The Caucasus has long been famous for its magnificent nature and healing properties of reservoirs. People go there to rest and get medical treatment from all over Russia and even from abroad. Rest on the shores of Lake Tambukan is quite popular among local residents and visiting tourists. This reservoir has been known for almost 200 years for its healing silt mud. Treatment with them can be obtained in many sanatoriums of the Caucasian Mineral Waters, but many prefer to do it right on the lake. Moreover, people like to rest there also because of the beautiful landscapes, warm water and the unusual nature of the reservoir itself.
Tambukan Lake
This unique beautiful reservoir is located in the Stavropol Territory on the border with Kabardino-Balkaria. Less than 10 kilometers separate it from Pyatigorsk.
The territory of Tambukan Lake occupies more than two hundred hectares and is a protected natural monument. After all, the uniqueness of this reservoir is that it belongs to the largest sources of healing mud. The lake itself has an oval shape a little over a kilometer wide and about two kilometers long. It is stagnant, fed from underground sources andprecipitation. The water in it is s alty, warm and seems dark even in calm weather. The lake is shallow, and through the dark water you can see the bottom covered with dark mud.
History of mud treatment
Locals have used the waters of the lake and its silt deposits for many hundreds of years to treat and preserve the beauty of the skin. And experts became interested in healing properties only at the end of the 19th century. They determined that the mud of the Tambukan Lake in its composition and healing qualities surpasses even the mud of the Dead Sea, which is popular all over the world. And since 1886, silt deposits from the bottom of the reservoir began to be mined and used in treatment at the resorts of the Caucasus. Now the process of extracting mud is automated, it is also fed to the place of treatment mechanically, which not only makes it possible for more people to receive procedures, but also better preserves its healing properties. According to experts, the reserves of mud will last at least 200 years, but its volume is constantly updated. To do this, water from a well is added to the lake, and the microorganisms that are involved in the production of this healing substance are fed.
Composition of therapeutic mud
How can one explain the amazing properties of the silt deposits of Lake Tambukan? Many micro-organisms, such as blue-green algae, "work" daily on the production of mud. They enrich it with various useful substances. The following components were found in the composition of the mud:
- lipids;
- bitumen and resinous substances;
- amino acids and humicacids;
- minerals and metals: bromine, manganese, iodine, zinc, iron and others;
- vitamins and hormones;
- peloids;
- penicillin-like compounds;
- lysozyme;
- biologically active substances.
What effect does it have on the body?
- The strong antibacterial effect of mud is due to the presence of penicillin-like substances, complex lipids and saprophyte microbes that destroy any pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, it speeds up the healing process of wounds and fights infection.
- During the procedure, the mud application warms up the focus of inflammation and thereby improves lymph flow and removes toxins.
- Biogenic stimulants act on various human glands, activating their work.
- Mud improves metabolic processes in body tissues.
- Normalizes sugar levels and reduces insulin dependence.
- Participates in the formation of new cells and helps in the regeneration of damaged ones.
- Normalizes the activity of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Improves memory, attention, endurance.
- Activates the body's defenses.
For what diseases is it used?
Therapeutic mud of the Tambukan lake is widely used in the sanatoriums of the Caucasus. They are most effective in the treatment of such diseases:
- consequences of fractures, sprains, arthritis, osteochondrosis and sciatica;
- gynecological diseases and even infertility;
- diseases of the gastrointestinalintestinal tract;
- diseases of the liver and biliary tract;
- bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia;
- obesity and cellulite;
- diseases of the mouth and teeth;
- migraine;
- atherosclerosis, thrombophlebitis and other vascular diseases;
- chronic tonsillitis, rhinitis, sinusitis or otitis.
Contraindications for procedures
Among them are:
- acute inflammatory processes;
- tumors;
- elevated temperature;
- blood diseases;
- psychoses;
- pregnancy.
Healing mud for skin
Silt deposits of the Tambukan Lake have strong antioxidant properties. They have a rejuvenating and cleansing effect, improve blood circulation and metabolism. Since ancient times, local residents have used therapeutic mud to preserve youth and whiten their faces. Various cosmetic products based on it regulate the water balance of the skin, stimulate regeneration processes, remove toxins and activate skin immunity. Masks based on Tambukan mud smooth wrinkles, restore skin elasticity and have anti-inflammatory properties. In addition, the silt deposits of the lake treat eczema, non-healing wounds, remove scars and scars.
Where can I get treatment?
Now the healing mud of Tambukan Lake is known not only throughout Russia, but also abroad. And it is not necessary to go to the Caucasus to take a course of mud therapy. Healingthe mud is sealed in airtight containers and sold in almost every city in the world. In addition, it is part of many medicines, suppositories, creams, ointments or skin masks. But the greatest effect of the treatment is manifested, of course, on the spot. This is explained not only by the freshness of the mud itself, but both water and air, and even magnificent views of nature, which Tambukan Lake is famous for, have healing properties.
How to get there?
This amazing lake is located in a very picturesque place. If you go south from Pyatigorsk, then in about half an hour you can see this beautiful reservoir.
But recently the entrance from the Stavropol Territory has become almost impossible - the road was blocked with a barrier. But you can also get to the lake from Kabardino-Balkaria. There is free travel. But, despite such difficulties, Tambukan Lake is still popular with tourists.
Reviews about the holiday
Many locals often go to the lake. Picturesque nature, warm s alty water of the reservoir and healing mud make it a favorite vacation spot. Moreover, you can get there by taxi. Many tourists who first came to Tambukan Lake did not like it there. Of course, the smell on the shore is specific, albeit not strong. Yes, and the water is dark, it seems that it is dirty.
The shore is mostly steep and the bottom is very muddy. Therefore, they go there mainly to heal with the famous Tambukan mud. Some point out that the lasttime they began to take a fare to the lake, which is not very popular with the locals. But Tambukan Lake is still popular. Rest on it is very peculiar. Some like the s alty warm water of the reservoir, its picturesque surroundings. Others say that the beach is dirty. But still people go there from all over Russia.
