Today we will talk about the natural source of calcium - eggshell. This "ingredient" is widely used in various spheres of human activity. The product effectively proved itself in gardening (as a fertilizer), in farming (as feeding for chickens, which increases egg production), even in the wash (whitens linen). Figures egg shell in reference books on traditional medicine, where it is described as a balanced natural therapeutic drug. Let us consider in more detail what is the medical benefit of the egg shell and what are the features of its chemical composition.
What is the rich egg shell
The secret to the benefits of eggshell lies in its rich chemical composition. The product contains about 1.6-2% water, 3.3% nitrogenous and 95.1% inorganic substances. 
Nitrogenous substances include collagen and mucin proteins. The main part of the composition of inorganic substances is calcium carbonate (92.8%), magnesium bicarbonate (1.5%), calcium and magnesium phosphates (0.8%).
Did you know? Chickens with white feathers often carry eggs with a white shell, while in chickens with dark feathers, eggs are obtained with a shell of brown shades. But this feature does not affect the quality of eggs and their shells.
The composition of the peel of eggs is rich in macronutrients:
- potassium - 83.3-93.1 mg;
- sodium, 81.7-130.8 mg;
- calcium - 33400-37300 mg;
- magnesium - 106.3-113.9 mg;
- sulfur - 674-1260 mg;
- phosphorus - 124-188 mg.
As well as trace elements:
- iron - 1130-2800 mcg;
- iodine - 34-60 mcg;
- cobalt - 70-90 mcg;
- copper - 92-150 mcg;
- molybdenum - 28-36 mcg;
- manganese - 40-110 mcg;
- fluorine - 123-157 mcg;
- chromium - 130-180 mcg;
- Zinc - 400-670 mcg.
What is beneficial to human health?
The benefit of such a kind of medical drug for humans is that it is source of natural calcium. Calcium is a macronutrient, extremely important for the normal functioning and development of human organs and systems as a whole.
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To strengthen the immune system
In folk medicine, egg shells are used to increase and strengthen the immunity of adults and children. The benefit of this drug is that it contains calcium and minerals necessary to stimulate the formation of lymphocytes (immune cells) in the bone marrow.
Important! For the preparation of such a powder, white-skinned eggs are used which are boiled hard-boiled. After cooking, remove the shell, it is also important to separate the film from it. Then you need to ignite the shell on the pan and grind in a coffee grinder. Take this tool should be 0.5 g 2-3 times a day after meals or adding to it.
For bones, teeth and nails
According to research by the Hungarian physician Krompehera, the chemical composition of the egg shell is almost identical to the composition of human teeth and bones. Calcium is a fundamental element of bone tissue. In this regard, the human body is always experiencing the need for replenishment of calcium reserves. 
The lack of it provokes the appearance of problems with teeth in a person: they begin to deteriorate, darken, and caries appears. Calcium deficiency manifests itself in the nails, which become too brittle, fragile and painful.
Egg preparation perfectly copes with the listed problems of teeth and nails. It is effectively used in fractures for the rapid fusion of bones, strengthening brittle and fragile bones, and the treatment of osteoporosis.
Important! The preparation for bones, nails and teeth is made from a shell of raw eggs, which is washed and dried, avoiding direct sunlight, so as not to lose a lot of useful elements under their influence. Shells are crushed in a mortar, but not ground in a coffee grinder. Take this medicine for 1 tsp. 2 times a day.
For hair
Calcium - the key to beauty hair. This, first of all, concerns women, because they most often suffer from hair problems. When they appear (fragility, loss, subtlety, painful appearance) it is recommended to take 1/3 tsp egg shell powder with two fish oil capsules. 
For the nervous system
This product is widely used for the treatment of nervous and neuralgic diseases. The cause of symptoms of nervous diseases (irritability, sleep disturbances and the functioning of the central nervous system, anxiety, fears, nervousness) is a lack of calcium salts. These elements are contained in eggshells. To eliminate these symptoms folk healers advise to use calcium water. To get it 1 tsp. the powder is dissolved in 1 liter of water and allowed to infuse. It is necessary to use this medicine after the shells have settled to the bottom.
Did you know? In China, the egg symbolizes life. When a child is born in a family, his close relatives give him an egg painted red - a symbol of happiness.
For the cardiovascular system
Calcium deficiency is one of the causes of cardiovascular diseases. For the treatment and prevention of these diseases, it is recommended to use calcium water. This tool strengthens the heart and blood vessels of the person, supports the correct chemical composition of blood.
Rules of use and treatment
Most often in folk medicine using powder from the shells of eggs. Consider step by step how to prepare such a medicine.
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How to prepare
To obtain a high-quality and effective powder, you need to carefully prepare and process the main ingredient - the shell itself. You need to take fresh eggs and wash them with soap and running water. Then alternately break eggs and extract yolks and proteins from them. Wash the shells again and boil for 5 minutes over low heat. 
Boil the shells to dry and remove from them the film that is present inside. After that, the shell fray. This action does not destroy the chemical composition of the drug, but makes it convenient for use.
Important! When selecting eggs for the preparation of the powder, you need to make sure that the chickens that carried them down do not get sick with salmonellosis. In order to prevent this disease, it is also not recommended to prepare medicine from a raw shell.
How to grind
It is recommended to grind egg shells into coffee grinder, grinder or mortar to a state of powder. It is important to ensure that the preparation does not contain large pieces of shells. It should look like powder.
