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How to soak feet to relieve colds
"50 grams of raw ephedra, 50 grams of almonds, 50 grams of mulberry leaves, 50 grams of chrysanthemum, 50 grams of mulberry bark, 25 grams of scutellaria baicalensis, 50 grams of cassia twig and 25 grams of asarum. Decocting in water, and removing residues to obtain liquid medicine. " This is a Chinese medicine prescription given by Liu Changxin, director of the Massage Department of Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, to patients with cold. However, this kind of Chinese medicine is not taken orally, but used to soak feet.

Director Liu Changxin said, firstly, divide the above medicinal materials into equal parts (each part can be reused for three times), put one part into a pot, add 1500ml water, boil for 20min, and then pour the liquid medicine into the pot. Fumigate your feet with the steam of medicinal liquid, and then soak your feet when the temperature is suitable (the temperature should not be lower than 43 degrees Celsius). In order to keep the temperature of the liquid medicine, an appropriate amount of hot water can be added at any time. Each soaking time depends on the degree of sweating, generally 20 ~ 30 minutes. It's best to soak the calves together in a deeper basin. When the liquid medicine is reused, you only need to heat it until it boils before soaking your feet.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that colds are mostly caused by the feeling of exogenous pathogens and the dysfunction of lung and health. The principle of soaking feet in medicated bath is to disperse the lung and relieve exterior syndrome, and to perspire and eliminate evil. Modern research shows that Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Mulberry Leaves and Chrysanthemum morifolium have antibacterial and antiviral effects, as well as the effects of expelling wind and dissipating heat. Soaking feet with medicated bath can improve blood circulation, enhance immune function, diminish inflammation and sterilize, shorten the course of disease, reduce complications and prevent colds from recurring.

It should be noted that medicated bath therapy can moderate sweating, not excessive sweating. Pay attention to keep warm after medical bath treatment to prevent catching a cold again. For patients with a bad cold, such as fever above 38 degrees Celsius, it is best to go to the hospital for medical treatment, and you can't use medicated bath to soak your feet instead of taking medicine.