What should I add to soak my feet in summer? What are the remedies for soaking feet in summer?
1, a good way to soak your 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.
Taking a handful of fresh or dried Folium Artemisiae Argyi and soaking feet can effectively dispel deficiency fire and cold fire, and can be used for adjuvant treatment of diseases related to deficiency fire and cold fire, such as oral ulcer, sore throat, periodontitis, gingivitis, otitis media and other recurrent head and face diseases. This method cannot be used often. Because soaking feet in Artemisia argyi leaves can induce deficiency fire and cold fire, long-term use of this method will cause deficiency of both qi and blood in the head and face and insufficient blood supply, but it will cause dizziness, headache and other discomfort.
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.
2, the benefits of traditional Chinese medicine foot bath
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.
3, the taboo of soaking feet in summer
1. Don't soak your feet when you are full and hungry.
In summer, you should avoid soaking your feet when you are full, hungry or eating, because foot massage will speed up the blood circulation of the whole body and is prone to dizziness and discomfort. It is not advisable to soak your feet within half an hour after a meal, which will affect the blood supply to your stomach.
2. Special people soak their feet for a long time, leading to syncope.
It is no problem for healthy people to soak their feet in hot springs, but special people should pay attention. For example, patients with heart disease and cardiac insufficiency, people with low blood pressure and frequent dizziness should not soak their feet with too hot water or soak in hot springs for a long time. Because soaking feet in hot water or soaking in hot springs will dilate blood vessels, coupled with the hot weather, the whole body blood will flow from important organs to the body surface, which will inevitably lead to ischemia and hypoxia of important organs such as the heart and brain. For people with heart disease and low blood pressure, it will increase the risk of illness.
3. Diabetic patients should pay attention to water temperature.
Diabetic patients should pay special attention to the level of water temperature, because the peripheral nerves of these patients can't sense the external temperature normally, even if the water temperature is very high, and they are easy to be burned, which will lead to very serious consequences.