Earth is one of the five elements of nature, which includes our body. When all the elements of nature are in harmony, the body and mind are healthy and strong and the body becomes free from disease. Of the five elements, clay represents the earth element. Mud therapy can be very helpful in getting rid of many diseases, including constipation. This therapy was also used by Mahatma Gandhi to treat his constipation problem.
Mud therapy is widely used due to its multiple health benefits. Natural cure therapists apply mud therapy to treat many ailments in the body, including wounds, boils, bruises, and many other ailments. Mud therapy is often used in addition to other therapies such as hydrotherapy. Mud therapy uses clay and is applied to various parts of the body. This therapy eliminates or reduces toxins as the mud pack absorbs toxins from the body. The mud pack opens the skin pores, increases blood flow to the skin, relieves congestion and decreases body heat. In constipation, mud therapy has also been found to be really effective.
Characteristics
1. Since the soil keeps moisture for a long time, it cools down the body part when applied and stays for the period of therapy.
2. In a situation of constipation, mud therapy calms the stomach and eliminates intestinal heat and relieves constipation.
3. Sludge is inexpensive and readily available. You can also buy it online.
How to do mud therapy
Mud therapy is a fairly simple and really effective treatment. The clay used for this must be uncontaminated and taken from 3 to 4 feet. depth from the ground surface. Usually, soil in the vicinity of water bodies that is black in color is suitable. There should be no contamination from stone pieces or chemical fertilizers, etc. in the mud. It would be nice if before use the mud is dried, pulverized and sieved to remove small stones, grass particles and other debris.
Mix the mud with water and knead it by adding water in the right amount so that the mud is neither too tight nor too watery. Paste the mud all over the patient’s belly region. The mud pack application time should be around 50 to 60 minutes and be repeated for three days. About an hour later, take a shower with preferably cold water, and if it is too cold, you can use lukewarm water. Wrap a blanket after bathing.
How does it work
Applying mud to the stomach soaks up the heat and activates the intestine. It is effective in reducing intestinal heat and stimulates intestinal movement, thus helping to eliminate feces. When applied to the abdomen it provides relief from all forms of indigestion and other stomach ailments.
Various other benefits of mud therapy
1. Stomach ache, arthritis patients also benefit from mud therapy.
2. The application of the compress in the eyes is useful in cases of conjunctivitis, hemorrhages in the eyeball, itching, allergies, refractive errors such as myopia and long vision and particularly useful in glaucoma where it helps reduce the tension of the eyeball.
3. The mud pack placed on the head has been found to be effective in congestive headache and provides rapid pain relief.
4. Many skin diseases are also cured and the skin acquires a new glow.