1, the health benefits of soaking feet
Angelica Sinensis Dried Ginger Bath: Warming the Body _ Dispelling the Cold
People who are affected by cold, have cold buttocks or poor blood circulation are more afraid of cold. In addition to eating mutton and antler, we might as well soak our feet with some mild and blood-activating Chinese medicines. For example, dried ginger, aconite and Evodia rutaecarpa are all warm drugs, which have the effects of dispelling cold and relieving pain, warming meridians and dredging meridians, and are helpful to dispel cold and warm the body. If we can strengthen the circulation of qi and blood, the effects will complement each other. Chinese medicinal materials such as Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Radix Codonopsis can be added to smooth qi and blood.
Ingredients: dried ginger 1, aconite 1, codonopsis pilosula 1, angelica sinensis 1, Evodia rutaecarpa 5.
Practice: 8 bowls of clear water and materials are boiled for 45 minutes, and the residue is taken to take the liquid. When warm, soak for 20~30 minutes.
Efficacy: promoting qi and blood circulation, warming the body and expelling cold.
Schizonepeta wind bath: preventing exogenous diseases
When the weather turns cold, if you are not careful, you will easily get sick, especially colds and chills. If you want to prevent it, you should use some traditional Chinese medicine for dietotherapy from time to time, or make it into liquid bath or foot bath, which will help prevent colds and reduce the chance of deterioration in the initial stage. Chinese herbs such as Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Saposhnikovia divaricata, ginger, perilla leaf, etc. are all Chinese herbs for sweating and relieving exterior syndrome, and all of them have the function of promoting stagnation, that is, expelling exterior pathogens by sweating and treating exogenous symptoms such as aversion to cold, fever and headache.
Ingredients: Ginger 1, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis 1, Radix Saposhnikoviae 1, Herba Schizonepetae 1, and 5 yuan with perilla leaves.
Practice: 8 bowls of clear water and materials are boiled for 45 minutes, and the residue is taken to take the liquid. When warm, soak for 20~30 minutes.
Efficacy: Xin Wen Jie Biao, windproof.
Chuanxiong and Angelica dahurica Bath: Warming Lung and Clearing Nose
It's time for the seasons to turn again. People with lung qi deficiency are not only caught cold due to wind and cold, but also attacked by autumn dryness and cold, which is particularly easy to cause nasal sensitivity, such as stuffy nose, sneezing, runny nose, dizziness and headache. To relieve nasal sensitivity and discomfort, besides expelling wind and dispelling cold, you can also soak your feet with some Chinese medicines, such as Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Flos Magnoliae, Fructus Xanthii and Folium Artemisiae Argyi. Both Radix Angelicae Dahuricae and Artemisia annua can dispel wind and cold, while Flos Magnoliae and Fructus Xanthii can dredge nasal orifices, which can relieve wind-cold discomfort, especially for stuffy nose and headache.
Materials: Chuanxiong 1, Angelica dahurica 1, Magnolia grandiflora 1, Xanthium sibiricum 1, Artemisia annua 1.
Practice: 8 bowls of clear water and materials are boiled for 45 minutes, and the residue is taken to take the liquid. When warm, soak for 20~30 minutes.
Efficacy: dispersing lung, dredging nose and stopping dizziness.
Therefore, soaking feet can promote blood circulation, which will be of great help to improve your body cold. If you also have health problems such as body cold, you can try the foot bath regimen. There are many secret recipes for soaking feet. Remember to choose a plan according to your physical fitness.
2. How to soak your feet correctly
First of all, choose the right foot bath bucket.
Since it is a foot bath, it is necessary to embody the word "bubble". "Bubble" here means more water, enough heat and a long time. You can't take a basin and put some water in it. That won't help you stay healthy. At most, I wash my feet, not soak them.
The right choice is to buy a deep wooden barrel that can put the whole calf in. Why choose wooden barrels? First, it is easier to keep warm, and second, it is close to nature. Someone told me that the liver governs wood and the kidney governs water. Such bubbles can help detoxify the liver and kidney. Whether it really makes sense, I have no way to prove it. Anyway, I soak my feet in wooden barrels, which is more comfortable than plastic barrels.
At present, this kind of foot-soaking bucket is available in Meibo City, zhushikou, Beijing, and the price is relatively cheap. When I bought it two years ago, it was only 50 yuan each, but one of our netizens went there two days ago and told me that the price has long been history, and now it is more than 100. Then let's use your skill and chop it door to door. When you are finished, tell me how much you bought. In fact, some furniture cities also sell them, which is a little more expensive.
Second, choose heating equipment.
This kind of foot bath bucket sold in the market has no heating equipment, so when we soak our feet, sometimes we feel that the water is cold, and we have to heat the water, because we need someone to help us, which makes us feel more troublesome. I thought of a simple way, that is, to quickly heat it with boiling water and put it in a bucket as a heating device, which is simple and economical. However, some netizens may think that this will not leak electricity and will not burn. I think it may be a little dangerous, but I have used it for more than two years. As long as I pay attention, I haven't found this problem. If you are not at ease, you can take your feet out when you heat them and put them back when you heat them.
Knowing how to soak your feet correctly, male friends, you should follow the correct method when soaking your feet, otherwise soaking your feet may not only make your body healthier, but will have a negative effect. Finally, remind everyone that the foot bath time should not be too long.