As the saying goes, the foot is the second heart of the human body. Soaking feet in hot water is better than taking tonic. If pepper is blindly added to the water for soaking feet, the effect will be even more wonderful. Soaking feet has many benefits for human body, which can relieve fatigue, help sleep and improve immunity. Soaking feet with pepper can dispel cold and help yang, prevent diseases and prolong life. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is listed as a cold-dispelling medicine in Chinese medicine, which can dispel internal cold and help Yang Qi. Therefore, it is good to disperse the yin-cold qi, help the deficiency of Yuanyang, and benefit qi and water. In addition, Zanthoxylum bungeanum also has the functions of sterilization, disinfection, pain relief, itching relief and swelling reduction.
Soaking feet with Zanthoxylum bungeanum decoction can play the role of external treatment of internal diseases, because there are reflex zones corresponding to various organs of the human body in the feet. Soaking or massaging these reflex zones with medicinal soup can dredge the meridians of the whole body, unblock blood vessels, adjust the functions of various parts of the human body, and achieve the self-care effect of preventing and treating diseases.
In addition, it also has certain curative effect on hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. Because some diseases involve many aspects of Chinese medicine, such as deficiency of both yin and yang, it is not only necessary to supplement yang qi, but also to take measures according to the condition, which varies from person to person to solve the fundamental problem.
What are the benefits of soaking feet with Chili?
1, promoting sleep Chinese medicine believes that soaking feet with Chili water can promote sleep more than soaking feet with hot water. In fact, the method is very simple. Wrap 50 grams of Zanthoxylum bungeanum (1 kg 10) in cotton cloth, tie it with a rope, boil water, and soak your feet with this water. Pepper bags can be reused, and they can be replaced in about a week.
2, pepper soaking feet 10 minutes, the most refreshing water temperature is generally 40-50 degrees Celsius, the skin of both feet is red, and there are slight sweat stains on the face. If you can soak your feet with 2% salt water every morning and evening, it is good for your health, or add a small amount of pepper or mustard to the hot water for soaking your feet, which will help improve the blood circulation of your feet.
3. When soaking feet with pepper can dispel cold and soak feet, you can add some drugs to dispel cold, such as pepper. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is pungent and warm, which can dispel the cold of internal organs, dredge blood vessels and regulate joints. First, grab a handful of pepper and add some water to fry. When the drug effect is completely integrated into the water, pour it into the basin, smoke the feet first, and then soak the feet when the water temperature drops to the usable level. In this process, pepper water can be continuously added. It's best to soak for half an hour without reaching your ankles. It is best to sweat slightly all over.
Shi Jinmo, one of the four famous doctors in Beijing, insisted on soaking his feet with Chili water every night before his death, and then alternately massaged Yongquan point 100 times with his left and right hands for health care. Soaking feet with hot pepper water, combined with massage, can dredge the meridians of the whole body, unblock blood vessels, and regulate human functions, thus achieving the effect of self-care.
5, pepper soaking feet with pepper decoction to enhance immunity. Wash your feet before going to bed every night and then soak in this soup. It can cure diseases, and most obviously, it can enhance immunity to influenza virus or other infectious diseases. In addition, it has the functions of sterilization, disinfection, pain relief, itching relief and swelling reduction.
6. Soaking feet with Chili water can prevent foot odor, sweaty feet and beriberi. Grab a handful of peppers, wrap them in emery cloth and cook them in a pot with water. Smoke your feet first, and soak your feet when the water temperature can be used.
Matters needing attention of pickled pepper feet
1. Soaking feet with Chili water is not suitable for a long time. If you feel that the original symptoms have disappeared, you should stop for a few days and come back when the symptoms are insufficient. Otherwise, there may be phenomena such as "insufficient breath" and "incompatibility between water and fire" mentioned in ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine. In this respect, from my experience, excessive use of pepper water to soak feet mainly causes "lung fire", and then "fire eats gas", so qi deficiency, in addition to cough, runny nose, phlegm and other lung problems, easy to catch a cold, which also proves this point.
2, people with symptoms of yin deficiency, in the process of soaking feet with Chili water, should pay attention to timely yin, especially in winter. Because soaking feet with Chili water has the functions of dredging waterways, dispelling cold, promoting digestion and sweating, it feels as "dry" as other yang-tonifying drugs in this process, especially for people with symptoms of yin deficiency, soaking feet with Chili water should be combined with nourishing yin, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms of yin deficiency. From my personal experience, because of frequent physical activity, I sweat a lot. If I don't pay attention to nourishing yin, I often have symptoms of yin deficiency, so I often consciously replenish yin, such as boiling water with yam, boiling water with lotus root, boiling water with pears, or eating some fruits. , timely replenish water in the body. Note: For many middle-aged and elderly people, the effect of nourishing yin by drinking white water alone is not necessarily ideal, especially for people with yin deficiency.
3. Some people, especially those with cold constitution, have a very good effect of soaking their feet with pepper water, but they have a discharge reaction after soaking their feet with pepper water for the first few times (see the article "Record of Discharge Reaction of Soaking Feet with Pepper Water" in this blog for details). Symptoms are similar to a cold, which is a normal reaction and a manifestation of the disease leaving the human body. Do not stop. Look at the reason or find a professional.
4. Because of the obvious absorption effect of drug foot-soaking, I don't think Zanthoxylum bungeanum water should be used repeatedly too many times to prevent the corrupt Zanthoxylum bungeanum water from having adverse effects on the body. If you want to keep it, it is recommended to use it for two or three times at most, but you should heat it to boiling, and then cool it to a suitable temperature before using it.
5, the time to soak your feet can not be too long, generally just sweating is appropriate, it is best not to sweat. For people who have just started to soak their feet or have a cold constitution, they may not sweat for a while at first, which is a manifestation of cold in the body. Dose and frequency can be increased appropriately until they sweat.
6, the water temperature can not be too low, it feels a little hot, it should be constant temperature;
7, foot bath time, if it is health care, generally around 9 pm is appropriate. If it is for treatment, it is suggested to be flexible in the morning, and can it be twice a day if necessary?
8. It is better to soak your feet with your hands or massage your feet with your hands.
Health experts said: soaking feet with pepper is a very good health-keeping method. This regimen is generally suitable for people with symptoms of yin deficiency, body cold, dry eyes, rib pain, dizziness and toothache caused by liver deficiency and excessive fire. It has good effect, and also has obvious effect on abdominal distension, dyspepsia and dyspepsia caused by spleen and stomach yang deficiency.