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| Title: | Therapeutic uses of Mud therapy in Naturopathy |
| Authors: | Rastogi, Rajiv |
| Keywords: | Naturopathy
Mud Therapy
Mud pack
Mud bath |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int.Cl.8:A61K 8/00, A61Q, A61J, A61K |
| Abstract: | Earth is one among five elements having an immense
impact on human body. It has been adopted as a treatment modality, i.e. mud
therapy in naturopathy. It is a simple, cost effective and efficacious
treatment used in the treatment of various disorders. Mud is used as a medicine
since long as various references are found available in ancient texts
indicating its therapeutic uses. Mud has various therapeutic properties which
are highly useful in the treatment of various disease conditions. The paper
highlights the therapeutic uses of mud as a therapy and its importance,
possible role and usefulness in the modern times. |
| Page(s): | 556-559 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(3) [July 2012]
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