Soak your feet to relieve inflammation

Soaking your feet in hot water is a very relaxing thing. In recent years, Chinese medicine foot bathing shops and massage parlors have been very popular. Nowadays, social pressure is very high. If you want to relax, soaking your feet in hot water is a very pleasant thing. Adding mugwort or ginger to the foot bath can not only drive away the cold, but also drive away moisture. Adding mugwort can also have an anti-inflammatory effect. Soaking your feet regularly can relieve physical fatigue.

1: Soak your feet in the decoction of Chinese medicine Patchouli to remove heat and dampness: put 30 to 50 grams of Patchouli into 2 liters of water and boil over high heat for about 40 minutes, then simmer over low heat until 1 liter of the medicinal liquid is left. Take out the juice, add 2 liters of water and boil down to 1 liter. Put the two portions of the juice in a basin and soak your feet. The liquid should be enough to soak your ankles. Massage your feet while soaking. This method is a good way to soak your feet in the summer, remove moisture and relieve summer heat.

2. Soak your feet in pepper water to remove dampness and cold: Pepper itself is spicy and warm, with a strong aroma, which can dispel cold. Soak your feet in peppercorns every day. The dehumidifying and dedrying function of peppercorns can be transmitted through the soles of the feet to the internal organs, improving women's uterine cold constitution. Sichuan pepper has the effect of killing bacteria and relieving itching. Using Sichuan pepper soaked in hot water for fumigation and washing externally can relieve gynecological inflammation and kill inflammation and bacteria.

3. Soak your feet in ginger to drive away the cold and dampness: Adding some ginger to the hot water for soaking your feet can also have a certain effect in removing dampness, because ginger has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, driving away the 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.

4: Soak your feet in white vinegar to eliminate rheumatism: Add an appropriate amount of white vinegar directly to the foot bathing water to increase skin elasticity and make the skin smooth; it can also eliminate rheumatism and improve symptoms of human discomfort such as chills and coldness; it can kill bacteria and help eliminate mold, athlete's foot, and skin diseases.

Five precautions for foot soaking

1. Don’t go to bed immediately after soaking your feet.

Don’t go to bed immediately after soaking your feet. While your feet are still warm, rub the soles of your feet and go to bed after the heat in your whole body is relieved.

2. It is best to use a wooden basin for soaking your feet with Chinese medicine.

The chemical composition in metal basins such as copper basins is unstable and can easily react with tannic acid in traditional Chinese medicine to produce harmful substances such as tannic acid iron, which greatly reduces the efficacy of the medicine.

3. Pay attention to the hygiene and cleanliness of the bathing tub.

If the foot soaking tub is not cleaned thoroughly or the tub wall is not treated with antibacterial agents, the bacteria on the feet will easily remain on the tub wall, causing repeated infections of the feet. Therefore, it is very important to choose a good foot soaking tub.

4. Children should not soak their feet in overheated water for a long time.

Because the arch of the foot begins to form in childhood, it is important to pay attention to protecting it from an early age. If you often use hot water to wash your child's feet, the ligaments on the soles of the feet will become loose, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch of the foot and can easily lead to flat feet.

5. The foot soaking time should not be too long, 15 to 30 minutes is appropriate.

When soaking your feet, blood will flow to the lower limbs, and the brain is prone to insufficient blood supply. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and the elderly who feel chest tightness or dizziness should temporarily stop soaking their feet and take a rest. Diabetic patients have poor peripheral sensory ability, so family members should test the water temperature first to prevent scalding.