Ginger is warm, which can dilate blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation, improve local blood circulation and metabolism, promote the opening of body pores, and play the role of dispelling cold and sweating, expelling wind and dispelling cold; On the other hand, vinegar can stimulate plantar acupoints, harmonize meridian qi and blood, and make the human body relax. The symptoms of nasal congestion in most children with colds will be obviously relieved by this method.

The principle of soaking feet was recorded as early as Huangdi Neijing: Yin pulse gathers under the foot and gathers in the heart of the foot. The so-called trip to the meridians, all three meridians start from the feet. Foot is the starting point of Sanyin Meridian and the ending point of Sanyang Meridian, and the acupoints of the six meridians of foot, such as meridians, meridians, acupoints of Shu and Yuan, are all located in foot.

There are 66 acupoints in these meridians distributed on both feet, which are very sensitive to all kinds of stimuli and closely related to all organs of the whole body. Soaking feet with Chinese herbal medicine can promote qi and blood circulation and warm viscera, so as to achieve the effect of external treatment of internal diseases and treatment of upper diseases.

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The influence of improper foot soaking.

1, affecting blood flow

When Jiang Shui soaks his feet, the peripheral blood vessels of his legs and feet dilate due to the increase of ambient temperature, and the skin blood flow of his feet will increase.

2, can't cure the disease

The short-term local circulation caused by Jiang Shui's foot bath hardly affects the whole body circulation, and even does not affect the core body temperature like bathing or showering. So for healthy people, soaking feet may not cause much physical changes, so it is useless to expect soaking feet to treat various diseases.

3, athlete's foot will be infected by bacteria.

After patients with dermatoses such as beriberi soak their feet with Jiang Shui, the affected area is not only more itchy, but also blisters may appear, which may also lead to secondary bacterial infection.

4. Children will get flat feet.

The arch of the foot began to form in childhood. If Jiang Shui is often used to soak children's feet, it will have some influence on the functions of nerves and blood vessels of the feet, especially if the feet are often soaked or scalded, the ligaments of the children's soles will become loose, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch of the feet. In the long run, it will increase the risk of forming flat feet.

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