Foot bath contains many acupoints, reflex zones and meridians of the human body. Foot bath can promote blood circulation, accelerate metabolism, dredge meridians, relieve or even eliminate external evils and internal evils, such as cold and dampness, promote excretion, increase body heat and help resist cold. Besides, foot bath is an effective way to relax and relieve fatigue.

2. How to soak your feet to get rid of moisture?

Not too hot.

Too hot foot bath will destroy the sebum film on the skin surface of the foot, making the skin dry and easy to be scalded. In addition, sudden high temperature stimulation will make a lot of blood rush to the lower limbs and increase the burden on the heart. It is generally recommended that the water temperature be around 40℃.

Don't take too long.

Soaking feet for a long time will increase the heart rate, increase the burden on the heart, and a large amount of blood will rush to the lower limbs, which will easily lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain, which will lead to palpitation, dizziness and even collapse. Patients with cerebrovascular diseases and the elderly should pay more attention. Soak for 20 minutes at a time until your body is hot and you sweat slightly.

Wooden pots are better.

There are many kinds of foot baths on the market, but it is still recommended to soak your feet in a wooden basin. This is because compared with other foot baths, wooden basins have better thermal insulation effect, saving electricity and water, and are very durable. In addition, the material of the wooden basin has the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, which is unmatched by other materials.

Let your feet soak in the wind.

When soaking feet, the pores are open, which is especially easy to catch cold. Especially after soaking feet, it is easy to enjoy the cool. Be sure to put on shoes and socks in time, and then go to bed after the whole body fever is relieved, which can better play a health care role.

Don't soak if you are uncomfortable.

In the case of satiety, hunger, physical fatigue, fever and other discomfort, soaking feet is not allowed to avoid accidental injury. In addition, women are not suitable for soaking feet during menstruation and pregnancy, which easily leads to excessive menstrual blood, which is not conducive to fetal health.

Soaking in summer is more dampness-removing.

Washing feet in spring, the sun rises and takes off; Washing feet in summer, removing dampness; Wash your feet and nourish your heart in autumn; Feet are hot and abdomen is warm in winter. Soaking feet in winter can warm you up, and soaking feet in summer can get rid of dampness, but it should be noted that the water temperature of soaking feet in summer should be appropriately reduced and the time of soaking feet should be shortened accordingly.

3. What should I put on my feet to get rid of moisture?

energy

Ginger is warm, in which gingerol can dilate blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation, open body pores, and take away cold, moisture and germs in the body. It not only has the function of eliminating dampness, but also can treat symptoms such as being afraid of cold in winter and cold hands and feet.

Take ginger15-30g, about half a slice of medium-sized ginger, pat it flat, put it in a casserole, add appropriate amount of water and cook for about 20 minutes. After cooking, adjust the temperature to be suitable for soaking feet, and the water for soaking feet must not pass through the ankle.

Sichuan pepper

Zanthoxylum bungeanum has the effects of warming middle warmer, dispelling cold, removing dampness and relieving pain, and can be used to treat epigastric pain, anorexia, cold amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, rheumatoid arthritis, ascaris and other diseases.

50 grams of pepper is wrapped in cotton cloth, and the soup is fried with pepper cotton cloth for 40 minutes. Take out the medicine bag, add water to adjust the temperature to a suitable temperature, and then soak your feet.

folium artemisiae argyi

Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the effects of regulating qi and blood, warming meridians, dispelling cold and dampness, and stopping cold pain, which is beneficial to eliminating moisture and treating abdominal cold pain, irregular menstruation and infertility due to palace cold.

Take a handful of Folium Artemisiae Argyi, boil a pot of water in a casserole, then filter the Folium Artemisiae Argyi, and add water at a suitable temperature to soak your feet.

rose

Roses are warm in nature, and have the functions of relieving depression, eliminating dampness, regulating middle energizer, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Female friends put some roses in foot bath water, which can not only help eliminate dampness, but also improve menstrual flow and dysmenorrhea. The method of soaking rose feet is simple. You can add a proper amount of petals to the hot water for soaking feet.

Note: Soaking feet with ginger, pepper, wormwood leaves and other materials is not recommended to be used frequently, but only occasionally, and the dosage must be controlled. If you feel uncomfortable during or after soaking your feet, stop immediately.

4, daily dampness diet

Red bean and barley soup

Adzuki bean and coix seed are equal. Stir-fry Coicis Semen with fire until it is slightly yellow, then put it in a pot with red beans, add water to boil, and continue to cook for 2 hours.

Functions: invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis, relaxing bowels, regulating blood sugar, etc.

Baizhu Chenpi Zhudu Decoction

0/0g of dried tangerine peel/kloc-0, 30g of atractylodes macrocephala, half of fresh pork tripe 1 g, 6g of Amomum villosum, and 5 slices of ginger. Wash the pork belly, put the ingredients in a casserole, add water to boil, and continue to stew for 1 hour. Cut the pork belly into pieces, put it back in the pot, stew for another 30 minutes, and then season.

Functions: Atractylodes macrocephala, invigorating qi and spleen, eliminating dampness and promoting diuresis; Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae regulates qi and middle energizer, and eliminates dampness and phlegm; Pork belly supplements deficiency and strengthens the spleen and stomach.

Hu Aishan cishi lentil sparerib soup

Yam 15g, Cishi 15g, fried Coicis Semen 15g, fried lentils 15g, Beiqi 12g, Atractylodes macrocephala 10g, and ribs 200g. Soak yam to remove the sulfur smell. Stir-fry lentils and coix seed in a pot until slightly yellow. Wash the ribs and cut into pieces. Put all the ingredients in a casserole, bring to a boil with high fire, and continue to stew for 2 hours with low fire to season.

Functions: strengthening the spleen, waking the stomach, eliminating dampness and resisting fatigue, especially suitable for people with spleen deficiency and heavy dampness and listlessness.