How long does it take to treat beriberi with vinegar?
Generally, people with mild illness can feel the effect once or twice, while others need a week or more. In any case, it is recommended to soak your feet at least 1 time every day for 20 minutes for more than two weeks. If you insist on soaking your feet like this, you can achieve good antibacterial effect. If the effect is not obvious, other methods are suggested.
Note: Soaking feet with vinegar is generally suitable for patients with beriberi who are not very serious or just suffering from beriberi. For some patients with serious beriberi, simply soaking feet can not achieve the therapeutic effect, which can alleviate the more serious condition, so it is better to actively treat the symptoms.
Is vinegar soaking feet good for beriberi?
Fungi are not easy to grow in acidic environment, and the main component in vinegar is acetic acid, which is acidic and inhibits the growth of fungi, thus achieving the purpose of treatment. When washing feet every night, you can add about 10 ml of vinegar to the foot washing water, so that white vinegar can not only inhibit the growth of fungi, but also improve the skin of feet, and has a certain inhibitory and improving effect on beriberi caused by fungal infection. If there is a wound on the skin of the foot, it is best not to soak the foot, so as not to induce fungal infection.
The correct way to soak feet with vinegar
It is suggested to soak your feet in wooden barrels to avoid using plastic pots to cause toxins inside to penetrate into the water and affect your feet' health.
1. Add about 70% hot water and appropriate amount of white vinegar into the foot bath bucket, and the ratio of hot water to white vinegar can reach 10: 1.
2. It is best to prepare the foot to soak in water until the ankle overflows, because most of the acupoints of the foot are concentrated below the ankle and above the sole of the foot.
3. After soaking your feet in hot water, you should rub the soles of your feet as much as possible, and it is best to massage them by hand for better effect.
4. Soak your feet for about half an hour. When the water is cold, you can heat it properly.
Do you want to wash your feet after soaking in vinegar?
After soaking your feet in white vinegar, your feet may taste sour, so you should wash your feet with warm water again after soaking your feet, which will keep your feet warm and promote the absorption of white vinegar.