with impaired function;
4. Hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus;
5. Polyarthritis with a progressive course, with a tendency to ankylosis and contractures in the exacerbation of the process;
6. Diseases of the cardiovascular system with circulatory failure 2−3 st (heart failure);
7. Chronic ischemic heart disease with arrhythmia, conduction, with angina pectoris above functional class 2;
8. Hypertension above II A stage;
9. Exacerbation of atopic dermatitis and childhood eczema with the presence of erosions on the skin (with ESR above 35 mm/h);
10. Bronchial asthma in exacerbation, hormone-dependent bronchial asthma;
11. Epilepsy and convulsive conditions;
12. Constant and long-term use of hormonal drugs.

As reported in the previous article, for interior design salt caves several decor options are used:

• Salt spray method (when the walls visually resemble the walls of a cave)
• White salt blocks(bricks)
• Himalayan salt tiles
• Himalayan salt pebbles

Blocks (bricks) of Himalayan salt have an interesting recognizable color, the price for 1 piece is about 150-200 rubles. The material is imported into Russia. The largest deposits are in Pakistan, India, Bhutan.

White salt bricks for lining salt caves are made by Russian, Belarusian manufacturers, they are based on salt-Iletsk salt and salt from other mines. Their cost on the market is actually the same - 200-300 rubles / 1 pc.

Method of making salt bricks for lining halochambers

There are several ways to get solid bricks. One of them is sawing material from a layer of rock salt. This method has disadvantages, in particular, the non-ideal shape of the workpiece - defects and chips obtained during transportation complicate the process of installing salt blocks when finishing the speleotherapy treatment chamber.

Cutting method

It is used in the manufacture of Himalayan salt bricks in countries such as Pakistan, India, and Bhutan. This is a labor-intensive process, using a large number of workers. The mined salt blocks are cut, polished and packed.

A similar process is used to produce lamp blanks from Himalayan salt.

The principle of making lamps from Himalayan salt is similar to the way blocks are made:

As stated earlier, studies do not support the benefit of Himalayan salt blocks in the prevention of respiratory diseases. Therefore, we can only talk about the decorative functions of the "Himalayan" bricks.

Pressing

In Russia, the first patent for a method of creating artificial blocks of salt for interior lining of premises intended for the prevention of broncho-pulmonary diseases was issued in 1984. Its authors were S.D. Shipilevsky, Yu.G. Maksimov, A.N. Egorov and G.N. Solomkin (Production Association "Chuvashstroymaterialy").

According to him, the blocks were pressed from rock salt with a moisture content of 5-7%, after which they were kept at room temperature for a week. This made it possible mass production with less labor costs and risks of receiving defective products.

Production stages

1. The prepared crushed raw materials are poured into a wooden box.
2. The quality of rock salt is checked (humidity, grinding)
3. Then the mass is loaded into the mixer for 30 minutes, water is added until the moisture content of the material reaches 5-7%.
4. After mixing, the salt mass is unloaded into the compartment, where it is aged for 8-10 hours.
5. The molding sand according to the weight of the block is placed in the steel mold of the hydraulic press and exposed to the machine.
6. The molded artificial block is placed for hardening in a room at room temperature for 7 days. To prevent the blocks from sticking together, they are separated from each other with plastic wrap.

This method involves gluing the blocks during laying due to salt crystallization and does not involve the use of binder solutions.

Salt block production equipment

The main equipment for making bricks for finishing salt caves by pressing is a press. It can be of various brands, the P-125 press is suitable for such purposes. The scope of the apparatus is the construction industry (concrete, natural materials, artificial stones, powdered metals). His specifications allow a maximum reinforcement of 125 tons. The hydraulic press is centrally controlled.

In addition to P-125, you can use other brands of equipment with similar characteristics.