How to store
The finished product should be stored in a tightly closed glass or plastic container, which should be placed in a dry dark place.
How to apply
Acceptance of such a drug depends on the type of disease that you want to eliminate with its help. 
With osteoporosis and fractures
The course of treatment of osteoporosis with this powder is 10-15 days, after that a three-month break is taken and repeated again. Children are recommended to take 300-600 mg of powder, adults - 600-1200 mg (2-3 times a day) with meals. The children's organism especially needs calcium support during active growth, and the female one during pregnancy.
To use the powder for quick bonding of bones after fractures are recommended not only by healers, but also by doctors. Take this medicine you need to 1 tsp. 3 times a day. The powder can be added to food (porridge, muesli, cottage cheese, etc.), as well as diluted in water or simply washed down with water.
Important! For better absorption of calcium powder should be taken with vitamin C, the source of which are citrus fruits. For example, you can dissolve the powder in a glass of water and add lemon zest.
With cuts and scratches
The finished powder is used as a powder on the ground scratches and cuts. Such powder promotes rapid healing of wounds. Healing film also has a film from the shell, it is enough just to attach it to the damaged place. 
Burns
Powder from the egg shell effectively helps to heal burns, as well as wounds that have formed during the opening of blistering burns. For healing such wounds, it is recommended to use powder as a powder.
When gastritis
In order to treat diseases of the intestines, stomach, and gastritis, it is recommended to take a quarter of a spoonful of the drug every day for a month. Then you need to make a month break and repeat the course.
Important! During treatment with this drug, you should monitor your diet and the level of calcium in the food consumed so that an overdose of this element does not occur.
How can be used for cosmetic purposes
Often housewives throw eggshells out like unnecessary garbage, but in vain. After all, this product is used even in cosmetology.
For face skin
From eggshells make effective masks and scrubs for the face, which nourish, rejuvenate, refresh and moisturize the skin, prevent its aging. 
So, you can cook lemon mask. It is necessary to mix 1 yolk and 1 tsp. crushed lemon zest and leave to brew for half an hour in a closed vessel. Then add 1 tsp. powder, 1 tsp. unrefined sunflower oil and 1 tsp. lemon juice and mix all the ingredients. Ready mixture to cover the face for half an hour. After the specified time, remove the mask with a cotton pad and wash your face with warm water.
For oily skin a mask made from 1 tsp is recommended. powder, 1 tbsp. l rice flour, 1 tsp. honey, 2 tsp. lemon juice. Ingredients need to be mixed and applied to the face for 15 minutes. Remove the mask with cotton pads and warm water.
It is interesting to read about the differences and benefits of different types of honey: sunflower, buckwheat, acacia, linden, chestnut, may, dewberry, cotton, black-maple, mountain, hawthorn, cypraeum, sweet clover, esparcet, and acacia.
Eggshell is a great ingredient for making effective facial scrub.
The recipe for one of the most popular and affordable scrubs is: take 1 tbsp. l powder, coffee grounds and milk. Mix all the ingredients and apply on the skin. After 15 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Video: cooking eggshell masks
For hair
If your hair needs to be strengthened, you need to prepare the following mask: 1 grind cucumber in a blender, add 1 tbsp. l shells and olive oil. Apply this mixture on hair and hold for 20 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with warm water and rinse with shampoo. The procedure is carried out 2 times a month.
Eggshell as fertilizer
Egg shells are also used as fertilizer. It is especially useful for plants planted on acidic soils. Shells are not easy reduce acidity, but also improve the structure of the soil.
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In order for the nutrients from such feeding to better digested, the drug must be crushed to a state of flour. 
This natural remedy is recommended to fertilize flowers (tulips, daffodils, gladioli). Top dressing appropriate to place on the bottom of the hole, as well as scattered around the stem of the plant. It is useful to water potted flowers with calcium water.
Seedlings are also grown in egg shells.
Important! Egg shells scattered around the plants are an effective means of slug fighting.
Is it possible to pregnant
Women in a position not only possible, but even need to supply their bodies with calcium through the use of egg shells. The fact is that the organism of a pregnant woman especially needs this element. Its deficiency can cause weakening of the muscles of the uterus, as well as lead to severe childbirth.
Calcium is needed not only by the organism of the future mummy, but also by the child, especially during the period of active formation and development of his bone system. 
Contraindications and security measures
In the use of crushed shells is not always good. One of the main risks that await those who use this product is the danger of being infected with salmonellosis. For safety reasons, it is necessary to make sure that the chickens that carry the eggs are not sick. And the shells themselves are recommended to boil, despite the fact that they will lose a small amount of their useful substances.
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It is also advised to ensure that the egg powder does not contain large pieces of membranes, since the ingress of large pieces into the digestive system is fraught with injuries to the esophagus and intestines, which can provoke gastritis, ulcers and other diseases.
Not recommended use the drug to people suffering from intestinal obstruction, cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, gastritis, ulcer, nervous disorders, cancer, as well as people with an excess of vitamin D.
Did you know? The Chinese have learned to make eggs by artificial means. So, they make shells from calcium carbonate, and yolks and proteins - from gelatin mixed with food dyes.
Video: the best way to use - shell with lemon juice
Egg shell application: reviews
Eggshells are a huge source of benefits not only for humans, but also for other living organisms. So, the egg shell is widely used in traditional medicine, cosmetology, horticulture and other areas of life. And most importantly - this product is available for everyone.
