SUN BATH
Persons can stand, sit or lie down in the sun with minimum dress. Sunlight gives us lots of energy. It gives vitamin D to us. It eliminates the toxins in our body in the form of sweat & headache and gives us warmth.
The power of sunlight can be understood from the fact
1. Victims of skin cancer are very less in tropical countries.
2. Sun tanned skin gets skin diseases very rarely.
3. Dark skin is more healthier than white skin.
4. Sun bath can be taken before 9 o clock in the morning & after 4' o clock in the tropical countries. Should not be more than 20 minutes in the tropical countries.
STEAM BATH
Steam bath is of use during rainy season and in cold countries. In these places removal of toxins through sweat is very less. Steam bath serves this purpose here. It can be taken at home too. Vicks, leaves of neem, Tulsi, Nochi, can be used. Pressure cooker can be used. A gas tube can be taken and checked
whether there is any dust in it by passing water through it. Water should be kept in the pressure cooker and heated. A gas tube can be attached to the nozzle where the weight of the pressure cooker is kept for cooking. The person should be made to sit on a chair or stool of convenient height and he should be covered fully with 3 or 4 blankets. Then steam from the pressure cooker can be sent through the blankets.
Care should be taken that the steam does not touch the body of the person. Also care should be taken that the pressure cooker should not tumble over. The patient can be made to sit inside until he can tolerate the steam. The patient should sweat well. It is very useful for persons suffering from cold, asthma, obesity etc.
WET MUD PACK
Pure mud, putru mun, red sand, clay (Without pesticides and fertilizers) can be mixed with water and made into a paste. Take a rectangle shaped cotton cloth, put the paste into it and fold the cloth in such a way that the mud does not fall outside. It can be kept for more than 1/2 an hour. It helps in case of heat during long
travel, fever, headache, and constipation. After the treatment is over taking enema will increase the results double fold.
The same can be done simply by wetting a cotton cloth.
EYE WASHER
It is a small equipment made of plastic. It can be got from all naturopathy centres. Otherwise a small bowl with water filled fully will serve the purpose. This is useful for those work long hours during night, those who work in computers, those who watch TV, those who work in dust, drive etc. It cools the eyes.
Keep the eyes (one at a time) on the water and rotate in clockwise and anticlockwise direction for 5 minutes. At the beginning there will be little uneasiness. This is a simple treatment to protect the eyes.
NOSE CLEANER
Put a little salt in slightly warm water. Fill it in the container made for it. Bent forward turn your head slightly upwards towards your right and breathe through the mouth and pour the water little by little into the right nostril. The water will come out through the left nostril. Similarly repeat for the left nostril. This treatment helps in case of respiratory problems like cold, sinus, asthma, TB etc.
SPINAL CORD BATH
The equipment for spinal cord bath is available in nature cure centers. Lie down on this such that spinal cord touches the water for 1/2 an hour. Then take bath in cold water. This helps in case of spinal cord problems, back pain and high BP patients.
HIP BATH
A equipment for taking hipbath is available at nature cure centers. If not a round shaped vessel such that a person can sit inside with his legs outside can be used. The vessel should be broad and short. Fill half of the vessel with water and sit in it like sitting on easy chair. Put the legs on the opposite. Place a
wood piece and keep the legs on it such that legs does not touch the floor. This is to avoid leakage of the body's magnetic field to the earth. Take a piece of cloth and massage the stomach when in water. The patient can be made to sit for 40 minutes and then after 15 minutes he can take bath. The water once used
should not be reused. This reduces the stomach problems. It cools the stomach and hence the bowel movements become easy. This reduces headache and high fever. It cures constipation the basic cause for all diseases.
OIL PULLING
Although it doesn't come under naturopathy it helps in removal of toxins from the body by a simple method. This is harmless and can be done before food 3 times a day when the illness is serious. As the person turns healthy once in a day morning is enough.
METHOD: A spoonful of any edible oil can be used for the purpose. It should be kept in the mouth and goggled continuously for 15 to 25 minutes. After that it should be spitted out and not swallowed. Even if swallowed no harm in it. But swallowing should be avoided. Then mouth can be washed. Toxins in the body comes to the mouth through osmosis process.
