When the weather is cold, soaking your feet in hot water is not only very comfortable, but also has many benefits for the body.
Deng Tietao likes to soak his feet in hot water. Massage your feet with your hands and massage the instep and soles of your feet to help you fall asleep.
Deng Tietao often said that people's feet are like tree roots, when the tree withers, the roots dry first, and when people are old, their feet weaken first. The elderly often feel cold on the soles of their feet, this is because people's qi and blood gradually decrease with age, and the feet play an important role in human health care. It is best for the elderly to wash their feet with warm water frequently to promote blood circulation in the feet.
Foot rubbing: Rub the instep and soles of your feet with both hands while bathing your feet. The Lao Gong blood of the left hand rubs the Longquan blood of the right foot, and the Lao Gong acupoint of the right hand rubs the Yongquan acupoint of the left foot. Knead until warm.
Recipe for foot soaking: Sometimes soak your feet in boiling water prepared with Chinese herbal medicines. For example, 30 grams of hyssop, 10 grams of angelica, 30 grams of citrus aurantium, 10 grams of prunella, 10 grams of dogwood, 10 grams of cinnamon boiled water.
The traditional Chinese medicine is boiled and soaked in the feet, and the medicine enters the human body through the capillary circulation to achieve the effect of regulating the body circulation and nourishing the kidneys. It also has the effect of improving blood circulation and lowering blood. When soaking your feet, the temperature of the water should be appropriately warm.
Lu Guangxin: Soak your feet in pepper water.
Lu Guangxin likes to soak his feet in pepper water, which means that soaking his feet in pepper water is more effective than soaking his feet in hot water.
In traditional Chinese medicine, Sichuan pepper can cool down, eliminate pain, dehumidify, and eliminate cold. Soaking your feet in pepper water and soaking your feet in angelica and safflower have different effects, which can make the blood unblocked, the blood veins of the whole body are smooth, and the whole body is warm.
In addition, Sichuan pepper is also a natural disinfectant, and soaking your feet in Sichuan pepper water can ** athlete's foot.
Method: Wrap 50 grams of Sichuan peppercorns in a cotton cloth, tie it tightly with a rope, add water to boil and soak your feet in water. Sichuan pepper buns can be reused, and they can be replaced with new ones after using them for about a week.
Lu Zhizheng: Please soak your feet in wormwood.
Lu Zhizheng often soaked his feet in wormwood around the time he slept. What are the benefits of soaking?
Lu Zhizheng believes that after soaking the feet, the blood in the head is smooth, the body sweats a little, the mind will be clear, the fatigue will be eliminated, and you can rest.
Artemisia leaves have the effect of warming the meridians and dissipating cold, and soaking the feet in them can help remove the cold and dampness from the body and help the body recover. If you want to soak your feet, it's best to sweat a little and not sweat a lot. Because sweating is not good, and the gains outweigh the losses. In addition, the soles of the feet can be massaged again.
Method: Take 50 grams of mugwort leaves. Boil mugwort leaves in boiling water for 15 minutes. If the temperature is low, soak the feet in the drug for 15-20 minutes at a time. When the water is cold, put hot water.
In traditional Chinese medicine, the feet are the gathering place of the body's meridians, and there are more than 60 acupuncture points below the ankle alone. Soaking feet has the effect of warming the meridians, dissipating cold, dredging qi and blood, and regulating the functions of the five internal organs.
The foot that often soaks the feet in hot water has a wide range of applications. Systemic problems such as spleen, stomach, insomnia, headache, cold, etc., after discharge, are also included.
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