calendar>>May 18. 2012 Juch 101
New Sauna Developed in DPRK
Pyongyang, May 18 (KCNA) -- Far infrared rays-based regional poultice sauna, invented by the Korea Milyong Trading Company, was registered as a patent in China.

The new sauna has lots of advantages over the old one as it cleared shortcomings and side-effects in the former.

Regional poultice gives an instant effect on a painful region. The release of atrophy of muscles and nerves radiated by the rays stops after-pains.

The sauna amasses anti-biotic substances like white corpuscles and lymphocyte, invigorating the supply of nutrients. It totally eliminated side-effects that come with the increase of temperature. Meanwhile, it makes the aged feel refreshed.

The sauna wins appreciation in health care and other units. According to data available at the convalescence research room in the DPRK Academy of Koryo Medicine, the sauna experiences 85 to 90 percent treatment rate for such diseases as lumbar pain, neuralgia and arthritis.

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