In summer, many people give up the habit of soaking their feet because they want to be cool and think it is getting hotter and hotter on a hot day. As we all know, Chinese medicine believes that foot bathing is a beneficial way of body conditioning, which is suitable all year round.
Soaking feet is good, and it is well founded. When the humidity is just right in summer and the spleen and stomach are blocked, there will be symptoms such as loss of appetite, lethargy, listlessness and irritability. Soaking feet in summer is helpful to dispel summer heat and dampness, prevent colds, cheer people up, stimulate appetite and promote sleep.
Because the foot is the most important part next to the heart, there are a lot of capillaries, and it is also one of the densest parts of the human body. Summer is the season when the human body has the strongest yang. At this time, soaking feet with warm water can better stimulate the meridians and invigorate the functions of human organs. Especially for people with poor spleen and stomach, summer is more suitable for soaking feet. When the spleen and stomach are good, it is not easy to be attacked by moisture, and the symptoms mentioned above will naturally be alleviated.
People's feet are like roots. When a tree dies, the roots wither first, and people get old first. Chinese medicine believes that soaking feet all year round is suitable and has different functions. "Soak your feet in spring and take off in the sun; Soaking feet in summer can dispel the heat; Soak your feet in autumn, moisten your lungs and intestines; Soak your feet in winter and your abdomen is warm. "
According to the concept of "nourishing yang in spring and summer" and "treating winter diseases in summer" in traditional Chinese medicine, summer is the most vigorous season of human yang, and the human yang is also rising more and more vigorously, and the cold in the body is in a state of easy solution. At this time, soaking feet with warm water can dredge meridians, help yang, warm the interior and dispel cold, thus better achieving the purpose of supporting yang and dispelling cold, and also achieving the effect of "preventing disease", which is beneficial to asthma and asthma.
The water temperature for soaking feet in summer should not be too high to avoid scalding, which is about 40℃-45℃. Moreover, the foot bath time should not be too long each time, and it is appropriate to take about 20-30 minutes. Different people have different views on foot bath. For example, people with insufficient yang had better soak their feet at noon, and people with insomnia had better soak their feet before going to bed at night.
What should I pay attention to when soaking my feet in summer?
First, we should strictly control the water temperature of soaking feet in summer. Soaking feet in summer is different from scalding feet in winter. Warm water is the best. The water temperature should be controlled at about 45 degrees Celsius, which can be measured by temperature. Too hot or too cold can hardly achieve the desired effect. When the water temperature cools after soaking for a period of time, hot water should be replenished in time. Don't add too much water when you start soaking your feet. Just don't touch your toes, and keep adding water while soaking your feet.
Second, adding different Chinese medicines to foot bath can relieve different symptoms. The primary purpose of soaking feet in summer is to get rid of summer heat and dampness. Decoct the juice with Pogostemon, and then soak your feet. Put 30g ~ 50g of Pogostemon cablin into 2 liters of water, fry with strong fire for about 40 minutes, then simmer with low fire, take out the juice, add 2 liters of water and fry to 1 liter, and put two pieces of medicinal juice into a pot. At the same time, foot massage is carried out in the process of soaking and washing. Soaking feet in summer is a good way to get rid of moisture and summer heat.
Third, the commonly used baby when soaking feet is mugwort leaf. Folium Artemisiae Argyi is not only economical, but also can recuperate the body. Soaking feet with wormwood and ginger slices can treat colds, arthropathy and rheumatoid diseases. Soaking feet with wormwood and safflower can treat varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, poor blood circulation and blood stasis.
Soak feet in summer, and you can also add ginger and salt water. Salt can clear fire, cool blood and detoxify, while ginger has the functions of dispelling cold, stopping vomiting and detoxifying. Soaking feet with ginger and salt water often can promote local blood circulation, prevent colds and improve deficiency-cold constitution. In addition, adding proper amount of white vinegar directly into foot bath water can enhance skin elasticity, make skin smooth, eliminate rheumatism, improve human discomfort symptoms such as fear of cold, sterilize and resist bacteria, and help to treat mold, beriberi and dermatosis.
Although soaking feet in summer has many benefits, some people are not suitable for soaking feet, so who can't soak feet? Let me introduce you.
Four types of people need to be cautious when soaking their feet.
However, for people with basic vascular diseases, long foot soaking time and high temperature may increase the burden of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. This kind of people should not overheat when they soak their feet, and generally the best temperature is 40℃~45℃; The time should not be too long, about 10 minutes, otherwise it will lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain and heart and dizziness.
In addition, the following four types of people should be extra cautious when soaking their feet.
Diabetic foot Diabetic foot patients have fragile skin, and the peripheral nerves of the foot are not sensitive to temperature. Normal people feel very hot water, but they can't, so they are easy to burn. Once scalded, even a small blister, if not treated in time, may lead to foot infection, ulceration, and even severe amputation.
The main cause of varicose veins in patients with varicose veins is venous valve insufficiency. The increase of foot temperature will only increase local blood flow, but will not change the speed of venous reflux. On the contrary, it may increase the burden of venous return, lead to the further expansion of varicose veins, aggravate the congestion of lower limbs, aggravate the condition, and probably make the feet more swollen and swollen. Therefore, never soak your feet or legs with hot water, nor warm your feet or take a sauna with a hot water bottle.
Many people with dermatoses such as beriberi mistakenly think that soaking feet can relieve beriberi symptoms. In fact, soaking feet with hot water may lead to secondary bacterial infection. For broken skin wounds, soaking feet with hot water is even worse. Be sure to open the wound, dry and ventilated. Patients with diseases such as herpes and eczema on their feet should not soak their feet with hot water. Once the skin is broken, it is easy to cause infection.
If the child's feet are not very cold, there is no need to soak them. The arch of human foot is gradually formed in childhood. At this time, if you often soak your feet with hot water, the ligaments on the soles of your feet may become slack, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch. In the long run, it will increase the risk of forming flat feet.
Foot massage sanfang
1, Qin Lian foot massage prescription: celery leaves (raw) 30g, Lycium barbarum leaves 40g, Eclipta prostrata 50g, fresh celery root (preferably washed and mashed) 100g, water 3000ml, boiling for 8min, and taking juice for foot massage. This prescription has the effects of strengthening the body, tonifying the kidney, promoting marrow production, soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, and eliminating pathogenic factors, and has the auxiliary treatment effect on hypertension and coronary heart disease.
2. The prescription for foot massage of polygala tenuifolia: polygala tenuifolia 10g, Acorus gramineus 15g, pueraria lobata 20g and Polygonum multiflorum 30g. Soak in 3000 ml warm water for 2-3 hours, boil for 30 minutes, and take the juice for foot massage for 20-30 minutes. This prescription has the effects of strengthening the brain, calming the nerves, lowering blood pressure and hypnosis. Can be used for insomnia, dreaminess, hypomnesis, cerebrovascular sclerosis and hypertension.
3. Qufeng Tongluo Powder: It consists of raw Pinellia ternata, raw Sichuan aconite, raw nux vomica and other drugs. Developed by the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, each pack 100g. Usage: Take 25 ~ 50g of Qufeng Tongluo Powder, add 3000ml of water and boil for 5min, or directly dissolve it in boiling water for 20 ~ 30min. The product has that function of expelling pathogenic wind, remove dampness, dispelling cold, removing toxic substances, dredge collaterals, relieving pain, lowering adverse flow and stopping vomiting. Can be used for treating arthralgia due to wind-cold-dampness, cough and asthma, excessive phlegm, numbness of hands and feet, tendon contracture, local pain, etc.