What Chinese herbal medicine is good for foot bath?

I believe we all have the habit of soaking our feet before going to bed. In fact, soaking feet before going to bed has many benefits. It can help us relieve a day's fatigue and it is also a good treatment for many diseases. We all know that Chinese medicinal materials actually have many functions, so people now often use Chinese medicinal materials to soak their feet. In fact, the effects of different Chinese medicinal materials are different. So what Chinese herbal medicine is better for foot soaking?

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. 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.

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.

2. Cinnamon: Reduces swelling

Cinnamon, also known as cinnamon bark, official cinnamon or fragrant cinnamon, is a commonly used household spice along with Sichuan peppercorns. Both have the effect of warming the kidney yang. Soaking your feet in them can effectively relieve edema caused by kidney disease.

3. Mugwort: Warming the lungs

According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, mugwort is a medicine that is warm in nature, bitter in taste and non-toxic. 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.

People with fever, low blood pressure or diabetes should soak their feet in mugwort under the guidance of a doctor. And you can soak your feet in mugwort 2-3 times a week, not too frequently. Because soaking your feet in mugwort can guide the fire downward, it can sometimes cause insufficient qi and blood in the head and face, easily causing dizziness, headaches, and emotional changes.

Traditional Chinese medicine theory is often used around us, and now many people tend to admire it. Many people who can afford it often go to specialized massage parlors, not only to get acupuncture massage, but also medicated foot baths and reflexology massages. For each of us, our physique is different. When choosing to soak your feet with Chinese herbal medicine, you must carefully choose the one that suits you. In short, it is good for our health.