DE3725318A1 - Method and device for preparing a hay, grass and/or herbal bath - Google Patents

Abstract

In ancient times it was known to take a hay bath which could only be taken for a short period of time after bringing in the hay when the hay in the haystack had heated up to high temperatures. Application of such a hay bath on a large scale has hitherto been impossible and requires an excessive amount of hay to be replaced after the hay bath for reasons of hygiene. Improved application of a hay bath all through the year with a smaller amount of hay required is made possible in that a specific amount of hay, grass or herbs is pretreated with water, and in that only small amounts of the pretreated hay are placed on a steam- permeable horizontal platform, and in that the solution of active substances generated in the pretreatment is additionally evaporated. The method and the device are especially suitable for taking a hay bath. <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to a method and a device for the production of a hay, grass and / or herbal bath 8. the preamble of claim 1 or 8.

In ancient times, people were looking for physical wellbeing by staying in saunas, steam and vapor baths. A guest goes to the treatments mentioned in a specially oriented room by being in sitting or lying posture of those in the room exposes more or less humid and hot air.  

The air can be burst-like with steam, optionally by infusions can be mixed, creating a reinforced as desired Sweating is caused.

This form of treatment, especially saunas, are in Grup pen, as well as carried out as a single treatment.

To one in the process, the effect and also the goals of the procedure to be distinguished from the measures described has long been the rural population especially in alpine regions in late summer to carry out the so-called "hay bath", which also would be described as a hay pack. The hay in this re is characterized by a special variety of plants and characterized by a high proportion of medicinal herbs. Most of the time the hay had a relative loading by hand high level of moisture. Due to the high weight moist heat on the haystack, through which the active ingredients of the different herbs could escape upwards. The Haybathers lay down on the haystack and lay down wrapped with hay. This resulted in a strong one Overheating while taking the active ingredients, especially Coumarins (essential oils) as well as other active ingredients the skin and the airways could be absorbed.

As a partial treatment, the hay sack has also been well-proven hydrotherapy. Here are lines or fleece bag filled with hay, steamed and put on hot or these are watered in and with a le above brought heat to the steam. Whole body treatment lungs with the so-called "hay sack" could not be made  that, not only because of the inconvenience, but above all because of the large amount of material and labor.

In addition, but the whole body hay bath - as described above - further serious disadvantages, which is why it until now was not possible to use such a hay bath on a broad basis and apply. Today's temperature and thus the treatment temperature was dependent on the stage of the fermentation process, difficult to influence and never precisely controllable, but this is of crucial importance for overheating treatment. On the one hand, the hay bath could only be carried out a few weeks after the harvest, because after a relatively short time the temperature in the haystack dropped again and the haystack cooled down overall. In addition, the hygienic and aesthetic notion of today would no longer allow several people to lie in the same hay.

The object of the present invention is therefore that To overcome disadvantages according to the prior art and a method and an apparatus for producing a To create hay baths with reduced hay requirements and nevertheless optimal to even improved conditions compared to a "self-heating hay bath" the whole To be able to carry out a hay bath application every year.

The task is carried out according to the procedure in the characterizing part of claim 1 and with respect to Device corresponding to that in the characterizing part of the Claim 8 solved. Advantageous embodiments of the Erfin are specified in the subclaims.  

The present invention can be used despite little Carry out a hay bath all year round the active ingredients in the hay even more effective more and more can be used. The treatment lung temperature can exactly the clinical pictures and the Tolerability of the patient can be adjusted.

In hay, grass or herbs there are active ingredients, wel already by sprinkling or watering with cold or warm water with temperatures from, for example, to Let it dissolve to 50 ° C-60 ° C. Beyond that too Contain active ingredients that are only at higher temperatures dissolve and then, if necessary, also change to gas can. The human body, however, relies on that Temperature tolerance of aqueous media limits. So can e.g. B. Contact temperatures of over 52 ° C irreversible Cause skin damage. Active ingredients at low tempe fixtures can be found on the one hand in of the active ingredient solution and can be used in the other traded hay or grass or the herbs remain with which is wrapped in a so-called hay bath. At the front However, treatment can also reach temperatures above 65 ° C be applied to dissolve only at higher temperatures transferable active ingredients into the substance solution. This offers the special advantage that this during further treatment substances dissolved only at higher temperatures during heating the active ingredient solution in the treatment room can be vaporized, so that they are concerned with the above sensitive and serving as hay or grade or the Herbs and finally on the cooler human body discontinue at temperatures below, for example  52 ° C, which will not harm the bathers. With in other words, active ingredients can be used directly arrive at the conventional "hay bath" at lower Temperatures could not be solved earlier.

