Nowadays, many people like to soak their feet for health
But you know what?
There are also contraindications to foot soaking
Many people only think about soaking their feet and ignore these details
It seems to be healthy, but it actually hurts the body
Take a look at the examples:
Mr. Zhang recently suffered from athlete's foot, which makes him itchy and unbearably itchy every night, and emits an unpleasant smell. He saw in the video that he could soak his feet with tea leaves, saying that it had a miraculous effect on athlete's foot, and that it could also remove foot odor after soaking. He took out the black tea that he was usually reluctant to drink at home, pinched two handfuls, soaked it and mixed it with cold water, and put his feet in it to soak. Unexpectedly, when he woke up the next day, he found that not only his feet were red and swollen, but also his calves, and there was "water" between his toes, making it difficult to even get out of bed. I had to come to the hospital, and after examination, the doctor judged that Mr. Zhang had athlete's foot and infection.
Although the tea may contain some ingredients with antibacterial effect, the effect is relatively weak, and the amount of tea taken at a time will not be particularly large, so the antibacterial effect is basically negligible.
On the other hand, during the fermentation process of tea leaves, there may also be certain microorganisms attached to the surface. Beriberi causes the skin of the feet to break, and if you soak it in water, various bacteria will enter the broken skin and cause infection.
The premise of foot soaking is to master the correct way to soak feet, including foot soaking time, water temperature, duration, etc. In addition, foot soaking is not taboo, and some special groups of people and some special circumstances should not soak their feet.
Soak your feet in health and do these 6 points
1
Soak until you sweat slightly
Traditional medicine believes that sweating requires the participation of yang energy and jin fluid, and occasionally sweating a little helps to get qi and blood flowing.
Frequent sweating will deplete the fluid, make the qi and blood empty, and even have some adverse reactions, such as fear of cold and bad wind, dry mouth and throat, etc.
2
Time is not always better
If the foot soak time is too long, the extremity blood vessels continue to dilate, and in the case of poor blood supply, it is easy to aggravate the symptoms of limb ischemia, and may also cause sweating, palpitation, and dizziness.
It is best to control the foot soak within 20 minutes, not more than half an hour.
3
The water temperature should not be too high
Diabetic patients with peripheral neuritis, sensory impairment, etc., foot soaking is likely to cause burns, especially the water temperature should not be too high.
The water temperature is best controlled at around 40°C and not more than 45°C. Diabetics can soak their feet at a slightly lower temperature to be the same as the human body temperature of 37 °C.
4
It is not advisable to soak your feet within half an hour after eating
Foot soaking will accelerate blood circulation, resulting in the dilation of blood vessels in the lower limbs, and foot soaking immediately after meals may reduce the blood supply to the gastrointestinal tract in some people, affecting digestion and absorption.
Avoid soaking your feet in a state of being too full, too hungry or eating, especially within half an hour after eating, and it is best to soak your feet again 1 hour after eating.
5
Wipe your feet dry after soaking
If you don't dry your feet in time after soaking, it is easy to cause dampness and cold to enter the body from your feet, and you are susceptible to cold.
Dry your feet with a dry towel immediately after soaking, apply moisturizer if necessary, and wear a pair of socks if you are weak or sick.
6
Herbal foot soaks should be done according to the doctor's advice
Everyone's constitution is different, and the pharmacological effects of different Chinese medicines are also different.
For example, those who are cold can add some dried ginger, safflower, cinnamon, insomnia can choose cypress kernels, shou wu vine, acacia bark, etc., and those who are weak and blood stasis can choose red peony, angelica, Chuanxiong, etc.
It is best to use it under the individualized guidance of a physician and avoid indiscriminate use.
Foot soaking is not for everyone
1. Patients with bleeding disorders, such as gastrointestinal bleeding and cerebral hemorrhage, should not soak their feet.
2. Patients with heart disease, cardiac insufficiency, low blood pressure, and frequent dizziness should not soak their feet in too hot water, because this will cause the expansion of human blood vessels, and the blood of the whole body will flow from important organs to the body surface, resulting in ischemia and hypoxia of important organs such as heart and brain.
3. Diabetic patients should pay attention to the water temperature, because the peripheral nerves of diabetic patients cannot normally perceive the outside temperature, even if the water temperature is very high, sometimes they can't feel it, and it is easy to be burned.
4. Women should not soak their feet during pregnancy, menstruation, and abnormal vaginal bleeding.
5. Patients with severe inflammation, skin diseases, trauma or skin burns should not soak their feet, which can easily cause wound infection.
6. When hungry, full or tired, it is not advisable to soak your feet, so as not to affect the blood supply of the stomach and cause symptoms such as dizziness.
Insist on soaking your feet in hot weather to dispel dampness and relieve fever, and send you 3 summer foot soaking prescriptions:
1. Heatstroke prevention: soak your feet in Huoxiang
In summer, in order to effectively dispel heat and dampness, you can use Chinese herbal herb decoction to soak your feet.
Take 30~50 grams of Huoxiang and put it in 2000 ml of water and decoction it for 40 minutes, then fry it to 1000 ml with a simmer, add 2000 ml of water to decoction to 1000 ml after taking the juice, put two parts of the medicinal juice in a basin, soak the feet, and soak the liquid medicine over the ankles. A foot massage is performed at the same time as the immersion process.
2. Dispel dampness: soak your feet in ginger
Take 30 grams of old ginger, hyssop, Qincheng, cinnamon, Duhuo and Xu Changqing, mix them and put them in an appropriate amount of water for boiling. After the water temperature is suitable, it is used to soak the feet, which helps to dispel wind and dampness, warm the meridians and channels, promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, dissipate cold and relieve pain, and then improve the symptoms of rheumatic joint pain.
3. Diarrhea: mugwort leaf foot soaking
Soaking your feet in mugwort leaves can effectively relieve the symptoms of diarrhea caused by cold.
The specific operation is as follows: take 50~100 grams of dried mugwort leaves, boil them first, then add cold water or soak your feet after the water temperature is moderate; You can also choose to soak mugwort leaves in hot water for about 20 minutes, and then heat up and soak your feet when the water temperature is suitable.
This article is synthesized from CCTV Life Circle and China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine