The curative water, mud and minerals of the hyper saline Lake Urmia offer different options for water and mud therapy to treat and heal a variety of rheumatic, dermatologic and gynecological problems.

Lake Urmia contains an extreme level of soluble salt (double the amount that can be found in the oceans), which explains why it does not sustain any species of fish or mollusks, except for a kind of plankton. It is also the reason why the lake’s water has never been known to completely freeze

Lake Urmia’s water has a high level of NaCl, which means it can be used for curing a variety of diseases. Drinking waters with such chemical composition can lower the concentration of the bile acids and thus make the process of bile secretion easier.

The mud from Lake Urmia also contains chlorides, which have certain curative effects. It can be used to treat ailments such as rheumatism, arthritis and women’s complaints. Statistics based on a home survey show complete satisfaction of almost all visitors with the results of Lake Urmia’s mud Therapy.

In general, Lake Urmia’s water, mud, sand and weather can all be effective in treating many diseases. Dr. Ahmad Alizadeh Khouie writes in his research thesis on the medical treatments using Lake Urmia’s water and mud: “Medical usage of natural mud is most common for two large categories of diseases: 

• Ailments caused by rheumatism and other infections metabolic disorders”, such as aching joints. 
• Gynecological problems, especially in cases caused by a sort of chronic inflammation or malfunction of the ovaries.