According to the invention, this is essentially possible by that dried hay, that is, hay not in a haystack and burned over a high temperature rise " is pretreated with water follow that the dried hay is sprayed, wetted or hot exposed to steam or even soaked with water. The hay pretreated in this way serves as a base. By This pretreatment ensures that the stems are on give way so that the hay or herb mat does not sting. But above all also by swelling the hay acts that the active substances in the hay in the water can be solved. The aqueous active ingredient solution that one obtained through the pretreatment is then in turn for related to the hay bath, for example by evaporating it, sprayed or into a treatment basin directly below the hay pad is given. So you can in the water active ingredients dissolved in the solution over the traded hay on the mist passing through the lying surface be brought up to the body. If desired, you can additional active ingredients are added to the solution.

For example, the method can be improved thereby that the water used in the pretreatment more times cyclically circulated and thus sprayed the hay several times or is wetted to improve the drug solution. This method can also be at least slightly increased Temperature.  

In order to achieve a better yield of the active ingredients, pretreatment of hay, grass or herbs also with overpressure or, for example, also with application under a vacuum, with or without Application of heat. This can also u. U. the Reduce pretreatment time.

The aqueous active ingredient solution for the hay bath can also to be warmed up or at least temporarily overheated to generate "overheated steam vapors" with the active ingredients, that can climb through the hay bath lounger.

The device according to the invention comprises, for example Feeding and / or clearing device through which the hay ins special pretreated hay, fed to the lounger and after Carrying out a hay bath can be removed again. This can preferably be done by a net-shaped lying surface gene that can be moved like a conveyor belt.

In addition, the lounger according to the invention is distinguished characterized in that it is a preparation device for Wäs dry hay and to dissolve the active ingredients sums up.

The lying surface according to the invention can have several intermediate positions be dimensioned so large that several beds be formed for several people. Because the reticulated Lie surface should sag during treatment, a lifting and lowering device is provided, which at the same time also serves as a backup. It can sag de lying mat raised with a person on top or  be lowered. At the same time, the lifting plate serves as Si Safety device in case a network breaks. Since the Lifting plate is rusty, can also with steam or vapor provided with the dissolved active ingredients be distributed.

Further advantages, details and features of the invention result from the following based on a drawing illustrated embodiment.

In the drawing, a preparation room or chamber 1 is shown with an irrigation system 3 , a water-permeable, beneath it pre-treatment grate 5 in the manner of a scraper floor and a collecting basin 7 arranged below everything. In this preparation room 1 , dried and not "burned" hay in a haystack is placed and sprayed, wetted, drizzled, etc. via the irrigation device 3, for example in the form of showers soften. This prevents the hay that will be used later from stinging. Above all, the active ingredients in the hay, especially coumarins, are dissolved.

In the catchment basin 7 , the water used in the pretreatment is collected and can be cyclically used again and again for watering the hay 13 via a line 9 with a pump 11 .

Furthermore, a transfer device 15 for the prepared hay and a connecting line 17 for forwarding the aqueous active substance solution with the filtered and dissolved active substances from the hay are provided in the preparation room 1 , which will be discussed later.

The mentioned floor conveyor can, for example, from a tallboden Me (metal frame) made, via which by means of a chain block 19 with transversely projecting Zugstegen 21, the finally prepared after completion of the pre-treatment of hay can be drawn slowly towards the evacuation mouth 23rd At the emptying opening 23 , a plurality of rollers 25 with ejection fingers 27 are attached, which are set in rotation in order to thereby pass on the required prepared hay to the transfer device 15 .

