1. energy
Dispelling cold: Ginger is a pungent and warm medicine for relieving exterior syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving exterior syndrome and is small in size. Modern medicine believes that ginger can * * capillary, improve local blood circulation and metabolism. People who are afraid of cold and easy to get cold hands and feet can soak their feet with ginger.
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 boil it with hot water. 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.
Many of the medicinal ingredients in ginger are small molecular substances, which can be avoided by covering the pot and cooking. The amount of half a slice of ginger is the amount of water in the basin used by ordinary families to soak their feet If the amount of water used for soaking feet is large, or the symptoms of being afraid of cold are serious, the amount of ginger can be appropriately increased. After soaking feet with Jiang Shui for a period of time, the symptoms of being afraid of cold can generally be improved to some extent.
2. cinnamon
Detumescence: Cinnamon is also called cinnamon, cinnamon or cinnamon. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a common spice in the family, which has the function of warming kidney and strengthening yang. Soaking feet with them can relieve edema caused by kidneys.
Nephrogenic edema is edema caused by renal function problems or events. Generally, it first occurs in loose tissues, such as eyelids or face, ankles and ankles, and it is most obvious when getting up in the morning. Pressing the skin in the edema area with your fingers can lead to depression. If nephrogenic edema occurs, pepper and cinnamon can be boiled 15g (a handful or a small piece) and then soaked in feet. The cooking method is the same as that of ginger. Continuous foot soaking in this way can play a certain role in reducing swelling.
If the symptoms of edema start from drooping parts of the body (such as legs) and gradually develop to other parts of the body, it may be cardiogenic edema caused by heart function problems. This kind of edema can be soaked in ginger boiling water mentioned above, which can promote blood circulation of lower limbs, thus achieving the purpose of assisting in reducing edema.
Step 3 worry
Warming the lungs: According to "",wormwood is a flat, bitter and non-toxic drug. It has the functions of restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, eliminating dampness and dispelling cold, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage, and is also commonly used in acupuncture, so it is also called "herb". Soaking feet with wormwood can also improve lung function, which is very beneficial to people who have and easily cough up white phlegm.
The method of soaking feet with wormwood is similar to that with ginger. Generally, 30-50g (a handful) of dried wormwood is boiled in water to soak feet, and the cooking method is the same as above.
People who are cold and wet can soak their feet with wormwood once a week. You can also soak your feet with wormwood water and drink a cup of ginger and red jujube water (10 dried red jujube plus two pieces of ginger and ten bowls of water for two hours) as an assistant.
Pay attention to soaking your feet with wormwood, drink more warm water, eat less cold food and take a rest. The discomfort of head, face and throat caused by deficiency heat and excess fire can be relieved to some extent.
People with fever, hypotension and diabetes should soak their feet with wormwood under the guidance of a doctor. And soak your feet with wormwood 2-3 times a week, not too often. Because soaking feet with wormwood will lead to excessive internal heat, sometimes it will cause head and face problems, and it is easy to cause dizziness, headache and emotional changes.
4. safflower
Anti-chilblain: safflower is a commonly used Chinese medicine in gynecology, which can remove blood stasis and relieve pain. People who are prone to chilblain and chapped skin in winter, using safflower to soak their feet in early autumn can play a very good preventive role.
Take 10- 15g (about a handful) of safflower and soak your feet according to the method mentioned above, which can prevent and improve chilblain. Every winter, people often have chapped hands and feet, but once this happens, it takes a long time to recover. Choosing to soak your feet with safflower can also prevent this from happening to some extent.
Soak your feet,