The weather is getting colder. I'll teach you five correct ways to soak your feet, so that you can get rid of dampness and drive away cold.

After entering autumn, the weather gradually turned cold, and many people began to feel cold, so soaking their feet became their habit of keeping warm in autumn and winter. Some people simply soak their feet in hot water, which can only improve the cold hands and feet when soaking their feet, but that is a temporary solution, not a permanent cure. What is the correct way to soak your feet? Here are some herbs for soaking feet.

Efficacy of ginger: Chinese medicine says that ginger is warm and has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving exterior syndrome. Modern medicine also believes that ginger can promote blood circulation and metabolism.

Specific practice: pat a proper amount of ginger flat, put it in a pot and add half a pot of water to boil for about 10 minutes, then pour out the cooked Jiang Shui and add cold water to about 40 degrees Celsius. Note that when soaking feet, the water had better not reach your ankles.

Precautions:

1. Soak your feet with ginger. The amount of ginger depends on your personal situation. If you are afraid of cold, you can appropriately increase the amount of ginger.

2. When cooking ginger water, it is best to cover the pot and cook. Because the medicinal factors contained in ginger belong to small molecular substances, it is not easy to volatilize when the pot is covered.

3. The temperature in Jiang Shui is not 40 degrees Celsius, as long as the human body can't feel the heat.

Efficacy of Cinnamon: Cinnamon is warm and has the effect of warming kidney and reducing swelling.

Specific practice: when soaking feet with cinnamon, you can take a proper amount of pepper and cinnamon, boil it and put it in water. The decoction method is the same as that of Jiang Shui.

Precautions: The detumescence effect of cinnamon soaking feet is mainly due to edema caused by nephropathy.

Efficacy of Folium Artemisiae Argyi: Chinese medicine believes that Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the functions of eliminating dampness, dispelling cold and regulating qi and blood. Soaking feet can effectively improve the lung function of human body.

Specific practice: take a handful of dried wormwood and soak it in water. The soaking method is the same as the ginger mentioned above.

Note: If you are cold and wet, you can consider soaking your feet with mugwort leaves and having a cup of ginger and jujube tea. Ginger jujube tea is made of boiled ginger and jujube.

Efficacy of safflower: safflower has the function of activating collaterals and promoting blood circulation. Soaking feet in autumn and winter can effectively prevent frostbite.

Specific measures: Take a pinch of safflower and boil water as before to soak your feet.

Note: Saffron can promote blood circulation, so pregnant women should not eat it.

The steps of soaking feet with plantain are as follows:

1. First, clean the plantain and remove the surface sediment.

2. Then put the processed plantain into the pot, add appropriate amount of water and cook for 30 minutes on high fire.

3. Then filter the residue and pour the juice into the basin.

4. Finally, wash your feet and soak them in the juice for 25-30 minutes.

Efficacy of plantain

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, soaking feet with plantain can clear away heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and detoxify, and calm the nerves, which can relieve discomfort symptoms such as liver heat, red eyes and sore throat. Patients with high blood pressure and frequent phlegm-heat cough can soak their feet in moderation, which can improve their condition. In addition, Che Qi Cao Na can stimulate the acupoints on the soles of the feet, promote blood circulation, thus removing the garbage in the body, enhancing the body's resistance to some extent, and inhibiting external viruses.