1, foot bath Chinese herbal medicine
The reporter learned from the Physical Examination Center of Henan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine that if you insist on soaking your feet with Chinese medicine every day in winter, you can get rid of a variety of discomfort symptoms.
1. Ginger dispels cold
Ginger is a pungent and warm medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, which has the function of dispelling cold and relieving exterior syndrome, and has little toxic and side effects. People who are afraid of cold and easy to get cold hands and feet can soak their feet with ginger.
Generally, take ginger/kloc-0.5 ~ 30g (about half a slice of ginger with the same size), pat it flat, put it in a pot, add half a pot of water, cover the pot, and boil it in hot water for about/kloc-0.0 minutes. After cooking, pour out all the Jiang Shui, and add appropriate amount of cold water to about 40℃ (generally it is better to feel it is not hot). When soaking your feet, don't let the water pass over your ankles. You'd better rub your feet when soaking.
After soaking feet with Jiang Shui for a period of time, the symptoms of being afraid of cold can be improved to some extent.
2. Cinnamon can reduce swelling
Cinnamon, also known as Cinnamon, Cinnamon or Cinnamon, and Zanthoxylum bungeanum are all commonly used spices in the family, which have the functions of warming kidney and strengthening yang. Soaking feet with them can relieve edema caused by kidney disease.
The so-called nephrogenic edema is mainly caused by renal function problems or diseases. Generally, it first occurs in loose tissues, such as eyelids or face, ankles and ankles, and it is most obvious when getting up in the morning. Pressing the skin in the edema area with your fingers can lead to depression.
If nephrogenic edema occurs, you can soak your feet with 15g pepper and 15g cinnamon (a pinch or a small piece). The cooking method is the same as that of ginger: add half a pot of water to the pot, cover the pot, and cook with hot water for about 10 minute. After cooking, pour off all the water, and then add an appropriate amount of cold water to about 40℃. Continuous foot soaking in this way can play a certain role in reducing swelling.
3. mugwort leaves warm the lungs
According to Compendium of Materia Medica, wormwood is a kind of drug with flat nature, bitter taste and no toxicity. It has the functions of restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, eliminating dampness and dispelling cold, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage, and is also commonly used in acupuncture, so it is also called "herb". Soaking feet with wormwood can also improve lung function, which is very beneficial to people with chronic bronchitis and easy to cough up white sputum.
The method of soaking feet with wormwood is similar to that with ginger. Generally, 30 ~ 50g (a handful) of dried wormwood is boiled in water to soak feet. The cooking method is the same as above. Patients with severe cold and dampness can soak their feet with wormwood once a week.
You can also soak your feet with wormwood water and drink a cup of ginger and red jujube water (10 dried red jujube plus two slices of ginger and ten bowls of boiling water for two hours) as an assistant, which has better lung warming effect.
4. Safflower prevents frostbite
Safflower is a traditional Chinese medicine commonly used in gynecology, which has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dredging menstruation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. People who are prone to chilblain and chapped skin in winter, using safflower to soak their feet in early autumn can play a very good preventive role.
Soaking feet with10 ~15g (about a handful) of safflower can prevent and improve chilblain.
If 30 ~ 50g of dried wormwood and 10 ~ 15g of safflower are used to soak feet at the same time, blood circulation can be improved, and varicose veins and peripheral neuritis can be prevented and alleviated.
2. How do perilla leaves soak their feet?
As a traditional Chinese medicine, perilla leaf is loved by many friends because it is a plant with the same origin of medicine and food. But what you may not know is that perilla leaves can also be used to soak feet, which can treat cough and asthma well.
The method of soaking feet with perilla leaves is very simple, that is, adding some perilla leaves to hot water and washing feet later. The first is to choose a suitable water temperature. Too hot water will not only hurt feet, but also reduce the medicinal properties of perilla leaves. Also, pay attention to the right time. It is suggested to soak feet with perilla leaves before going to bed, and go to sleep directly after soaking feet to avoid foot movement after soaking feet, which is more conducive to foot health.
The following small series introduces the formula of soaking feet with perilla leaves: perilla leaves 90g, dried ginger 10g. Soak in 1500ml water for 5 minutes, boil, put the liquid medicine into the footbath, fumigate first, and then soak your feet when the temperature is suitable. Can be used for treating cough and asthma. If the patient always coughs or wheezes, he might as well soak his feet twice every morning and evening for 30 minutes, and 10 is a course of treatment. 1 After the course of treatment, start the second course of treatment every three days, so that the acupoints of the feet can gradually adapt to it, and the effect is better.
Take Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Folium Ginkgo and Folium Perillae, wrap them in cloth bags, soak them in a casserole for several hours, add about 2000 ml of water, continue to simmer for about 10 minute, then pour out the liquid medicine, cool or add warm water, and adjust it to about 45℃ before use. 65438+ 0 times a day or 3 times a week. It is suggested that the medicine bag and liquid medicine can be heated again and reused. It is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people or young people who use their brains excessively, such as dizziness and headache, insomnia and dreaminess, palpitation, tinnitus and deafness, hypomnesis, hyperlipidemia and arteriosclerosis.
It is very effective to soak feet with perilla leaves when people are just cold. Perilla leaf is also called perilla leaf. It is recorded in "Medicine Meaning" that perilla leaves are pungent and warm, and have the functions of dispelling cold, regulating qi and nourishing, and can cure cold and drive away evil spirits. Take 3 grams of perilla leaves and 3 grams of Schizonepeta tenuifolia (dosage for children aged 5 to 10). Put perilla leaves and Schizonepeta tenuifolia into a pot, pour in four cups of water, cover the pot, boil for 3 minutes, turn off the fire, and keep it stuffy for seven or eight minutes, then mix the medicine juice with warm water to soak the child's feet. After soaking for a while, the child will sweat slightly.
Adults can also use this method. For example, when it rains heavily, you walk in the wind and rain, your pants are wet and your shoes are full of water. When you get home, you can soak your feet with perilla leaf water, and your body will warm up soon. This is also a good way to keep fit. If children don't have the habit of soaking their feet, they can also put the water of perilla leaves into the bath water to bathe their children, and their bodies will soon warm up.