Research for Carbon Dioxide Bathing
10.11390/onki1962.47.123
- VernacularTitle:人工炭酸浴に関する研究
- Author:
Hidenori YOROZU
;
Yuichiro KUBO
;
Yasuteru EGUCHI
;
Tomoji KOHMOTO
;
Mitsuru SUNAKAWA
;
Yoshiaki KOMOTO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine
1984;47(3-4):123-129
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
It was found that no effect of increase in dermal blood flow depended solely on HCO3- or CO32-, but on CO2 gas dissolved in water.
The artificial CO2 bath was prepared with sodium bicarbonate and citric acid, mixing simply in plain water at 38-40°C.
Thermal efficacy was confirmed by a rise in temperature of oral, finger tip and forehead respectively, and by a high transepidermal water loss (TWL) in consequence of increase in dermal blood flow, compared to a plain bathing.
A remarkable effect in artificial CO2 bathing of 400-800ppm has been well-known clinically, however, a substantial increase in dermal blood flow has observed with artificial CO2-bathing of 59.8ppm or greater in this study, so that a CO2-bathing using the preparation would be popularized.
