Soaking feet in winter can not only transfer heat to the whole body, promote blood circulation, achieve the effect of dispelling cold and keeping warm, but also relieve fatigue and play a role in health care. In addition, foot bath combined with massage can also help stimulate acupoints, reflex zones and meridians of the foot. If you add some Chinese medicine and other materials to the foot bath water, it will also have an auxiliary treatment effect on some diseases.

1, promoting blood circulation. The foot has been considered as the second heart of the human body since ancient times.

According to the health theory, the feet are farthest from the human heart and bear the heaviest burden. So this place is most likely to cause poor blood circulation. According to medical records, "a man with feet is still like a tree with roots. The roots are exhausted first, and the old feet are old first." Especially for people who often feel cold hands and feet, soaking feet with hot water is an excellent method.

2. Stimulate the acupoints, reflex zones and meridians of the foot.

According to medical theory, there are reflex zones, acupoints and meridians on the feet of various organs and organs of the human body. Many people have had pedicures. When the masseur presses our feet, it will feel pain and soreness. This situation can basically explain that there is something wrong with our corresponding reflection area.

3, it has a good auxiliary effect on the treatment of various diseases.

People often say that "the rich take tonic and the poor soak their feet", which shows the great effect of Chinese medicine soaking their feet. Especially in modern society, the extensive use of air conditioners and people's general love of cold food make their bodies cold and wet. Soaking feet with traditional Chinese medicine can accelerate the elimination of cold in the body.

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Basic principle of soaking feet

When we soak our feet in hot water, we will find that the blood vessels on our feet will expand and the epidermis of our feet will turn red. This is because when we soak our feet with hot water, it will accelerate the blood circulation of the feet, make more blood flow to the peripheral blood vessels of the lower limbs, and make the blood flow of the brain relatively decrease, thus making people feel sleepy.

At the same time, because countless nerve endings on the soles of the feet are closely connected with the brain, the warm stimulation of hot water on the nerve endings on the feet can inhibit the cerebral cortex and make people feel comfortable and relaxed in the brain, thus speeding up sleep and deepening sleep.

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