The correct way to soak your feet and the right way to soak your feet

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The past and present life of foot soaking.

Foot soaking has a history of thousands of years. From ancient times to the present, from the royal family to the common people, foot soaking has always been regarded as a way of health preservation.

Foot soaking originated in ancient times, and the ancient court often used musk, agarwood or other herbs to make a decoction to soak the feet, so as to awaken the mind and refresh the mind and eliminate fatigue.

The historical record of "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" once mentioned: "Yang Qi originates from the surface of the five toes of the feet, and Yin Qi originates from the principle of the five toes of the feet."

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, the "Book of Rites" recorded in detail the "fumigation, steaming, soaking, and soaking" of Chinese herbal decoction and soaking**.

Su Dongpo, a famous person in the Song Dynasty in history, wrote countless poems in his life, many of which were written about soaking feet for health, and there was a sentence, "The master advised me to wash my feet and sleep, and I fell into bed and no longer heard the bells and drums."

It means that the owner advised me to soak my feet before going to bed, so that people would fall into a deep sleep and would not hear the sound of the morning bells and drums. During the Song Dynasty, foot soaking was widely used.

By the time of the Ming Dynasty, foot baths were further developed.

Later, due to feudal etiquette and women's foot binding, the "policy" and folk customs that despised foot health greatly affected the healthy development of foot soaking and health preservation.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, China was brutally plundered by foreign powers, and a large number of documents continued to flow out, and the method of soaking feet also spread to all parts of the world and became popular in some regions.

At the beginning of the 20th century, William, an American physician, published the book "Region**". Since then, scholars from the United States, Britain, Switzerland, Australia, Germany and other countries have also studied foot soaking and published monographs.

In the 30s of this century, Ms. Inguham, an American, published the famous book "The Story of the Foot" in 1938 after conducting a more detailed study of the "region", which laid a more solid foundation for the future "foot bath".

After the reform and opening up, the foot soaking regimen was transmitted back to the mainland of China through various channels. With the efforts of many experts and scholars, in April 1990, the first national foot reflex area health law research meeting was held in Beijing.

In recent years, the foot-soaking culture has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and all kinds of celebrities are also endorsing the strength of foot-soaking, and the Chinese people have higher requirements for the quality of foot-soaking products.

To soak your feet in traditional herbal essences, you need to go to the pharmacy to grab the medicine, and after about two hours of decoction, filter out the residue with gauze and start soaking your feet.

Moreover, the foot soaking material cannot be used again and again, because bacteria will be produced during the placement process. It takes so much effort that you can only use it once, and the cost is really high.

It is precisely because of this insight that the little rhinoceros launched a foot bath bag, which does not need to be decocted, saving a lot of time, chatting with the family, accompanying the children to do their homework, and spending time on more valuable things.

Every time you soak your feet, you only need one pack, and you can maintain your health for less than a breakfast, and you can use it every day without pressure.

Moreover, each bubble is individually packaged, clean and hygienic, and it is very convenient to carry it out, and it does not occupy an area when you put it in your bag.

In the process of soaking the feet, through water temperature and herbal essences, the soles of the feet are "massaged", the circulation of qi and blood is smooth, the internal organs are nourished, and the body and mind are nourished.

1. Prepare a large and deep wooden barrel, the water level can be soaked to more than half of the calf, not because the bucket is small and put the feet obliquely, so that the feet can be placed smoothly and comfortably at the bottom of the barrel, so as to avoid cramps.

2. The foot soaking time should be selected 1 hour before and after meals, so as not to affect appetite or digestion. The soaking time is about 30 minutes, if the water is cold, the water can be heated 1 2 times in the middle, and a glass of water can be drunk before and after soaking, so as to facilitate metabolism and replenishment of body fluids.

3. Soak your feet in salt water: add 2 tablespoons of salt to warm water, salt has the effect of anti-inflammatory and sterilization, soaking your feet in salt water can prevent athlete's foot, prevent colds, and massage the Yongquan acupoint on the soles of your feet when soaking your feet, which helps you to sleep.

Foot soaking with rice wine: Adding a bottle of rice wine to warm water, or using other alcoholic beverages, can promote blood circulation, such as adding tea leaves to soak feet, it can also remove foot odor.

Vinegar foot soaking: Soaking feet with 100 grams of rice vinegar or aged vinegar can kill bacteria, ** athlete's foot to a certain extent, and can get rid of rheumatism and improve the symptoms of cold and cold. In addition, vinegar can penetrate the surface layer of the feet**, enhance blood circulation, remove blood waste and diseased sediment, **certain chronic diseases.

Ginger foot soaking: Soak your feet with 100 grams of ginger, 20 grams of tangerine peel and 30 grams of mint to warm the spleen and stomach, remove dampness, relieve difficulties, and prevent varicose veins of the lower limbs.

Lemon foot soaking: Add two slices of lemon to warm water to prevent colds, smooth and refresh, soften the stratum corneum, and have the effect of reducing swelling.

4. Take 15 grams of Sophora sophora, Atractylodes atractylodes, 15 grams of Cnidium monnieri, 5 grams of alum, 10 grams of rhubarb, and soak your feet, which can relieve itching, soften keratin, and improve foot eczema caused by hot and humid weather.

Use 30 grams of black medicine, green bark, and Yiyin grass, and 10 grams of Sichuan Dome and safflower. Add about 2 liters of water, 50 ml of vinegar from Zuoshi, bring to a boil over high heat, then decoction over low heat for 30 minutes, and wait for the medicine to cool down to 50 When the residue is poured into a basin to soak your feet.

Do you know how to soak your feet properly?

After washing the feet, take them out and wipe them clean with a clean, dry foot cloth. 6 6Put on clean and dry cotton slippers, put the changed socks in the washing machine or the basin, and dispose of the foot washing water.

"Foot soaking" has always been one of the best choices in our daily regimen. But do you know how much is the best way to soak your feet in autumn? Don't bubble in vain!

1. The water temperature should not be too hot, about 40C is appropriate, and the foot soaking time should not be too long, about half an hour for young people, and no more than 20 minutes for the elderly.

2. It is best to soak your feet at 9 o'clock in the evening, when the kidney meridian qi and blood are relatively weak. Soaking your feet is good for blood circulation, which in turn promotes blood circulation in the body.

3. After soaking the feet, do a foot massage for a few minutes to further regulate the internal organs.

4. Soak until you sweat slightly, don't soak until you sweat profusely, so as not to cause collapse due to the consumption of fluid.

5. Avoid being too full, too hungry or eating, and should not soak your feet within half an hour after eating, which will affect the supply of blood to the stomach.

6. You can add a little salt (sterilization, disinfection, beriberi), vinegar (soothing muscles, invigorating blood and dispelling rheumatism), Chinese herbal medicine (clearing heat, detoxifying and reducing swelling) according to your own situation, etc., to prescribe the right medicine.

How to soak your feet correctly?