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Zalmanov Alexander Solomonovich

The secret wisdom of the human body

Editor's Preface to the First Edition

Probably, the fate of this book will not be ordinary. She had not yet had time to see the light, as she had already met with a rebuff from official representatives of medicine. This compels me to speak of her at greater length than is customary to do so. First, a few words about its author.

Alexander (Abram) Solomonovich Zalmanov was born in Russia in 1875. After graduating from the gymnasium, he entered the Moscow University at the Faculty of Medicine. However, having already passed to the 4th year, he left the Faculty of Medicine, as he was not satisfied with the teaching of medical disciplines.

In 1896, Zalmanov moved to the first year of the Faculty of Law, combining studies in jurisprudence with the study of Russian and general history and comparative linguistics.

In 1899 he was arrested as one of the organizers of the all-Russian student strike, and after that he was expelled from the university.

After his release, deprived of the opportunity to continue his education in Russia, Zalmanov went to Germany, to Heidelberg. Here he graduated from the medical faculty with a doctorate in medicine. Subsequently, he received two more diplomas - Russian and Italian.

During the First World War, Zalmanov returned to Russia and was a senior doctor in charge of ambulance trains. After the Great October Socialist Revolution, in 1918, he worked as the head of the Main Resort Administration and chairman of the State Commission for the Fight against Tuberculosis. In the same year, he was invited to treat N.K. Krupskaya and M.I. Ulyanova, having received a permanent pass to enter the Kremlin. V.I. Lenin personally knew him and appreciated him as an experienced doctor. A.S. Zalmanov and to this day the certificate given to him by V.I. Lenin and written by him.

In the future, A.S. Zalmanov worked a lot in various clinics in the largest cities in Europe. A. Krogh's monograph on the physiology of capillaries, awarded the Nobel Prize, aroused in him a desire to thoroughly study the issues of capillary blood circulation and cellular metabolism.

Fluent in five languages, A.S. Zalmanov studied hundreds, if not thousands, of works and visited hospitals and clinics for eight years. Faculty of Medicine in Berlin. At the same time, he worked at the Pathological Anatomical Institute and the Institutes of Physiology and Colloidal Chemistry.

His book The Secret Wisdom of the Human Organism was first published in France in 1958 and later translated into German and Italian. Now A.S. Zalmanov is 88 years old and continues to work actively.

Here is everything that, from my point of view, the reader needs to know about the author, whose book, with some abbreviations, is published in Russian for the first time.

Now about the book and the ideas and thoughts that the author put into it.

The book is not written in the usual manner of a scientific, strictly structured monograph. Rather, it is a relaxed, lively, imaginative and emotional conversation with the reader. This must be taken into account in any evaluation of the book.

Sometimes this manner contributes to a more complete understanding of the issues that the author is talking about. But more often it makes it difficult. However, this is still an external, stylistic feature of the book, and not an assessment of its essence. What is the essence of A.S. Zalmanov, the provisions he developed?

For millions of years, the body of animals and humans has developed in the process of adapting to environment remarkable property - to resist harmful influences. This feature, very figuratively named by I.P. Pavlov's "physiological measure against disease", allows living organisms to emerge victorious in dangerous situations without any outside help.

It seems to me that in his book A.S. Zalmanov and tries to draw attention to the body's natural defenses and ways to stimulate them. That is why the author so emotionally opposes the indiscriminate use immediately and for any reason of numerous antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents.

I note right away that A.S. Zalmanov does not deny the significance of these funds at all. But one cannot but agree with him when he writes: "Modern antibiotic therapy preys on microbes and at the same time cultivates 'resistant' microbes and mycoses."

One cannot but agree with the author that vaccination and all kinds of vaccinations, starting almost from infancy, cannot contribute to maintaining the body's own defense mechanisms at the proper level. In our country, such an outstanding pathologist as I.V. Davydovsky. It is possible that A.S. Zalmanov is right when he writes that the increase in the number of all kinds of allergic diseases is associated with the flooding of the body with all kinds of sera.

Of course, it would be absurd to deny the benefits of vaccination and various sera. This would mean to go "in spite of reason, in defiance of the elements," but it is impossible not to take into account this side effect.

