earth-bathing
nounEtymology
Compound of earth + bathing. Widely understood to have been coined Scottish physician James Graham in the late 1780s or early 1790s. Possibly coined earlier by Gerard van Swieten in 1765 in references to practices found in the Kingdom of Granada (writing "per balneum terrae," Latin for "bath of earth").
- derived from for "bath of earth")
Definitions
The practice of partially or wholly burying the human body in fresh earth (soil) as a…
The practice of partially or wholly burying the human body in fresh earth (soil) as a form of health therapy, promoted in the 1790s by Scottish physician James Graham, who claimed that the moisture and coolness of soil could draw out morbid humours and restore bodily vigor.
Alternative form of earth-bathing.
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