In the drawing, a treatment room 31 is also shown, in which, for example, three people 32 can simultaneously take a hay bath transversely to the plane of the drawing.

The device for producing the hay bath comprises a lying surface 33 , which is formed by a fine-meshed lying network, for example made of textile or metal material. The couch net is dimensioned in such a way that it allows at least slight sagging in the manner of a hanging mat and thus allows comfortable lying. This somewhat sagging position not only favors the evaporation from below, but also from the side. In an arrangement for several treatment stations according to the exemplary embodiment shown, struts 35 are provided on the longitudinal side, if appropriate, with deflection rollers for the bed net 33 , where the individual ends of the hay bath are separated from one another. If necessary, it can be divided into individual cabins by means of lifting and lowering partition walls. Below the net covering, however, a lifting and lowering device in the manner of a grid floor or perforated plate is provided over the entire surface, which can be set in motion by a lifting mechanism 39 .

For getting in and out, the upper lattice arch or the perforated plate of the lifting and lowering device 37 can be raised to lie down or get out up to the upper edge of the device in order to be able to walk safely on the individual berths. In addition, the perforated panel or the mesh floor also acts as a steam distributor over the entire surface - which will be discussed later - and as a safety device to prevent a bathing guest from falling through immediately if the bed net breaks.

Preferably, the fine-meshed bed network is not firmly installed, but is attached via a plurality of rollers 41 in the manner of a conveyor belt so that the bed surface can be circulated.

One of the rollers (preferably an outer deflection roller) can to be spring loaded on their bearings, thereby reducing the bed surface is stretched and the body can sink softly. To this is the net-shaped lying surface for the Wei ter transport of the hay excited.

In addition, in the exemplary embodiment shown, the conveyor belt-like bed network extends into the pretreatment room 1 .

The mode of operation is explained in more detail below.

In the preparation room 1 , for example, new dried hay is prepared by irrigation at night or in parallel during a treatment period in the treatment room. The water used for irrigation or the circulated water already mixed with active ingredients can be circulated at room temperature or additionally heated or even evaporated in order to act on the hay with these high temperatures. A period of 6 to 10 hours, preferably about 8 hours, is sufficient as the average pretreatment time.

Via the chain 19, the appropriately prepared and soaked hay is advanced to the discharge opening 23 and passed through the rollers 25 with the ejector fingers 27 to the transfer device 15 °. This enables a treatment person to meter the hay ge precisely without any significant manual work. If necessary, the forwarded hay only needs to be distributed a little. By using the rollers with the ejection fingers, the moistened hay can also be distributed much more easily, since otherwise it tends to form lumps and is difficult to absorb and distribute only with a pitchfork.

In the exemplary embodiment, the transfer device 15 consists of the conveyor belt-type couch net 33 , which is guided by further rollers 41 into the preparation room 1 .

After, if necessary, the prepared hay is evenly distributed somewhat more evenly on the bed network 33 in the pretreatment room 1 , the bed network 33 with the prepared hay placed on it is moved into the treatment room via an intermediate opening 43 by switching on the transport belt. After the "pretreatment", the catch basin 7 or a related storage container 8 is passed on to the captured aqueous active substance solution with the active substances released from the hay via the connection line 17 already mentioned into the treatment basin 45 .

After the bathers lie down on the hay layer, the hay between the treatment stations is turned up on the side of the body to also cover the top. If necessary, a fleece blanket or a sheet can be placed between the body and the hay layer. Then the guests are covered from head to toe individually or with a continuous sheet (cover 47 ). The raised and lowered perforated plate is then lowered. As a result, the hay bathers sink softly into the mesh fabric until it is taut, which means that the prepared hay, which serves as a contact medium, is also well pressed on the side and comfortable storage for a bather is achieved. The lowered perforated plate grate also serves as security, as mentioned, if the mesh breaks. In addition, it serves as a steam distributor.

Particularly favorable treatments are then made possible if the herbal brew, i.e. thus the aqueous active ingredient solution solution that arises when preparing the hay, at least least slightly, for example to 25 to 70 ° C or more is heated.

