1, suitable for soaking feet with hot water in summer.
Many people know that soaking feet with hot water in winter is both comfortable and comfortable, but it is ignored in summer. There are still many people who like to wash their feet with cold water, or simply put their feet under the faucet, which feels comfortable and convenient. This is not correct. Soaking feet should be done every day and persisted all year round, each with its own effect. As the saying goes, "Wash your feet in spring and take off in the sun; Washing feet in summer can dispel summer heat and dampness; Wash feet in autumn, lungs moisten intestines and peristalsis; Washing feet in winter makes the field sheet warm. "
2. What are the benefits of soaking feet in summer?
The moisture is just right in summer, and the spleen is the most afraid of moisture in people's internal organs. When moisture is blocked in the spleen and stomach, you will lose your appetite, feel drowsy and feel depressed. Soaking feet in summer is helpful to dispel summer heat and dampness, make people feel refreshed, stimulate appetite and promote sleep.
The reason is somewhat similar to the dog days application method of "treating winter diseases in summer". Because summer is the hottest season in a year, according to the theory of "correspondence between man and nature" in traditional Chinese medicine, the yang of human body is also the most vigorous in summer. At this time, soaking feet with warm water can better stimulate the meridians and invigorate the visceral function of the human body, so people with poor spleen and stomach are more suitable for soaking feet in summer. When the spleen and stomach are good, it is not easy to be attacked by moisture, and the symptoms mentioned above will naturally be alleviated.
3. The best time to soak your feet in summer
We usually regard the foot as the "second heart" of the human body. As the saying goes, "To raise trees, we should protect our roots, while to raise people, we should protect our feet". Chinese medicine believes that there are many meridian points on people's feet, and more than 60 points are connected with human internal organs. Soaking feet can stimulate these acupoints, help promote blood circulation and metabolism, and is good for health. Soaking feet is good. If we can seize the best opportunity to soak our feet, the effect will be better. 9 pm is the best time to soak your feet. Soaking feet at this time helps to protect the kidneys.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, the kidney meridian of human body is weak, so soaking feet at this time will help increase the body heat, dilate blood vessels, promote blood circulation, promote circulation, nourish liver and kidney and improve sleep quality. After a stressful day's life, people's kidneys are tired all day. At this time, soaking feet helps to relax and recover. Massage the soles of feet when soaking feet or after soaking feet to increase efficacy. It is not suitable to engage in other activities after soaking feet. It is best to fall asleep every once in a while.
What are the remedies for soaking feet in summer?
Pour a proper amount of rice wine into the hot water for soaking feet. This method can stimulate skin to sweat, expel acidic substances from the body, and relieve fatigue.
Add ginger directly into foot bath water, salt can clear fire, cool blood and detoxify; Ginger has the functions of dispelling cold, stopping vomiting and detoxifying. Soaking feet with ginger salt water can promote local blood circulation, prevent colds and improve physical weakness.
Add proper amount of white vinegar directly into foot bath water to increase skin elasticity and make skin smooth; It can also eliminate rheumatism and improve human discomfort symptoms such as fear of cold; It can sterilize and help to eliminate mold, beriberi and skin diseases.
What are the benefits of soaking feet with traditional Chinese medicine?
1, promoting blood circulation: the foot has been said to be 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."
2. Stimulate foot acupoints, reflex zones and meridians: Many people have done pedicure. When the masseur presses our feet, it will feel pain and soreness. This situation basically shows that there is something wrong with our corresponding visceral reflex zone.
Therefore, when we finish the foot massage, we will feel relaxed all over. At the same time, there are six main meridians on people's feet, including the end points of three yang meridians (bladder meridian, stomach meridian and gallbladder meridian) and the beginning points of three yin meridians (spleen meridian, liver meridian and kidney meridian), all of which are on the feet. So soaking feet is equivalent to stimulating these six meridians.
3, the treatment of many diseases, has a good auxiliary role: people often say: "the rich take tonic, the poor soak their feet." It can be seen that soaking feet plays a great role. Especially in modern society, the extensive use of air conditioners and people's general love of cold food make their bodies cold and wet. By soaking your feet, you can accelerate the discharge of cold in your body.