Moreover, A.S. is right. Zalmanov (this is especially true, of course, of foreign medicine), when he opposes the unrestrained use of all kinds of patented and generic chemotherapeutic agents, which flood medicine more and more every year in Europe and America.

At the same time, it is curious that, speaking against Erlich's Terapia sterilisans magna, he turns out to be very close to the ideas that were once developed by our largest scientist, Academician A.D. Speransky. By the way, we note that in general, in many places in his book, A.S. Zalmanov comes close to the ideas of A.S. Speransky about nonspecific reactions and nonspecific therapy.

Thus, the main idea A.S. Zalmanov basically boils down to the fact that special attention should be paid to the full support and stimulation of the body's natural protective resources.

There is nothing incongruous or wrong in this thought.

What idea does A.S. Zalmanov as a basis for stimulating the body's own defense mechanisms? This is “capillary therapy”, or, as he writes, a method of “deep” influence on the capillaries, or rather, on the metabolic processes occurring at the level of this part of the vascular bed.

Is this idea absurd or does it have a good reason? I believe the second is true. Unfortunately, very little attention is paid to capillary blood circulation in the total mass of works devoted to the circulatory apparatus. True, over the past 10-15 years, attention has been paid abroad to the problem of microcirculation. There have been several symposiums and conferences devoted to this important problem. In our country, interest in this problem revived only some 3-5 years ago.

And regardless of the exaggerations that A.S. Zalmanov, it must be admitted that in his assessment of the importance of the processes occurring at the level of capillaries, he is right.

So, if we talk about the grounds on which A.S. Zalmanov builds his own "deep therapy", it is impossible not to recognize their physiology.

Now it should be said about the most difficult thing that is contained in the book of A.S. Zalmanov, - about the methods of therapeutic action he proposes for various diseases. We must pay tribute to the author: offering various kinds of baths and balneological procedures, he by no means forgets and does not ignore other methods of influence. I repeat, it is enough to look into his therapeutic index to be sure of this.

What, in essence, are the proposed A.S. Zalmanov therapeutic procedures? Acquaintance with them convinces that this, of course, is one of the types of non-specific therapy, perhaps one of the best, selected on the basis of rich experience. Such is the general assessment of the content of the book by A.S. Zalmanov, which is able to be done by a doctor by education, a physiologist by profession, who has been associated with the clinic for many years, which is the author of this preface.

Do the content of the book and the opinions of its author require a critical attitude towards them? Of course it is! But any book needs a critical attitude to its content. Without such an attitude towards any book, no books should be read at all. At the same time, it must be borne in mind that, although A.S. Zalmanov and "not a fanatic", as he himself writes about it, he could not avoid exaggerations and mistakes. Some of his judgments are naive, and the formulations are loose. Sometimes, succumbing to emotions, he loses sight of important details, sometimes he writes too generally.

And yet it would be a mistake if A.S. Zalmanova was regarded as "nonsense", as another attempt to find a "panacea" for all diseases. Healing, which this book is aimed at, still contains an element of art, and it is up to the doctor’s talent, his experience and knowledge to extract from the book of A.S. Zalmanov useful. Extract and test in practice. It should be reckoned with the fact that its author is a knowledgeable doctor with considerable practical experience behind him.

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History of the invention and development of the method

Method therapy with turpentine baths according to Zalmanov gained popularity relatively recently. Zalmanov's book "The Secret Wisdom of the Human Body", published in Paris in 1958, opened capillary therapy to the world and had a major impact on medicine. In the Soviet Union, this work was published 5 years later in a small edition and soon became a bibliographic rarity.

Abram (Alexander) Solomonovich Zalmanov

Zalmanov was looking for a therapeutic method that would have a beneficial effect on the entire body at once, since he did not consider it appropriate to act on a separate organ or tissue. A procedure that improves the condition of the entire biological system under the name "man", turpentine baths became the basis of the famous capillary therapy. The mechanism of their therapeutic action is simple, like everything ingenious: turpentine irritates skin receptors, causing reflex opening and blood filling of reserve capillaries. Because of this, the supply of oxygen, glucose and other nutrients to the cells increases, venous blood flow is stimulated, and the removal of decay products from the interstitial fluid, cells and blood itself is accelerated.