It is good when the equipment has sufficient performance. So, if the press allows you to produce up to 500 blocks per shift, is automated and safe, then the payback period for a set of equipment in some cases can be up to 1 year.

salt cooling tower (German gradieren - to thicken the brine; originally, the cooling towers were used to extract salt by evaporation) is a wooden structure made of coniferous trees (pine, spruce), birch branches or blackthorn, and also equipped for pumping brine. The brine is pumped up from adjacent springs to the height of the cooling tower, then flows down the tightly bound tufts of sloes. Sparingly soluble minerals evaporate or are deposited on brushwood, which increases the concentration of salt in the solution. Today, cooling towers operate mainly only in the summer. Inhalations in a cooling tower have an effect similar to inhaling a sea breeze.

An important healing factor is the microclimate around the salt springs. In many German, Austrian and Polish balneo-climatic resorts with sodium chloride water cooling towers were built (from German gradieren - to thicken brine), a device for cooling water with atmospheric air. Initially, the cooling towers served for the extraction of salt by evaporation; in the resorts they play the role of balneological structures.

Cooling towers are a wooden frame, up to several hundred meters long, filled with blackthorn brushwood. X sodium chloride (salt) water With the help of pumps, it enters the top of the cooling towers (up to 15 m) and the brine flows freely through the pipes along the branches, and its excess is collected in a chute placed on the floor. The brine supplied in this way evaporates intensively, saturating the air around with iodine, bromine and a whole range of other trace elements, such as magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron and others, and the air around the cooling towers is saturated with aerosol. The smallest particles of water are sprayed at a distance of up to 500 m, forming an aerosol and creating a microclimate that primarily stimulates breathing and lung activity. This air treatment is especially good for allergy sufferers. This microclimate is close to the conditions of sea coasts: humidified, ionized air, saturated with salts and air ions. Staying near cooling towers around which a natural inhalation is formed is extremely effective in the treatment of nonspecific, including bronchial asthma. The microclimate of the cooling tower is also used in the prevention and treatment of diseases, inflammation of the nasal sinuses, emphysema, high blood pressure, autonomic neurosis, as well as general exhaustion. Inhalations used in prevention contribute to the growth of immunological protection in healthy people. Aerosol particles are negatively charged and also have a bactericidal effect. The most useful in the treatment process is a saline solution with a concentration of 3-5%.

There are cooling towers in the resorts: Bad Kreuznach, Bad Reichenhall, Bad Kissingen (Germany), , and Inowroclaw .

IN THE SUMMER everyone is drawn to the sun, to the sea. By the way, you can enjoy the taste of salty splashes on your lips and breathe almost sea air right inside continental Europe, or rather, in Germany and in . The largest outdoor inhalers in Europe are also located here.

The Germans have the word "cooling tower" (Gradierwerk) only specialists use it, and in everyday conversation you will be understood faster if we are talking about salt pans (Salinen). Looking at these gigantic structures, it is somehow difficult to come to terms with the fact that in the past they had only a utilitarian use - the extraction of an important food additive - salt. Cooling towers have come down to us from the time when salt ruled the world. She then played a city-forming role, and later became one of the factors contributing to the creation of resorts in the same places.

With the advent of the idea of ​​thickening the brine before evaporation, the first cooling towers appeared (from German gradieren - to increase the concentration). There is evidence that they reached 300–500 m in length and eight meters in height. The space between the wooden frames was filled with twigs of trees or shrubs. From the brine, making its way through a layer of branches, water gradually evaporated. At the same time, impurities settled on the branches. The process made it possible to gradually increase the saturation of the solution up to 25 percent.

Healing Spray

It is INTERESTING that we also had cooling towers in Russia. At the end of the 18th century, their rows were a feature of the industrial appearance of Staraya Russa (one of oldest centers salt mining in Russia). Here, salt water, flowing through pipes from mineral springs, flowed through a multi-meter layer of birch twigs.

But they are most widely used in Germany. On old engravings you can see Salt valley of Bad Kreuznach , all partitioned off by dams of cooling towers. Today this region between the resort areas Bad Muenster am Stein-Ebernburg and Bad Kreuznach claims to be the largest outdoor inhaler not only Germany but throughout Europe. Thanks to the work of the 10 cooling towers located here, which saturate the air with the evaporation of salt water, a climate is created in these places, which is usually only enjoyed on the coast. Here you can not only take a couple of breaths at the source, but also active species sports (cycling, walking tours), without interrupting for a minute inhalation procedures.

