The benefits of foot soaking from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine

Foot soaking is a very common thing. It is helpful to relieve various problems of the human body. Moreover, long-term foot soaking is also very effective in preventing some diseases. However, when soaking your feet, you should pay attention to choosing the right method. At the same time, you can also choose some medicines when soaking your feet, which will be more helpful to the body. So what are the benefits of foot soaking from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine?

Many people are not very clear about the benefits of foot soaking from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine. This requires some understanding of this aspect when soaking your feet, so that when making a choice, you can know how much help foot soaking can bring to you.

The benefits of foot soaking from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine:

(1) Promote blood circulation. Since ancient times, feet have been considered the second heart of the human body. From the health perspective, feet are farthest from the human heart and bear the heaviest burden, so this place is most likely to cause poor blood circulation. Medical books record: "People have feet, just like trees have roots. When a tree dies, the roots die first. When a person grows old, the feet age first." Hot water soaking feet is an excellent method, especially for those who often feel cold hands and feet.

(2) Stimulate the acupuncture points, reflex areas and meridians of the feet. From the medical point of view, there are reflex areas, acupoints and meridians of various organs in the human body on the feet. Many people have had foot massages. When the masseur presses on our feet, we will feel pain, soreness and swelling. This situation basically means that there is a problem with the organs in our corresponding reflex areas. So, after we have a foot massage, we will feel relaxed all over. At the same time, there are 6 main meridians on the human foot, including the end points of the three yang meridians (bladder meridian, stomach meridian, and gallbladder meridian) and the starting points of the three yin meridians (spleen meridian, liver meridian, and kidney meridian). Therefore, soaking the feet in hot water is also equivalent to stimulating these six most important meridians.

(3) It has a good auxiliary effect in the treatment of many diseases. People often say "rich people take tonics, poor people soak their feet", which shows that soaking feet with Chinese medicine has great effect. Especially in modern society, the extensive use of air conditioners, coupled with people's general preference for eating cold food, leads to more cold and dampness in the body. Soaking feet in Chinese medicine can speed up the expulsion of cold from the body.

The above is a detailed introduction to the benefits of foot soaking from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. When soaking your feet, you should pay attention to the time. The time should not be too short, and the foot soaking must be in hot water, so that you can get good results. At the same time, for some people with poor kidneys, you can soak your feet frequently, which can improve some problems of the human body.