SWEAT-INDUCING

Another group of procedures that have an effect similar to that of steam baths are sweat-inducing infusions. Sweat Inducing 

The hot sea salt method

Lay out 2-3 kg of sea salt on a tray and heat it up over the fire to a temperature you can tolerate on your skin. Lay the salt evenly in a layer on the upper part of the bed and Cover it quickly with a woolen blanket to stop it from cooling down. The Patient should lie down so that the salt can warm up their entire back. Next, cover the patient well with 3-4 blankets and let them lie on the salt like this for an hour. After the patient has perspired enough, move them, well covered up, to another bed (which has been warmed up in advance) so that they canperspired a second time. After that the patient should be cooled down using the method described previously. This method is especially effectivefor treating colds and inflammatory lung diseases.

The hot soft-boiled barley method

Boil 3-4 kg of barleyfor15 minutesbut be careful not to over boil it. Strain and wait for it to cool down until it is tolerable to the touch. Cover the upper part of the bed with a sheet and spread the Barley evenly or take a pillowcase as big as the patient`s back, put the barley inside and place it on the bed, again spreading the barley evenly. Cover the barley (or the pillowcase with the barley inside) with a thin blanket and have the patient lie on it – the barley should be warm but not hot and it should warm up the entire back: from the neck to the tailbone. After the patient has perspired enoughor has grown tired of the procedure, transfer them to another bed where they can perspire once more or carefully pull out the pillowcase with the barley and cover up the patient so that they can perspire again in the same bed. The patient should be cooled down afterwards. This method is particularly effective for treating colds.In order to make it easier for children to go through the treatment, warm up their back by massaging it with the palm of your hand before having them lie down on the barley.

The bachelor method

The patient should sit, fully clothed, by a blazing fire and sip hot water or camomile, lime tree or other herbal tea. After the patient has drunk 3-5 cups one after the other, they will have started sweating profusely. They should be wrapped up in a blanket or two in order for the process to continue and after that the whole body should be rubbed down with lukewarm water. Bulgarian people call it the bachelor method.

The steam method

Cover the troubled spot with a normal poultice soaked in water(25°С) and warm it up through the poultice with a hot brick, a hot water bottle in a wool cover or using something else.This moist heat has a beneficial effect on the troubled spot. If necessary, the procedure can be repeated in a day or two. After the procedure, wash the spot with lukewarm water (25 °С) and massage it. Then apply a poultice to the stomach.This method is vey suitable for patients with problemswith the central nervous system and patients suffering from exhaustion. The duration of the procedure is between 10 and 30 minutes. Sweat Inducing

Inducing sweating in patients with high temperature (39-40°С)

1. For children: prepare a mixture of equal parts pure olive oil, wine vinegar and egg white or mix together a tablespoon of unsalted pork lard and half a tablet of aspirin or quinine and rub the patient`s body with the mixture. Next, follow the instructions in 2.

2.For adults:

Method 1: Prepare a mixture of equal parts crushed garlic, wine vinegar and olive oil, rub the patient`s body with it and cover them with 2-3 blankets. After a little while the patient will start to feel unwell, they will start perspiring and the temperature will begin to drop down. After they have perspired profusely, remove all the blankets except the last one, carefully pat the patient dry with a dry towel and move them to another bed where they can perspire once again. Clean the patient with a towel and lukewarm water (25°С) afterwards, change their clothes, put a poultice soaked in lukewarm water (25°С) on their stomach and let them sleep.

Method 2: Crush some garlic or onion, squeeze out the juice and add vinegar and table salt or mix together 100 ml of water, 100 ml of vinegar and 100 grams of sodium bicarbonate and rub the patient`s body with the mixture. Next, follow the instructions in 2.

Method 3: Mix together two parts lemon juice and one part table salt and rub the patient`s body with the mixture. Next, follow the instructions in 2.

Method 4: Mix together three parts wine vinegar and one part water, soak a shirt in the liquid and put it on the patient. After they have perspired, wash their body with lukewarm water.

 SWEAT-INDUCING TEAS

These teas are particularly helpful to treat colds, acute or chronic inflammation of the upper respiratory tract and the lungs. They can be taken both on their own and in combination with other remedies.

1. Lime tree tea with the addition of the skin of one apple and sweetened with honey or sugar to taste. If the patient is able to, they should drink 3-5 cups of the tea quickly one after the other while it is still hot. They should then lie down in a bed that has been preheated with hot water bottles; make sure the patient is covered well with blankets. They should stay in bed until they have perspired profusely, then wipe down their body first with a damp cloth and then with a dry one.
2. Mixed tea Mix together 30 grams of raspberries, 30 grams of lime tree flowers and 30 grams of mullein (Verbascum) flowers. Add 3 tablespoons of the mixture to 600 ml of boiling water and let it boil with the lid on for 10 minutes. Sweeten the tea to taste, drink 3-4 cups one after the other while it isstill hot and follow the instructions above.
3. Honey tea with lemon. Add 2-3 tablespoons of pure honey and the juice of one lemon to one litre of boiling water, let it simmer on a low heat for 10 minutes and drink as much as you can while it is still hot. This tea is very beneficial for chest problems, colds, fluesand fevers. When drunk as alukewarm drink, it quenches thirst and refreshes the patient.
4. Hops (Humulus lupulus)flowers and leaves tea. Cover a table spoon of hops flowers and leaves with 300 ml of boiling water, put a lid on your container and let the mixture sit for about an hour. Drink 2-3 cups of the tea a day. It relieves various kinds of pain, especially if the pain gives the patient trouble sleeping.
5. Old folk recipe. Take 300 ml of old wine (red is better than white), add 300 ml of water, a full tablespoon of nebet (crystallized sugar) candy and 5 cloves. Let the mixture simmer over a low heat until only half of the liquid is left in the container. The tea should only be consumed by adults and drunk hot in one go. After the patient has perspired, follow the instructions above.

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