Adding this thing to water can actually remove moisture from the whole body

Lu Guangxin, a master of traditional Chinese medicine who is over 80 years old and still has a head of black hair and is in good spirits, mentioned his secret to staying in good health. He mentioned the simple and cost-effective method of nourishing the body by soaking feet in water with Sichuan pepper every night.

As the saying goes, "Soaking your feet in hot water is better than taking tonic medicine." However, Mr. Lu's foot-soaking water contains one more "ingredient" than most people's, and that is Sichuan pepper. Mr. Lu believes that soaking your feet in pepper water is better for promoting sleep than soaking your feet in hot water.

In fact, the method is very simple. Wrap 50 grams of peppercorns in a cotton cloth, tie it tightly with a rope, add water, boil it, and use the water to soak your feet. The pepper bags can be reused repeatedly and can be replaced with new ones after a week or so.

In traditional Chinese medicine, Sichuan pepper can warm the middle and relieve pain, remove dampness and dispel cold. Soaking your feet in water with pepper has the same effect as soaking your feet in water with angelica or safflower. Both can invigorate blood circulation and dredge meridians, making the blood flow throughout the body unobstructed and the whole body warm. In addition, peppercorns are a natural disinfectant, and soaking your feet in peppercorn water can help treat athlete's foot.

There are more benefits to soaking your feet every day. Clinically, it has been found that children who are prone to coughing and middle-aged and elderly people with high blood pressure can all benefit from soaking their feet every day. Traditional Chinese medicine talks about "treating the upper disease from the lower part". Soaking your feet can promote blood circulation in the body and enhance the barrier function of the respiratory system. Therefore, it can help relieve cough symptoms and reduce the occurrence of colds. Soaking your feet can promote blood flow from top to bottom, so blood pressure is easier to stabilize.