BASHPA SWEDA or STEAM BATH
This is kind of sudation by which medicated steam is applied to the patients body for a certain periods of time to get perspiration.It removes stiffness,heaviness and coldness from the body.(ref:A.H).
For this purpose Bashpa Sweda Yantra (A steam bath chamber) is required.Medicinal herbs decoctions is kept boiling in the Bashpa Sweda Yantra from where the steam is generated and applied all over the body or any specific part through a tube or pipe.The patient is advised to lie down inside the steam chamber after massage with warm oil (20-22C). A thick cotton sheet may be used to cover the body to get proper perspiration.
