1 flower bed snack: radish seeds (radish seeds)
Radish, also called "radish seed", is yellow and white, which is the mature seed of radish. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effect of eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm. In addition, it can promote digestion and relieve abdominal distension, and has certain curative effect on constipation patients.
Usage: Take 30~40g of radish and put it in a medicine pot for frying15min. Pour boiled water and radish seeds into a basin, add cold water, and soak your feet when the water temperature is suitable.
Moisturize the skin and prevent colds: lemon white vinegar
Lemon is the favorite of many white-collar women. It can refresh the mind and prevent colds. White vinegar can soften blood vessels and moisturize the skin. Therefore, the combination of the two has a good effect on protecting the blood vessels of the foot.
Usage: Add lemon and white vinegar according to the ratio of 2:3 (two slices of lemon and three spoonfuls of white vinegar) and soak in warm water for about 15 minutes.
3 detumescence and pain relief: acanthopanax senticosus.
Acanthopanax senticosus and Radix Clematidis are both medicinal plants, which have good detumescence and analgesic effects.
Usage: 20g of acanthopanax bark and 20g of clematis root. First, fry in a medicine pot for about 15 minutes, then pour directly into the footbath, add cold water, and soak your feet when the water temperature is appropriate.
4 Relieve dysmenorrhea: Artemisia argyi ginger
Folium Artemisiae Argyi can dredge meridians, relieve cold pain and accelerate metabolism, which is an important medicine in gynecology. If you have a cold sweat because of dysmenorrhea and your hands and feet are cold, you can try soaking your feet with mugwort leaves for 15~20 minutes every day, sweating slightly, which is very effective in relieving dysmenorrhea. What are the benefits of wormwood? Perforation: Artemisia argyi is a health grass for women, helping women live younger and younger! )
Usage: First take 30g of Folium Artemisiae Argyi, ginger 100g, and liquor 100 ml. Cleaning Folium Artemisiae Argyi and Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, and cutting into thick slices; Put it into a pot, add a proper amount of water, decoct for 30 minutes, remove the residue to get juice, and pour it into a basin; Add Chinese liquor, fumigate first and then soak.
Best partner: foot bath and foot massage.
Soaking feet with warm water can promote blood circulation, which is good for the heart, kidneys and sleep. If foot bath and massage are done together, the effect will be better.
Yongquan point
Kunlun research
Practice: Knead the acupoints on the foot surface and sole with both hands, especially Yongquan (located in the front third of the line between the seam ends of the second and third toes and the heel, and in the front depression of the sole) and Kunlun (located in the back of the lateral ankle, between the tip of the lateral ankle and the achilles tendon) are the best. Rubbing foot points can clear the brain and improve eyesight, which has a certain auxiliary effect on the treatment of hypertension.
Tips:
1. It is recommended to soak your feet in wooden barrels and ceramic pots. These two materials have good thermal insulation effect, especially the foot bath made of Chinese herbal medicine.
2. Many people watch TV while soaking their feet, and accidentally soak for more than half an hour. In fact, as long as you sweat slightly on your forehead, the water will get cold after a long time, which will affect the effect.
3. Be careful not to burn! Avoid high water temperature, especially for diabetics. Burn can easily lead to diabetic foot.