[The use of siliceous baths for the treatment of the patients presenting with arterial hypertension].

This article is focused on the benefits of drug-free therapeutic technologies, such as the use of artificial general siliceous baths for the treatment of patients with arterial hypertension. This approach results in the anti-hypertensive effect simultaneous with the correction of lipid metabolism and lipid peroxidation. The positive changes due to the specific action of silicic acid were much more pronounced than those induced by the hydrostatic water pressure or water temperature known to be the main factors producing the therapeutic effect in fresh-water baths. General siliceous baths with the silicic acid concentration of 50-100 mg/I are recommended for the treatment of patients presenting with grade I-II arterial hypertension (stage II-III) and high risk of development of cardiovascular complications associated with coronary heart disease. One of the advantages of the proposed modality is it does not only produce the hypotensive effect but also exerts specific influence on lipid metabolism.