1, ginger soaking feet
Efficacy of ginger: Chinese medicine says that ginger is warm and has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving exterior syndrome. Modern medicine also believes that ginger can promote blood circulation and metabolism.
Specific practice: pat a proper amount of ginger flat, put it in a pot and add half a pot of water to boil for about 10 minutes, then pour out the cooked Jiang Shui and add cold water to about 40 degrees Celsius. Note that when soaking feet, the water had better not reach your ankles.
Note: 1. Soak your feet with ginger. The amount of ginger depends on your personal situation. If you are afraid of cold, you can appropriately increase the amount of ginger. 2. When cooking ginger water, it is best to cover the pot and cook. Because the medicinal factors contained in ginger belong to small molecular substances, it is not easy to volatilize when the pot is covered. 3. The temperature in Jiang Shui is not 40 degrees Celsius, as long as the human body can't feel the heat.
2, cinnamon soaking feet
Efficacy of Cinnamon: Cinnamon is warm and has the effect of warming kidney and reducing swelling.
Specific practice: when soaking feet with cinnamon, you can take a proper amount of pepper and cinnamon, boil it and put it in water. The decoction method is the same as that of Jiang Shui.
Precautions: The detumescence effect of cinnamon soaking feet is mainly due to edema caused by nephropathy.
3. mugwort leaves soak feet
Efficacy of Folium Artemisiae Argyi: Chinese medicine believes that Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the functions of eliminating dampness, dispelling cold and regulating qi and blood. Soaking feet can effectively improve the lung function of human body.
Specific practice: take a handful of dried wormwood and soak it in water. The soaking method is the same as the ginger mentioned above.
Note: If you are cold and wet, you can consider soaking your feet with mugwort leaves and having a cup of ginger and jujube tea. Ginger jujube tea is made of boiled ginger and jujube.
4. Red flowers soak their feet
Efficacy of safflower: safflower has the function of activating collaterals and promoting blood circulation. Soaking feet in autumn and winter can effectively prevent frostbite.
Specific measures: Take a pinch of safflower and boil water as before to soak your feet.
Note: Saffron can promote blood circulation and is not suitable for pregnant women.
Whether the body is cold or wet, soaking feet is a good way to keep fit. Only by choosing a foot-soaking method that suits you can you soak up health.
5, foot bath crowd taboo
First, patients with diabetic foot. The skin of diabetic foot patients is fragile, and the peripheral nerves of the foot are not sensitive to temperature. Normal people feel that the water is very hot, but they can't feel it, so they are easily scalded. Once scalded, even a small blister, if not treated in time, may lead to foot infection, ulceration, and even severe amputation.
Second, patients with varicose veins. The main cause of 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 reflux, lead to further expansion of varicose veins, aggravate congestion of lower limbs and aggravate the condition. It is very likely that your feet will become more and more swollen, so don't soak your feet or legs with hot water, and don't warm your feet with hot water bottles or take a sauna.
Third, patients with dermatoses such as beriberi. For people with beriberi, soaking feet can easily lead to secondary bacterial infection. If you have a wound on your skin, don't soak your feet, or you will get infected easily.
Fourth, children. Children generally don't feel cold, so they don't need to soak their feet. The child's feet are developing. If you often soak your feet with hot water at this time, the ligaments on the soles of your feet may become slack, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch of your feet. In the long run, it will increase the risk of forming flat feet.
5. Patients with cardiovascular diseases. Factors such as soaking feet for a long 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.