Soaking feet with hot water can improve local blood circulation, dispel cold, promote metabolism, and finally achieve the purpose of health care. Soaking feet with proper Chinese medicine also has a certain effect on beriberi.
Chinese name
Foot bath; foot?bath;?foot?soak
Foreign name
foot?bath;?foot?soak
Another name
foot bath
member of
Traditional Chinese medicine pedicure
function
Not only relieve fatigue, but also help sleep.
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navigate by water/air
Function, basic principle and common methods of foot-soaking materials
Historical origin
The history of foot bath is thousands of years, and the earliest literature record is "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription" in Jin Dynasty, which has a history of more than 1000 years.
Soaking feet is the key to health preservation, which can remove human blood waste and pathological deposits, clean the human body and resist various diseases. Soaking feet has a good auxiliary effect on the treatment of many diseases. People often say: "the rich take tonic, and the poor soak their feet." It can be seen that soaking feet plays a great role.
Functional effect
The foot is also called the second heart of the human body, because scientific research has proved that there are reflex zones corresponding to various organs and meridians on the foot. When soaking feet with warm water, it can stimulate these reflex zones, promote blood circulation, regulate endocrine system, enhance the function of human organs, and achieve the health care effect of preventing and treating diseases. At the same time, thermal stimulation will accelerate foot microcirculation and open pores.
Benefits of soaking feet in hot water
(1) promotes blood circulation. The foot has been considered as the second heart of the human body since ancient times. According to the health theory, the feet are farthest from the human heart and bear the heaviest burden. So this place is most likely to cause poor blood circulation. According to medical records, "a man with feet is still like a tree with roots. The roots are exhausted first, and the old feet are old first." Especially for people who often feel cold hands and feet, soaking feet with hot water is an excellent method.
(2) Stimulate acupoints, reflex zones and meridians of the foot. According to medical theory, there are reflex zones, acupoints and meridians on the feet of various organs and organs of the human body. Many people have done pedicure, and when the masseur presses our feet, it will feel pain and soreness. This situation can basically explain that there is something wrong with the organs in the corresponding reflex zone.