Research Library

108 sources on peat in medicine and cosmetics — peer-reviewed papers, clinical studies, reviews, conference material, and expert opinion. Not every source here is peer-reviewed; each entry's study type and evidence grade are shown below.

Evidence grades: A = systematic review/meta-analysis, B = controlled study, C = observational/review/expert opinion, D = uncontrolled or unpublished/non-peer-reviewed data

Turba väärindamine meditsiini, taastusravi ja kosmeetikatööstuse toormena (Valorization of peat as raw material for medicine, rehabilitation, and cosmetics industry)

Лечебные грязи: особенности морфогенеза и современные технологии применения в клинической практике (Peloids: morphogenetic characteristics and modern application technologies in clinical practice)

Integrated safety and microbiota profiling of fulvic acid formulations across in vitro and in vivo models

Relevance of balneotherapy for back pain — a systematic literature review covering the past 5 years

Biomedical Applications of Humic Substances: From Natural Biopolymers to Therapeutic Agents

Relevance of balneotherapy for osteoarthritis — a systematic literature review covering the past 5 years

Balneotherapy in dermatology and rheumatology: a systematic review

Development of a microalgal peloid for thermotherapeutic uses

Neuroimmunomodulation induced by mud-bath therapy: clinical benefits and bioregulation of the innate immune response

Microvascular Responses in the Dermis and Muscles After Balneotherapy: Results from a Prospective Pilot Histological Study

Potential Possibilities of Using Peat, Humic Substances, and Sulfurous Waters in Cosmetology

Advances in modern Balneology: new evidence-based indications from recent studies

Balneotherapy and thermal resort in dermatology

Sphagnum cuspidatulum extract prevents acute kidney injury induced by high-fat diet and streptozotocin via alleviation of oxidative stress and apoptosis in pre-diabetic rats

Peloids in Skin Care and Cosmeceuticals

Microbiological and Physicochemical Analysis of Therapeutic Peat from Baikalsko Deposit, Radomir Municipality

Balneotherapy (Mud-Bath Therapy) with a Peloid Enriched with Rosmarinic Acid Enhances Clinical Outcomes and Innate Immune Benefits in Elderly Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study

Balneotherapy using thermal mineral water baths and dermatological diseases: a systematic review

In Vitro and In Vivo Investigation of a Dual-Targeted Nanoemulsion Gel for the Amelioration of Psoriasis

Ресурсосберегающие методики пелоидотерапии в реабилитации пациентов после микродискэктомии (Resource-saving peloidotherapy techniques in rehabilitation of patients after microdiscectomy)

Thermal Therapy Modulation of the Psoriasis-Associated Skin and Gut Microbiome

Fulvic Acid Attenuates Atopic Dermatitis by Downregulating CCL17/22

Biological Activity of Fulvic Acid: Prospects of Application in Medicine

Efficacy of hydrotherapy, spa therapy, and balneotherapy for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis: a systematic review

Comparison of the efficacy of mud-pack and hot-pack treatments in chronic non-specific neck pain

Evaluation of Healing Effects of Poultice Containing 0.5% Fulvic Acid on Male White-Male Rats with Skin Ulcer

Bioprospecting for Microorganisms in Peloids — Extreme Environment Known for Its Healing Properties

Anti-inflammatory activity and potential dermatological applications of characterized humic acids from a lignite and a green compost

Clinical efficacy of medical hydrology: an umbrella review

Effectiveness of peloid therapy in patients with chronic low back pain: a single-blind controlled study

From in vitro research to real life studies: an extensive narrative review of the effects of balneotherapy on human immune response

Peloids as Thermotherapeutic Agents

Mud therapy and rehabilitation - scientific relevance in the last six years (2015-2020): Systematic literature review and meta-analysis based on the PRISMA paradigm

Efficacy of Balneotherapy and Mud Therapy in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Literature Review

A comprehensive analysis to understand the mechanism of action of balneotherapy: why, how, and where they can be used? Evidence from in vitro studies performed on human and animal samples

Mosses in biotechnology

Central European ethnomedical and officinal uses of peat

Peloid therapy for dermatological conditions

Peat Therapeutics and Balneotherapy

Nordic Beauty® Peat — Technical Dossier (Identity Sheet, Technical Data Sheet, Safety Data Sheet, Applications Sheet)

Overview of Systematic Reviews with Meta-Analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials of Balneotherapy and Spa Therapy from 2000 to 2019

Effect of Peat Intervention on Pain and Gait in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Study

Application of topical peloid-derived humic acid suppresses allergic contact dermatitis

The effect of balneotherapy and peloid therapy on changes in the functional state of patients with knee joint osteoarthritis: a randomized, controlled, single-blind pilot study

Efficacy of Spa Therapy, Mud-Pack Therapy, Balneotherapy, and Mud-Bath Therapy in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis. A Systematic Review

Balneotherapy, Immune System, and Stress Response: A Hormetic Strategy?

Evaluation of the Role of Balneotherapy in Rehabilitation Medicine

Therapeutic potential of fulvic acid in chronic inflammatory diseases and diabetes

The role of mineral elements and other chemical compounds used in balneology: data from double-blind randomized clinical trials

Balneological Outpatient Treatment for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis; an Effective Non-Drug Therapy Option in Daily Routine?

Topical antifungals for seborrhoeic dermatitis

Method for extraction of peat active substances and use of their combination in skin regenerating cosmetic formulations

Microbiological characterization and sterilization-induced changes in the profile of the hydrophobic organic substances in Latvian balneological peat

The anti-inflammatory properties of humic substances: A mini review

Fulvic acid as mineral transporter in biological systems

Peloidtherapie: Ein Überblick zur Empirie und Evidenz am Beispiel der Heiltorftherapie

Evidence-based hydro- and balneotherapy in Hungary — a systematic review and meta-analysis

Peloids and pelotherapy: Historical evolution, classification and glossary

The effect of Neydharting mud-pack therapy on knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, controlled, double-blind follow-up pilot study

Ülevaade raviturbast ja turbaravist (Review of therapeutic peat and peat therapy)

Expert Opinion on Estonian Balneological Peat

Use of Peat as an Organic Raw Material

Peat for Hair Treatment

Kylpyturpeen ominaisuudet ja laatusuositukset Suomessa (Characteristics and the quality guidelines of balneological peat in Finland)

Comparing the Efficacy of Mature Mud-Pack and Hot-Pack Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis

The UV-B protective effect of humic substances provide the basis for the development of a peat lipstick

Chemical properties of peat in three peatlands with balneological potential in Estonia

Physical and chemical properties of Estonian balneological peat

Efficacy of a Peat and Salsobromoiodic Water Mask in the Treatment of Seborrheic Dermatitis of the Face

Chemical properties of peat used in balneology

Peat: A Natural Source for Dermatocosmetics and Dermatotherapeutics

Chemical character of humic acids isolated from raised bog

In vitro investigations on the effect of peat humic substances on inflammation

Research Quality Guidelines and Use of Balneological Peat

Does mud pack treatment have any chemical effect? A randomized controlled clinical study

Therapeutic effect of spa therapy and short wave therapy in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, single blind, controlled trial

The efficacy of balneotherapy and mud-pack therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Eesti turba balneoloogiliste kasutamisvõimaluste uuring (III etapp) — Study of Balneological Uses of Estonian Peat (Stage III)

Water-extractable humic substances alter root development and epidermal cell pattern in Arabidopsis

Inhibitory Effect of Fulvic Acid Extracted from Canadian Sphagnum Peat on Chemical Mediator Release by RBL-2H3 and KU812 Cells