Can I soak my feet when I have a fever? What are the benefits?

If the body temperature rises above normal body temperature, it is called a fever. Patients with fever can soak their feet, because soaking their feet can promote blood circulation in the human body, accelerate metabolism, enhance immunity, and be helpful in treating fever.

You can soak your feet when you have a fever. Soaking your feet is a simple health-preserving method. Soaking your feet can promote blood circulation in the feet, thereby speeding up your metabolism and improving immunity. It has a certain regulatory function for fevers caused by colds and chills. However, it should be noted that the temperature of the water for soaking feet needs to be moderate. Water that is too hot is not conducive to the body's recovery. The appropriate time for soaking feet should be fifteen minutes to half an hour. Of course, you can choose certain Chinese medicinal materials for soaking your feet, which will have a more obvious effect. You can choose appropriate medicinal materials according to your own needs.

The benefits of foot bathing for fever

1. Relieve fever and headache. Soaking your feet can dilate the blood vessels in your feet, and blood will flow from the head to the feet, which can relatively reduce brain congestion and thus relieve headaches.

2. Promote body cooling. Soaking feet in hot water can promote blood circulation in patients with fever, help sweat and dissipate heat, and achieve the effect of cooling down.

3. Stimulate the acupuncture points and meridians of the feet. There are six major meridians on the human feet, which are connected to the internal organs. There are 66 acupuncture points on the soles of the feet, which run through the blood vessels and meridians of the whole body and regulate the functions of the internal organs. Therefore, soaking your feet is equivalent to stimulating these six main meridians, which has the effect of dredging the meridians and massaging the acupoints, which is beneficial to physical health.