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15. Healing Sulfurous Thermal Waters in Health Resort Medicine: Therapies, Indications, and Contraindications

Authors : Francisco M. L. Amado, Eduardo A. F. Silva

Published in: Minerals latu sensu and Human Health

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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This chapter will mainly focus on the general assets and applications of sulfur- or H₂S-bearing thermal mineral waters on a world scale. It deals with basic information on hydrogen sulfide properties, on biological effects, and on the therapies traditionally used in medical hydrology as treatment for skin, respiratory, and musculoskeletal disorders. The authors provide information on additional therapeutic benefits of sulfurous waters in diseases such as myalgia (muscle pain), rheumatic diseases (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia), respiratory diseases (upper and lower respiratory tracts), dermatological/skin diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and other diseases (cancer, wound healing in diabetic patients). Possible side effects or situations of diseases for which sulfurous thermal waters are contraindicated are reported too.

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Title: Healing Sulfurous Thermal Waters in Health Resort Medicine: Therapies, Indications, and Contraindications
Authors: Francisco M. L. Amado
Eduardo A. F. Silva
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Minerals latu sensu and Human Health
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-65705-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-65706-2

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65706-2_15