Ten benefits of foot bath and pedicure: 1. Enhance physical fitness and prolong life; Second, prevention and treatment of neurasthenia and insomnia; Third, prevention and treatment of hypertension; Fourth, prevent and treat rheumatoid arthritis; Fifth, prevent numbness in legs and feet; Sixth, the prevention and treatment of diabetes; Seven, prevention and treatment of colds, dispelling cold and warming up; Eight, beauty and weight loss; Nine, prevention and treatment of cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral thrombosis; Ten, eliminate fatigue and make people feel happy. Overview of Foot Bath and Pedicure in China: China has a long history of pedicure. The Book of Rites in the Spring and Autumn Period recorded the therapy of "fumigation, steaming, soaking and soaking" with Chinese herbal medicine decoction. Feet are the foundation of people, and pedicure can cure the whole body. According to people's living habits, Bian Que, an ancient imperial doctor, discovered the method of soaking feet with hot water with Chinese herbal medicine, which is said to be the predecessor of Chinese herbal foot bath and pedicure. Traditional Chinese medicine foot bath and pedicure has been widely spread and evolved in the exchanges with foreign countries, such as Japanese Foot Heart, European and American Spa and so on. One of the most famous guiding theories is William Fitzgerald's Foot Reflex Health Act. The Ministry of Health clearly pointed out: "Chinese medicine foot bath is a simple, effective and side-effect self-prevention and health care method, especially suitable for self-care of middle-aged and elderly people." 1989 China Foot Reflex Health Law Research Association was formally established, aiming at vigorously advocating foot bath and pedicure and popularizing national health care. The foot is called the "second heart" of human beings, and it is a mysterious "organ" with infinite treasures hidden in the human body. However, the small space of the foot palm brings together half of the meridians of the body. Foot is the beginning of three yin meridians (liver, spleen and kidney) and the end of three yang meridians (stomach, gallbladder and bladder). There are more than 60 acupoints at the foot closely related to the five internal organs. "Essence, qi and spirit" is the first of the three treasures in life, and the foot is most closely related to the kidney in the viscera, so there is a saying that "the kidney governs the two feet". Kidney is the foundation of congenital, the root of vitality and the essence. Therefore, human feet are like the roots of the human body. People's feet get old first, and their feet get cold and get sick, so the family foot bath pedicure method of "raising trees to protect roots and protecting people's feet": the family foot bath method of traditional Chinese medicine, it is best to soak the medicine in hot water first and fumigate the feet with hot air for five to ten minutes. The hot air of traditional Chinese medicine dilates the capillary blood pores of feet, and the effective components in the gas of traditional Chinese medicine are supplied to acupoints through the capillary blood pores of the skin, and then run to the five internal organs through the meridians, so as to achieve the purpose of external treatment of internal diseases and treatment of upper diseases. Then soak for about 30 minutes and massage with both hands, so that the medicine can better stimulate the acupoints and reflex areas of the feet, thus achieving the purposes of dredging the meridians, promoting blood circulation, regulating the nervous system and improving sleep. Sticking to traditional Chinese medicine foot bath and pedicure, balancing metabolism, preventing and treating various vascular diseases, regulating hypertension, blood lipid and blood sugar, expelling wind and dispelling cold, and playing the role of physical therapy and health care, is also a good way to keep fit and beautify. Long-term adherence to Chinese medicine foot bath can also be used for the treatment of surgery, internal medicine, gynecology, andrology, dermatology, pediatrics and other related diseases and other difficult diseases. View original post >>