Can I soak my feet when I have a cold and cough?

You can soak your feet when you have symptoms of cough and phlegm, and soaking your feet helps blood circulation and balances body temperature. Drinking a cup of honey water after soaking your feet can better reduce phlegm and relieve cough. The soaking time should not be too short, at least half an hour will be effective, and about forty-five minutes is best. You can soak your feet not only when you cough, but also frequently at normal times, especially in winter, and when you feel particularly tired after a busy day, you can soak your feet at home. This will make your whole body feel warm and relaxed. Choose a wooden foot bath for the best effect.

Is it good to soak your feet for a cold and cough?

Foot soaking is very effective for cold symptoms.

Foot soaking can promote blood circulation in the body, speed up blood flow, help the body produce heat, and dispel the cold evil in the body. Therefore, foot soaking is very helpful for colds and coughs caused by wind and cold.

Chinese medicine for foot soaking for cold and cough

Ma Gui Su Xin Tang

Ingredients: 10 grams each of ephedra, cinnamon twig, perilla leaf and asarum.

Usage: Add the above Chinese medicine into appropriate amount of clean water and soak for ten minutes, then boil it and put it in the bathtub. Steam your feet with hot air, and when it cools down to a temperature that is suitable and slightly hot for your feet, you can start soaking your feet. 15-30 minutes each time, 2-3 times a day, 1 dose per day, for 3-5 consecutive days.

Efficacy: Dispel wind and cold, relieve cough and reduce phlegm. It is suitable for cough caused by wind and cold, with symptoms including itchy throat, cough, thin white or sticky sputum, nasal congestion, runny nose, etc.

Houttuynia cordata soup

Ingredients: 150 grams of Houttuynia cordata, 100 grams of Asarum, and 50 grams of Ephedra.

Usage: Put the above medicines into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, soak for 5-10 minutes, decoct the juice, put it into the bathtub, and soak your feet when it is warm, 15-30 minutes each time, 2-3 times a day, 1 dose per day, for 3 to 5 consecutive days.

Efficacy: Clears away heat and resolves phlegm, promotes lung function and regulates Qi. It is suitable for cough caused by phlegm and heat, with symptoms including uncomfortable cough, thick phlegm, dry mouth and sore throat.

Chen Xia Poria Soup

Ingredients: 10 grams each of dried tangerine peel, pinellia, and poria, 5 grams each of white mustard seeds and perilla seeds.

Usage: Put the above medicines into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, soak for 5-10 minutes, decoct the juice, put it into the bathtub, and soak your feet when it is warm, 15-30 minutes each time, 2-3 times a day, 1 dose per day, for 3-5 consecutive days.

Efficacy: Regulates qi and spleen, relieves cough and resolves phlegm. It is suitable for cough caused by phlegm and dampness, with symptoms including easy coughing up of abundant phlegm, white phlegm, sticky texture or thick lumps, severe coughing in the morning and evening, and aggravated by cold.

Soak your feet for half an hour to treat cold and cough

Research has shown that foot soaking needs to last for more than half an hour to be effective. On the one hand, it takes a process for foot soaking to promote blood circulation, and on the other hand, it also takes a process for the pores to open and sweat, just like running requires 45 minutes of exercise to achieve the desired effect.