Scio Nature Moor Cushions and Moor Ointments

One of the oldest and most precious natural remedies is moor. Created thousands of years ago, moors have been expanding until today. After the last ice age, the ground could no longer accommodate melt water and prolonged rainfalls. Trees, bushes, flowers and herbs were flooded with water. Branches, leafs and grass formed multiple layers. The plant-based material slowly died. The lowest layer, the so called black peat, was kept from decaying completely by the lack of oxygen. The decay was therefore done by bacteria, leading to the creation of a brown matter which contains the valuable active substances of numerous plants.

Moors have always been extremely fascinating to people. Over the millennia they were observed differently. For the Teutons, moors were a sacred border areas between the world of mortals and the realm of the gods. That's why, in addition to sacred groves and forests, they were a privileged place for leaving sacrifices. The religious significance of the moors also led to the Teutons doing away with unpleasant people there. Besides criminals, deserters, traitors or adulteresses were sunk in the moor.

Already in antiquity, humans had observed that injured animals instinctively went to the moor to treat their wounds. The healers drew their conclusions and looked for practical applications. Cleopatra, for example, not only bathed in pure donkey milk. She also knew about the soothing effects of moor baths. In the Greek Pangeon Mountains, near Philippi, lies the oldest known moor bath in the world under the open sky. Even Alexander the Great is said to have relaxed in it. This moor pond is still public today and is used extensively by tourists and locals. More recent, however, is the privacy screen built right through the pond to separate the female from the male visitors. Moor enthusiasts should not take their moor bath in a moorland, by the way, since these are treacherous. Some hikers already disappeared in them. Safer – and with the subsequent shower also cleaner – is a moor bath in your own bath tub.

The healing effect of peat has not been fully explored to this day. The circulation stimulating action of the ingredients and the heat treatment are suspected to have a positive effect. The body is often unable to temper a single joint or an organ in such a way that the metabolism and the blood circulation are optimally stimulated.

Moor only has a low thermal conductivity. As a result, moor stores the heat very well and releases it only very slowly. And that is probably the therapeutic benefit. The optimum temperature for a moor application is 42° C . For the human body, it feels like it's 38° C. Many people even consider 48° C as pleasant. Despite this very high temperature, the skin takes no damage. The heat not only affects the joints and muscles, but enters deep into the body and creates a uniform warmth. Affected areas are usually less supplied with blood. The moor supplies these areas of the body with an even heat, thus promoting blood circulation and the healing process. When cooling with moor, this principle also works, just the other way around. The body does not perceive the cold completely. Cooled moor cushions with a temperature below 10° C develop a very good effect especially in the case of inflamed joints. Even with bruises and sprains, the swelling is reduced and the acute pain is alleviated.

The cold and heat treatment with moor cushions is simple and soothing. Bad Aiblinger Moor Cushions by Scio Nature are available in four different sizes. The Moor Cushion Back 38 x 25 cm is suitable for supporting the treatment of back pain, sprains, bruises and rheumatic complaints. For large-scale applications, the Moor Cushion Therapy 40 x 60 cm is suitable. Especially for the neck area, the Moor Cushion Neck 53 x 18 cm was developed. To alleviate minor pain zones, the Moor Cushion Universal 22 x 18 cm is ideal. With the Bad Aiblinger Moor Bath you receive a medical moor bath for hot and cold applications to support the treatment of rheumatic diseases and chronic disorders in the locomotor system.

The Moor Pack for the Treatment at Home consists of a heat carrier for reuse and 6 moor compresses, each for single use. In addition to Moor Cushions and Moor Packs, there are also soothing Moor Ointments by Scio Nature. The Bad Aiblinger Moor Ointment for Vital Legs contains peat, horse chestnut, comfrey and marigold. These ingredients revitalize tired and heavy legs. Peat, frankincense, almond oil and fragrant lavender oil are the basics of the Moor Ointment for Joints. The Bad Aiblinger Moor Ointment for Intensive Massage contains devil's claw, arnica, rosemary and willow bark extract. It unfolds its beneficial effect during a massage of the neck and the back. Convince yourself of the outstanding thermal properties of the Moor Cushions and of the valuable ingredients of moor in direct skin contact with Moor Packs and Moor Ointments.