Emser Salz

Emser Salz is a German brand of mineral salt obtained from the hot mineral spring of the spa town Bad Ems. The salt has been used since 1858, and since 1925 "Emser Salz" has been a protected trademark. It is produced by SIEMENS & Co. Heilwasser und Quellenprodukte des Staatsbades Bad Ems GmbH & Co. KG, which markets the salt and a range of related health products. The salt is made by evaporating thermal water: roughly 350 ml of thermal water yields one gram of Emser Salz. It contains more than 30 different minerals and trace elements, with a notably high proportion of hydrogencarbonate ions alongside sodium and chloride. The brand is positioned around natural respiratory care, and the official website highlights "100% natürliche Wirkweise" (100% natural mode of action) for its nasal products. Emser Salz is used for conditions of the upper respiratory tract. Typical applications include inhalation of the saline water after atomisation by an inhalation device, and nasal rinsing with dissolved salt. The best-known consumer products are the Emser Pastillen (lozenges), used for mild cold-related sore throats and by speakers, market criers and singers to moisten and soothe the throat lining, and the EMSER nasal douche (Nasendusche) together with Emser Nasenspülsalz (nasal rinse salt). The website also lists a children's nasal douche (Kindernasendusche). The brand's marketing focuses on allergy and cold relief. The homepage promotes the "EMSER SOFORT-EFFEKT" nasal douche for pollen allergy, claiming it relieves, cleans and rinses, and states that the nasal douche combined with a rinse solution of Emser Nasenspülsalz helps to alleviate and prevent acute nasal symptoms of pollen allergy. It also notes that the products contain over 30 minerals and trace elements and have been obtained in Bad Ems since 1858. According to the manufacturer, the mineral salt complex has a mucolytic and anti-inflammatory effect and promotes wound healing in the upper respiratory tract. Wikipedia notes that evidence for greater efficacy compared with table salt in patients with chronic bronchitis comes from a single single-blind randomised controlled trial, while an explanation of the effect could not be found. The brand remains active and is sold primarily in Germany through pharmacies, drugstores and online channels.

Emser Salz has been obtained from the hot mineral spring of the spa town Bad Ems since 1858. The salt is produced by evaporating thermal water, and roughly 350 ml of thermal water yields one gram of Emser Salz. Since 1925, "Emser Salz" has been a protected trademark. The manufacturer is SIEMENS & Co. Heilwasser und Quellenprodukte des Staatsbades Bad Ems GmbH & Co. KG. Historically, the salt was used in balneological practice. Ludwig Spengler wrote about "Das Emser Salz und die Emser Pastillen" in the Deutsche Klinik in 1863 and about "Die Emser Pastillen" in the Archiv für Balneologie. The Emser Pastillen, made from Emser Salz, have been protected as a trademark since 1925 and are used for mild cold-related sore throats as well as by speakers, market criers and singers to moisten and soothe the throat lining. The preparation known as Emser Kränchen Tafelwasser was also offered as a spring product of the Staatsbad Bad Ems. In the modern era, the brand has expanded from the raw salt and lozenges into a range of nasal-care devices and solutions. The official website presents the EMSER Nasendusche, the EMSER Nasenspülsalz and the EMSER Kindernasendusche, and promotes the "EMSER SOFORT-EFFEKT" for pollen allergy. The site states that the products contain over 30 minerals and trace elements and have been obtained in Bad Ems since 1858. The brand continues to be positioned around natural respiratory care, with the manufacturer claiming mucolytic, anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effects in the upper respiratory tract. Wikipedia notes that evidence for greater efficacy compared with table salt in chronic bronchitis comes from a single single-blind randomised controlled trial, while an explanation of the effect could not be found.

• 1925

  "Emser Salz" becomes a protected trademark; Emser Pastillen also protected as a trademark.

• 1863

  Ludwig Spengler publishes on Emser Salz and Emser Pastillen in Deutsche Klinik.

• 1858

  Emser Salz has been obtained from the hot mineral spring in Bad Ems since 1858.

Natural mineral salt from Bad Ems for respiratory care, allergy relief and cold symptoms, marketed with a 100% natural mode of action.

• Emser Salz

  Mineral salt obtained by evaporating thermal water from Bad Ems; contains more than 30 minerals and trace elements with a high proportion of hydrogencarbonate ions.

• Emser Pastillen

  Lozenges made from Emser Salz, used for mild cold-related sore throats and by speakers, market criers and singers to moisten and soothe the throat lining.

• EMSER Nasendusche

  Nasal douche used with a rinse solution of Emser Nasenspülsalz to relieve and prevent acute nasal symptoms of pollen allergy.

• EMSER Nasenspülsalz

  Nasal rinse salt; a solution frees the airways in hay fever, relieves nasal symptoms, cleans and moistens.

• EMSER Kindernasendusche

  Nasal douche designed for children.

• Emser Kränchen Tafelwasser

  Table water preparation offered as a spring product of the Staatsbad Bad Ems.

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2. 2Emser Salz - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Emser Salz - Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org