Fact

For centuries, we have been living in conditions of heat deficiency, which is why we are attracted to rest in tropical resorts, and baths, saunas and hot baths serve as an excellent healing remedy for a wide variety of ailments. Needless to say, an organism suffering from diseases is more sensitive to a lack of heat than a healthy one.

Heat treatment used since ancient times by a variety of peoples. Observant healers of the past appreciated the properties of water, which allow it to be used as a cleanser, as well as a medium that ensures close contact with the skin and uniform heat transfer. Perhaps it is the tradition of short-term (4-5 minutes) hot baths that Japan owes a record low percentage of patients with rheumatism and cardiovascular disorders. How widespread bathing is in this country can be judged at least by the number of public institutions providing this service population.

Fact

Before the earthquake in 1923, there were 800 bathroom establishments in Tokyo alone. To appreciate the scale, imagine that during the course of a day in Tokyo, about 400,000 people could take a bath. Moreover, the cost of this pleasure did not exceed 1 sous, that is, baths were available to all segments of the population without exception.

The famous Japanese bath - ofuro

Scientists have proven that heat is energy, the role of which in the body is similar to nutrition. The energy balance of the body equally depends on these two components, and one type of energy can compensate for the lack of the other: a lack of heat requires an increase in the amount of nutrients, some of which is spent on heating the body. The reverse is also true: external heat leads to more efficient absorption and use of nutrients, which makes it possible to reduce their consumption. In addition, a sufficient amount of heat allows the body not to store a supply of nutrients in adipose tissue to protect against cold.

External heat serves as an additional source of energy, helping the weakened body to fight viruses and bacteria. Moreover, the bacteria themselves become less dangerous at high temperatures. The brilliant scientist Louis Pasteur discovered that at high temperatures (42.5 ° C), strains of anthrax bacilli lose their infectivity. This property was used to make a vaccine against anthrax, but the method of hyperthermia was not further studied.

Naturally, each human body is unique, and each has its own thermal optimum. There are more and less cold-resistant people. But the emerging need for warmth must be satisfied in full and not be considered a manifestation of effeminacy. Nobody argues about the need to fully eat, so why is it often considered optional to provide the body with thermal energy above the minimum?

The need for warmth does not at all mean that you need to wrap yourself up and avoid any cold. For the development of the adaptive capabilities of the body, and therefore for health in general, the alternation of cold and heat is much more useful than constant temperature. Therefore, a healthy person in the summer heat is useful for cold rubdowns, and in winter - hot baths.

An increase in temperature is a protective reaction of the body to the penetration of an infection.

The body has its own protective reactions to the intake of infectious agents or a foreign protein associated with an increase in temperature. Fever mobilizes leukocytes to fight hostile microorganisms, and also speeds up the metabolism necessary for the rapid neutralization of toxic elements. The processes that occur in the body during a fever and taking a hot bath are similar in many ways, but there are serious differences. First of all, the heat from the baths is sterile, there is no infection in the body, which means that all mobilized forces are spent not on fighting invader microbes, but on building new cells, repairing damage and renewing tissues and organs. An increase in temperature during infectious diseases increases the number of leukocytes, increases acidity, and is accompanied by increased protein breakdown. General health is deteriorating. In hyperthermic baths, protein synthesis prevails over its breakdown, acid-base balance and blood biochemical parameters remain normal, and a person feels better.

Of course, you should not use hot baths at elevated temperatures: you can disrupt the body's thermoregulation and get an uncontrolled rise or fall in body temperature. But a long-term chronic disease, when the body's defenses are exhausted and, despite the presence of an infection, the temperature does not rise or rises slightly, is a direct indication for the use of hot baths. Baths prescribed according to a certain scheme can awaken the body's defenses and help recovery.

Hot baths are the most affordable way to improve well-being

Modern practice shows a greater effectiveness of the method when using turpentine baths according to Zalmanov. Deforming arthritis and chronic ankylosis, before which simple hot baths turned out to be powerless, are quite amenable to treatment with turpentine baths. Cases of curing ankylosis of the hand thirty years ago and ankylosis of the leg, which lasted 6 years, have been recorded.

