Title

Impact on hydrotherapy: Contribution by Sake Dean Mahomed

Authors

Mandala Sathwik, Satya Lakshmi Komarraju, D Sathyanath & Shrikanth Muralidharan*

Affiliation

Department of Ozone Therapy, National Institute of Naturopathy, Ministry of Ayush, Bapu Bhavan Matoshree, Ramabai Ambedkar Rd, Pune, Maharashtra-411001 India; *Corresponding author

Email

Mandala Sathwik - E-mail: drsathwik.m@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8770771406
Satya Lakshmi Komarraju - E-mail: satyamaup@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9423013010
D Sathyanath - E-mail: dsathyanath@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9271286383

Shrikanth Muralidharan - E-mail: shrikanthmuralidharan23@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8308008831

Article Type

Views

Date

Received June 1, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025

Abstract

Naturopathy, a healing science using the natural elements of earth, fire, water and air to treat the disorders, emphasizes the use of water in its solid, liquid and vapor form for the three-fold purpose. Steam or vapor baths, also part of some Indian traditions of Ayurveda and Unani, were introduced into England by Sake Dean Mahomed. Mahomed innovatively adopted Indian Medicated Vapour Baths and shampooing techniques adapting them for European practices, gaining recognition and getting various referrals from hospitals. Thus, his role in bringing Indian cultural and therapeutic practices to the West is significant.

Keywords

Naturopathy, hydrotherapy, vapours bath, Indian medicated vapour bath, shampooing, ayurveda, cultural practices, therapeutic techniques

Citation

Sathwik et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1574-1576 (2025)

Edited by

A Prashanth

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.