Safflower 12g. Hematoxylin 15g. 5 grams of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, 0/0 gram of zedoary/kloc, and 0/0 gram of radix aucklandiae/kloc. Add 2-3 liters of water, decoct for 30 minutes, and take a bath while it is hot. Once a day. Put the liquid medicine in a cool, dry and ventilated place after use. Reheat before taking a bath the next day. Potions and dregs are always put together. If the potion is short of water, you can add some water to boil it. The decoction can be used for 7- 10 days, and then the new medicine is replaced according to the original prescription. (You can also put the medicinal materials in a big gauze bag and then decoct them. When taking a bath, put the medicine bag on the soles of your feet and instep. )
Many urbanites like to go to health centers and pedicure centers for a Chinese foot massage after work, which is warm, can eliminate fatigue and is good for health. In fact, if you can't go outside for foot massage for various reasons, you can make your own Chinese medicine foot bath at home, and the effect of soaking your feet with boiled Chinese medicine juice is better than that of soaking your feet with powder in the pedicure center.
Chinese medicine believes that "foot is the root of six meridians". In the twelve meridians of human body, there are three Yang meridians of foot ending in foot and three Yin meridians of foot beginning in foot, which are distributed in more than 60 meridians and acupoints of ankle joint. Foot-soaking therapy has the functions of dredging meridians, qi and blood, and dispelling cold. It's winter now. Soaking feet with hot water before going to bed can prevent diseases and protect health.
Ginger foot massage
Method: You can put the sliced ginger into warm water to soak your feet, or you can put the ginger into a pot to cook for about 10 minute, and then pour the cooked Jiang Shui into water to soak your feet.
For the public.
Ginger is not only a condiment, but also a traditional Chinese medicine, which has the function of warming and dredging, can warm yang and dispel cold, and is especially suitable for people with deficiency and cold constitution. Ginger has osmotic effect. Adding ginger when soaking feet can absorb the effective components of ginger through the skin, which is also one of the external treatments of traditional Chinese medicine. People with chronic gastrointestinal problems, frequent insomnia and dreaminess, and cold hands and feet can use ginger for foot massage before going to bed.
Jiu foot massage
Methods: Put two spoonfuls of white wine or yellow wine into warm water with adjusted temperature, and then do foot massage.
For the public.
Wine has the functions of dredging collaterals, relieving pain, relaxing tendons and promoting blood circulation, and is especially suitable for people with joint pain and dysmenorrhea. Some elderly people have painful knuckles in winter, so they can add wine when soaking their feet, or put their hands in the water when soaking their feet.
Promoting foot massage
Methods: Put two spoonfuls of vinegar into the foot bath water with adjusted temperature.
For the public.
Vinegar has a good astringent effect. It is suitable for women with irregular menstruation to soak their feet, and it can also play a role in beauty. Patients with hypertension are also suitable for soaking their feet with vinegar.
skill
It is better to soak your feet in a bucket than in a basin. Water should not only cover the feet, but also soak the calves.
It is best to control the water temperature at 45 degrees Celsius.
Soak for 30 to 40 minutes and sweat slightly. Don't sweat too much.
Avoid soaking feet on an empty stomach. Because hot water soaking feet can speed up blood circulation and increase body heat consumption, people have less glycogen storage on an empty stomach and are prone to hypoglycemia.
Avoid soaking feet immediately after meals. Soaking feet with hot water after meals, due to the stimulation of water temperature, will make the blood vessels of skin and lower limbs dilate, and the blood in gastrointestinal tract will be relatively reduced, which will hinder the digestion and absorption of food. So it is more appropriate to soak your feet for an hour after meals.
But the effect of adding Chinese herbal medicine is better. Traditional Chinese medicine foot bath is based on the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. Choose the right medicine according to different symptoms, and soak your feet after decocting in water to get juice. Through the stimulation and penetration of the medicine to the reflex zone and acupoints of the foot, the effective components of the medicine are absorbed by the foot, so as to achieve the effect of treating diseases and keeping fit without getting sick.
Insomnia crowd
You can use 30g of Albizia Albizziae bark, 30g of Ziziphus Spinosae seed, 30g of Angelica sinensis and 30g of Flos Magnoliae, add water to boil for one hour, then pour it into the foot bath, then add a proper amount of warm water, and adjust the temperature to about 45 degrees Celsius to soak your feet. These foot bathing herbs can nourish the heart, soothe the nerves and promote sleep. You can soak your feet one hour before going to bed.
People with chronic gastrointestinal diseases
For people suffering from chronic gastrointestinal diseases all the year round, 30g of dried ginger, 30g of mugwort leaf, 30g of magnolia officinalis and 30g of Ligusticum chuanxiong can be boiled in water for one hour, then poured into a foot bath, and then an appropriate amount of warm water and two spoonfuls of wine (white wine or yellow wine) are added, and the temperature is adjusted to about 45 degrees Celsius, so that feet can be soaked and the pain can be relieved.
Women with irregular menstruation or dysmenorrhea
You can use jasmine 15g, rose 15g, angelica 30g, Ligusticum chuanxiong 30g, add water for one hour, then pour it into the foot bath, add a proper amount of warm water and two spoonfuls of vinegar, adjust the temperature to about 45 degrees Celsius, and you can soak your feet. These herbs have the effects of dredging collaterals, relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation.
Chronic headache crowd
Many urbanites suffer from chronic headaches, such as migraine and fatigue headache. Due to the tight life, the pace of work is fast. For this kind of people, 20 grams of Ligusticum Chuanxiong, Vitex negundo, Angelica dahurica and Chrysanthemum can be soaked in water for one hour, then poured into the foot bath, and then added with a proper amount of warm water and two spoonfuls of wine (white wine or yellow wine), and the temperature is adjusted to about 45 degrees Celsius to soak the feet, which can promote blood circulation, dispel wind and relieve pain.
Special reminder
1, if a family uses a foot bath bucket and some of them have beriberi. It is best to use disposable plastic film for foot soaking in beriberi, and discard it after use to avoid infecting family members. It is best to put the foot bath bucket in the sun to dry after use every day, which can also play a role in sterilization.
2. When patients with hypertension soak their feet, the water temperature should be controlled below 40 degrees, and the soaking time should be shortened to 20-30 minutes. This is because when hot water soaks the feet, the peripheral blood vessels will expand and then the blood pressure will fluctuate. This fluctuation can be adapted and adjusted for healthy people, but it may mean danger for patients with hypertension. If hypertensive patients feel dizzy and flustered when soaking their feet, they should stop soaking their feet immediately.
3. Diabetic skin feels worse and is insensitive to temperature. Once scalded, it is not easy to heal. So ask their families to help them test the water temperature, and the water temperature should be controlled below 40 degrees Celsius.