Are sulfur hot springs effective?

Hot springs, I believe everyone should be familiar with them. Hot springs are a kind of warm spring water that exists in nature. They are natural spring water that flows out from underground and contain trace elements that are beneficial to the human body. The reason why it is called a hot spring is because this type of pure natural mineral spring water has a higher water temperature than the surface water after it gushes out of the ground. Hot springs can be artificially processed to add corresponding chemical elements to meet the needs of different groups of people, such as sulfur hot springs. So, are sulfur hot springs effective?

Sulfur hot springs are also called hydrogen sulfide springs because the main component of sulfur springs is hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Its most notable feature is that as you approach the hot spring, you can smell the odor of rotten eggs. Our people have a long history of using sulfur to treat diseases. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica quoted Chen Cangqi's words as saying, "Sulfur is mainly used to treat various sores, so water is also suitable. For various wind-induced muscle and bone contractures, as well as stubborn numbness of the muscles and skin, paralysis of the hands and feet, loss of eyebrows and hair, scabies and other diseases on the skin and joints, take a bath..." The main health and medical effects of sulfur springs are:

Effect on skin. Its stimulation can cause skin blood vessels to dilate, improve skin blood circulation and tissue nutrition, and enhance resistance. It also has the effects of softening the skin, dissolving keratin, sterilizing and killing insects. It has a good therapeutic effect on various skin diseases such as scabies, ringworm, chronic exanthem, psoriasis, scleroderma and neurodermatitis.

Effects on the nervous system. It can make the autonomic nervous system excited and active, and is used for patients who need excitement, such as those with nerve damage, neuritis, muscle paralysis, etc.

Effects on joints. It can promote the absorption of joint infiltrations, relieve the tension of joint ligaments, improve the metabolism of sulfur in joint soft tissues, restore functional activities and eliminate pain. Suitable for various chronic joint diseases.

Improve metabolism. Because the colloidal sulfur molecules contained in the spring water are tiny, they can easily enter the body's tissues and act like a catalyst, causing waste to be excreted from the body through the skin and kidneys. Therefore, it has a certain effect on metabolic diseases.

In addition, sulfur hot springs have certain effects on the cardiovascular system and are effective for mild circulatory insufficiency.