Traditional Japanese herbal bath pack rooted in a 1,400-year-old tradition, made with wild-harvested yomogi leaves and fragrant roots of Japanese iris.
Handmade drawstring bag, sewn in traditional kusudama-yu (medicine-ball bath) style. Available in limited numbers in May.
Wild-Harvested • All-Natural
Pesticide-free. No additives, preservatives, colorings, or fragrances.
Product Details
Ingredients: Dried yomogi (Artemisia princeps) leaves. Roots of Japanese iris
Contents: 1 pack
Product of Japan
Iris and Yomogi Traditions of May
The love affair with irises and yomogi runs deep in Japan's national psyche.
In 612 AD, Empress Suiko, Japan's first female monarch, decreed the 5th day of the 5th month of every year to be the day for collecting wild irises and yomogi leaves.
The tradition, called kusuri-gari (medicine hunt), is observed to this day.
Every May, Japanese people hang irises and yomogi leaves at the entrances and under the eaves of their homes and take baths with iris leaves to promote good health and to ward off evil.
In the traditional Japanese calendar, May 5th is the first day of summer (called Rikka.)
It is also the day for three major celebrations:
- kodomo-no-hi (Children's Day)
- ayame-no-hi (Day of Irises) and
- tango-no-sekku (Double-Fifth, i.e. the 5th day of the 5th month.)
How to Take an Iris and Yomogi Bath
In a small bowl, make an infusion by pouring 4 cups of hot water over the pack.
Fill your bath with comfortably hot, clear water, and add the infusion.
Take the pack with you into your bath. Immerse yourself, relax, and breathe in the sweet and spicy herbal aromas.
After bathing, rinse your body, drink a cup of water to rehydrate, and take a nice, long rest!
