earth-bathing
The practice of partially or wholly burying the human body in fresh earth as a form of…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.
Meaning
1 senses(historical, uncountable)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.
Origin
Compound of earth + bathing. Widely understood to have been coined Scottish physician JameCompound of earth + bathing. Widely understood to have been coined Scottish physician James Graham in the late 1780s or early 1790s.
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