Coniferous bath: indications, contraindications, extract, with salt, recipes

The bath with the addition of needles differs not only in pleasant aroma, but also in healing effect. Its effect is associated with essential oils that are released during procedures from coniferous substrates. In addition, in such a bath there is a mass of vitamins, mineral salts, trace elements, and tannins.

A tub with needles, if prepared correctly, is useful for cardiovascular and respiratory systems, as well as for the nervous system.

Effects of such a bath set:

• it perfectly calms the nerves;
• helps to cope with the common cold;
• promotes faster elimination of toxins;
• stabilizes the metabolism;
• is useful for general health improvement;
• for the purchase of a slender figure;
• activates the function of many internal organs;
• eliminates fatigue;
• improves sleep;
• has a positive effect on the skin condition, for example, its procedures are softened, smoothed, lead into tone;
• due to the positive effects on the vessels of the bath can be performed with thrombophlebitis and varicose, as well as with hypertension;
• is useful in the pathology of joints;
• for faster wound healing.

Among the indications to the baths with the addition of needles in the first place are diseases of the nervous system. Bath data are prescribed for neurasthenia, neurosis, insomnia, sciatica, overwork, AVD, depression, irritability, asthenia.

In addition, the conifer bath will benefit from excess weight, rheumatism, joint inflammation, asthma, gout, respiratory system diseases, bladder or kidney inflammation, skin lesions, ulcers, frostbite, chronic gynecological diseases, eczema, the initial stage of hypertension. It will help to remove spasms in the digestive tract, and it is also recommended for children to prevent malnutrition and rickets. A course of coniferous baths for people who have recently suffered a serious illness and are under rehabilitation.

To prepare this version of the healing bath, you can use different types of raw materials. It can be coniferous balm, concentrate or extract, special briquettes or tablets. Also for the baths are used coniferous collections, which are shredded branches, bumps and needles.

If you make a coniferous bath with tablets or with a briquette, , first, take about two hundred liters of water with a temperature of 35 to 37 degrees Celsius. Then add to the water two tablets containing pine needles, or coniferous briquettes( 60-80 grams).Mixing the water well, you can take the procedure. If you chose the basis for the procedure, liquid balm, then add it to the water should be in the amount of approximately 100 ml.

Preparation of a bath based on natural collection requires a little more effort, but it is more natural, therefore it has the best effect. For the preparation of the concentrate, about 1 kg of needles should be poured with 7-8 liters of water, then boil for thirty minutes and leave to infuse for 10 hours. Prepare a decoction in the morning, and take a bath with him - in the evening. For this, the needles are decanted, and the resulting infusion is poured into a bath filled with water.

Immerse yourself in a bath so that the chest and heart area is not covered by water.

Before the bath, clean the body with a shower. The procedure itself should last up to 15 minutes, but you should always take into account your health. The temperature of the water should not be above +37 degrees. At the conclusion of such a bath it is desirable to take a cool shower and go to sleep, therefore it is recommended to perform water procedures with needles at night.

If you spend a bath with a course, it often includes 10-15 sessions performed every other day or every day. This course can be repeated every 6 months. Prophylactic bath with the addition of needles can be taken once a week.

For this type of bath, natural needles are used, to which sea salt is added. These baths are of great benefit, because they have just two beneficial body components. Salt baths with needles are recommended for diseases of the skin, joints and nervous system. For adults, they can help with nervous overload, and in childhood - a good prevention of rickets. They are also recommended for excess body weight.

To prepare such a bath you need sea salt( 300-500 grams) and natural needles( about 500-700 grams) or coniferous balsam( about 100 ml). This number of components is designed for two hundred liters of water.

The temperature of the bath is set to 37 degrees. Take it before bedtime( 40-60 minutes), in order to finish the bath quickly rinse, wipe the body and go to bed.

The duration of the procedure is 10-15 minutes. For children and the concentration of substances, both the water temperature, and the intake time are reduced.

A tub with needles can be used for children, but it should be prescribed only by a specialist. With the help of this type of bath, it is possible to carry out prophylaxis or help in the treatment of certain diseases. The coniferous bath will have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the child's nervous system, reduce the increased excitability, eliminate insomnia, have a calming effect, and strengthen the health of the baby. It is also useful for respiratory and circulatory systems.

For children, coniferous baths are carried out according to the following rules:

• Only a doctor should prescribe the procedure.
• The procedure is taken while sitting, preferably using a special chair placed in the bath.
• The procedure should be after eating( at least after 1 hour), but not in a hungry state.
• The child should have a calm mood. If the child begins to worry during the procedure, the bath should be stopped immediately.
• Bath with needles for children is held in the evening( optimal - before going to bed for one hour).
• The water should not be more than 100 liters, so that the child was immersed in the water to the waist.
• The water temperature should be set within + 34 + 35 degrees( up to +37 degrees).
• Procedure should not take more than 10 minutes.
• Total spend 12-15 coniferous baths, every other day.
• Preparation of coniferous bath for the child provides for a lower concentration. You need to take up to 400 g of natural coniferous collection, up to 2 ml of extract( per 10 liters of water) or up to 2/3 of the tablet.
• When conducting a bathroom for a child, you can not change the doctor's appointment yourself( water temperature, duration of the procedure), and also allow the child to actively play in the water.
• For infants, baths with needles are often not recommended, since they are administered to children older than 1 year, but there may be exceptions, so it is worth consulting with a doctor.
• At the end of the procedure, the child's body should be rinsed with water.