Nowadays, with the improvement of living standards, people's awareness of health care is getting stronger and stronger. In order to improve their physical fitness and get rid of sub-health status, people have also summed up many health care methods in constant exploration and practice.

For most people, they have the habit of soaking their feet before going to bed at night. In addition to soaking feet with clear water, many people are used to adding some Chinese herbal medicines, such as mugwort leaves, which are favored by many people. So what are the benefits of soaking feet with mugwort leaves before going to bed at night? If you are curious, let's take a look.

0 1 Insist on soaking feet with mugwort leaves before going to bed. After a period of time, it may help you improve these four problems.

1, cold and warm

It's winter now. For office workers, they have to go out to work every day because of their livelihood. After a day's running, their bodies will definitely be eroded by the cold, which will lead to physical changes in the long run. In fact, for women, dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation are very easy to happen.

At this time, you may wish to insist on soaking your feet with mugwort leaves, which can promote blood circulation throughout the body and drive away the damp and cold gas in the body. And IE can communicate with the twelve meridians and regulate Yin and Yang. After the meridians are unobstructed, the qi and blood will be unobstructed, and the cold in the body will naturally have nowhere to live.

Step 2 remove athlete's foot and tinea pedis

For many men, there is usually an ulterior secret, that is beriberi and tinea pedis. No one will find it when they go to work during the day, but when they get home at night, they stink as soon as they take off their shoes, which annoys many people.

If you want to get rid of beriberi and tinea pedis, you might as well stick to soaking your feet with Folium Artemisiae Argyi before going to bed at night, because Folium Artemisiae Argyi has antibacterial, antiviral and antiallergic effects, which can effectively remove fungal infections on your feet and have a good therapeutic effect on beriberi and tinea pedis.

3, diminish inflammation and remove fire

In daily life, I believe that everyone has had cases of getting angry, such as oral ulcer, stomatitis, otitis media, sore throat and so on. All of them are caused by weak fire or strong cold fire in the body. If you want to diminish inflammation, you might as well stick to soaking your feet with mugwort before going to bed.

Boil Artemisia argyi leaves in water, then soak your feet until you sweat slightly all over, then drink some warm water and soak your feet for two or three days continuously. These diseases can be well alleviated.

Method of soaking feet with mugwort leaves

Put a handful of mugwort leaves into a clean pot, and then add a proper amount of water. After the fire boils, continue to boil for about ten minutes before taking it out. Just wait until the water cools naturally enough to soak your feet.

In addition to soaking your feet with mugwort leaves, you can also add other materials to soak your feet according to your physical condition, which can play a better role.

1, Zanthoxylum argyi can remove sweaty feet, foot odor, beriberi and eczema.

2. Folium Artemisiae Argyi and Flos Carthami can improve varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, poor blood circulation, numbness of hands and feet or blood stasis.

3. Folium Artemisiae Argyi plus ginger tablets can treat common cold, arthropathy, rheumatoid disease, cough, bronchitis, emphysema and asthma.

4. Folium Artemisiae Argyi with salt can cure upper energizer with fire, frequent eye fire, toothache and sore throat, fidgety, getting angry and catching cold, and edema of feet and legs.

What should I pay attention to when soaking my feet with wormwood?

1, attention times

Although soaking feet with mugwort leaves has a good effect on the body, it can't be used often. It is enough to soak your feet with Artemisia argyi 2~3 times a week, because soaking your feet with Artemisia argyi will lead to fire, and sometimes it will cause facial qi and blood deficiency, which is easy to cause dizziness and headache.

Step 2 use a wooden basin

Not only Artemisia argyi leaves, but also other Chinese herbal medicines are used. When soaking feet, it is best not to use a metal basin, but to use a wooden basin. Because the chemical composition in the metal basin is unstable, it is easy to react with tannic acid in traditional Chinese medicine to generate harmful substances such as iron tannic acid, which greatly reduces the curative effect of the medicine.

Step 3 watch the time

Don't soak mugwort leaves for too long, 15~30 minutes is appropriate, because blood will flow to the lower limbs when soaking feet, and the brain is prone to insufficient blood supply, especially for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and the elderly. Soaking feet for a long time may lead to chest tightness and dizziness.

4, children should not soak their feet

Teenagers and children in the critical period of growth and development are not suitable for long-term foot soaking, because the arch of the foot begins to form in childhood, and frequent foot soaking with hot water will lead to the relaxation of the plantar ligament, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch of the foot and is easy to form flat feet.

What other magical effects does Artemisia argyi have besides soaking feet?

1, mugwort water shampoo

Folium Artemisiae Argyi is an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory herb. Washing your hair with Folium Artemisiae Argyi water can improve alopecia caused by seborrheic alopecia and fungal infection, keep the scalp clean and dry, and control oil. At the same time, washing your hair with Folium Artemisiae Argyi water can also repair damaged hair and make it black and shiny.

2, wormwood water bath

Folium Artemisiae Argyi is warm and has the effects of dispelling cold and dampness, warming the body and promoting blood circulation. Bathing with Folium Artemisiae Argyi water at ordinary times can effectively prevent colds and promote blood circulation and lymphatic circulation of human body, thus improving human immunity. In addition, it also has natural antipruritic and bactericidal effects. Bathing with Folium Artemisiae Argyi in summer can effectively remove prickly heat.

3, moxibustion

The Folium Artemisiae Argyi is made into moxibustion or moxa wool, and moxibustion is performed on human meridian points. At this time, moxibustion can dredge meridians, warm meridians, dispel cold and relieve pain through pungent and aromatic smell and fire irradiation. Moxibustion has a good effect on cold hands and feet caused by pain in waist and leg joints or meridian obstruction.

Conclusion: The above are the benefits and precautions of soaking feet with mugwort leaves. Do you usually have the habit of soaking your feet with mugwort water? After reading this article, you might as well give it a try, which may bring you unexpected surprises. # Happy New Year #