Belokurikha

Balneology & Resorts, Geography & Demography, History of Medicine

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

Belokurikha is a local balneological resort in Western Siberia, in the foothills of the Altai Mountains, 66 km from the city of Biysk. It features warm chemically indifferent sources with specific mineral content and temperature, indicated for rheumatism and diseases of the digestive tract.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

Belokurikha, a local balneological resort in Western Siberia, in the foothills of the Altai Mountains, 66 km from the city of Biysk; is under the administration of the Siberian resort administration. Warm chemically indifferent sources, captured by simple wells. The water contains 0.3060g per liter of dry residue; 0.0899g of sodium ion; 0.0458g of bicarbonate ion; 0.0362g of sulfate ion; water temperature 32°C; radioactivity -17 Mache units. The yield of the sources is about 60,000 liters (about 5,000 buckets) per day. Indicated for rheumatism and diseases of the digestive tract. The sources were discovered in the 1850s-1860s. In Belokurikha there are primitive bath buildings, a solarium.

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“Belokurikha.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/belokurikha/