A Health Resort

 Kashmir is extremely suitable, during summer and autumn, for those who are recuperating from acute diseases, suffering from weakness, nervous disease, dyspepsia, etc. The climate of Pahalgam is effective for patients suffering from low appetite, cough, tuberculosis and physical debility. The climate of Sonamarg and Gulmarg is beneficial for lung complaints, asthma and heart problems. Besides, Kashmir is blessed with numerous springs with curative properties. Kokernag spring water is excellent for digestive problems. The climate suits patients with lung and asthma problems. The water of Achhabal spring cures bladder and kidney problems. There are many springs in Anantnag district with sulphur content and they help in curing skin diseases. It is believed that in olden days British doctors prescribed heart patients “one month’s stay in a houseboat in Kashmir”. Breathing in houseboats built with the wood of deodar trees has a good effect on the heart.

 

              “To breathe the air of Kashmir is to breathe poetry.”