What to do when you are near a cooling tower?

The main thing is not to forget to breathe deeply. Benches are always located nearby: you sit, read a book or just admire nature and - ventilate your lungs with healing air. Many doctors find saline inhalations helpful for cleansing. respiratory tract (salt, in particular, is able to kill pathogenic bacteria), as well as to strengthen the whole body.

Spas for your lungs

Ciechocinek (Czechochinek). Three cooling towers built in the 19th century. cooling towers– unique salt inhalers and the largest in Europe. The wooden structure of natural evaporators originated at the beginning of the 19th century. Height - 15.8 m, total length - 1741.5 m, built of wooden blocks and timber filled with dry thorns. The brine from the source is pressurized upward to the cooling tower and distributed over its upper galleries. When falling down through the blackthorn, the saline solution is concentrated. During this process, a a large number of iodine, the air is saturated with trace elements that have proven medicinal properties. The concentrated brine from the tanks located at the foot of the cooling tower is fed into the saltworks.

Thanks to the cooling tower, the salt pool, numerous parks and green areas, as well as the location of the resort in the Vistula Valley, a microclimate favorable for humans and nature has been formed in Czechocinek.

On the edge of the park resort, at the iodine-bromine salt spring "Helena" is located cooling tower and a pavilion of mineral waters, shaped like a rotunda. This is the first cooling tower in Lesser Poland. The local microclimate contributes to the prevention and treatment of sinusitis, emphysema, arterial hypertension, allergies, and neurosis. Due to the unique properties of salt water, the air generated around the cooling tower is unparalleled in the country and the world.

Cooling tower in Inowroclaw - a complex of salt cooling towers located in the Salt Park, opened in the second half of the twentieth century. The cooling tower was finally opened in 2001. after completion of work that began in 1984. It consists of two connected polyhedrons with a perimeter of 300 meters and a height of 9 meters. At its top is Observation deck, from which you can see a magnificent panorama of the resort Inowratslav and the Salt Park. Solyanka pumped to the top of the cooling tower ( salty water) flows down along the thorn with which its walls are lined, and under the influence of wind and sun, a natural salt aerosol appears. The radius of its action is estimated at 300 meters. The recommended stay at a minimum distance from the cooling tower (about 30 m) is no more than 15-30 minutes per day. Staying close to the cooling tower helps patients with arterial hypertension, with diseases of the respiratory system, and for everyone, even healthy ones, it increases immunity and creates the impression of relaxing on the seashore.

Indications for treatment at the resort Inowroclaw:

• chronic bronchitis, respiratory catarrh, COPD

Circulatory system:

• hypertension, coronary disease, post-infarction conditions, cardiovascular neurosis, conditions after operations on the heart, valves and large vessels

Metabolism:

• diabetes, obesity

Neurological:

• post-stroke conditions, multiple sclerosis, neuralgia, gout, osteochondrosis

• sciatica, lumbago

• post-traumatic conditions of joints and bones, post-traumatic conditions of soft tissues, inflammation of the joints (arthritis), inflammation of the spine, arthrosis, curvature of the spine and birth defects, osteoporosis, rehabilitation after mastoidectomy, rehabilitation of the disabled

Rheumatological:

• rheumatoid arthritis

German spas with brine cooling towers:

• Bad Kreuznach (Bad Kreuznach) - open inhalatorium (gradeworks) - the largest in Europe. It consists of eight almost ten-meter cooling towers, with a total length of 1.1 km, which rise between rocky mountain slopes in the river area of ​​the Saltworks Valley. In hot summers, cooling towers refresh the surroundings. Salt air inhalations have a beneficial effect on the respiratory tract. IN resort park there is another inhalatorium with two smaller cooling towers and one brine sprayer that sprays a beneficial brine solution around the area. Here, in the shade on the banks of the river. Nae, you can enjoy the fresh action of the salty sea breeze for hours. Nowhere in Europe has a larger inhalatorium of this type been preserved.
• Bad Reichenhall - the cooling tower is a 160-meter veranda with a height of 13 meters. In one session, it is recommended to walk along it at least ten times back and forth.