Naftalan is often confused with oil, however, it does not have flammable properties. It is brown or blackish-brown viscous liquid thick consistency and high specific gravity, which has a smell of oil. The main active component - naphthenic hydrocarbons.
Treatment naftalan - a bath and lubrication. Baths can be intimate, shared or sedentary. Treatment time not exceeding 10 minutes.
Lubrication are local (the substance is applied to the individual parts of the body) and general. This manipulation is performed as a natural naftalan and with degummed (deprived of resinous compounds). Incidentally, the latter is suitable for inhalation, enemas and lubricating mucous nose, mouth and throat.
The pharmacy you can buy ointment naphthalene and other derivatives of the medicinal liquid. In each case, the drug manufacturer has made him the instructions for use. But as a part of naftalan toxic components are present, it is not recommended to use the funds without prior consultation with a specialist: he sets the optimal duration and frequency of treatments and find out contraindications.
Treatment is aimed at naftalan relief of pain and inflammation. Therefore, it is effective in neurological diseases: pleksite shoulder, sciatica cervical-brachial and lumbosacral, trigeminal neuralgia, neuritis of the radial and tibial nerves.
Application naftalan appropriate for diseases of the musculoskeletal system: osteochondrosis, spondylosis, polyarthritis. There is also a chance to heal those suffering from diseases of extra-articular tissues of the musculoskeletal system and non-specific arthritis of infectious origin. Post-traumatic osteoporosis - another point on which can be assigned to treatments naftalan.
Not surprisingly, in Naftalan there is a "museum of crutches," exhibits which are different designs for assistance when walking. They left the resort those patients who presented naphthalene health and a new opportunity to move independently.
Naftalan oil also helps to dilate blood vessels, increase blood levels of red blood cells and hemoglobin, decrease in the number of platelets. Therefore indicated for metabolic disorders, atherosclerosis.
Means used in cosmetology: seborrhea, eczema, hives, shingles. Also helps to cure boils and sores. Naftalan cures psoriasis very effectively.
Naftalan oil is used in gynecology to treat infertility caused by adnexitis, amenorrhea, and hypoplasia of the uterus. In surgery it is prescribed to get rid of phlebitis, thrombophlebitis and epidimitov chronic nature.
Men naphthalene appointed to deal with prostatitis, and children from 5 years - for the treatment of diathesis and other types of allergies and inflammatory skin diseases with pustular formations.
You need to know the list of contraindications to the use of naphthalan oil and Drug Administration based on it.
It includes the following cases:
- Acute diseases (joint, gynecological, kidney and others.);
- Hypersensitivity to any component of naphthalan;
- Tuberculosis of any organ;
- Myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, angina, hypertension grade 3 and other diseases of the heart;
- Diseases of the central nervous system of organic origin and epilepsy;
- The presence of tumors (both benign and malignant);
- Diseases of the blood and anemia;
- Sexually transmitted diseases;
- Pregnancy and lactation;
- Mental illness;
- Sexually transmitted diseases.