1, TCM foot bath health care steps
1, before soaking feet
You need to choose a foot bath bucket. Traditional Chinese medicine generally uses wooden foot-soaking barrels, so that the effect of absorbing drugs is better; The temperature of traditional Chinese medicine foot bath water should be controlled at about 40 degrees, and the depth should not exceed the ankle.
Step 2 soak your feet
In the process of soaking feet, it is best to massage your feet with your hands. The massage method is as follows:
Massage: About 1 cm below the "herringbone" on the upper sole is the renal reflex zone. Put your thumbs together, press the position hard and push it up 36 times until the soles of your feet are hot. This method is beneficial to people with kidney deficiency and deficiency of middle qi.
Kneading method: the middle position above the inner circle of the sole is the insomnia reflex zone. Keep your thumbs in this position and press hard for 36 times until you feel sore; Knead for another 3 to 5 minutes until it gets hot. This method is helpful for people with dizziness and severe insomnia.
Scraping method: scrape the inside and outside sides below the ankle bone with the index finger joints of both hands for 36 times until you feel sore, which is helpful for diseases such as prostate.
Step 3 soak your feet
You can usually soak your feet for 30 to 40 minutes. After soaking feet, if you feel that Chinese medicine is dirty, you can wash your feet with hot water. After finishing, pay attention to foot insulation.
2. Selection of Chinese medicine foot bath container
Traditional Chinese medicine foot bath has special requirements for foot bath. Since it is a foot bath, it is necessary to embody the word "bubble". "Bubble" here means more water, enough heat and a long time. You can't take a basin and put some water in it. That doesn't work for health. At most, it is foot washing, not foot soaking and pedicure.
Selection requirements of foot bath tub: the texture should be harmless, safe and good in heat preservation. Height Generally speaking, the height of the foot bath tub is preferably above 20 cm [not exceeding the ankle joint]. Structure can buy some foot bath devices with physical therapy function.
Choosing the right foot bath can often achieve twice the result with half the effort. Combined with these characteristics, it is suggested to choose some functional ones.
3. Matters needing attention in foot bath
1, the time should not be too long, and it is best to control it in 15-20 minutes.
Soaking feet for a long time is easy to cause local blood circulation of feet to be too fast for a long time, thus causing cardiovascular overload. And in autumn and winter, if the skin is soaked in hot water for a long time, it is easy to cause the skin to become dry.
2. The water temperature should not be too high.
Soaking feet does not mean that the higher the water temperature, the better. It is best to control the water temperature below 50℃, and it is better to burn it or not. Feel the water temperature with your feet instead of your hands. A certain temperature of water can stimulate acupoints, cure diseases, preserve health and strengthen the body.