An increase in the evaporation or evaporation intensity can also be partially carried out in batches at intervals. This can e.g. B. on an above or below the solution surface evaporator 49 in the manner of a heated plate. If the aqueous active ingredient solution is then brought into a wave movement via an electric whisk 51 and the evaporator 49 is arranged in the surface area of the aqueous active ingredient solution, the water components including the active ingredients are evaporated abruptly and in batches when the herb brew is wetted. When the whisk is switched off and there is no wave movement, this evaporator is used to generate additional heat and to control the general evaporation.

Of course, separate evaporators can also be provided above and below half of the bed network 33 .

After the end of the treatment, by switching on the conveyor belt-like bed network 33, the used hay is transferred to a delivery belt 53 , which is arranged transversely on the last deflection roller 41 , for removal. At the same time, the newly prepared hay in the preparation room and placed at the transfer point 15 is transferred to the treatment room for a next treatment. Since it is obvious that during the treatment time described the amount of hay required for a new next treatment is already prepared and can be placed at the handover point 15 . Before the new layer is put on, the mesh belt can also be cleaned and disinfected in the preparation room.

The treatment basin 45 can be emptied via an outlet 55 .

With the device explained above, the all year round a hay bath with the smallest amounts for one Hay baths are carried out by the previously dissolved active ingredients in the during treatment the active ingredient density during a hay bath even improved over the conventional hay bath that can. Above all through the specific and targeted ver changeable temperature control can further ge effects  be increased and optimized. The effects are through the consciously controllable or changeable moisture level further improved.

Of course, the device can be modified in many ways. For example, the lifting and lowering device can also be dispensed with. However, the lifting and lowering device can also be designed differently, for example in such a way that only the couch net is tensioned or relieved. In the unloaded state, the used hay can be removed from the lying surface, for example, even if the lying network is not movable like a conveyor belt, by means of an automatically operable rake. But even with sagging couch net, the hay could be easily removed using an automatic rake if, for example, the rake is moved in the longitudinal direction of the berths and is adapted to the cross section of the sagging net. Finally, the transfer device 15 could also be dispensed with, even if it has special advantages. Retractable and extendable sleds could also be provided with a net and tilted in the preparation room.

In the drawing the couch net 33 is shown in dashed lines in the tensioned state, namely when it is driven like a conveyor belt. The tensioning device is not shown in the drawing.

The water temperature during the pretreatment can, for example range from room temperature to 65 ° C. Are possible also temperatures up to 70 ° C or even 75 ° C.  

Temperatures up to 65 ° C have the advantage, however, that in this case, do not convert coumarins into gaseous form (e.g. when steaming the hay sack). As the cheapest way to solve the active ingredients have an 8 to 14, preferably about 12 hourly watering at room temperature proved.

The treatment temperature in the treatment basin can compared to even a little higher, for example between 55 ° C and 70 ° C. Temperatures are especially above 65 ° C here at least in sections and phases wishes to thereby prevent the evaporation of the active ingredients in the Reinforce drug solution.

For this purpose, at least one heating device 49 can also be installed below the upper surface of the active ingredient solution, in deviation from the exemplary embodiment shown. When the whisk is switched on, the solution is rotated, which also creates waves. The radiator is partially exposed due to the generation of the waves and can heat up considerably. If the shortly exposed radiator is washed over by a wave, this leads to increased steam development.

Within the scope of the invention, "hay", "hay bath" etc. spoken, although not limited to this means is. Therefore, the term "hay" includes everyone identical or similar materials, such as We mean grass, herbs, etc., so that the process and the Device equally for using a "grass baths "or" herbal baths ". Also not in hay, Grass or active ingredients in herbs can be found at Be may also be added to the active ingredient solution.

