Vashpa Swedan or Medicated Steam Bath

March 23rd, 2007 | admin

Though non-medicated steam bath is also recommended by different healthcare practitioners from across the world, steam from water medicated with Ayurvedic herbs has several specific benefits.

The major benefit of such a medicated steam bath is that it mobilizes accumulated ama (bodily wastes) that accumulates in different srota (body channels) and blocks the way of vital energy reaching different parts of the skin.

The steam is mainly aimed at swedan (sweating) to release the accumulated toxins. Steam bath is also supported by different steam bath boxes, in which the person can take a standing, sitting or lying down position. Fully medicated steam is passed to the chamber so that the person gets his body below neck completely bathe in medicated steam.

In addition to removing toxic wastes, Vashpaswedan also is beneficial in curing different skin problems like psoriasis.