The efficacy and function of moxa foot bath

Although mugwort is inconspicuous in daily life, it has high medicinal value. First of all, mugwort can be made into moxa wool, moxa sticks, and moxa grass. Soaking your feet with moxa sticks is also a good idea. First, you need to boil the water and then put your feet in. The temperature should not be too high, so as not to burn the skin of the feet and cause dizziness and nausea. Many people also feel that the blood flow to the brain is too fast during foot soaking, and their body feels a little uncomfortable. In this case, you need to consider whether it is suitable for foot soaking.

Soaking your feet in mugwort water can remove cold and dampness, and remove internal heat.

The method of tying 8-10 moxa sticks made of moxa leaves into a row and fumigating the back, lower abdomen, calves, and arms can quickly dispel cold and dampness. Soaking your feet in moxa water can effectively dispel virtual fire and cold fire, and can treat oral ulcers, sore throat, periodontitis, gingivitis, otitis media and other recurring head and facial diseases related to virtual fire and cold fire. Whenever the above diseases occur, you can take a handful of moxa leaves and boil water to soak your feet, or take a quarter of the moxa sticks made of pure moxa leaves, tear them into pieces and put them in a foot bath bucket, brew them with boiling water for a while, wait for the moxa leaves to be soaked, and then soak your feet in some warm water until your whole body sweats slightly, not profusely, and drink more warm water. Generally, soak your feet 2-3 times in a row, that is, after 2-3 days. At the same time, drink more warm boiled water, do not eat cold food, and pay attention to rest. The discomforts in the head, face, and throat caused by virtual fire and cold fire will be significantly improved or disappear.

Some people see that soaking feet in mugwort leaves has so many benefits, so they soak their feet in mugwort leaves frequently. Some people soak their feet almost every day, and this is also a way of life. Because soaking your feet in mugwort leaves can draw the false fire and cold fire downwards, it will cause deficiency of Qi and blood in the head and face, and insufficient blood supply, which will cause dizziness, headaches, and emotional changes.

For patients with severe cold and dampness in the body, it is okay to soak your feet in mugwort water once a week, but you must stop eating all cold foods while soaking your feet in the mugwort water. You can also drink a cup of ginger and red dates water while soaking your feet in the mugwort water, which will remove the cold without causing gas. Some people are very weak and cannot be nourished. If they eat some nourishing foods, they will have toothache, mouth ulcers, etc. You can wait until you get a sore throat and then soak your feet in moxa water. When you don’t have a sore throat, continue to eat nourishing foods. Soak your feet in warm water every day. If you get a sore throat again, still soak your feet in moxa water, but at the same time you must stop eating all cold foods. Do not let cold and dampness invade again. Slowly you will find that it is not easy to get a sore throat after eating nourishing foods, and your physical fitness is slowly improving.

It remains the same in the future. As long as you are not obviously suffering from heatiness, just soak your feet in warm water every day. Do not use moxa water to soak your feet. When you catch a cold, have a runny nose, a sore throat, body aches, or have a fever, you can soak your feet in moxa leaf water until your body sweats, but you must drink ginger and brown sugar water at the same time. Add scallion when you have a fever, and add a few cloves of garlic when you have a cough. Drink it several times until your body is hot and you no longer have body aches and runny nose. Then drink plenty of boiled water to expel the virus and cold fire in time, and pay attention to rest, and the cold will heal quickly.

Correct use of mugwort can effectively relieve and cure our body's symptoms, but excessive use of mugwort will cause the body to become deficient, resulting in headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, fatigue, depression, and in severe cases, coughing and asthma. So, everything is good, as long as it is used properly, it can promote the health of our body.