Foot soaking prescription to remove dampness and coldness in the body

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the feet are the reaction points of all organs in the human body. The imbalance of the body's internal organs can be detected by pressing the feet. And Chinese medicine believes that the feet, especially women's feet, must be kept warm. Otherwise, it is easy to catch cold from the feet, and the cold air will be transmitted upwards from the feet into the body. The human body is easily affected by cold and dampness, which are difficult to eliminate with general methods, but we can eliminate them by soaking our feet.

Many people like to soak their feet before going to bed, which can relieve fatigue and drive away the cold, but the benefits of soaking feet are not limited to these. In fact, its health-preserving effects are shocking. Soaking your feet at different times and in different ways has different health benefits for our health!

1. Soak your feet at different times

Soaking your feet in the morning can make you energetic: Soaking your feet in the morning and massaging the soles of your feet and the spaces between your toes with both hands in warm water can promote blood circulation, regulate the autonomic nervous and endocrine systems, make the brain feel relaxed and comfortable, and make you feel refreshed and energetic all day long.

Soaking your feet at 9 o'clock in the evening is the best way to protect your kidneys: Around 9 o'clock in the evening is the time when the kidney meridian's qi and blood are relatively weak. Soaking your feet at this time can dilate blood vessels in the body, promote blood circulation, increase body heat, replenish kidney yang, and consolidate kidney qi.

2. Different ways to soak your feet

Soaking feet in mugwort: Soaking feet in mugwort and ginger can relieve colds, joint diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, coughs, bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma; soaking feet in mugwort and safflower can improve varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, poor blood circulation, numbness or blood stasis in hands and feet; soaking feet in mugwort and salt is suitable for upper-burner fire, frequent red eyes, toothache, sore throat, irritability, upper-burner fire and lower-burner cold, and swollen feet and legs.

Soak your feet in ginger juice: Add a few pieces of flattened ginger to warm water when soaking your feet. The cold-dispelling effect of ginger can accelerate blood circulation in the human body and improve phenomena such as cold hands and feet, chills and fear of cold.

Soaking your feet in white vinegar: Acetic acid has the effect of promoting metabolism. Adding a few spoons of white vinegar to warm water when soaking your feet can not only moisturize the skin, eliminate fatigue, improve sleep disorders, but also prevent arteriosclerosis and high blood pressure.

Soak your feet in salt water: Wash your feet frequently with salt water and then massage acupoints such as Yongquan. This will not only make your feet smooth and clean and promote local blood circulation, but also prevent colds and even enhance memory.

When soaking your feet, the water temperature should not be too hot, about 40℃ is appropriate. The soaking time should not be too long, about half an hour is appropriate. It is best to soak until you sweat slightly. Since metal is easy to cool, it is best to use a wooden basin as a foot bath container, in which you can put some

You can add some salvia miltiorrhiza and angelica to reduce the heat; or put some forsythia, honeysuckle, isatis root and chrysanthemum to play the role of reducing fire and clearing away heat.