Yu.A. Rakhmanin, N.A. Egorova, R.I. Mihajlova,
I.N. Ryzhova, M.G. Kochetkova
Federal State Budgetary
Institution “Centre for Strategic Planning and Management
of Biomedical Health Risks” of the Federal Medical Biological Agency,
Pogodinskaya str., 10/1, Moscow, 119121, Russian Federation
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ABSTRACT. Increasing attention in balneotherapy is paid to the
study of silica-containing mineral waters and their positive effects on human
health in resort conditions, in clinical practice and at home. It is no
coincidence that more than 1/3 of therapeutic-table waters and curative mineral
waters are included in GOST R 54316-2020 “Natural mineral drinking waters.
General technical conditions” contain metasilicic acid. According to the
materials of scientific publications, the GastroScan source system directory
and the Thermal springs of the world reference system, silicon-containing
mineral waters are found and used in many regions of the Russian Federation.
The first part of the review provides information about the mineral waters of
the essentuki group – “Essentuki № 2 Novaya”, “Essentuki № 4, № 17” – the location
of the sources where they are mined, the composition of these waters, the
content of metasilicic acid in them, the results of their use in the treatment,
rehabilitation of patients and prevention diseases. The considered essentuki waters
turned out to be effective in diseases of the stomach, duodenum,
gastroesophageal reflux disease, metabolic syndrome, postoperative conditions,
irritable bowel syndrome, liver and gallbladder dysfunctions, diseases of the
kidneys and urinary tract, in the rehabilitation of children with
environmentally aggravated anamnesis. In experiments on white male rats,
“Essentuki № 4” and “Essentuki № 17” mineral waters stimulated the activity of
the body's antioxidant system. However, it should be noted that despite the
presence of silicon (10–80 mg/l H2SiO3) in all the
considered waters, which, according to GOST R 54316-2020, is one of the main
biologically active components in their composition, in the reviewed scientific
publications there is no data on the possible role of silicon in the positive
effects of these mineral waters.In the 2nd part of the review, the
analysis of the results of studies of the balneological application of mineral
waters containing silicon will be continued.
KEYWORDS: silicon in mineral
waters, “Essentuki № 2, № 4, № 17”, therapeutic and prophylactic use.