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Certification and quality criteria of peloids used for therapeutic purposes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

A. Quintela ,
D. Terroso ,
E. Ferreira da Silva  and
F. Rocha
A. Quintela*
Affiliation:
University of Aveiro, Department of Geosciences, GeoBioTec – Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering Research Center, Campus Universitário de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
D. Terroso
Affiliation:
University of Aveiro, Department of Geosciences, GeoBioTec – Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering Research Center, Campus Universitário de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
E. Ferreira da Silva
Affiliation:
University of Aveiro, Department of Geosciences, GeoBioTec – Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering Research Center, Campus Universitário de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
F. Rocha
Affiliation:
University of Aveiro, Department of Geosciences, GeoBioTec – Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering Research Center, Campus Universitário de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
*
*E-mail: anaquintela@ua.pt
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Abstract

The empirical application of muds for therapeutic purposes is widely known. This is called pelotherapy and consists of the local or generalized application of a mixture of a solid phase and a liquid phase (peloid) for the recovery of arthro-rheumatic issues, bone-muscle traumatic damage and dermatological pathologies. During the time of mixing (maturation process) the mud is progressively colonized by thermophilic microorganisms that contribute to improvements in the peloid quality and endow the mud with organic substances. Several studies report diatoms as the main agent of thermal muds capable of producing anti-inflammatory sulphoglycolipid which renders the mud suitable for this use. The effect of the temperature is also considered important for therapeutic purposes.

Recent studies assessed physical, chemical and technological properties of some peloids in use at spa centres. Some maturation surveys have also been performed in recent years. The need for quality criteria establishment and certification of clayey products intended to be used currently is evident, especially for peloids which have therapeutic action. Consequently, this study aims at the compilation and analysis of some characteristics of peloids from the literature in order to contribute to a major database that allows the establishment of regulations and quality criteria for suitable applications of peloids.

Keywords

peloidpelotherapyclay mineralsmudsmaturationcertification
Type
Research Article
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Clay Minerals , Volume 47 , Issue 4 , December 2012 , pp. 441 - 451
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2012

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