{"id":7188,"date":"2014-12-11T07:01:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T07:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=7188"},"modified":"2018-08-16T13:27:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T13:27:24","slug":"bizarre-russian-remedies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/bizarre-russian-remedies\/","title":{"rendered":"Bizarre Russian Remedies"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have discussed some peculiarities of Russian traditional medicine<\/a>\u00a0before, however, there are a few treatments that will seem outright bizarre to the unprepared. If you are planning to go to Russia for a long period of time, you may run into one of them.<\/p>\n

1. Fire-Cupping<\/h2>\n

Fire-cupping<\/a>\u00a0(\u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0438<\/strong>) is a treatment where a patient’s back is greased up, a piece of burning cotton soaked in alcohol\u00a0is placed under round glass cups, which creates lower air pressure under the cup, and the cups are placed on the patient’s back. The suction under the cups holds them in place. The activity is referred to as \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0438<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This is a fairly popular home remedy\u00a0that’s supposed to help with inflammations and pneumonia, but the science behind this treatment is\u00a0disputed. After the treatment, the patient will have circular bruise-like marks on their back.<\/p>\n

2. Mustard Patches<\/h2>\n

Another popular treatment for inflammations (\u0432\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/strong>) and colds (\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u0434\u0430<\/strong>) consists in applying ground mustard (\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0447\u0438\u0446\u0430<\/strong>) seeds in what looks like oversize teabags (called \u0433\u043e\u0440\u0447\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/strong>)\u00a0to one’s chest or back. This is supposed to have a warming effect and alleviate the symptoms of a chest cold.<\/p>\n

3. Leeches<\/h2>\n

Leeches (\u043f\u0438\u044f\u0432\u043a\u0438<\/strong>) are still used in Russia clinics and resorts (\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438<\/strong>) to treat varicose veins (\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0437<\/strong>) and blood clotting (\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0431\u044b<\/strong>). According to Wikipedia, Russia produces\u00a0more\u00a0leeches<\/a> than any other country. Leeches used in this treatment are sterile (\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/strong>) and are destroyed after one session.<\/p>\n

4. UV Lamps<\/h2>\n

People on the Internet are often confused when they come across images of children with ultraviolet lamps shining through a special tube into their noses or throats. Ultraviolet lamps, called \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0446\u0435\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043b\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0430<\/strong> in Russian, are used in Russian medicine to treat nose and throat infections as ultraviolet is supposed to kill bacteria.<\/p>\n

There is a separate but associated use of UV light for vitamin D production, where children would stand in front of a UV lamp<\/a> much like you would in a tanning salon (\u0441\u043e\u043b\u044f\u0440\u0438\u0439<\/strong>) — it was meant to compensate for the lack of sunshine. This practice has been pretty much abandoned elsewhere due to\u00a0cancer risk<\/a> (\u0440\u0438\u0441\u043a \u0440\u0430\u043a\u0430<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Are there any traditional Russian treatments you have tried? Were you surprised they were still offered? Does your country have any similar treatments?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We have discussed some peculiarities of Russian traditional medicine\u00a0before, however, there are a few treatments that will seem outright bizarre to the unprepared. If you are planning to go to Russia for a long period of time, you may run into one of them. 1. Fire-Cupping Fire-cupping\u00a0(\u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0438) is a treatment where a patient’s back is…<\/p>\n

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