What are the effects of soaking your feet in mugwort leaves?

Since ancient times, there has been a saying in Chinese medicine about the human feet, that is, "all diseases start from cold, and cold starts from the feet", which means that the feet are very important to our human health. There are many health-preserving acupoints on our feet, so the editor recommends that you must soak your feet regularly in daily life, and you can also try soaking your feet with mugwort leaves. So, what are the benefits of soaking your feet in mugwort leaves?

Benefits of Mugwort Foot Bath

1. It can treat ringworm, eczema and skin itching

Mugwort has a significant inhibitory effect on fungi, can effectively remove harmful bacteria on the skin surface and in the pores, and adjust the body's endocrine balance. It is pungent and cool in nature and has anti-viral, anti-allergic and immune-enhancing functions. It has significant effects in clearing away heat, detoxifying and removing dampness. You can soak for about 20 minutes a day. The time should not be too long, and it will not have much effect if the time is too short.

2. It can eliminate deficiency fire and cold fire

Take a handful of mugwort leaves, boil them in water, and then soak your feet. Or take a quarter of the moxa sticks made of pure moxa leaves, tear them into pieces and put them in a foot soaking bucket. Soak them with boiling water for a while. After the moxa leaves are soaked, add some warm water to soak your feet until your whole body sweats slightly, but not profusely. Then drink more warm water. Generally, soak your feet for several times in a row, which is 2-3 days.

At the same time, drink more warm water, avoid eating cold food, and pay attention to rest. The discomfort in the head, face, and throat caused by virtual fire and cold fire will be significantly improved or disappear.

3. Can drive away the cold

Soaking your feet in mugwort leaves has the effect of dispelling cold. Soaking your feet in hot water every day has the effect of promoting blood circulation and driving away dampness and cold in the body. Moreover, mugwort leaves can open up the twelve meridians and regulate yin and yang. For people with unobstructed meridians, their qi and blood will flow smoothly as well, and for people with healthy qi and blood, the cold in their body will naturally have nowhere to stay. (For the cold-dispelling effect of moxa leaves, it is recommended that you use moxa stick fumigation, the effect will be more obvious.)

4. It can eliminate the heat caused by taking tonic

Some people are very weak and will have toothache, mouth ulcers, etc. after eating some nourishing foods. In such cases, you can wait until you get a sore throat before soaking your feet in moxa water. When you don't have a sore throat, you can continue to eat nourishing foods and insist on soaking your feet in warm water every day. Be careful not to eat cold foods to prevent the invasion of cold and dampness. Gradually you will find that it is not easy to get a sore throat after eating nourishing foods, and your physical fitness will slowly improve.

Adding different materials to moxa water can also play different roles:

1. Mugwort and ginger can cure colds, joint diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, coughs, bronchitis, emphysema and asthma.

2. Mugwort and safflower can improve varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, poor blood circulation, numbness or blood stasis in hands and feet.

3. Mugwort and salt are suitable for upper-burner fire, frequent red eyes, toothache, sore throat, irritability, upper-burner fire and lower-burner cold, and swollen feet and legs.

4. Add 20 peppercorns to mugwort, which is suitable for treating foot sweat, foot odor, athlete's foot, and eczema.