This is a method of sweating done by means of water vapor enriched with some volatile oils. This process helps to sweat the body by opening the skin pores and removing the toxins. As this is done by wet heat, it wont make the patient uncomfortable and the smell of the herbs used like Cymbopogon citratus(lemon grass) makes a fresh feeling by relieving the tiredness and body aches.
The sweating makes the skin pores open and there by relieves the muscle tensions and tiredness. Sweating makes the skin soft and supple and because of the increased blood circulation the absorption of the medicaments will be easier.