Epsom Salt

Epsom Salt is actually Magnesium Sulfate.
See also : Magnesium

Health Benefits and uses of Epsom Salt

• Arthritis : Magnesium is a mineral that has anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory properties. Researchers from New England had revealed that an arthritic pain sufferer can actually find comfort in an Epsom Salt bath. The heat helps in relieving the swelling and helps by promoting proper blood circulation all throughout the body.
• Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) : Warm soaks in the tub before bedtime with Epsom salts, apple cider vinegar, or baking soda.
• Edema : It has been suggested that concentrations of magnesium in the tissue between cells affects enzymes that control swelling and inflammation. When magnesium diffuses through the skin during soaking, the extracellular magnesium increases and could decrease the inflammatory response. (ref#2) Salty water is also able to draw out the liquid from a surface edema through osmosis, causing the water to diffuse from the edema into the salty water.
• Cataract

• Blisters

• Itchiness

• Hypotension

• Anal Fistula