The residue of traditional Chinese medicine decoction will not produce harmful substances. Although it is basically in the decoction, there is still a small amount of efficacy in it. Soaking feet won't do any harm, but it will also be beneficial to the recovery of the body and the treatment of diseases, so Chinese medicine residue can soak feet.

What are the benefits of soaking feet with Chinese medicine residue? 1. The treatment effect is better. Oral Chinese medicine combined with external treatment will have a better treatment effect. Drinking Chinese medicine is taken orally, and soaking feet with Chinese medicine residue is an external treatment. Soaking feet can make the medicine partially absorbed by the skin, increase the curative effect of the medicine and help the body recover.

2. Helping the drug to absorb and soak the feet has the functions of accelerating blood circulation and promoting digestion and absorption, which can make the drug better absorbed and help the drug effect play a better role.

3 How to soak the feet of Chinese medicine residue 1: Add appropriate amount of water to the Chinese medicine residue, boil it, pour it into the foot bath bucket, and then add appropriate amount of water. The amount of water should not exceed the ankle, and the water temperature is about 40 degrees. It feels a little hot but tolerable.

Method 2: Use a heatable foot-soaking bucket, and add Chinese medicine residue and appropriate amount of water to the bucket, the amount of water should not exceed the ankle. Using the heating function of the foot bath bucket, the water is heated to about 40 degrees, which is slightly hot but passable.

4. Precautions for soaking feet with Chinese medicine residue 1. Don't soak your feet when you are injured, which will make the wound infected and suppurated, which is not only not conducive to healing and recovery, but will further deteriorate, so you should avoid soaking your feet when you are injured.

2. Patients with cardiovascular diseases had better not soak their feet, which will speed up blood circulation, increase the heart rate and increase the cardiovascular burden, which is very unfavorable to patients with cardiovascular diseases, so patients with cardiovascular diseases had better not soak their feet.