Can I soak my feet in Chinese medicine every day?

In life, many people are very busy at work every day. Even if they work in an office, they need to run around either delivering or picking up documents. At the end of the day, especially women's feet will be swollen like buns. In fact, the best thing to do after returning home is to soak your feet well, which can not only drive away fatigue, but also keep your body healthy. So, can you soak your feet in Chinese medicine every day?

Why is soaking your feet at 9 pm the best for protecting your kidneys?

The reason for choosing this time period to nourish the kidneys is that this is the time when the qi and blood of the kidney meridian are relatively weak. When soaking your feet at this time, the body heat will increase, and the blood vessels in the body will expand, which is beneficial to blood circulation, thereby promoting blood circulation in the body. At the same time, the nerves that have been tense all day and the kidneys that have been tired all day can be completely relaxed and fully regulated by soaking your feet at this time, and people will feel comfortable.

"Soaking your feet in hot water can not only nourish the kidneys and liver, but also help improve sleep quality." If you do a few minutes of foot massage after soaking your feet, it will be better for the body's blood circulation and further regulate the internal organs. After soaking your feet, it is recommended not to engage in other activities and fall asleep after a few minutes for better kidney-tonifying effects.

How long is the best time to soak your feet?

When soaking your feet, the water temperature should not be too hot, about 40℃ is appropriate. The soaking time should not be too long, about half an hour is appropriate. Since metal is easy to cool, it is best to use a wooden basin as a container for foot soaking. You can put some salvia miltiorrhiza and angelica in it, which are good for promoting blood circulation; or you can put some forsythia, honeysuckle, isatis root, and chrysanthemum to play the role of reducing fire and clearing heat.

The magical effect of Chinese medicine foot bath

When soaking your feet, the water temperature should not be too hot, around 40℃ is appropriate.

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. Modern medicine believes that ginger can stimulate capillaries and improve local blood circulation and metabolism. People who are afraid of cold and have cold hands and feet can soak their feet in ginger.

It should be noted that soaking your feet with ginger does not mean soaking the ginger in hot water for a while. Instead, you should generally take 15-30 grams of ginger (about half a medium-sized piece of ginger), flatten it, put it in a pot, add half a pot of water, cover the pot and boil it 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, and it is best to rub your feet while soaking.

Many of the medicinal ingredients in ginger are small molecules, and covering the pot when cooking can prevent them from volatilizing. The amount of half a piece of ginger is the amount that can be used to fill half a basin of water in a foot bath in an ordinary household. If you use a lot of water for foot soaking or your cold symptoms are severe, you can increase the amount of ginger as appropriate. After soaking your feet in ginger water for a period of time, the symptoms of fear of cold can generally be improved to a certain extent.