Benefits of steam bathing

Boost Immune system

By elevating the body's core temperature above 37.2 °C an artificial fever or "hyperthermia" is created. When taking a steam bath, skin temperatures rise to 40 °C (104 F) and internal body temperatures rise to about 38 °C (100.4F)  Fever,  often associated with disease is actually the body's natural repose to infections. Creating an artificial fever stimulates several important processes that are highly beneficial for raising the body's immune system.

Viruses can usually only survive within a narrow temperature range, elevating the body's core temperature may stunt the virus' multiplication or eliminate the virus outright.

Creating an artificial fever triggers the release and further production of white blood cells, antibodies and other proteins called Interferons. The white blood cells produced within bone marrow help defend the body against infections and foreign materials. Antibodies are proteins which fight identify and neutralise viruses and other foreign bodies, whilst Interferons are glycolproteins that assist the immune response by inhibiting viral replication within other cells of the body.