Heubad
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Heubad (ˈhɔʏbat) is an Austria
n traditional hay
bath
with more than 200 years of history. Bathers immerse
themselves in hay which releases heat from biodecomposition. Coumarin
compounds from the hay are said to have beneficial effects on the
bathers' blood flow.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n traditional hay
Hay
Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs...
bath
Bathing
Bathing is the washing or cleansing of the body in a fluid, usually water or an aqueous solution. It may be practised for personal hygiene, religious ritual or therapeutic purposes or as a recreational activity....
with more than 200 years of history. Bathers immerse
themselves in hay which releases heat from biodecomposition. Coumarin
Coumarin
Coumarin is a fragrant chemical compound in the benzopyrone chemical class, found in many plants, notably in high concentration in the tonka bean , vanilla grass , sweet woodruff , mullein , sweet grass , cassia cinnamon and sweet clover...
compounds from the hay are said to have beneficial effects on the
bathers' blood flow.
See also
- BathingBathingBathing is the washing or cleansing of the body in a fluid, usually water or an aqueous solution. It may be practised for personal hygiene, religious ritual or therapeutic purposes or as a recreational activity....
- ogakuzu buro - Japanese wood chip bath
- suna buro - Japanese sand bath