Balneology is a complementary treatment method based on treatment with natural healing sources. Medicinal waters are among the natural healing sources. However, the designation medicinal water can only have a source where the medicinal products have been clinically verified and long-term positive experiences with its use are known. The sources of these healing waters are always unique in their composition and therefore irreplaceable. From this point of view, it represents Bílinská kyselka an excellent alkaline healing source with many positive effects on digestion and urological processes, Jaječická bitter in turn, it excels in its positive effect on supporting digestion and excretion, ideal for constipation or chronic looseness of the intestines.
Medicinal mineral waters are distinguished from plain waters by some of the following properties:
The degree of mineralization, chemical composition, gasification with natural carbon dioxide, pH value. A specific feature is also the absence of harmful substances that often affect plain groundwater. The main importance is the concentration and mutual ratios of the main ions, which influence the reaction of urine and have the desired pharmacotherapeutic effects, especially the induction of increased diuresis. These are mainly the contents of hydrogen carbonate, sodium, calcium and magnesium and their mutual ratios. The binding of cations to bicarbonate anions is also important. The alkaline pH of the water adjusts the pH of the urine in case of urolithiasis.
Given that in chronic diseases, inducing increased diuresis is a permanent need of patients, the issue of long-term administration of these waters is extremely topical. It is a proven and sought-after natural healing source of this type Rudolph's spring. This can be realized after the end of the spa treatment by using bottled water in a home drinking cure.
The basic spa use of healing waters is drinking barks, used mainly for gastroenterological and urological diseases. In addition to therapeutic effects, the use of healing mineral waters also has preventive significance, drinking treatment is on the border between pharmacotherapy and dietary treatment. The effects of drinking bark are best manifested in a longer time horizon, the exception is Jaječická bitter water with a fast laxative effect.
At present, pharmacotherapy with artificial drugs completely prevails, therefore these healing waters of a purely natural character are unique substitutes for drugs. With the fact that their effects are verified both clinically and empirically.
