Benefits of safflower foot bath

Foot soaking is something that many people must do before going to bed after a tiring day. As we all know, foot soaking has a certain therapeutic effect on relieving human fatigue and stretching muscles and bones. Placing some items with special therapeutic effects in the foot soaking water can make foot soaking a great way to maintain health. Safflower foot soaking is a method that many people like to choose when soaking their feet. Since safflower has the effect of promoting blood circulation and unblocking menstruation, safflower foot soaking is very effective in preventing the occurrence of frostbite in winter.

So, what are the benefits of soaking your feet in safflower? In fact, it has been proven in practice that the effect of soaking your feet in safflower is not just to prevent the formation of frostbite. In addition, soaking your feet in safflower has its unique advantages in improving blood circulation and improving sleep quality.

Take 10-15 grams (about a handful) of safflower and boil it in water to soak your feet according to the method mentioned above. This can prevent and improve frostbite. Every winter, some people's hands and feet often become chapped and broken, but once this happens, it takes a long time to recover. Choosing to soak your feet in safflower can also prevent this situation from happening to a certain extent.

If you use 30-50 grams of dried mugwort and 10-15 grams of safflower to boil water and use it for foot soaking, it can also improve blood circulation, prevent and relieve varicose veins and peripheral neuritis.

If your blood circulation is poor, your hands and feet are prone to numbness, or there is blood stasis in your lower limbs, you can soak your feet with these two herbs together. After soaking your feet, not only can the blood circulation problem be improved, but also the sleep quality can be improved to a certain extent. Soaking your feet in safflower and mugwort during a cold can also have a certain therapeutic effect.

Soaking feet with Chinese medicine is a very good way to maintain health. Soaking feet with mugwort and safflower together can promote blood circulation, warm the uterus, dispel cold, remove fire and dampness. However, experts remind that patients with hypertension should not use this method to soak feet, as it may cause fluctuations in blood pressure.

It is suitable for patients with hypertension to soak their feet in a decoction of chrysanthemum, wolfberry, mulberry leaf branches, salvia miltiorrhiza, etc. with a little borneol. Women with weak constitutions, such as those suffering from dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, and purple complexion, can soak their feet in mugwort leaves. For middle-aged and elderly people with qi deficiency, they can choose qi-invigorating medicines such as Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, and Atractylodes macrocephala. Middle-aged and elderly people who need to promote blood circulation and nourish the kidneys can choose angelica, red peony root, safflower, and Chuanduan, etc. When soaking your feet, take 15 to 20 grams of each medicine, boil them in a casserole, then remove the residue and pour the decocted medicine into a bucket, then add hot water and soak for 30 minutes every day.

It should be noted that metal or plastic basins should not be used for foot bathing with Chinese medicine, otherwise the effective ingredients of the medicine will be lost. Stop using Chinese medicine foot bath when there are new damage or wounds on the skin. In addition, soaking your feet in Chinese medicine can only serve as an auxiliary treatment. Never use it as a treatment method to avoid delaying the disease.

The above is an introduction to the benefits of safflower foot soaking. I hope everyone can develop a good habit of soaking feet before going to bed. At the same time, for those who choose to soak feet with safflower, there are certain contraindications for soaking feet with safflower. Patients with hypertension are not suitable for this method of foot soaking, so everyone must pay attention to choosing the correct health-preserving method when soaking feet in daily life.