MEDICAL AND CHEMICAL RESEARCHES OF HYDROMINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION CAUCASIAN MINERAL WATER AT THE TURN OF THE XVIII-XIX CENTURIES

Abstract

Introduction: Caucasian Mineral Waters (CMS) is one of the oldest resort regions of Russia. Here, in a relatively small area, considerable reserves of 13 different types of mineral waters and therapeutic mud are concentrated. In the XIX century. Resorts of world importance have emerged on the basis of the recreational resources of the region: Pyatigorsk, Kislovodsk, Yessentuki and Zheleznovodsk. Gradually, new types of recreational resources were involved in the recreational use of the region. Materials and methods: The historical approach allows us to explore the history and features of the development of scientific ideas about the nature of the study and the hydro-mineral resources of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region at each stage of the development of the resort region. The analysis of historical sources contributed to the identification of features of the study of hydromineral resources in terms of their use for medicinal purposes and to determine the contribution of individual scientists to the study of mineral sources in the region. Research result: The research of physicians and chemists working in the Caucasian Mineral Waters region at the turn of the XVIII-XIX centuries is summarized. In the study period, in the Caucasian Mineral Waters, specialized studies of hydromineral resources begin in terms of their use for medicinal purposes. Analyzed a number of scientific papers on the characteristics of the therapeutic value of hydromineral resources. Discussion and conclusions: As a result of research by doctors and chemists of the hydromineral resources of the region, the Caucasian Mineral Waters at the turn of the XVIII-XIX centuries. Permanent doctors were appointed to the resort region and projects of device sources appeared.