Soaking feet is something that many people must do before going to bed every night, not only because of the comfort of "a warm current rushing into their hearts", but also because soaking feet is also a way of health care. However, this most common regimen also requires skill. Today, Bian Xiao will introduce some tips for soaking feet and some pedicure prescriptions for tonifying kidney for your reference.

Soaking feet is not only a good way to pay attention to personal hygiene, but also a good way to keep fit. The ancients recorded this for a long time, and writers Su Dongpo and Lu You all left poems such as "My master advised me to wash my feet and sleep, but I fell down on the bed and didn't hear the bells and drums" and "Wash my feet and go to bed quickly, and my young grandson gradually turned into soup". Emperor Qianlong, the son of heaven in your, also believed in the regimen of "300 steps in the morning and a pot of soup at night".

Foot bath has a long history. How can I soak my feet and tonify my kidney? First, it's time. Soaking your feet at nine o'clock in the evening is the best way to protect your kidneys. 9:00 pm-11:00 pm is the peak time, and the essence of human body is transported to the kidney meridian, and 9: 00 pm is the process from less to more when the essence just starts to run. At this time, the qi and blood of the kidney meridian are relatively weak. At this time, the body heat of soaking feet increases, and the blood vessels in the body will expand, which is conducive to promoting blood circulation, thus promoting blood circulation in the body. Therefore, soaking feet at 9: 00 pm is the most tonic.

The temperature and time of soaking feet are also very particular. From the point of view of physical therapy, hot water foot washing is a kind of soaking therapy. When soaking feet, the water temperature should be 40~50, and the amount of water should not exceed the ankle. Soak your feet for 5 to 10 minutes. Some people like to "burn their feet", but some experts have shown that the high temperature of foot bath water will make people's nerves too excited, thus increasing the risk of sudden death. The temperature of foot bath water must be controlled within 50. Some people like soaking their feet for a long time. It is best not to soak your feet for more than 30 minutes, especially for the elderly. If they soak their feet for too long, they will cause symptoms such as sweating and palpitation. Pregnant women should not soak their feet in hot water for a long time.

The following is a foot bath prescription for tonifying kidney and treating diseases for you to choose from.

1. Low back pain

Ingredients: Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Lignum Sappan, Herba Ephedrae, Lycopodium, Rhizoma homalomenae, and Eucommiae Cortex. 9g .

Usage: add 1500 ml water to the medicine, boil for 5 5~ 10/0min, and then pour the liquid medicine into the footbath. Draw the waist first, then soak your feet. Once a day for 30 minutes.

2. Glomerulonephritis

Composition: 30g of winter melon skin, 30g of watermelon skin, 30g of dried tangerine peel, 30g of ginger skin, 30g of areca nut skin and 50g of corn stigma.

Usage: Add 1000 ml of water to the medicine, boil it several times, and then pour the medicine into the footbath. Soak your feet in warm water for 30 minutes. Once a day.

Indications: Glomerulonephritis with edema.

3. Pyelonephritis

Ingredients: Cortex Phellodendri, Radix Gentianae, Herba Hedyotidis Diffusae and Folium Isatidis each 15g.

Usage: add 1000 ml of water to the medicine, boil it for 10~ 15 minutes, and then pour the liquid medicine into the footbath. Soak your feet in warm water for 30 minutes. 1~ twice a day, 10 day is a course of treatment.

4. cystitis

Composition: Sophora flavescens 30g, alum15g, talcum powder15g.

Usage: Add 1000 ml of water to the medicine, boil it several times, and then pour the medicine into the footbath. Soak your feet in warm water for 30 minutes. 1~ twice a day, 10 day is a course of treatment. Generally 1~2 courses of treatment can cure or be effective.

5. Urinary tract infection

Composition: Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, Radix Gentianae, Herba Portulacae and Lalang Grass Rhizome each 30g.

Usage: Add 1500ml water to the medicine, boil it several times, and then pour the medicine into the footbath. Soak your feet for 30 minutes when it is warm, and heat it when it is cold. 1~ twice a day, 10 day is a course of treatment.

6. impotence

Ingredients: Semen Allii Tuberosi 15g, Rhizoma Curculiginis, Fructus Cnidii, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba.

Usage: Add 1000 ml of water to the medicine, boil it several times, and then pour the medicine into the footbath. Soak your feet in warm water for 30 minutes. 1~2 times a day, 10 day is a co.