Băile Herculane

THE THERMAL-

MINERAL WATER SUPPLIES

THE HERCULES SPRING 67 0C

At present, 16 natural springs wait thermal mineral water, scattered along the Cerna for about 4 km, are known in the neighbourhoud of the resort Baile Herculane. In the late decades 9 hidro-geological drillings have been performed in order to obtain important flow increases. The present-day thermal-mineral water supply the resort as in store is of 4.000 m3/24 h, that offers - due to their physical-chemical properties - various possibilities of balneary treatment.

The clorine and sodium wich are found in great quantities from 7 mg/l to 4.700 mg/l, generally appear in thermal waters through the effusion of hot mineralized vapours from the magma pits, through the action of hydrochloric acid on the minerals in the rocks the vapours go trough on their ascending way to the surface of the earth.

The Baile Herculane springs are high radioemanation and are comparable trough their value with the ones from Vichy and Montdore.

NATURAL AIR - IONIZATION
2.000-2.500 negative air-ions/cm3/s

- entering the lungs together with the in-coming air

- by direct action on the skin

THE RANGE OF AFECTION WICH ARE TREATED HERE

Treatment Procedures

Hydrotherapy,

electrotherapy,

massage, functional rehabilitation, gymnastics and acupuncture.

Treatment prescriptions

Locomotion Apparatus and Nervous System affections; sequels after Locomotion Apparatus trauma;

breathing problems;

chronic gynecological disorders;

incipient diabetes mellitus;

heavy metals intoxications;

digestive disease;

eyes problems;

overweight syndrome.

Contraindications

Acute affections,

tumors,

TBC,

pregnancy,

epilepsy,

psychic disorders,

hemorrhagic syndrome.

The history of this town goes way back to second century.