Sea silt

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Sea silt is a pure natural product, a salty sea mud, which is formed by sedimentation of suspended particles in the area of river mouths. Sea silt is particularly rich in organic tidal flat components trace elements, sulphur, salts and minerals.

Sea silt belongs to the peloids which are used in medicine and naturopathic medicine, e.g. as mud baths, fango or mud packs, poultice wraps or healing earths, usually in a warmed state.

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