Mugwort is a very common traditional Chinese medicine in daily life. Proper use can bring many benefits to the human body, but there are also many things to pay attention to. So what are the benefits of foot soaking with mugwort? Can men use mugwort to soak their feet? There are many benefits of foot soaking with mugwort, but there are also many things to pay attention to. Let’s learn more about the specific content below.

1. Men can soak their feet with mugwort leaves

Foot soaking with mugwort leaves can replenish the internal organs and tissues of the human body. Mugwort leaves can not only be used to soak feet in daily life, but can also be used to treat diseases by burning and fumigating.

2. Benefits of using moxa leaf foot soaks for men

Moxa leaf foot soaks can effectively remove cold, dehumidify, and activate meridians. Many people have heavy cold and dampness in their bodies, and mugwort leaves can effectively alleviate this phenomenon. Using moxa sticks made from moxa leaves to fumigate the back, legs, arms, joints, etc. can quickly remove cold and dampness. Soaking feet in moxa leaves can remove diseases related to deficiency of fire.

Soaking feet with moxa leaves can effectively treat some diseases. If the body catches a cold and develops colds, runny nose, sore throat, etc., soaking your feet in mugwort leaves until you sweat, forcing the cold air out of the body, can greatly alleviate the above symptoms. Of course, adding ginger and brown sugar water at this time will have a better effect.

Soaking feet with mugwort leaves can also reduce internal heat. Soaking your feet in moxa leaf water can reduce the fire in your body. If your body gets angry, you can soak your feet in moxa leaf water to relieve the fire in your body. It is not advisable to eat cold food at this time to avoid aggravating the invasion of cold and dampness. Over time, the fire in the body will gradually subside.

3. Precautions for soaking feet with mugwort leaves

1. The time for soaking feet with mugwort leaves should not exceed half an hour. Of course, it varies from person to person. The effect of dampness in the back and sweat beads on the forehead That's it.

2. The time for foot soaking with mugwort leaves is best controlled one hour after meals and about two hours before going to bed.

3. It is best to control the water temperature of mugwort foot soaking within 40 to 50 degrees. If possible, using a wooden bucket to soak your feet will be more effective.

4. It is best to drink some water before using moxa leaf to soak your feet to replenish body fluids after metabolism.

5. The frequency of use should not be too high, just two or three times a week. Too frequent use will relieve too much fire, which is not good for the body.

6. After soaking your feet in mugwort leaves, it will be more effective to massage the soles of your feet for five minutes and then knock your feet for ten minutes.

4. Foot soaking method

(1) Foot soaking with mugwort leaves

Take 50-100 grams of dried mugwort leaves (depending on the amount of water, there is no strict standard) First, boil water and then add cold water or wait until the temperature is lowered before soaking your feet. If you find it troublesome, soak the mugwort leaves in some hot water for 20 minutes and then add water to soak your feet.

A few small prescriptions for foot soaking with moxa leaves:

(1) Mugwort plus ginger can treat colds, joint diseases, rheumatoid, coughs, bronchitis, emphysema and asthma.

(2) Mugwort and safflower can improve varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, poor blood circulation, numbness or blood stasis in hands and feet.

(3) Mugwort plus salt is suitable for those with fire in the upper burner, often red eyes, toothache, sore throat, irritability, upper fire and cold, and swelling of the legs and feet.

(4) Add 20 capsules of mugwort and Sichuan peppercorns, suitable for foot sweat, foot odor, athlete's foot, and warm rash.

(2) Vinegar foot soak

Choice of vinegar: (100-150 grams of rice vinegar or mature vinegar)

The effects of vinegar foot soak:

(1) It can solve the problem of foot odor. Soaking feet in vinegar can kill bacteria and treat athlete's foot to a certain extent.

(2) It can relieve fatigue.

(3) It can moisturize the skin, soften cutin and increase skin elasticity.

(4) It can remove rheumatism and improve symptoms of fear of cold.

(5) Treatment of sleep disorders.

(6) Vinegar can penetrate the superficial skin of the feet, enhance blood circulation, remove human blood waste and disease sediment, and cure many chronic diseases.

(3) Almond tea foot soak

Bitter almond 45g, green tea 10g. Put the medicine together into the pot, add 2000 ml of water, boil for 30 minutes, remove the residue and extract the juice. Take 1 small bottle of the liquid and apply it on the face and arms. Pour the remaining liquid into the basin and soak for 30 minutes when the temperature is suitable. 20 days constitute a course of treatment. It can moisturize the skin, reduce inflammation and sterilize, supplement vitamins and minerals, and prevent and treat chlorosis, darkening, roughness, acne, and scabies.

(4) Traditional Chinese Medicine Foot Soaking

For women who are troubled by dysmenorrhea, you can try to insist on traditional Chinese medicine foot soaking to improve the condition of dysmenorrhea.

1. Qi stagnation and blood stasis type

The symptoms include lower abdominal distension and pain before or during menstruation, and dark menstrual blood with blood clots. For people with such symptoms, Qi and blood should be reconciled, blood stasis should be reduced, and pain relief should be relieved. Because women are liver-centered, the drugs chosen for foot soaking are mostly drugs that enter the liver meridian of foot Jueyin, and an appropriate amount of menstrual inducing medicinal vinegar is added, such as 30 grams each of Qingpi, Wuyao, and Motherwort, Ligusticum chuanxiong, and Rhizoma chrysanthemum. 10 grams each of the flowers. Add about two liters of water and about 50 ml of vinegar, bring to a boil over high heat, and then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. When the medicine cools to 50°C, pour the residue into a basin to soak your feet. The ankle joint should be immersed. If the amount of medicine is insufficient, an appropriate amount of warm water can be added. Keep moving the feet in the medicine to allow the soles of the feet to receive slight physical stimulation from the medicine residue for more than 30 minutes each time. .Yang deficiency and cold excess type

The symptoms include cold pain in the lower abdomen, pain relief with hot compresses, and coldness of the hands and feet. The principle of warming the meridians and dispersing cold is needed to relieve pain, because there is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that the kidney governs the whole body. "Yang", the medicines chosen for foot soaking should mostly be based on medicines that enter the kidney meridian of foot Shaoyin, and add an appropriate amount of salt water to induce menstruation. For example, 15 grams each of cinnamon, clove, black medicine, angelica, and Chuanxiong can be used, dried ginger, Cumin and Evodia 6 grams each, add a little salt, boil in water and soak your feet.

3. Qi deficiency and blood deficiency type

The symptoms include dull pain in the lower abdomen during menstruation or after menstruation, slight pain when pressing the abdomen with hands, low menstrual flow, and discoloration. If it is weak, it needs to nourish qi and blood to regulate menstruation. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is called "the spleen governs the blood." The medicines chosen for foot soaking should mostly be based on medicines that enter the spleen meridian of the foot Taiyin, and add an appropriate amount of menstrual inducing medicine sweet water. For example, you can use white peony root, angelica root, Chuanxiong rhizome, rehmannia root, Atractylodes rhizome, 15 grams each of Eucommia ulmoides and Astragalus membranaceus, appropriate amount of caramel, boiled water and soaked for feet.