Folium Artemisiae Argyi can be used both orally and externally, and is known as the "diamond in the grass". Artemisia argyi can be seen in the north and south of China and within the Great Wall, with different names in different regions. There are many kinds of forests, such as mugwort leaves, ice platforms, herbs, wormwood, mugwort, etc. Different varieties have different functions, some are suitable for eating and some are suitable for moxibustion.
Folium Artemisiae Argyi has many medicinal effects, which can not only repel mosquitoes and prevent epidemic, but also cure all diseases with moxibustion. Studies have proved that Folium Artemisiae Argyi has antibacterial, antiviral, antiasthmatic, hemostatic, antiallergic, immune enhancing, liver protecting, gallbladder promoting, antipyretic, sedative and antihypertensive effects. With the improvement of people's awareness of health care, people choose to use mugwort leaves to keep fit. Soaking feet with mugwort leaves is a common health care method for many people before going to bed. Have you ever tried soaking your feet with mugwort?
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Sticking to soaking your feet with mugwort leaves before going to bed may help you improve these five problems after a while.
1, get rid of beriberi
Boiling mugwort leaves to soak feet helps to get rid of beriberi, and has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and antiviral effects. Most of beriberi is caused by foot fungal infection. Artemisia argyi can inhibit the propagation of foot fungi and prevent beriberi. If athlete's foot or other fungal infection has occurred, never scratch it with your hands to avoid causing extensive damage.
Sticking to boiling water with mugwort leaves every night before going to bed can obviously improve the itching and peeling of feet in beriberi.
2. Improve dysmenorrhea
There are great differences in physiological structure between men and women. Women are afraid of cold during menstruation and are prone to dysmenorrhea. Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the function of warming palace and dispelling cold. Insist on soaking feet with wormwood leaf water every night before going to bed, which can dispel the cold and moisture in the body and improve the problem of palace cold. Problems such as dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation can also be gradually improved.
During the conditioning of wormwood, you must avoid staying up late, work and rest regularly, go to bed early and get up early, and pay attention to keeping your waist and feet warm.
Step 3 treat colds
Folium Artemisiae Argyi is warm and sweet, and has the effect of dispelling cold. After beginning of winter, the weather became colder and colder, and the temperature difference between day and night was large. Many people catch a cold and have a fever because they don't pay attention to keeping warm, and they are weak.
There are many acupoints on the soles of our feet. Soaking feet can warm legs and feet, raise body temperature, promote blood circulation, and help to expel cold and moisture from the body.
4, improve the body's resistance
Soaking feet with mugwort water can quickly warm the body, and slight hair can detoxify and improve the body's resistance and immunity. Flavonoids in the volatile oil of Folium Artemisiae Argyi have strong anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects, resist the invasion of external bacteria and viruses to the body, and enhance the disease resistance, thus improving the physical discomfort caused by kidney-yang deficiency, such as cold hands and feet, chills, limb fatigue, etc., and making men look more attractive.
5, get rid of virtual fire
Busy people generally eat irregularly and drink less water, which leads to different degrees of excessive internal heat. Otitis media, oral ulcer and sore throat are all caused by strong liver fire in the body. You can soak your feet with mugwort water. Boil Folium Artemisiae Argyi in cold water, cool to a suitable temperature, and then soak your feet.
It should be noted that the soaking time of mugwort leaves in water should not be too long, and it should be controlled at 15~20 minutes. After soaking feet, women can drink a cup of brown sugar and Jiang Shui for three consecutive days, and do not eat cold, spicy and irritating food during soaking feet. You can see the obvious effect on the fourth day.
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How to soak your feet with mugwort leaves?
Put the Folium Artemisiae Argyi into a pot, pour in clear water, boil it with strong fire for 10 minutes, then put it into a vessel, cool it to a proper temperature, and then soak your feet. Cold water can't be added to the boiled Folium Artemisiae Argyi water, and the medicinal effect of Folium Artemisiae Argyi water can only be maintained after the water cools naturally.
Massage the soles of feet gently with both hands when soaking feet, so as to promote the blood circulation of feet, thus playing the role of dredging meridians, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and doubling the health care effect on the body. It should be noted that the foot soaking time must not be too long, and it is best to keep it at 15~20 minutes.
By reading this article, I believe everyone understands that soaking feet with mugwort leaves before going to bed has many benefits for the body, but we should also master the correct method of soaking feet. We should not use water that is too hot or too cold, and the water temperature is moderate, so as not to hurt the skin or soak it for too long. After soaking your feet, dry your feet in time and take warm measures.
Have you ever tried soaking your feet with mugwort water? If not, it's worth a try if you want to keep fit.