Claims (22)

1. A method for producing a hay, grass and / or herbal bath, characterized in that grass, (moist) herbs and / or (dried) hay is pretreated and sprayed with water, sprinkled, steamed or soaked in water, that the water used in this pretreatment is collected with the active ingredients dissolved in the pretreatment in the water, that the prepared and soaked by the water treatment hay (grass, herbs) is placed on an air- and steam-permeable lying surface and that in the form of a pretreatment the aqueous active substance solution formed in the lying surface area, preferably evaporated, evaporated or sprayed below the lying surface. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the water used in the pretreatment or the aqueous and resulting from the pre-treatment Active ingredient solution during pretreatment and / or for Execution of the hay bath is heated or heated up. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the water used in the pretreatment and / or the aqueous active ingredient solution obtained in the pretreatment to at least 20 °, 25 °, 30 °,. . . 45 °, 50 °, preferably up to 65 °, 70 ° or 75 ° C is heated. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized characterized that the pretreatment during soaking, Watering or wetting the hay for a period of 1/2 to 16 hours, preferably 6, 14, about 11 to 12 hours that takes place. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized characterized in that when spraying or wetting the prepared hay and collected with active ingredients cyclically set water several times to further wet the Hay is used and caught. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized ge indicates that the evaporation or evaporation of the aq active ingredient solution in the treatment room below the the prepared and soaked hay covered area he follows.   7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized characterized in that the aqueous active ingredient solution in the treatment at least briefly and repeatably at least at least in small quantities heated to an elevated temperature or is evaporated, preferably above 50 °, 55 °,. . . up to 65 °, 70 °, 75 ° C and more. 8. Device for the production of a hay, grass and / or herbal bath with an air- or steam-permeable lying surface and an evaporation or evaporation device arranged below the lying surface, preferably with a treatment basin, characterized in that one or more lying surfaces ( 33 ) are provided, which under the load of a hay bath consists of a sagging, hammock-like couch ( 33 ) on which the prepared hay (grass, herbs) ( 13 ) can be placed. 9. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that a plurality of berths are provided side by side, the struts ( 35 ) supporting and separating ge between two adjacent berths and the berth network ( 33 ). 10. The device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that a lifting and lowering device ( 37 ) for lifting and lowering the couch net ( 33 ) is provided. 11. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that the lifting and lowering device ( 37 ) consists of an r grid-like support surface or a perforated plate, which is preferably only slightly beneath the bed net ( 33 ) in the lowered state. 12. Device according to one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that heating and / or vaporization devices are arranged in the treatment pool ( 45 ) seen below the bed network. 13. Device according to one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that at least one heating and evaporation device ( 4 ) can be wetted in phases at least briefly with the aqueous active ingredient solution. 14. Device according to one of claims 8 to 13, characterized in that a circulation and wave generating device ( 51 ) is provided in the treatment tank, via which preferably a heating and evaporation device ( 49 ) of the waves each briefly with the aqueous active ingredient solution is wettable. 15. Device according to one of claims 8 to 14, characterized in that the bed network ( 33 ) is guided in a conveyor belt-like manner via rollers ( 41 ). 16. The apparatus according to claim 15, characterized in that on one longitudinal side adjacent to the berths a delivery point, preferably in the form of a transporting the hay te transporting conveyor belt ( 53 ) is provided. 17. The device according to one of claims 15 or 16, characterized in that the conveyor belt-like couch net ( 33 ) adjacent to the berths is extended by a transfer section ( 15 ) which is preferably in a treatment room ( 31 ) separate preparation room ( 1 ) , for which purpose the conveyor belt-type couch net ( 33 ) is guided around a deflecting roller ( 41 ) lying away from the couch beds. 18. Device according to one of claims 8 to 17, characterized in that a pretreatment device for the hay is provided, which comprises an irrigation device ( 3 ) and a catch basin ( 7 ). 19. The apparatus according to claim 18, characterized in that the preparation device further comprises a Umwälzeinrich device ( 9 , 11 ) for repeated soaking or spraying or wetting the hay. 20. The apparatus of claim 19 or 20, characterized in that the preparation device comprises a pretreatment grate ( 5 ) for supporting the hay to be treated. 21. Device according to one of claims 18 to 20, characterized in that a transport and delivery device ( 19 to 27 ) is also provided for delivering the prepared hay to a transfer device ( 15 ). 22. Device according to one of claims 8 to 21, characterized in that the collecting basin ( 7 ) is preferably connected to the treatment basin ( 45 ) via a storage container ( 8 ).