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Monday, October 10, 2005

Japanese Study Helps Iran Develop Spas Tourism


CHN | News: "Tehran, 10 October 2005 (CHN) – Research by Japan’s Forum on Thermalism on the warm water mineral springs of Iran proved the springs’ therapeutic and medical qualities. The waters are understood to cure diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, blood pressure, nervous disorders, arteriosclerosis, arthropathy diseases, and improve blood circulation.

The Japanese have also proved that drinking water from some springs such as Arshia, Dehloran, Gonabad, Bazman, Dashte Azam, and Geno is not recommended for renal diseases, bladder diseases, and blood pressure.

Some of the centers such as Vanfagh, Sarpolzahab, Mahalat, and Ziarat do not enjoy any special therapeutic qualities.

The studies on the 26 spas and warm water springs of Iran started 3 years ago by the Forum on Thermalism, a Tokyo-based thermal-medicine institute to determine the detailed qualities of these springs scattered around the country; the results were submitted to Iran last week, to be published in the near future.

“The research has been carried out by Japan’s Thermalism Institute with cooperation and support of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran. This Institute sent 3 experts to Iran, from 3 to 31 of March 2005. During this time, they visited 23 warm water springs of Iran and took some samples to do research on, and took them to the laboratory of Toho University of Japan,” said Abdolhossein Naseri, head of medical tourism office of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran.

According to Naseri, the results will be used in creating proper grounds for the development of springs which enjoy enough medical qualities and will bring economic benefits.

Naseri told CHN that facilities will be provided for entrepreneurs who wish to invest in the development of spas and mineral water therapy centers in Iran. "

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