Is it true that moxibustion foot patches can remove moisture?

In traditional Chinese medicine, dampness is a major cause of illness. People with heavy dampness will suffer from mental fatigue, spleen and stomach disorders, endocrine disorders, dull skin, acne, etc. Moisture can easily enter the human body, but it is difficult to expel it. Friends who love health care must know about moxibustion foot patches. Just sticking one on your feet can dehumidify. Mugwort is a very good Chinese medicine, but can moxibustion foot patches dehumidify? What are some good ways to dehumidify?

It has certain anti-inflammatory and dehumidifying effects, but the effect is not that magical.

1. There are many types and brands of foot patches. According to the different raw materials, they are mainly divided into bamboo vinegar, ginger powder and mugwort foot patches.

2. Among these three types of foot patches, bamboo vinegar has the highest cost, ginger powder and mugwort have the lowest cost and the lowest effect (you can refer to the mugwort encyclopedia).

3. Mugwort is commonly known as wormwood in the north. It was used to ward off evil spirits in ancient times. It has certain anti-inflammatory and dehumidifying effects. It is used as a foot patch to take advantage of this effect.

4. The foot patch stimulates acupuncture points and regulates endocrine function. The effect is slow, so it needs to be used every day to keep the body healthy and free of disease.

Dehumidification method:

1. Diet therapy to remove dampness

Diet therapy can effectively remove moisture, and it is convenient and practical. It is recommended to eat some foods that have the functions of dehumidifying, detoxifying, reducing swelling and diuresis in your daily diet, which can have a good dehumidifying effect. However, you need to persist in eating these foods with dehumidifying effects for a long time. Common dietary therapy recipes include barley and red bean soup, winter melon and pork ribs soup, spleen-strengthening and dampness-removing soup, corn silk soup, etc.

Chinese herbal tea: Depu’s moistening and clearing herbal tea helps regulate the internal organs and remove moisture.

Job's tears and red bean soup: Job's tears and red bean are both odorless medicinal herbs. Boiling them together and drinking them as water can effectively remove moisture from the body. Girls can drink more of them to help reduce edema!

Drink more heat-clearing and dampness-removing soups: Use appropriate amounts of wild yam, poria, red bean, tangerine peel, and add lean meat or pork bones to make soup. It can effectively clear away heat and remove dampness. This is a traditional dehumidifying soup in Guangdong and is suitable for drinking in summer.

Eat less salt and strengthen your spleen: People who like to eat heavy tastes are often more likely to get dampness, because "heavy tastes" will increase the burden on the spleen and stomach. Everyone should eat less salty foods and eat more liquids and whole grains.

2. Steaming to remove moisture

Sweat steaming can also remove moisture from the body, because during the sweat steaming process, the pores of the skin all over the body can be opened. With the high temperature, the human body will dissipate heat in the form of sweat. The sweat discharged contains a lot of moisture, so sweat steaming can effectively remove moisture from the body.

3. Soak your feet to remove moisture

Soaking your feet every night can also remove moisture from the body. Generally speaking, just soak your feet in hot water. If you want a better dehumidifying effect, you can also use pepper water, rice wine water, mugwort water, ginger water, etc. to soak your feet. In addition, you can also remove moisture from the body by soaking your feet in water mixed with vinegar, soaking your feet in water boiled with winter melon peel, or soaking your feet in water boiled with Evodia rutaecarpa.