Why does soaking your feet in mugwort cause internal heat?

Mugwort is a commonly used herb in traditional Chinese medicine. It can be used to make various prescriptions with excellent effects and bring benefits to people's health. There are many uses for mugwort. For example, soaking feet with mugwort is one of the common uses. However, some people will experience symptoms of getting angry after soaking their feet for various reasons. Let’s take a look at why soaking feet with mugwort can cause getting angry. I hope everyone can understand it.

Mugwort is pungent and warm in nature, and belongs to the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the effects of warming the meridians and stopping bleeding, dispelling cold and relieving pain. However, soaking feet with mugwort is only suitable for people with cold symptoms in the body, such as people with cold body, women with cold uterus, people with chronic cold hands and feet, etc. If your body is normal, without illness or pain, it is best not to use mugwort to soak your feet indiscriminately, otherwise it is easy to get angry.

What diseases are effective for soaking feet with mugwort leaves?

Soaking your feet in mugwort water can effectively eliminate false fire and cold fire, and can treat oral ulcers, sore throat, periodontitis, gingivitis, otitis media and other recurring diseases of the head and face that are related to false fire and cold fire. If these problems occur, you can soak your feet in mugwort water, which can draw the false fire and cold fire downward and relieve discomfort in the head, face and throat.

People with heavy cold and dampness in the body are very suitable for soaking their feet with mugwort leaves

Soaking feet in mugwort leaves is very suitable for people with heavy cold and dampness in the body. It is best to do it about twice a week. People with heavy cold and dampness should avoid eating cold foods. You can also drink a cup of ginger and red dates water while soaking your feet in mugwort leaves, which can dispel the cold without causing diarrhea. In addition, if people with weak bodies eat too much tonic food, which leads to the inability to receive the nourishment and causing internal heat, causing toothache, oral ulcers, etc., they can soak their feet in mugwort leaves, which is very effective in reducing internal heat.

You can also use mugwort to soak your feet for colds

When you catch a cold, have a runny nose, a sore throat, body aches, or have a fever, you can soak your feet in moxa leaves for half an hour to make your body sweat slightly. At the same time, drink a cup of ginger and sugar water, or drink plenty of warm water to help expel the virus and cold fire in time, and pay attention to rest. The cold can be effectively controlled and treated in the early stages and will heal faster.