1, preventing colds: soaking feet with ginger and lemon slices can refresh your mind and prevent colds. Suitable for the elderly, children and adults.
2, detoxification and detumescence: Lemon has the effect of detoxification and detumescence, which can effectively eliminate fatigue, muscle soreness and joint pain after exercise and improve people's exercise ability.
3. Soften the stratum corneum: You can use lemon peel to rub your feet to soften the stratum corneum. If the calluses on your feet are thick, you can add half a catty of salt to soften them.
4, improve the quality of sleep, strengthen the effects of promoting blood circulation, dispelling cold and eliminating dampness. Ginger is a pungent and warm medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, which has the function of dispelling cold and relieving exterior syndrome, and has little toxic and side effects. People who are afraid of cold and easy to get cold hands and feet can soak their feet with ginger.
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Lemon is rich in organic acids, citric acid and high alkalinity, which has remarkable antioxidant effect and is very effective in promoting skin metabolism and inhibiting pigmentation. Lemon contains a variety of vitamins and essential elements, which can decompose pigment particles accumulated under the skin and strengthen the vitality and resistance of blood vessels.
It should be noted that soaking feet with ginger does not mean soaking ginger in hot water for a while. Generally, take15-30g of ginger (about half a slice of ginger with the same size), pat it flat, put it in a pot, add half a pot of water, cover the pot, and cook it in hot water for about 10 minute.
There are many small molecular substances in the medicinal components of ginger, so cooking with a pot cover can avoid volatilization. After cooking, pour out all the Jiang Shui, and add appropriate amount of cold water to about 40℃ (generally it is better to feel it is not hot). When soaking your feet, don't let the water pass over your ankles. You'd better rub your feet when soaking.
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