ENEMA
This is a simple plastic equipment available at cheap cost at Nature cure treatment centers.
Germs are created in constipated body. Hence toxins are created in the blood. Gradually the body falls ill. The intestine gets heated up during constipation. It gives rise to files, fistula etc. Enema cup is used to wash the intestine just as we wash our mouth by goggling. It should be taken daily in case of constipation. To avoid constipation high fibrous food (ie natural food) should be taken. If natural food is taken and the tongue is clear without white patches enema once in a week is enough. The stools should not be sticky. It indicates constipation. Even children can take this. It can be used in case of headaches, fever and cold. It is useful for those on cooked food.
HOW TO USE?
Fill the enema cup with water and hang it at a height over your head. Then with the help of the nozzle pass the water through the anus into the intestine. (A little oil can be applied to the nozzle) .After all the water has passed keep it for 20 minutes. Lying down will give better results. After that stools can be passed out. This wash out all the impurities stagnant in the intestine. Water which is used for drinking purpose should be used.
BANANA LEAF BATH
(1) 10 to 15 full lengthy banana leaves are required for this per person.
(2) It is best to do this before 12'o clock in the morning. Good sun light is required for this since
removal of toxins in this method is through sweat. Heart patients will a feel a little restlessness
during this treatment. There is no need to panic.
(3) Since it will sweat a lot during this treatment the patient should drink as much water as possible
before taking the treatment.
(4) Minimum dress is advised. A small wet towel should be put on the head.
(5) Spread a mat and a wet blanket on a place with good sunlight. (Blanket on the mat)
(6) On the blanket spread 5 to 6 small ropes at fixed intervals to tie the patient with banana leaves.
Then spread the banana leaves such that the inner part of the leaves touches the patient's body.
Then allow the patient to lie down on it and then cover him with banana leaves and tie with the
rope underneath so that no air enters inside. The full body should be covered except for the
nose to breath.
(7) The patient can be inside for 20 to 40 minutes. If the patient feels very uneasy he can be
relieved.
(8) Toxins in the form of sweat from 1/2 to 1 litre would have come out.
(9) Then the patient should be allowed to rest in a airy shady place for 1/2 and hour and then take
bath with cold water.
(10) This is a wonderful treatment in case of obesity.
(11) Since the leaves turns poisonous by treatment it should not be given to grazing animals like cow
and goat. It should not also be put as fertilizers to the plants. Care should be taken to dispose
the used leaves properly.
(12) A slight tiredness or headache may be there after taking this bath which is quiet normal.
(13) Healthy persons can take this bath once in a month. Persons suffering from diseases can take it
once in two weeks. It purifies the blood.
SAND BATH
(1) Red soil, clay or sand with sticky property can be used for the purpose. Make it into a paste by
mixing it with water the day before the bath is to be taken. This cools the heat in the sand and
encourages bacterial growth which is good for the skin.
(2) Sand bath should be taken before 12'o clock.
(3) Sand bath should be taken wearing minimum dress.
(4) The mud can be applied to all parts of the body including head. It can also be applied over
wounds.
(5) The sunlight should be allowed to fall on the body.
(6) After 1/2 an hour or after the mud has completely dried up take rest for 1/2 an hour in shade.
(7) Take bath in cold water. No necessary for soap, shampoo or any shikakai etc. Rub the mud
well with water and massage it slowly and take bath.
(8) Toxins in the body comes out through this treatment. Sweat pores will get cleansed and a feeling
of freshness will be there.
(9) This treatment is good for skin diseases like psoriasis and nerve problems, paralytic, leprosy,
leucoderma problems.
(10) Those who live in apartments and cities , where pure mud without fertilizers and pesticides not
possible, Multani mitti, a clay which can be obtained in fancy stores can be used.
The above treatments can be done at home. If doubt arises expert guidance can be sought. Even healthy people can take these treatments and remove toxins from their body and can prevent them from diseases.