The method of soaking feet with mugwort leaves is a kind of pedicure in traditional Chinese medicine, which has many benefits and great benefits to our health, and can effectively alleviate and cure our physical diseases. Below I will let you master the correct way to soak your feet with mugwort leaves and improve your quality of life!
Method of soaking feet with mugwort leaves 1 How often does mugwort leaves soak feet?
Generally speaking, mugwort leaves can soak feet 2-3 times a week, not too often. Soaking the feet of mugwort leaves will lead to fire, sometimes it will lead to insufficient qi and blood in the head and face, which is easy to cause dizziness, headache and emotional changes. So mugwort leaves can soak feet 2-3 times a week.
In addition, the foot soaking time should not be too long, and 15 ~ 30 minutes is appropriate. When soaking feet, blood will flow to the lower limbs, and the brain is prone to insufficient blood supply. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as chest tightness and dizziness and the elderly should stop soaking their feet and rest. Diabetic patients have poor peripheral sensory ability, so their families should try the water temperature first to prevent burns.
It should also be noted that some people are very weak, and eating some nourishing food can lead to toothache and oral ulcer. This kind of foot bath is not suitable for mugwort leaves. Warm water can be used.
Can wormwood soak feet every day?
Soaking feet with mugwort leaves has many advantages. Proper use of Folium Artemisiae Argyi can effectively alleviate and cure our physical diseases, but it can't be done often, because soaking feet with Folium Artemisiae Argyi will lead to deficiency fire and cold fire, which will lead to deficiency of both qi and blood in the head and face and insufficient blood supply, but will cause dizziness, headache and emotional changes.
At the same time, excessive use of mugwort leaves can also cause weakness, dry eyes, fatigue and depression, and even cough and asthma.
Therefore, everything is good, as long as it is used properly, it can promote our health. Artemisia argyi can't soak every day. Generally speaking, mugwort leaves can soak feet 2 ~ 3 times a week, and it should not be too frequent. Some people are too weak to make up for their deficiencies. Eating some nourishing food can cause toothache, oral ulcer and so on. This kind of discomfort is not suitable for soaking feet with mugwort leaves. You can soak your feet with warm water.
Method of soaking feet with mugwort leaves
Take 50g of Folium Artemisiae Argyi (one handful is enough), put it in a pot, add water, boil it for 10 minute, turn off the fire, pour it into a basin, and let the water cool naturally to a temperature suitable for foot soaking. Soak until the whole body is slightly sweaty, and the foot bath is over. Then massage Yongquan point 50- 100 times.
In addition, there are several small prescriptions for soaking feet in wormwood:
1. Folium Artemisiae Argyi plus ginger can treat common cold, arthropathy, rheumatoid disease, cough, bronchitis, emphysema and asthma.
2. Folium Artemisiae Argyi and Flos Carthami can improve varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, poor blood circulation, numbness of hands and feet or blood stasis.
3. Folium Artemisiae Argyi with salt is suitable for upper energizer with fire, which often leads to jealousy, toothache, sore throat, fidgety, getting angry and catching cold, and edema of legs and feet.
4. 20 tablets of Folium Artemisiae Argyi and Zanthoxylum bungeanum are suitable for sweaty feet, smelly feet, beriberi and eczema.
Effect of mugwort leaf soaking feet
In fact, soaking feet with Folium Artemisiae Argyi water can effectively dispel deficiency fire and cold fire, and can treat diseases related to deficiency fire and cold fire, such as portal ulcer, sore throat, periodontitis, gingivitis and otitis media.
As long as the above diseases occur, a small handful of mugwort leaves can be soaked in water, or a quarter of them can be made of pure mugwort sticks. After shredding, you can put it in a foot bath pliers and soak it in boiling water for a while. After the mugwort leaves are soaked, you can soak them in warm water until the whole body is slightly soaked, but you can't sweat. Drink more warm water, pay attention to whether to eat cold food and have a good rest. It usually takes 2-3 days to soak, which is all because of deficiency.
Especially for patients with severe cold and dampness, you can soak your feet with mugwort once a week. While soaking mugwort leaves, you can drink a cup of ginger and jujube water to drive away the cold without diarrhea.
But some people are very weak, and eating some nourishing food can lead to toothache and oral ulcer. In this case, you can wait until you get angry before soaking your feet with mugwort water. When there is no fire, you can continue to take tonics and insist on soaking your feet with warm water every day. Pay attention to eating cold food by mistake to prevent cold and dampness from invading. Slowly, you will find that you will not get angry easily after eating nourishing food, and your physique will gradually increase.