From clinical practice

The ability to walk returned to me only thanks to turpentine baths. I took yellow and mixed baths in courses for six months, and arthrosis of the knee and hip joints receded! My blood pressure returned to normal. For a long time I lived with increased (up to 300 mmHg), and now I understand how great it is to feel like a healthy person! I have not yet fully regained my mobility, but there is confidence in the correctness of the chosen treatment.

Olga T., 43 years old, Yekaterinburg

What is turpentine? There are people who are biased towards it, in their perception it is a caustic liquid used in the paint and varnish industry, which has no prospects in the field of medicine. And even the explanation that medical turpentine is made using a different technology and is fundamentally different from technical one does not eliminate such an attitude. Therefore, in medicine, more attractive-sounding names are more often used: turpentine oil, or resin.

Fact

Turpentine is a liquid product of the distillation of the resin of coniferous trees, a mixture organic matter, mainly terpenes. Turpentine has a locally irritating, analgesic and antimicrobial effect, is part of many pharmacy ointments and is widely used in official medicine and veterinary medicine as an inhalation agent for respiratory diseases.

Pine - a source of gum turpentine

The healing qualities of turpentine have been known for a long time. Even in ancient Egypt, compresses and poultices from dried pine or fir needles were used to treat wounds and stop bleeding. For the same purposes, turpentine oil was also used, which they already knew how to make. During the plague epidemic in the 16th century, the only effective means of preventing infection deadly disease there were bactericidal vapors of turpentine.

Note

In Russian traditional medicine, turpentine occupied an honorable place. In the "People's Medical Book" published in 1868, it is written about pine resin, which helps to treat rheumatism, gout, wounds and joint pains of any origin. Comprehensively educated surgeon Pirogov, using turpentine, achieved good healing of wounds after amputation of limbs during the Russian-Turkish war of 1877. Resin really helped save many lives.

Before Zalmanov, turpentine was used exclusively as an active ingredient in therapeutic ointments, rubbing and compresses. The problem of using turpentine in aqueous solutions is that this substance does not mix with water, forming a thin film on its surface. If pure turpentine is used, only a small area of ​​the skin will come into contact with it, which will receive a burn as a result, while turpentine will have no effect on the rest of the surface of the human body.

In 1904, the famous Russian doctor, who received a doctorate in medicine in Germany (1901) and Italy (1903), managed to create two methods for emulsifying turpentine, allowing the substance to mix with water. After that, it became possible to use gum turpentine in hydrotherapy. Zalmanov developed two types of turpentine for baths with the opposite effect on blood pressure in the vessels: a white emulsion that increases blood pressure and a yellow solution that reduces blood pressure. By mixing drugs in one bath, you can achieve the optimal effect on pressure and capillaries for a particular person at the moment with existing diseases.

Zalmanov deeply studied the problems of balneology, working at the best resorts in Russia, Italy, Germany and France. I came up with the idea of ​​turpentine baths in the course of researching the healing effects of water on the human body. Convinced that hot and cold baths can affect the functional state of capillaries, regulate water metabolism, restore the energy saturation of depleted cells and tissues, normalize vascular permeability, that is, restore the health of the body in a comprehensive manner, Zalmanov was the first to start using salt and herbal supplements in baths. Then he began to prescribe to patients not only general baths, but also hand or foot baths, and later, reflecting on the improvement of Valinsky's hyperthermic baths, he decided to use the famous gum turpentine for procedures.

In 1918, A. S. Zalmanov was appointed head of the Main Resort Administration and chairman State Commission for the fight against tuberculosis. The scientist spread the method of hydrotherapy and the use of turpentine baths in sanatoriums and hospitals. Until now, this procedure is used in medical institutions, sanatoriums and resorts in Russia and other countries that were part of the USSR and preserved the best traditions of the Soviet medical school.

An excellent clinician who knew how to carefully examine the patient and accurately diagnose, the personal doctor of Lenin and Krupskaya, Zalmanov understood all the imperfections of medical methods and tried to find harmless methods of therapy. In search of new knowledge, he went abroad with the permission of the leader. After the death of Vladimir Ilyich, Zalmanov was forbidden to return to Soviet Union All his requests for this went unanswered. So he ended up in Europe. He worked in several large clinics, wrote books and refused to replace soviet passport, calling himself a citizen of the USSR until his death.

In 1920, the Danish physiologist August Krogh received the Nobel Prize for research in the physiology of capillaries at the microscopic level. Zalmanov, who followed all the innovations in medical science, realized that it was in the field of capillary blood flow and metabolism at the cell level that the answer to the question that tormented him was found: how to help the body heal itself? He worked in the most detailed way on many articles on this topic, analyzed the work of capillaries (at the pathoanatomical institute, the institute of physiology and colloid chemistry), while continuing to practice at the clinic of the medical faculty in Berlin and other medical institutions. As a result, the Russian doctor found a practical application for the brilliant discovery of the Danish physiologist.

Physiologist August Krogh, who studied capillary circulation

During World War II, Zalmanov lived in Paris. His name was known in Germany, the elite of the Third Reich was treated according to his methodology, therefore, even refusing to head the Paris hospital and treat German soldiers, the doctor remained alive. He was not hurt by his Jewish origin, nor by Soviet citizenship, nor by the fact that he secretly provided medical assistance to the French Resistance fighters.

Already after the war, Zalmanov theoretically substantiated capillary therapy, popularized the technique among colleagues and trained successor students. In 1946, the scientist held several conferences in Switzerland and France. Stormy activity gave a result: in 1952, turpentine baths as a therapeutic method received official recognition from the French Ministry of Health. The queue for an appointment with the "healer of capillaries" was scheduled for two years in advance.

Success did not turn the doctor's head and did not prevent him from continuing to work methodically on the formulation of his theory. In 1956, the book Secrets and Wisdom of the Body was published, in 1958 - The Secret Wisdom of the Human Organism, in 1960 - The Miracle of Life. In them, the scientist reveals the essence of capillary therapy, shares his observations and practical results. Shortly before Zalmanov's death, his last work, A Thousand Ways to Recovery (1965), saw the light of day.

The book "The Secret Wisdom of the Human Body" was published with an appendix containing comprehensive information about the method of turpentine baths. As soon as it was published, Zalmanov sent one copy to Moscow, to the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences. A world-famous scientist asked to publish a book in Russian and send young specialists to him for training, so that he could completely free of charge transfer the experience of healing diseases that were considered incurable. There was no answer this time either.

Zalmanov's book appeared in Russia anyway. One of the doctors of the departmental polyclinic of the USSR Academy of Sciences got hold of the French version and, after reading it, decided to treat one of his patients with turpentine. The effect exceeded all expectations, then the doctor and his sympathizers tried to publish Zalmanov's books in Russia.

This was achieved in 1966, when the brilliant doctor, who counted so much on the recognition of his methods in his homeland, was no longer alive. Zalmanov died at the age of 90, maintaining excellent health, good memory and clarity of thinking until the last day. He really managed to create an effective recipe for longevity and overcome the most unpleasant moments of old age.

In the books of Zalmanov, which were published in Soviet Russia, corrections have been made to the turpentine emulsification recipes to prevent the reader from preparing the solution at home and self-medicating.

In the rest of the world, turpentine baths gained popularity during the life of their creator. They are still successfully used in sanatoriums in Italy, Switzerland, Germany and, of course, France. This method and its effectiveness were also known in Russia. At first, Zalmanov's baths began to be used in Kremlin clinics, and later at the Central Institute of Physiotherapy and Balneology.

Yuri Yakovlevich Kamenev - a student of Zalmanov

Under Brezhnev, the therapist Yu. Kamenev, who served in the Armed Forces and therefore was not subordinate to the Ministry of Health, showed courage by defending his thesis according to the method of Zalmanov, whom official medicine at that time accused of quackery. Kamenev did not limit himself to one bold act, introducing treatment with turpentine baths at the Department of Therapy for the Improvement of Physicians of the St. Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov.

