The Yessentuki mineral water is famous for the unique medicinal and preventive properties. There are several types of Yessentuki, each of which differs in number corresponding to number of the well from which water is taken.
The Yessentuki mineral water is got from several sources of the balneological resort Caucasus Mineralnye Vody region. The most popular types of medicinal mineral waters are Yessentuki-4, Yessentuki-17, Yessentuki-2 and Yessentuki-20. The figure on the label of Yessentuki means number of the well from which water is extracted. Mineral water from each well differs on the chemical composition and properties.
Yessentuki-4
This mineral water is the medical and dining room, contains a complex of chlorides and hydrocarbonates and has a mineralization of 8-10 grams of salts on liter. On the medicinal properties it is unique and makes the general salutary impact on an organism.
Yessentuki-17
The Yessentuki-17 mineral water is got from the seventeenth well, from depth more than one kilometer. On the flavoring and medicinal properties it has no analogs. From the well, water arrives on a special water supply system and is bottled directly on the place. So do in order that when transporting in tanks it didn't lose the health giving qualities. On the way from the well to a bottle water doesn't adjoin to air and keeps in the structure a unique complex of volatiles, including natural carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. The mineralization of Yessentuki-17 makes 11-13 grams of salts on liter. Especially often this mineral water is applied to treatment and prevention of chronic gastritises, colitis, diseases of a liver and diabetes.
Yessentuki-20
This mineral water belongs to table waters and possesses a low mineralization (no more than 2.5 grams on liter). Yessentuki-20 contains sulfates, chlorides, hydrocarbonates of calcium and sodium in the structure. Water is applied to treatment of inflammation of urinary tract.
Yessentuki-2
Yessentuki-2 perfectly approaches as the drink satisfying thirst and stimulating appetite. It can also be used for prevention of diseases of digestive tract.
Features of treatment by mineral water
As a rule, the course of treatment Yessentuki proceeds from three to six weeks. Three times a day are recommended to accept water on a hungry stomach, on one glass. It is necessary to drink mineral water small drinks. It isn't necessary to appoint to himself treatment mineral water independently. Medicinal waters can be accepted only on doctor's orders. In case of some diseases the intake of mineral water is contraindicated.