Taboos of soaking feet in pepper

Sichuan peppercorns are a very common thing in our lives. They are mainly used in the kitchen as an ingredient to remove fishy smell and enhance flavor. But Sichuan peppercorns can also be used for foot soaking, mainly to kill bacteria and promote blood circulation. For these reasons, many people like to use Sichuan peppercorns to soak their feet. However, there are certain risks in soaking feet with Sichuan peppercorns. If not handled properly, it can cause harm to the body. So what are the taboos of soaking feet with Sichuan peppercorns?

Speaking of Sichuan peppercorns, I believe everyone is familiar with them, because most people use them in cooking, and few people can eat Sichuan peppercorns. In fact, they have great uses, such as soaking your feet in peppercorn water. However, you should pay attention to soaking your feet in peppercorn water. Although it has many benefits and can kill bacteria and inflammation and promote blood circulation, the peppercorn water cannot be consumed repeatedly, the soaking time should not be too long, and the temperature should not be too high. These are all things to pay attention to.

Taboos of pepper foot bath:

1. Do not reuse pepper water. First, pepper water should not be used multiple times. When soaking your feet, the body absorbs the ingredients in the pepper water. If you reuse the pepper water, it can easily have adverse effects on the body. Therefore, it is best to wash and change the pepper water after soaking your feet.

2. Avoid soaking your feet in pepper water for too long. Second, the soaking time should not be too long, as long as the body sweats slightly. If the body is very cold, you may not sweat during the first soak, so you can increase the frequency of soaking your feet appropriately.

3. Avoid using too high a water temperature for soaking your feet in pepper water. Third, the temperature of the water should not be too high when soaking your feet in pepper water, because too high a water temperature can easily cause excessive congestion of the feet and cause insufficient blood supply to the heart, brain, kidneys and other organs, resulting in dizziness and other phenomena.

4. Avoid excessive foot soaking in pepper water. Fourth, do not soak your feet too many times or too frequently. If the symptoms of physical discomfort are relieved after soaking your feet, you should stop for a few days to avoid excessive foot soaking which may cause lung fire, qi deficiency, etc., and lead to diseases such as cough.

5. Women should avoid soaking their feet in water with peppercorns during menstruation. Fifth, women should not soak their feet in water with peppercorns during menstruation, because peppercorns are a spicy and hot Chinese medicinal material with certain toxicity. Soaking your feet during menstruation can easily aggravate the symptoms of dysmenorrhea.

Who should not use pepper to soak their feet:

1. The elderly and insomniacs should not soak their feet in water for too long. For healthy people, soaking their feet in water with peppercorns can help them sleep better, but it has little effect on the elderly or insomniacs. High temperature and long-term foot baths will also increase body temperature, which is not conducive to sleep.

2. Children should not soak their feet. In life, if you often use hot water to soak your children's feet, it will have a certain impact on the nerves and blood vessels of the feet, and even make the ligaments on the soles of the children's feet loose, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch of the foot, and increase the risk of flat feet.

3. Do not soak your feet during menstruation. Women should not soak their feet in pepper water during their menstrual period, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms of dysmenorrhea. In addition, if the water temperature for foot soaking is too high, it will cause congestion in the feet, which will lead to insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain vessels, causing dizziness and other phenomena.