Turpentine bath

Turpentine Bath

Organic turpentine or oleoresin was known long time ago and it was used basically for rubbing chest, waist or joints for treatment local area, because turpentine itself can not be dissolved in water.

In 50s last century Russian doctor Zalmanov invented the method how to do it. Depending on ingredients he could produce white[1] or yellow[2] solution which could be dissolved in warm water and used for turpentine bath procedure. He described this method and theory of turpentine bath usage in his book "Secrets and wisdom of the human body" (1958)[3] written in French ant translated to Russian and German.

This method was accepted and approved by French Ministry of Health and after that it was used quite wide in Europe, especially in France and Russia for treatment many different diseases , especially blood, liver, immunopathology and musculoskeletal system diseases like:

This method of treatment has exceptionally good statistics, received in Russian hospitals in 1964-1968:[4]

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