Historical Background to Magnets
Magnet - Magnetos litchis in Greek - is a stone from Magnesia (an ancient town in Asia Minor).
Legend says that a lodestone field was discovered by a Greek shepherd, whose iron crook and the nails from his sandals, were attracted to a magnet stone.
Aristotle (384 - 322 BC) wrote above the curative properties of magnets. Pliny (AD 23 - 79) described treatment of eye diseases with magnets in his treatise.
The Egyptians used magnets for their healing properties, it is fact that Cleopatra carried a magnet in her head-dress to preserve youth and beauty. It has been established that this rite was not senseless as the hormone melatonin is secreted from the pineal gland which is positioned in the middle of the head. Melatonin contains magnet crystals (so called 'brain sand') which prevents ageing.
The Indian Vedas contain data relating to treatment with magnets of various diseases: sterility, sexual disorders, intestinal problems, oedemas and ulcers.
Tibetans used magnets to improve memory and enhance abilities to concentrate and also to remove arrow-heads from wounds.
Avicenna (980 - 1037) treated broken bones with magnets.
Paracelsus (1493 - 1541) was an active investigator of magnetism. He believed magnets could cure sores when applied correctly.
Through the ages the use of magnets continued. The French neurologist J.M. Charcot (1825 - 1889) discovered inhibiting action on the nervous system through magnet application.
In the 20th century the science of magnetobiology appeared. It was discovered that the magnetic field is penetrable and biological objects are extremely sensitive to its impact. At night living organisms feel a predeominant influenece of the negative magnetic field of the earth, whilst in the daytime the positive magnetic field of the sun is dominating.
Through these magnetobiological studies and study of magnetic fields came the utilisation of this knowledge in medicine.
For conditions that respond well to magnet therapy please visit our Magnetotherapy Treatment page.
Magnet - Magnetos litchis in Greek - is a stone from Magnesia (an ancient town in Asia Minor).
Legend says that a lodestone field was discovered by a Greek shepherd, whose iron crook and the nails from his sandals, were attracted to a magnet stone.
Aristotle (384 - 322 BC) wrote above the curative properties of magnets. Pliny (AD 23 - 79) described treatment of eye diseases with magnets in his treatise.
The Egyptians used magnets for their healing properties, it is fact that Cleopatra carried a magnet in her head-dress to preserve youth and beauty. It has been established that this rite was not senseless as the hormone melatonin is secreted from the pineal gland which is positioned in the middle of the head. Melatonin contains magnet crystals (so called 'brain sand') which prevents ageing.
The Indian Vedas contain data relating to treatment with magnets of various diseases: sterility, sexual disorders, intestinal problems, oedemas and ulcers.
Tibetans used magnets to improve memory and enhance abilities to concentrate and also to remove arrow-heads from wounds.
Avicenna (980 - 1037) treated broken bones with magnets.
Paracelsus (1493 - 1541) was an active investigator of magnetism. He believed magnets could cure sores when applied correctly.
Through the ages the use of magnets continued. The French neurologist J.M. Charcot (1825 - 1889) discovered inhibiting action on the nervous system through magnet application.
In the 20th century the science of magnetobiology appeared. It was discovered that the magnetic field is penetrable and biological objects are extremely sensitive to its impact. At night living organisms feel a predeominant influenece of the negative magnetic field of the earth, whilst in the daytime the positive magnetic field of the sun is dominating.
Through these magnetobiological studies and study of magnetic fields came the utilisation of this knowledge in medicine.
For conditions that respond well to magnet therapy please visit our Magnetotherapy Treatment page.
