Will soaking your feet in mugwort cause internal heat?

Around the Dragon Boat Festival, many people will pick some fresh mugwort leaves to soak their feet, because mugwort leaves can help us promote blood circulation. The effect of soaking feet with mugwort leaves is quite obvious, and it is a very healthy practice. Many people will buy mugwort leaves in pharmacies, especially for some people with cold body, its cold-dispelling effect is very good, so will soaking feet with mugwort leaves cause internal heat?

The following is a summary of the effects and functions of moxa leaf foot bath by moxibustion health experts:

1. Eliminate deficiency fire and cold fire

It can treat oral ulcers, sore throat, periodontitis, gingivitis, otitis media and other recurring diseases of the head and face that are related to false fire and cold fire.

Whenever the above diseases occur, take the mugwort foot bath bag, brew it with boiling water for a while, then add some warm water to soak your feet until your whole body sweats slightly, but not profusely. Then drink more warm water. Generally, soak your feet for several times in a row, which is 2-3 days.

At the same time, drink more warm water, avoid eating cold food, and pay attention to rest. The discomfort in the head, face, and throat caused by virtual fire and cold fire will be significantly improved or disappear.

2. Dispel the cold

As the saying goes, "Cold starts from the feet." Cold feet can cause poor blood circulation, leading to physical discomfort.

Soaking your feet in mugwort leaves has the effect of dispelling cold. Soaking your feet in hot water every day has the effect of promoting blood circulation and driving away dampness and cold in the body. Moreover, mugwort leaves can open up the twelve meridians and regulate yin and yang. For people with unobstructed meridians, their qi and blood will flow smoothly as well, and for people with healthy qi and blood, the cold in their body will naturally have nowhere to stay. (For the cold-dispelling effect of moxa leaves, you can use the mild moxibustion method of Ai Jianxing, and the effect will be more obvious.)

3. Treat colds

When you catch a cold, have a runny nose, a sore throat, body aches, or have a fever, you can soak your feet in mugwort water until your body sweats, and you must also drink ginger and brown sugar water at the same time. Add scallion whites when you have a fever, and add a few cloves of garlic when you have a cough. Drink it several times in a row until your body becomes 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.

4. Boil mugwort leaves in water to prevent and treat colds in children

Many children catch colds because they fail to add or remove clothes in time. In mild cases, there will be a runny nose, and in severe cases, there will be constant coughing. Doctors usually advise parents to use mugwort to prevent and treat mild colds in children. Colds are more common in winter. From a pharmacological point of view, mugwort leaves are bitter and warm in nature, and have the effect of warming the meridians and dispersing cold. Soaking feet in mugwort leaves can promote sweating and has a certain therapeutic effect on mild cases of colds. Parents can use a bag of mugwort leaves, boil it for half an hour, then let it cool to a suitable temperature that is not hot to the touch, and let the child's feet soak in the basin for 15 minutes. Adults can rub the soles of the child's feet, and soak the feet 3 times a week.