Can I soak my feet with wormwood after childbirth? In winter, in addition to turning on the air conditioner to keep warm in the small sun, many people are used to soaking their feet with hot water before going to bed. When the cold warms up from their feet, they feel that they are not cold all over, especially during the postpartum confinement. My mother is weak and afraid of cold, and her hands and feet are often cold, which will lead to moon disease. Therefore, many pregnant women are used to soaking their feet in hot water and adding mugwort leaves, and even many month centers will include mugwort leaves in the postpartum rehabilitation and health care program of traditional Chinese medicine.
How long can I soak my feet with wormwood after delivery?
Mother is still very weak when she is confined in the early postpartum period, so don't rush to soak her feet with mugwort after childbirth. It is best to give her blood before soaking her feet, and drink a little red jujube longan soup or brown sugar water to make her recover from lack of vitality in a short time, and it is not easy to have dizziness symptoms when soaking her feet. Replenishing water when soaking her feet can also replenish the water lost in the body and relieve dry skin.
Correct method of soaking feet with mugwort leaves
In order to give full play to the medicinal effects of Folium Artemisiae Argyi, it is best to boil Folium Artemisiae Argyi for a period of time before soaking feet. The correct way is to add 50g of fresh Folium Artemisiae Argyi into 1500 ml water and let the water boil for about15min. If it is 30 grams of dried mugwort leaves, it will be enough. It should be noted that the water of Artemisia argyi leaves should be cooled automatically, and it should not be mixed with cold water before soaking feet.
The most taboo of mugwort soaking feet is cool, that is to say, the feet are hot and the upper body is cold, so soaking feet must keep warm. It is best to soak your feet in a closed space, so that the water is not easy to cool and the cold air is not directly blown. You can put on your coat when soaking your feet.
Although Folium Artemisiae Argyi is a good medicine for dispelling dampness and cold, it is not suitable for many purposes. Usually, it is good to soak your feet once a week, and it is best to control the foot soaking time within 15-20 minutes. Soaking feet for too long, the blood vessels in the feet dilate excessively, and the blood flowing to the body organs decreases, which is harmful to the body, and soaking feet for a long time will make the skin drier. Every mother's constitution is different. Folium Artemisiae Argyi has a good effect of eliminating dampness and dispelling cold, but it is not suitable for women with yin deficiency and blood heat constitution. It can not only strengthen the body, but also cause postpartum physical decline.
In addition, the best time to soak your feet is half an hour after a meal, because your stomach is full after a meal and you need blood reflux to help digest and absorb nutrients. At this time, the blood vessels in the foot dilate, and the blood flows to the foot, and the organs are easily malnourished due to insufficient blood supply.
How to use mugwort leaves after delivery is a very common Chinese medicine, which has a very powerful effect. For example, Folium Artemisiae Argyi can dispel cold and relieve pain, dispel dampness and relieve itching, and also warm meridians to stop bleeding. Therefore, mugwort leaves are often used by women, for example, to solve the pain during menstruation. It is worth mentioning that women can make full use of mugwort leaves during confinement, which can accelerate their physical recovery and has many advantages as follows.
1. How about taking a bath with Folium Artemisiae Argyi water during confinement?
It is beneficial to bathe with mugwort leaf water in confinement, because washing mugwort leaf has the effects of qi and blood, dispelling cold and dehumidification, stopping bleeding, sleeping peacefully and warming menstruation. However, it is not advisable to bathe with Folium Artemisiae Argyi water frequently, which will easily lead to deficiency fire and cold evil, but will lead to insufficient blood supply.
The specific method of bathing with Folium Artemisiae Argyi water during confinement is: take 30-50g fresh Folium Artemisiae Argyi, put it in boiling water for 5- 10 minutes, take out Folium Artemisiae Argyi, add water to adjust the temperature to a suitable temperature before bathing.
Second, the benefits of bathing with wormwood leaf water during confinement
1. Dispelling cold and relieving pain
Women with postpartum deficiency of both qi and blood have a wide range of internal and external emptiness. If they are not careful, they will be attacked by cold, and they will have symptoms such as whole body pain, cold and sweating. Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the effects of regulating qi and blood, dispelling cold and dampness, and warming meridians. After delivery, wormwood leaf water is often used to scrub the body, which has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving pain and removing dampness and cold.
Relax muscles and promote blood circulation.
Affected by the changes of hormones in the postpartum body, and the maternal body is relatively relaxed, joint pain is prone to occur if it is not properly conditioned or invaded by external evils. Artemisia argyi can help human body to promote yang and resist exogenous pathogens, help parturient relax muscles and tendons, and promote blood circulation and metabolism around joints.
Disinfect and avoid dirt.
There has been a saying among the people: "A family is in love for three years, and the doctor doesn't have to come." Folium Artemisiae Argyi can effectively inhibit a variety of germs, so bathing with Folium Artemisiae Argyi water during confinement can disinfect and cleanse dirt, warm blood and prevent postpartum weakness.
Iii. Matters needing attention in bathing with Folium Artemisiae Argyi water during the confinement period.
1. Pay attention to the bath time.
It's best not to take a bath during confinement, and don't take a bath, so as not to be unclean and infected. If you can ensure cleanliness, you won't object to taking a bath. The length of bathing with wormwood varies from person to person, generally 30 minutes is appropriate, and the bathing time of rheumatic people can be extended appropriately, especially when the body is sweating. You can add hot water appropriately according to your own adaptability to keep the temperature of bath water at the most comfortable temperature. The elderly can also extend the bathing time appropriately, but it is not easy to be too long. The bathing time of patients with hypertension and heart disease should be appropriately reduced to no more than 30 minutes.
Pay attention to bathing methods
Generally speaking, the correct way to take a bath with wormwood is to take wormwood leaves and boil them into medicinal juice. After filtering the branches and leaves, mix them with clear water and use them for bathing. If you are in trouble, you can also go to the drugstore to buy a bath bag of wormwood and soak it in hot water, or boil the bath bag for five minutes and then add water to the right temperature for bathing. This method not only saves the trouble of picking leaves and boiling juice, but also plays a good role in sterilization, itching relief, eczema prevention and effective relief of allergic dermatitis symptoms.
3. Pay attention to the number of baths
Healthy people should take a bath with wormwood, preferably two or three times a week. It is recommended to take a bath before going to bed, because bathing with wormwood before going to bed can eliminate fatigue, promote sleep and improve sleep quality. For patients with rheumatism, it is advisable to wash once every other day or once a day. Bathing with wormwood has the effects of treating diseases, preventing diseases and protecting health, and can be used in all seasons. But it should be noted that it takes a long time to take a bath with wormwood to achieve the ideal health care effect.