medicinal waters
Therapeutic natural springs
Medicinal waters are natural spring or mineral waters believed to have healing properties, traditionally consumed or bathed in for therapeutic benefit.
Spas and health resorts developed around such sources: visitors came to take the medicinal waters at Bath.
The term sometimes extends to any water treated or marketed for health purposes.
- mineral springsNaturally enriched water sources
- spaTherapeutic wellness facility
- health resortWellness-focused lodging facility
- European spasTherapeutic resort facilities abroad
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
hydrotherapy · healing waters · taking the waters · mineral baths · bathhouses · Roman baths · natural springs · detoxification · thermal baths · pilgrimage sites · spa towns · wellness retreats · sulfur springs · respiratory therapy · soak in the tub · geothermal · steaming · bubbling
medicinal waterstoxic water
Contaminated, dangerous liquid
contaminated water · poison · industrial runoff · wastewater · plain water
medicinal waterstap water
Plumbed household drinking source
municipal water · city water · chlorinated water · bottled water · distilled water
medicinal watersmunicipal water
Government-provided tap supply
city water · tap water · well water · surface water · brackish water