The efficacy and function of ginger water foot bath

Speaking of ginger, I believe most people’s first reaction is the spicy Sichuan cuisine. It is true that when Sichuan cuisine uses these spices, it can effectively help the body expel excess cold, but not everyone can accept the taste of ginger. So how can we use ginger to solve the problem of body cold? In fact, ginger is not only used for food, but also can exert its unique effects through soaking feet in ginger water.

How to use ginger foot bath?

From 7 to 9 p.m., the kidney meridian's qi and blood are at their weakest. Soaking your feet can just replenish your qi and blood. Soaking your feet with ginger does not mean soaking the ginger in hot water for a while. Instead, you generally take 15-30 grams of ginger (about half a medium-sized piece of ginger), slice it or flatten it, put it in a pot, add half a pot of water, cover the pot and boil it with hot water for about 10 minutes. After cooking, pour out all the ginger water and add appropriate amount of cold water to about 40℃ (generally it is best not to feel hot). When soaking your feet, the water should cover your ankles, and it is best to rub your feet while soaking. The longer the foot soaking time is, the better it is. It should be suitable for the instep to turn red and the body to sweat slightly.

Many of the medicinal ingredients in ginger are small molecules. Covering the pot when cooking can prevent them from volatilizing. The dosage of half a piece of ginger refers to the amount of water that is usually filled in half a basin of water used for foot soaking in a household. If you use a lot of water for foot soaking, or if the symptoms of cold hands and feet are severe, you can increase the amount of ginger as appropriate. After soaking your feet in ginger water for a period of time, the symptoms of cold hands and feet can usually be improved to a certain extent.

The efficacy and function of ginger foot bath

1. Reduce cold hands and feet

Ginger can drive away the cold. Cold hands and feet are mainly caused by insufficient blood supply to the extremities of the body. Soaking your feet in ginger can effectively improve blood circulation and relieve the symptoms of cold hands and feet. Put ginger in hot water and soak your feet in the hot water. The medicinal ingredients that keep out the cold can penetrate into the capillaries of the feet with the help of the heat of the hot water, so that the human body can absorb the corresponding medicinal ingredients and achieve the effect of keeping out the cold.

2. Treat colds

Soak your feet in hot ginger water, the water should be deep enough to reach your ankles. When soaking, add some salt and vinegar to the hot ginger water, and continue to add hot water until the soles of your feet turn red. This method is effective in treating colds, headaches and coughs.

3. Improve sleep

Adding a proper amount of black vinegar when soaking your feet with ginger can stimulate the acupoints on the soles of the feet and enhance the metabolism of various systems, thereby relaxing the body, relieving fatigue, and improving sleep quality.

4. Treat rheumatism

Ginger has a special effect in dispelling cold and wind. Rheumatic patients can effectively alleviate their symptoms by soaking their feet for half an hour every night. Soaking your feet in a wooden tub that covers your calves can better relieve symptoms such as rheumatoid arthritis. When the humidity is heavy, soaking your feet in ginger can achieve the effect of dispelling wind and dampness. It is most suitable for use in the summer when the humidity is heavy.

5. Delaying Aging

Kidney failure leads to aging. Soaking your feet in ginger can improve your blood circulation and protect your kidneys. It can effectively delay aging and prolong your life.

6. Lowers high blood pressure

When blood pressure rises, soak your feet in hot ginger water for about 15 minutes. Soaking your feet in hot ginger water can reflexly cause blood vessels to dilate, thereby lowering blood pressure.

7. Protect your kidneys

Soaking your feet in ginger can improve insufficient blood supply, and combined with kidney-tonifying ingredients, it can warm and nourish the kidneys.

8. Remove foot odor

Soak your feet in hot ginger water, add some salt and vinegar, soak for about 15 minutes, wipe dry, add some talcum powder, and the odor will be eliminated.

Note:

1. Because hot water, ginger and vinegar are all warm substances, this method is not suitable for insomnia patients with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire.

2. The foot soaking time should not be too long, 15-30 minutes is appropriate. When soaking your feet, blood will flow to the lower limbs, and the brain is prone to insufficient blood supply. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and the elderly who feel chest tightness or dizziness should stop soaking their feet and take a rest. Diabetic patients have poor peripheral sensory ability, so family members should test the water temperature first to prevent scalding.

3. Do not soak your feet within half an hour after dinner. After a meal, most of the body's blood flows to the digestive system. If you soak your feet at this time, the blood that should flow to the digestive system will flow to the lower limbs, making the digestive system lack of power to digest food, leading to indigestion. Therefore, it is best to wash your feet one hour after a meal.

Conclusion: Through the above introduction, everyone has learned some knowledge about ginger foot bath, I hope it can help you~