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What is a Yao bath?

Washing Yao bath is the bathing culture of Yao nationality in Qiandongnan. Yao bath has a bathing culture for thousands of years. Yao bath is mainly used for curing diseases, keeping in good health, expelling toxin, caring skin and dispelling cold.

Principle of Yao bath: According to the theory of six evils in traditional Chinese medicine, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness and fire are the causes. Different Yao medicines are prepared, and through transdermal absorption and systemic administration, moisture and toxic wastes in the body are deeply discharged, so as to achieve the function of conditioning the body.

The raw materials used in the medicated bath are herbs and do not contain any chemical additives. Taking a bath in Yao bath can wash away sweat, dust and dirt blocking pores, keep skin clean, delicate and tender, and prevent skin aging.

The origin of Yao bath:

Yao people are best at medicated bath treatment and health care. According to Historical Records of the Republic of China, "Yao Ban is so clean, you must have a bath tub at home, and you must take a medicine bath when you come home from work. Because it is deep and clean, there are many people who live long. "

For thousands of years, the Yao people like to live in the deep mountains and forests. Because they have little contact with the outside world, it is difficult to get sick and seek medical treatment. Therefore, they developed their own medical theory-Yao medicine, and formed their own unique methods of diagnosis, treatment and medication.

Yao doctors have a remarkable feature, that is, they are good at preserving health and preventing problems before they happen. How to keep their bodies from getting sick has become the top priority of Yao doctors.

In their long-term exploration, they summed up a set of effective methods to keep the body from getting sick, which is Yaoyao bath. They use hundreds of thousands of natural herbs in the mountains, boil them into potions, and bathe in hot water to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases.

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