What are the effects of soaking your feet in mugwort for a week

Nowadays, people's living standards have improved, and they pay more and more attention to health preservation. Not only the elderly, but many young people have also begun to pay attention to health preservation. Foot soaking is a very common health-preserving method. Because there are many acupoints on the human feet, soaking your feet frequently is very helpful in promoting blood circulation. People usually use hot water to soak their feet, but you can also add mugwort leaves. So, what are the effects of soaking your feet in mugwort for a week?

Pharmacological effects of mugwort:

Mugwort, also known as Artemisia argyi, is a wild vegetable and a Chinese medicine. It is often eaten by people in the south, while it is generally used more for medicinal purposes in the north. Mugwort can dispel cold and dampness, warm the meridians and stop bleeding. It is suitable for bleeding and abdominal pain caused by deficiency and cold. It has a strong medicinal effect on women's menstrual disorders, abdominal pain, and metrorrhagia caused by deficiency and cold, and is a good gynecological medicine. Mugwort has antibacterial and antiviral, antitussive, expectorant, hemostatic and immunity enhancing functions.

Soaking your feet in mugwort leaves has five benefits for women:

1. Dispel cold

Oh, it has a strong effect of dispelling cold. Soaking your feet in mugwort can effectively promote blood circulation in the body and expel dampness and cold air from the body. Soaking your feet in mugwort leaves can dredge our 12 meridians and regulate the body's yin and yang balance. Once the body's meridians are dredged, the flow of qi and blood will naturally become smooth!

2. Remove false fire and cold fire

Oral ulcers, stomatitis, otitis media and other conditions are common diseases in summer. We generally call it "getting angry". In fact, these conditions are caused by excessive internal heat or excessive cold fire. In this case, soaking your feet in water boiled with mugwort leaves can be very effective. Then, you should drink more warm water, soak your feet for two or three consecutive days, eat less cold food, and pay attention to rest!

3. Tocolysis during pregnancy

Soaking your feet in mugwort during pregnancy has a certain effect on stabilizing the fetus. The volatile oil in mugwort has antibacterial and antiviral effects, and can avoid epidemics and drive away disease. Another manifestation of the health-care and rehabilitation effect of mugwort is that it also has a certain immune-enhancing effect.

4. Whiten your skin

Mugwort has antibacterial and antioxidant effects. It can promote blood circulation in the human body and help expel cold and toxins from the body. When the blood circulation in the body is smooth, women's bodies will be healthier. It also has the effect of whitening the skin.

5. Remove athlete's foot and tinea pedis

Mugwort has antibacterial, antiviral, anti-allergic and immunity-enhancing functions. Therefore, soaking your feet in mugwort leaves regularly and using it in a targeted manner can help remove athlete's foot and tinea pedis.

How many times a week should I soak my feet in mugwort leaves for the best effect?

Although there are many benefits of soaking your feet in mugwort leaves, as long as it is used correctly, it can effectively relieve and cure our body's ailments, but you cannot soak your feet in mugwort leaves frequently, because soaking your feet in mugwort leaves can move the body's heat downward, which will cause qi and blood deficiency in the head and face, insufficient blood supply, and even cause headaches, dizziness and other changes. Therefore, soaking your feet in mugwort leaves 2 to 3 times a week, not too frequent. Some people are very weak and cannot be nourished. Eating some nourishing foods will cause toothaches, oral ulcers, etc. These people are not suitable for soaking their feet in mugwort leaves, but can use warm water to soak their feet.