Today, turpentine baths are available to all social strata of the population. Studies at the Research Institute of Balneology revealed the normalization of blood composition as a result of therapy with turpentine baths, convincingly proving their benefits. Since then, Zalman's baths have become popular in the spa treatment of a variety of diseases. They can be done at home by buying a ready-made emulsion or solution and exactly following all the instructions for preparing and taking a bath.

Zalmanov's name has been cleared of all suspicions of quackery, his therapeutic technique is recognized, books are being published, and his museum has been opened at the Military Medical Academy, which contains the archive of the scientist, transferred by his family in 1979. Relatives had to work hard to fulfill last will doctor and take the archive and the library to their homeland - for 7 years they were not given permission to do this, until the family sent Zalmanov's certificate signed by Lenin and a pass to the Kremlin in his name to Russia. But even now, when the name of the scientist is widely known, his archive has not yet been investigated by anyone and the ideas have not yet taken their rightful place in official medicine.

Although there is some progress: private clinics are using turpentine baths along with other naturopathic therapies, literature on capillary treatment is emerging, the industry is releasing solutions for home baths, some of them are added with herbal extracts and essential oils to make the smell more pleasant. . There are many sites where people share their experience of taking turpentine baths, there are other resources on the Internet that give medical recommendations on capillary therapy and allow you to order solutions.

Turpentine baths owe much of their popularity to Yuri Yakovlevich Kamenev and his book “A. S. Zalmanov. Capillary therapy and naturotherapy of diseases”, presenting all the information known by that time about gum baths in a simple and understandable language.

A. S. Zalmanov wrote: “If a remedy is found for expanding the capillaries when they are compressed by spasm, a remedy for stopping paralyzing atony when they are dilated; if an opportunity is found to improve their insufficient permeability or curb their violent permeability, then the nutrition of tissues and cells will be improved, the supply of oxygen to the cells will be established, the drainage of tissues will be facilitated, the energy balance of the affected tissues will be increased; if improved, the nutrition of tissues is improved, cells in a state of bionecrosis (death) will be returned to life, and elimination (removal) of cellular waste products will be ensured in order to avoid slow but dangerous protein intoxication (poisoning).

The doctor devoted his whole life to finding this remedy. In medical practice, he used all the physiotherapeutic methods known at that time, but their effectiveness seemed insufficient to Zalmanov. It took time, an active search for an answer and acquaintance with the method of Valinsky's hot baths, to find an effective remedy for many diseases - turpentine baths.

Main advantages Gum baths, which distinguish them from other physiotherapeutic methods, lie in the complex effect on the capillary network and in the convenience of their use. Zalman's baths are one of the few methods of treatment that do not contradict the physiology of the human body, but, on the contrary, contribute to the manifestation of its own recovery capabilities. Baths do not violate the internal balance of the body and the biochemical composition of its tissues and at the same time have a beneficial effect on metabolism. They do not cause pathological changes in the internal organs and do not disrupt their functions, which is why they differ from pharmacological treatment with its side effects according to the principle “we treat one thing - we cripple another”. A person taking turpentine baths is insured against medical error, wrong choice of medicine and wrong dosage.

Another thing is pharmacological agents: they are toxic, while the side effects of new drugs become known not immediately, but after several years of widespread use. This has happened before: the history of pharmacology is replete with examples of how many popular drugs were subsequently banned because of their carcinogenic or toxic effects. Therefore, medicines should be taken very carefully: the poisoned organism will not feel better because the drug that has violated its health will later be banned.

Unjustified passion for pills is dangerous

Fact

Among medicines, only two have overcome the hundred-year barrier. These are aspirin and Zalman's solutions for turpentine baths, which is very significant. Moreover, aspirin has revealed many side effects, the harmful effects of which can only be avoided with careful, short-term use and with the control of blood tests.

In general, if the condition is not critical, it is better to resort to naturopathic remedies, leaving chemical and surgical methods to last resort. If baths are as effective as drugs, and there is no harm from them, is it worth poisoning your body with pharmacological drugs?

Turpentine baths are so successful in restoring the functioning of the capillary bed that they can become the basis for the treatment of any known disease. The mechanism of their effect on blood circulation is multifaceted and worthy of detailed consideration.