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Menchu

Menchu or Medicinal Springs in Bhutan: Beliefs and Benefits

Menchu, or medicinal (mineral) springs, are naturally occurring springs that produce water rich in dissolved minerals, salts, and gases. It is believed that great Buddhist masters like Guru Rimpoche have blessed the medicinal waters or mineral springs. Many important religious sites in Bhutan have medicinal spring water extracted by the founder of the place. Bhutanese people have long used Menchu as a spiritual blessing and for bathing.