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Pedicure is a "new word" with the enhancement of people's health and health care awareness in recent years.
In Chinese medicine culture, foot bath therapy has a long history. It originated in ancient China and is the accumulation of knowledge and experience in long-term social practice. It has a historical tradition of more than 3000 years.
At present, most people think that pedicure is a non-invasive natural therapy that integrates examination, treatment and health care by using the principles of traditional Chinese medicine.
Pedicure includes foot bath and foot.
Foot is the "second heart" of human body, and it is a barometer of human body, which can accurately reflect the health status of human body.
Pedicures are divided into the following three categories: 1. Hot water foot bath II. Foot * * * method 3. Traditional Chinese medicine pedicure.
principle
In fact, we know that Chinese medicine has always attached great importance to the health care and treatment of feet.
The five internal organs of the human body have corresponding projections on the feet. There are 12 meridians connecting human organs, 6 of which originate from the foot, which is the beginning of the foot's three yin and the end of the foot's three yang. There are more than 60 acupoints on the feet to communicate with the internal and external environment.
If you can insist on washing your feet with hot water before going to bed, you can promote the circulation of qi and blood, regulate the function of zang-fu organs and relax the meridians of the whole body, so as to achieve the purpose of eliminating diseases, expelling evil spirits, benefiting qi and removing blood stasis and nourishing vitality.
Modern medicine believes that the foot is the "second heart" of the human body, and there are countless nerve endings in the foot closely connected with the brain, which is closely related to human health.
Therefore, often washing feet with hot water can enhance the body's immunity and resistance, and has the effects of strengthening the body and prolonging life.
use
From the point of view of physical therapy, hot water foot washing is a kind of bath therapy.
When washing feet, the appropriate water temperature is 40-50℃, the appropriate amount of water is to submerge the ankles of the feet, and soak the feet for 5- 10 minutes.
At the same time, cooperate with your feet slowly, coherently and easily with your hands, first instep and then instep, until it gets hot.
This can dilate local blood vessels, excite peripheral nerves, speed up blood circulation and enhance metabolism.
If it can be persisted for a long time, it not only has health care function, but also has good curative effect on dizziness, insomnia, dreaminess and other symptoms caused by neurasthenia.
If you add some drugs to the bath water, you can also prevent colds, foot diseases, frostbite and joint pain.
Foot massage at Yongquan point also has an aphrodisiac effect.