The efficacy and function of Guizhi foot bath

In fact, whether you need to soak your feet in winter to drive away the cold, people should soak their feet every day in all seasons to make their bodies healthier. Because there are many acupoints on the human feet, and if the acupoints are activated, it can protect some organs in the body. Cinnamon twig is a commonly used Chinese medicinal material, which has a strong effect of dispelling cold. So what are the effects and functions of using cinnamon twigs to soak your feet?

1. Several foot bath recipes to drive away the cold

1. 15-30 grams of cinnamon twig

In traditional Chinese medicine, cinnamon twig is a pungent and warm antipyretic drug that has the effect of warming the meridians and dispersing cold. Using it for foot soaking can warm the meridians and improve blood circulation, thereby improving the symptoms of cold hands and feet.

2. Mugwort

According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, mugwort is a medicine that is warm in nature, bitter in taste and non-toxic. It has the effects of restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, expelling dampness and cold, stopping bleeding and stabilizing pregnancy, and is also often used in acupuncture, so it is also called "medicinal herb". Soaking your feet in mugwort can also improve lung function, which is very beneficial for people with chronic bronchitis and those who easily cough up white phlegm.

3. 50g each of mugwort, atractylodes, and Millettia reticulata

In this prescription, mugwort dispels cold and warms the meridians, atractylodes removes wind and dampness, and Millettia reticulata promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis. Boiling water with these three Chinese herbs and using it for foot soaking can prevent colds, help sleep, and promote blood circulation.

4. 15-30 grams of ginger

In traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is a pungent and warm antipyretic drug that has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving exterior symptoms, and has relatively few toxic side effects. Modern medicine believes that ginger can stimulate capillaries, improve local blood circulation and metabolism. People who are afraid of cold and have cold hands and feet can soak their feet in ginger.

Taboos of foot bath

1. It is not easy to soak your feet when you are too full or too hungry

When soaking your feet, avoid being too full, too hungry or eating, because foot bathing will speed up blood circulation throughout the body, which may easily cause dizziness and discomfort. It is not advisable to soak your feet within half an hour after a meal, as it will affect the blood supply to the stomach.

2. Patients with severe heart disease or low blood pressure should be careful of syncope

There is no problem for healthy people to soak their feet or in hot springs, but special groups, such as patients with heart disease, heart failure, low blood pressure, and frequent dizziness, should not soak their feet in too hot water or soak in hot springs for a long time. Because soaking your feet in hot water or hot springs will cause the body's blood vessels to dilate, blood throughout the body will flow from important organs to the body surface, which will inevitably lead to ischemia and hypoxia of important organs such as the heart and brain. For people with heart disease and low blood pressure, it will increase their risk of disease.

3. Diabetic patients must pay attention to water temperature

The peripheral nerves of diabetic patients cannot perceive the external temperature normally. Even if the water temperature is very high, they cannot feel it and are easily scalded, which can lead to very serious consequences. Therefore, you should pay attention to the water temperature when soaking your feet.