What are the traditional Chinese medicines for foot soaking to remove dampness

Feet play a certain important role in the human body, and regular care of our feet can regulate our body and effectively prevent certain diseases. We can improve our physical fitness by soaking our feet. We can put some Chinese medicine when soaking our feet. There are many types of Chinese medicine, including Chinese medicine suitable for foot soaking. So what are the Chinese medicines for foot soaking and dehumidification?

Chinese medicine foot bath is to use the appropriate Chinese medicine formula to boil Chinese medicine water for foot bath. The effective Chinese medicine ingredients in it penetrate into the skin with the help of the heat of hot water, are absorbed by the capillaries of the feet, and enter the human blood circulation system, thereby achieving the effect of improving physical fitness, conditioning the body, and treating diseases.

Foot soaking uses temperature and medicine, utilizing the skin's functions of resisting evil, secretion, absorption, penetration, excretion, and sensation, to act on local skin, muscles, and joints, improving the metabolism of the three and strengthening their functions. It also treats local and systemic diseases through the skin's absorption of medicines. It can harmonize the qi and blood throughout the body, adjust the functions of internal organs, and treat various diseases.

The foot is called the "second heart" of a person. It is a mysterious "organ" in the human body that contains infinite treasures. However, half of the body's meridians are gathered in this small space on the sole of the foot. The foot is the beginning of the three yin meridians (liver, spleen, and kidney) and the end of the three yang meridians (stomach, gallbladder, and bladder). There are 52 bones and 66 acupoints in the foot that are closely connected with the internal organs. The calf skin has a thin stratum corneum and is rich in blood vessels, nerves, and muscles, which are good for drug absorption, so we often choose the calf and foot as the area for local bathing.

In traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is a pungent and warm antipyretic drug that has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving exterior symptoms, and has relatively few toxic side effects. Modern medicine believes that ginger can stimulate capillaries and improve local blood circulation and metabolism. Ginger also has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dispelling cold and dampness, and can help the body get rid of cold and dampness. Generally speaking, old ginger has a better effect in removing dampness, and can help us warm the meridians and relieve physical fatigue.

Mugwort is a common Chinese medicinal ingredient with the effects of regulating qi, dispelling cold, removing dampness, warming the meridians, aiding sleep, and calming the fetus. Therefore, soaking your feet in mugwort leaves can remove moisture from the body. It is recommended that friends who need to remove dampness should soak their feet in mugwort leaves once a week, which can achieve a better dehumidifying effect. Although soaking feet in mugwort leaves can have a good dehumidifying effect, it is not suitable for everyone. For example, if a woman has heavy menstruation, it is not suitable to soak feet during menstruation.