Shungite is a mountain mineral occupying an intermediate position between anthracites and graphite and formed by metamorphism of organic bottom sediments. The chemical composition of this stone is almost 95 - 98% represented by carbon, the remaining constituents are hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, water. In very small quantities, it can contain elements such as selenium, nickel, tungsten, vanadium, etc.
Shungite is a unique stone that has medicinal properties that people have been using for a long time. Then the beneficial effect of the mineral on the human body was explained by magic and extraordinary energy. But now, when scientific and clinical studies of schungite are actively carried out, many of its useful and medicinal properties can be explained by physicochemical factors. Let's consider what are the properties and contra-indications of shungite stone.
The healing properties of the mineral schungite
The effect of schungite on the body can be characterized by the following basic properties:
- bactericidal;
- antitoxic;
- antioxidant;
- radio-screening;
- anti-inflammatory;
- anesthetizing;
- restorative.
Application of schungite for medicinal purposes
There are many methods of applying this mineral for the purpose of recovery. The most common is the treatment with water, which is infused into the shungite. Due to the high adsorption activity and adhesion, disinfecting properties, when interacting with water, it not only cleans it from harmful impurities and pathogenic microflora, but also saturates with useful mineral substances. Today, this stone is used in the production of filter-activators for drinking water purification, as well as for water disinfection in pools and wells.
Using shungite water helps:
- saturation of the organism with the necessary macro- and microelements;
- decrease in the body's concentration of free radicals;
- improve cell metabolism and increase cell resistance;
- improvement of the nervous and digestive system;
- neutralization and elimination of various toxins from the body tissues;
- destruction of pathogens;
- improvement of hematopoiesis processes;
- stimulation of the body's immune defense, etc.
The intake of water infused into the shungite is recommended for such pathologies:
- diseases of the digestive system (gastritis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, enteritis, etc.);
- cardiovascular pathologies (hypertension, angina pectoris, atherosclerosis, varicose veins, etc.);
- inflammatory and allergic skin lesions, skin lesions (dermatitis, furuncles , psoriasis, burns, pressure sores, acne, etc.);
- diseases of the respiratory system and oral cavity (tonsillitis, stomatitis, bronchitis, rhinitis, etc.);
- diabetes;
- diseases of the spine and joints (arthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis, etc.) and many others.
In addition to the internal use of water infused on this stone, it can be used externally - for the preparation of baths, compresses, rinses, washings, inhalations, etc.
Another popular and effective method of use is the use of ointment based on schungite, the medicinal properties of which help get rid of:
- skin diseases;
- lesions of the joints and spine;
- varicose veins , etc.
Ointments and other dosage forms based on schungite are produced by many pharmaceutical companies.
Contraindications to the use of medicinal properties of shungite stone
There are no special contraindications to the use of schungite water and shungite-based products. However, with caution, only after consulting a doctor, they should be used when:
- pregnancy;
- oncological diseases;
- severe cardiac pathologies;
- tendency to thrombosis.