Are you shocked by the benefits of Chinese medicine foot bath?

We all know that soaking your feet before bed has several benefits, but do you know? Foot soaking combined with Chinese medicine has obvious effects. Foot bath with Chinese medicine can improve sleep. At the same time, it can effectively relieve fatigue. Let’s take a look at the benefits of soaking your feet in Chinese medicine.

1. Promote blood circulation

Generally speaking, body temperature and blood circulation are closely related. When the body temperature is low, the blood circulation is also low, and when the body temperature rises, the blood circulation is also vigorous. Hot water foot bath can improve blood circulation in the feet. The warm effect of water can dilate blood vessels in the feet, increase skin temperature, and thus promote blood circulation in the feet and whole body. At the same time, hot water foot bath also increases blood flow rate and volume in the feet, thereby improving heart function and reducing heart load. Someone has done a test that found that if a healthy person soaks his feet in 40-50℃ water for 30-40 minutes, the blood flow in his whole body will increase by 10-13 times for women and 13-18 times for men. It can be seen that hot water foot bath can smooth and improve blood circulation.

2. Promote metabolism

Hot water foot bath promotes blood circulation in the feet and the whole body. Due to the increase in blood circulation, the endocrine glands are regulated to secrete various hormones, such as thyroid hormones secreted by the thyroid gland, adrenal hormones secreted by the adrenal glands, etc. These hormones can promote metabolism.

3. Eliminate fatigue

When the human body is physically fatigued, the first thing that appears is poor blood circulation in the feet, and the deposition of metabolic end products, calcium salts, lactic acid microcrystals and other substances. When an organ in the human body is malfunctioning or diseased, the blood circulation in the feet becomes poorer due to the influence of pathological reflexes, making it more likely for deposits to form. After a day of intense exercise, athletes have an average of 30 mg of lactic acid per kilogram of blood. After soaking their feet in 43°C water for 30 minutes, a blood test showed a decrease of about 5 mg. After a period of foot bathing, the lactic acid level in the blood decreased by about 20 mg, returning to the level when they almost do not feel tired. It can be seen that hot water foot bath is the simplest and most effective way to eliminate physical fatigue.

4. Improve Sleep

The feet are rich in nerve endings and capillaries. Soaking your feet in hot water has a gentle and effective stimulating effect on the nerves and capillaries. This warm stimulation is reflected to the cerebral cortex, which has an inhibitory effect on the cerebral cortex, allowing the excited sympathetic nerves to smoothly convert into parasympathetic nerves. After the parasympathetic nerves are excited, people are in a state of quiet rest, which improves sleep and eliminates insomnia.

5. Health and beauty, brain care

Hot water foot bath can regulate meridians and qi and blood. At the same time, the blood vessels in the feet dilate and the blood volume increases, thereby speeding up blood flow to the head and replenishing the brain with sufficient oxygen and nutrients.