How to boil Chinese medicine for foot bath?

In modern society, people are very fond of health care, which can be seen from the increasing sales of health care products. Especially some elderly people would rather save money and buy some health care products. In fact, health care is not enough just by relying on these, but also requires certain skills and methods. So the question is, how to boil the Chinese medicine used for foot bathing?

1. Method of boiling medicine:

1.1. Before decocting the medicine, pour the Chinese medicine into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, and soak for half an hour. The amount of water added should be about 1cm higher than the surface of the compacted Chinese medicine.

1.2. When decocting for the first time, you should cook it over high heat first, and then simmer for about 20 minutes after the Chinese medicine boils, then pour the boiled medicine juice into a container. Add appropriate amount of water into the decoction pot, the same amount as the first time, and the second decoction time can be slightly shorter.

1.3. Pour the second boiled medicine juice into the container and mix it with the first boiled medicine juice. This is the daily dosage of Chinese medicine.

2. Recipe for Chinese medicine foot bath

2.1. Ginger: dispels cold

In traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is a pungent and warm antipyretic drug that has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving exterior symptoms, and has relatively few toxic side effects. Ginger can stimulate capillaries, improve local blood circulation and metabolism. People who are afraid of cold and have cold hands and feet can soak their feet in ginger.

2.2 Cinnamon: Reduce swelling

Cinnamon, also known as cinnamon bark, official cinnamon or fragrant cinnamon, is a commonly used household spice along with Sichuan pepper, and both have the effect of warming the kidney yang.

2.3. Mugwort: Warming the Lungs

According to Compendium of Materia Medica, mugwort is a warm, bitter and non-toxic medicine. It has the effects of restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, expelling dampness and cold, stopping bleeding and stabilizing pregnancy, and is also often used in acupuncture, so it is also called "medicinal herb". Soaking your feet in mugwort can also improve lung function, which is very beneficial for people with chronic bronchitis and those who easily cough up white phlegm.

2.4. Safflower: Prevents frostbite

Safflower 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.