What is safflower? What are the benefits of safflower foot bath?

Many people know that there are many important blood vessels in our feet, so soaking your feet once a day is very helpful to the body. So what are the effects of soaking your feet in safflower?

Introduction of Red Flower

Safflower, also known as grass safflower. It has a unique aroma and a slightly bitter taste. The best ones are those with long petals, bright red color and soft texture. It is a commonly used Chinese medicine in gynecology. It can promote blood circulation, relieve menstruation, remove blood stasis and relieve pain. People who are prone to frostbite and chapped skin in winter should soak their feet in safflower early in the autumn, which can play a good preventive role.

The efficacy and function of safflower foot bath

Soaking feet in safflower has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. It is used to treat amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, lochia retention, abdominal masses, and bruises. The ancients often added a handful of safflower when the blood was in the body, wrapped it in gauze and boiled it, and then it could be used for foot soaking twice a day. It is suitable for various varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, and blood circulation. It can promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Safflower is pungent in taste and warm in nature, and it enters the heart and liver meridians. The aroma is dispersing and enters the blood, which has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dredge menstruation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum blood loss, abdominal pain due to blood stasis, chest pain, blood stasis, bruises and swelling, joint pain, stroke paralysis, and purple macules.

How to soak your feet with safflower

Take 10-15 grams (about a small handful) of safflower and put it in a pot. Add half a pot of water, cover the pot and boil with hot water for about 10 minutes. After cooking, pour out all the ginger water and add appropriate amount of cold water to about 40℃ (generally it is best not to feel hot). When soaking your feet, the water should cover your ankles to prevent and improve frostbite. Every winter, some people's hands and feet often become chapped and broken, but once this happens, it takes a long time to recover. Choosing to soak your feet in safflower can also prevent this situation from happening to a certain extent.

If you use 30-50 grams of dried mugwort and 10-15 grams of safflower to boil water and use it for foot soaking, it can also improve blood circulation, prevent and relieve varicose veins and peripheral neuritis.

If your blood circulation is poor, your hands and feet are prone to numbness, or there is blood stasis in your lower limbs, you can soak your feet with these two herbs together. After soaking your feet, not only can the blood circulation problem be improved, but also the sleep quality can be improved to a certain extent. Soaking your feet in safflower and mugwort during a cold can also have a certain therapeutic effect.