The correct steps for soaking your feet with mugwort and safflower

I believe everyone must be familiar with safflower, but have you ever heard of mugwort and safflower? Mugwort and safflower are very precious and important medicinal materials. They can be used to treat many diseases and can also be used for health care. Among them, the most common one is used for foot soaking. So how to use mugwort and safflower to soak your feet?

To soak your feet in mugwort and safflower, first put about 50 grams of safflower and mugwort into a gauze bag, wrap it and tie it tightly, put it in a pot, add water, boil it over high heat, then simmer it over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, and take the juice. Add the medicinal juice to hot water at 40℃ or 50℃, and soak it for half an hour. The boiled water can be used for foot soaking for 2-3 days. After it is put into the container, it does not need to be changed every day.

The prices of mugwort and safflower are also very cheap in traditional Chinese medicine. Usually 20g is the consumption for one month. The specific cost of foot soaking every day is only 1.4 yuan. Mugwort foot soaking is not only cheap, but also very simple to use. This self-made natural foot soaking therapy is very beneficial to the human body. You can add some auxiliary Chinese herbal medicine according to your physical condition.

For people with high blood pressure, you can add some self-reliant herbs and Uncaria rhynchophylla, which have blood pressure-lowering effects, into the foot bath water; for people with rheumatism, fear of cold, fear of coolness, and weak spleen and stomach, it is suitable to use Chinese herbal medicine with warming effect, such as dried ginger and mulberry branches; for women with dysmenorrhea, or people with dry feet and dry skin, they can use some white peony, motherwort, angelica, mugwort, etc., which have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Adding different Chinese medicines to different situations will have unexpected effects.

Effects of foot bath with mugwort and safflower:

Mugwort is a very good plant for warding off evil spirits and avoiding disasters in Chinese history. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is mild in nature, pungent and bitter, and acts on the liver, spleen, and kidney meridians. It has the effects of warming the meridians and stopping bleeding, dispelling cold and relieving pain. It is suitable for spontaneous sweating, abdominal pain, metrorrhagia, irregular menstruation and skin itching. Using mugwort leaves to make various moxa sticks can perform warm acupuncture and penetrate the meridians.

Safflower can invigorate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, replenish qi and blood. It is pungent in nature and flavor, warms the liver meridian, and is used to invigorate blood circulation and normal veins. It also has various effects such as dispersing blood stasis, relieving pain, and treating blood stasis.