What are the benefits of soaking your feet in mugwort leaves

I believe everyone is familiar with mugwort. It is often used in traditional Chinese medicine moxibustion. In fact, mugwort can not only be used for moxibustion, but also for foot soaking. Here is a reminder that people with yin deficiency and excessive fire or those who have fever due to noise should not use moxa leaves to soak their feet. Soaking your feet in mugwort leaves has benefits such as dredging the body's meridians and promoting blood circulation. Let’s take a look at the specific effects of soaking your feet in mugwort leaves.

Mugwort is a warm plant in nature. Soaking your feet in it can dispel cold, remove dampness, and dredge the meridians. Ginger is also very effective in treating colds, headaches, and coughs. Because ginger can dispel the cold, maybe because of ginger many people ask if it will cause internal heat. However, ginger will only cause internal heat if you eat it every day or in excessive amounts. If you just soak your feet, it is not enough to cause internal heat. Therefore, soaking your feet in mugwort and ginger will not cause you to get a sore throat, but you cannot do it every day, which is due to the characteristics of mugwort and ginger.

It is good to soak your feet in mugwort and ginger 2 to 3 times a week. Because soaking your feet in mugwort and ginger for too long can draw the false fire and cold fire downwards, it will cause deficiency of Qi and blood in the head and face, and insufficient blood supply, which will cause dizziness, headaches, and emotional changes. For patients with severe cold and dampness in their bodies, you can soak your feet in mugwort water once a week. While soaking the mugwort, drink a cup of ginger and red dates water to remove the cold without causing diarrhea. However, some people are very weak and will have toothache, mouth ulcers, etc. after eating some nourishing foods. In such cases, you can wait until you get a sore throat before soaking your feet in moxa water. When you don't have a sore throat, you can continue to eat nourishing foods and insist on soaking your feet in warm water every day. Be careful not to eat cold foods to prevent the invasion of cold and dampness. Gradually you will find that it is not easy to get a sore throat after eating nourishing foods, and your physical fitness will slowly improve.

In fact, there are many benefits of soaking your feet in mugwort leaves. Some friends have cold stomachs, often have indigestion after eating, and feel uncomfortable and bloated in the stomach. At this time, soaking your feet in old mugwort leaves before going to bed at night can relieve stomach discomfort and promote food digestion. In addition, friends with athlete's foot can soak their feet with ginger and mugwort, which has a therapeutic effect on athlete's foot.