Every autumn and winter
My mother always talks about the benefit of soaking feet
Especially foot bath with hot water
It is good for removing cold and dampness
The whole body warm up after soaking
But I've been soak feet for so many years
Found that there are no addition advantage except warm body
I believe that many friends have the same feeling as me
So I searched a lot of information online
Finally found out the truth of bath feet
That's we need to add some "ingredients" to the water
If you don't put some Chinese medicine
It is equivalent to not putting tea bags when making tea
Although it's good for your health
But it is also very limited
At the same time
I saw a lot of foot bath medicine online
Found that there is a mistake
That is to use some oral prescriptions directly as foot-bath prescriptions
For example, when you see a prescription for regulating qi and resolving phlegm:
"Pinellia ternate, Zhuru, Fructus aurantii, orange peel, liquorice, tuckahoe"
This is really a good prescription
But, this is an oral medicine for warming gallbladder
It's not suitable for soaking feet
Because Pinellia ternate, licorice, tuckahoe and other herbs in the main medicine
It is mainly absorbed through the digestive tract
The effect of external use is not very good
It has little effect if it is used to soak feet
What kind of medicine is suitable for soaking feet?
In the Qing Dynasty, Wu Shiji's "Liyue Parallel Prose" recorded that:
"The circulation of qi and blood of the externally-treated person is to indirect supplement, not to direct supplement.
If you use the medicinal flavor in the ointment, you must have a strong smell to be effective. "
That is to say, external treatment depends on skin absorption,
We must also consider the problem of meridian channels
It needs to be treated with medicine with "strong smell"
Just know that
We won't make mistakes when we choose foot bath medicine
In addition to the well-known herbs such as ginger and mugwort
We also sorted out some suitable for soaking feet
Safflower: promote blood circulation and moisten dryness, relieve pain and swelling, and relieve menstruation
Angelica: replenish blood and promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation and relieve pain, moisten intestines and relieve constipation
Salvia miltiorrhiza: promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, relieve pain through menstruation, clear the heart and remove annoyance, cool blood and eliminate carbuncle
Chuanxiong: promote qi and open depression, remove wind, dryness and dampness, promote blood circulation and relieve pain
Duhuo: dispel wind, remove dampness, relieve arthralgia and relieve pain
Motherwort: promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation, diuresis and detumescence, clear heat and detoxify
Atractylodes lancea: dry and damp, invigorate the spleen, dispel wind and disperse cold, brighten the eyes
Huoxiang: dispel dampness and refresh the spleen, dispel filth and heat, release
You can choose these herbs according to your physical condition
Or as a reference for choosing foot bath medicine
There is a sentence in Chinese medicine that sums up very well
"Cold starts from the foot, and disease starts from the foot"
It is particularly important to keep feet healthy first
It is necessary to add some Chinese medicine when taking a foot bath
In addition to the added medicine
The way to soak feet is also very important
The wrong way to soak feet not only makes health care more effective
It may even be harmful to your health
At the last
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Post time: Jan-29-2023