Matters needing attention in soaking feet of Artemisia argyi
1, the foot soaking time should not be too long, and 15 ~ 30 minutes is appropriate. When soaking feet, blood will flow to the lower limbs, and the brain is prone to insufficient blood supply. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as chest tightness and dizziness and the elderly should stop soaking their feet and rest. Diabetic patients have poor peripheral sensory ability, so their families should try the water temperature first to prevent burns.
2. People with fever, low blood pressure and diabetes should soak their feet with mugwort leaves under the guidance of a doctor. Soak your feet with mugwort 2 ~ 3 times a week, not too often. Soaking the feet of mugwort leaves will lead to fire, sometimes it will lead to insufficient qi and blood in the head and face, which is easy to cause dizziness, headache and emotional changes.
3, Chinese medicine foot bath is best to use a wooden basin. The chemical composition in metal pots such as copper pots is unstable, and it is easy to react with tannic acid in traditional Chinese medicine to generate harmful substances such as iron tannic acid, which greatly reduces the curative effect of drugs.
Children should not soak their feet with overheated water for a long time. Because the arch of the foot began to form in childhood, we should pay attention to protection from an early age. If you often wash your feet with hot water, the ligaments on the soles of your feet will become slack, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch, and it is easy to form flat feet.
5, women do not use Chinese medicine to soak their feet during menstruation. It is best to consult a doctor and prescribe medicine according to your own situation.
Method of soaking feet with wormwood II. Efficacy and function of foot soaking with wormwood on pregnant women.
1, can effectively eliminate deficiency fire and cold fire, and treat oral ulcer, sore throat, periodontitis, gingivitis, otitis media and other diseases.
2. For pregnant mothers who are cold and wet, you can soak your feet with wormwood leaves once a week. While soaking your feet with wormwood leaves, drink a cup of ginger and jujube water to drive away the cold and not diarrhea.
3. Conducive to the circulation of qi and blood in the whole body and the circulation of joints and meridians. Soaking feet with Folium Artemisiae Argyi can make full use of the medicinal efficacy of Folium Artemisiae Argyi and relieve rheumatism to some extent.
4, can dispel wind and cold, and enhance the physical immunity of pregnant mothers.
5. Because Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the function of protecting fetus, soaking feet with Folium Artemisiae Argyi can also play this role!
What method does pregnant women use Artemisia argyi to soak their feet?
Method 1:
Take a handful of mugwort leaves and soak them in boiling water, or take a quarter of pure mugwort leaves, shred them, put them in a foot soaking bucket and soak them in boiling water for a while. After the mugwort leaves are soaked, soak your feet with some warm water until you can't sweat all over. Drink more warm water, usually 2-3 times, that is, after 2-3 days. At the same time, drink more warm water and don't eat cold food.
Method 2:
Boil mugwort leaves in a pot. After boiling for 15 minutes, take out the mugwort leaves, pour the water into a bucket or basin, let it cool naturally to a suitable temperature, and then put your feet in it for soaking.
What are the precautions for pregnant women to soak their feet with mugwort leaves?
1, just soak your feet in mugwort once a week, not too often, it will be counterproductive.
When you soak your feet with mugwort water, you must stop eating all cold food. You can also drink a cup of ginger and jujube water and soak your feet with wormwood leaf water, which can drive away the cold without venting.
It is also taboo for mugwort leaves to soak their feet within half an hour after meals, which will affect the blood supply to the stomach, and in the long run, it will make people malnourished.
4. You can't sleep immediately after soaking your feet. Rub your feet when your feet are hot, and wear socks to keep warm in time. It is best to go to bed after the whole body heat gradually decreases.
5, pay attention to the foot bath time should not be too long. Many people like to soak from very hot until the water is completely cold, and some even keep heating the water for an hour or two. This is a mistake. It takes about half an hour to soak your feet.
6. If you are a pregnant mother with low blood pressure or a pregnant mother who often has a headache, it is not advisable to soak your feet with too hot water for a long time. Because after soaking feet in hot water or soaking in hot springs, human blood vessels will expand, and the whole body blood will flow from important organs to the body surface, which will inevitably lead to ischemia and hypoxia of important organs such as the heart and brain.
How long is it best for pregnant women to soak their feet with mugwort leaves?
In fact, it is not appropriate for pregnant women to soak their feet for too long. Some people like the feeling of soaking their feet, and then they will soak until the water is completely cold before they are willing to pour it out. Or, after finding that the blisters are cold, continue to add water until you feel satisfied. However, this method is wrong. Pregnant mothers need to pay attention. It is advisable for pregnant women to soak their feet for about half an hour, and it is best to soak their feet for 20 minutes before going to bed every day. Because time control is also very important, soaking for too long is not conducive to the health of pregnant mothers and fetuses.