First, the benefits of ginger soaking feet
1, for treating colds
Boiling a thumb-sized piece of ginger in water or soaking it in hot water until the water temperature is appropriate can effectively prevent the symptoms from developing further and prevent colds. Even if people don't have a cold, soaking their feet with ginger can also play a role in driving away the cold, thus preventing colds.
Step 2 treat rheumatism
Ginger has its special effect of dispelling cold and expelling wind, and rheumatism patients can effectively relieve symptoms by soaking their feet for half an hour every night. Soaking your feet in a wooden bucket above your calves can better relieve symptoms such as rheumatoid arthritis.
3, reduce cold hands and feet
Ginger can drive away cold, and the cold hands and feet are mainly due to insufficient blood supply to the end of the body. Soaking feet with ginger can effectively improve blood circulation and relieve the symptoms of cold hands and feet.
Step 4 improve sleep
Adding proper amount of black vinegar to ginger when soaking feet can stimulate plantar acupoints and enhance the metabolism of various systems, thus relaxing the human body, relieving fatigue and improving sleep quality.
5. Maintain the kidneys
Ginger soaking feet to improve blood supply deficiency, combined with kidney-tonifying ingredients can play a very good role in warming and nourishing kidney.
6, delay aging
The kidneys are aging and people are getting old. Soaking feet with ginger can improve qi and blood, maintain kidneys, effectively delay aging and prolong life.
Second, the taboo of ginger soaking feet
1, the foot soaking time should not be too long, and it is appropriate to 15 to 30 minutes. In the process of soaking feet, due to the accelerated blood circulation, the heart rate is faster than usual. Too long, it is easy to increase the burden on the heart. In addition, because more blood will rush to the lower limbs, people with weak constitution are prone to dizziness due to insufficient blood supply to the brain, and even faint in severe cases. Among them, patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and the elderly should pay special attention. If you feel chest tightness and dizziness, you should temporarily stop soaking your feet and lie in bed immediately.
It is not advisable to soak your feet for half an hour after a meal. After a meal, most of the blood in the human body flows to the digestive tract. If you soak your feet with hot water immediately after a meal, the blood that should flow to the digestive system will flow to the lower limbs instead, which will affect digestion and absorption for a long time and lead to nutritional deficiency. Therefore, it is best to wash feet after eating 1 hour.
3. Foot bath temperature varies from person to person. The normal body temperature is 36℃~37℃, and the temperature of foot bath water is 2℃~3℃ higher than the normal body temperature, which is about 40℃. People with more cocoons on their feet can have higher water temperature; Children's skin is tender and the water temperature is lower. Diabetic patients, because the foot skin is not sensitive, so the water temperature should be lower, too high is easy to cause skin burns.
Third, the health care function of ginger
1. Ginger is a traditional Chinese medicine for treating nausea and vomiting, and it is known as the "holy medicine for vomiting". Nausea, bad breath, vomiting and other discomfort caused by gastrointestinal discomfort can be solved by containing 1 slice of ginger in the morning. Folk use of ginger to prevent motion sickness and seasickness, or sticking Neiguan point, has obvious effect.
2, appetizing and strengthening the spleen to promote appetite. In hot summer, or due to some diseases, the secretion of saliva and gastric juice will decrease, thus affecting appetite. If you eat a few slices of ginger before meals, it can stimulate the secretion of saliva, gastric juice and digestive juice, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis and increase appetite. This is what people often say: "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer" and "eat ginger without leaving fragrance".
Seven effects of ginger
3, cool and refreshing, it has the effect of excitement, sweating and cooling, and refreshing in hot days. For patients with dizziness, palpitation, chest tightness and nausea in general summer heat, it is of great benefit to drink ginger soup properly. Ren Dan, a Chinese patent medicine for heatstroke prevention, contains ginger, which has the functions of invigorating the stomach and refreshing the brain.
In addition to refreshing, ginger has the function of dispelling cold evil. Because of abdominal pain caused by cold, headache and cold, drinking ginger soup can increase blood circulation, make the whole body warm and help to expel the cold in the body.
5, ginger can play an antibacterial role. When eating contaminated food, it will cause acute gastroenteritis, and moderate consumption of ginger can play a preventive role. Ginger extract has obvious effects of inhibiting skin fungi and killing trichomonas, and can be used to treat various carbuncle, swelling and sores. In addition, Jiang Shui gargle can be used to treat halitosis and periodontitis.
6. The foot is our second heart, and all organs of the body can find corresponding acupoints on the foot. Proper foot bath can not only improve peripheral circulation, but also prevent influenza if appropriate amount of ginger is added to foot bath water.
7. Eating ginger regularly can resist aging. Because gingerol in ginger can produce an antioxidant enzyme after entering the body, it has a strong ability to deal with oxygen free radicals, which is much stronger than vitamin E.