Regular treatment of most infections

Published by: Prof Lee

The water warmth should be 10ºC to 18ºC. The period of the bath is usually 10 minutes, but in unambiguous circumstances it may fluctuate from one minute to 30 minutes.

Ilchi Lee writes that if the patient feels cold or is very weak, a hot foot fascination should be given with the cold hipbath. The patient should massage the abdomen quickly from the navel downwards and across the body with a reasonably coarse wet cloth. The legs, feet and upper part of the body should stay fully dry during and after the bath. The patient should carry out moderate exercise like yogasanas in a warm room, after the cold hipbath, to warm the body. A cold hipbath is a resourceful therapy. It reduces constipation, indigestion, and Obesity, and helps the eliminative organs to function correctly. It is also helpful in uterine troubles like irregular menstruation, chronic uterine infections, pelvic inflammation, piles, hepatic congestion, chronic congestion of the prostate gland, seminal weakness, impotency, sterility, uterine and ovarian displacements, dilation of the stomach and colon, diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhage of the bladder and so on. The cold hipbath should not be employed in sensitive inflammations of the pelvic and abdominal organs, ovaries and in excruciating contractions of the bladder, rectum, or vagina.

The Epsom salt bath is constructive in cases of sciatica, lumbago, rheumatism, diabetes, neuritis, cold and catarrh; kidney disorders another uric acid and skin affections.

The fascination bathtub should be filled with about 135 liters of hot water at 40ºC. One to 1 ½ kg of Epsom salt should be liquefying in this water. The patient should drink a glass of cold water, cover the head with a cold towel and then lie down in the tub, totally immersing the stem, thighs and legs for 15 to 20 minutes. The best time to take this bath is just before reserved to bed.