Why can soaking feet in pepper enhance sexual performance?

Adding various herbs to the foot bath water will have different health-promoting and disease-eliminating effects. Because the soles of the feet have acupuncture points related to various organs, foot bathing can strengthen the body and prevent diseases. When there is a disease, it can play a role in conditioning and auxiliary treatment. For male friends who want to enhance their sexual performance, soaking feet in pepper water is very good!

The role and efficacy of soaking feet in pepper water

As the saying goes, "To grow a tree, you need to protect its roots; to grow a person, you need to protect his feet." The feet are the "second heart" of the human body, and "soaking your feet in hot water is better than taking tonic medicine" is a famous saying in health science. If you add some peppercorns to the water for soaking your feet, the effect will be even more amazing.

Sichuan pepper is not only one of the most commonly used seasonings, but also a traditional Chinese medicine. It can warm the middle and relieve pain, remove dampness and dispel cold. Sichuan pepper belongs to the lung, kidney and liver meridians, and has the effects of dispelling cold, replenishing kidney yang, improving eyesight, digesting food and guiding fire back to its source. Soaking feet in water with Sichuan pepper has the same effect as soaking feet with angelica and safflower, both of which can activate blood circulation and make the blood vessels of the whole body unobstructed.

The effect of soaking feet with Sichuan pepper: Sichuan pepper belongs to the category of medicines to dispel cold, it can dispel internal cold, support yang, and promote the flow of qi and water. In addition, Sichuan pepper also has the effects of sterilization, disinfection, analgesia, itching, and sedation.

Effects of soaking feet in pepper water: Some places say "treating the upper disease from the lower part". Soaking feet can promote blood circulation and enhance the barrier function of the respiratory system, so it can help relieve cough symptoms and reduce the occurrence of colds. When soaking feet, it can promote blood flow from the upper part to the lower part, so blood pressure is also easy to stabilize. Soaking feet in pepper water is more effective in promoting sleep than soaking feet in hot water. Children who like to cough and middle-aged and elderly people with high blood pressure have certain benefits if they insist on soaking feet.

Precautions for soaking your feet in pepper water

1. It is not advisable to soak your feet in pepper water for a long time. If you feel that the original symptoms have disappeared, you should stop for a few days and wait until the symptoms of deficiency appear before continuing. Otherwise, the phenomena of "lack of qi" and "fire from water" mentioned in ancient Chinese medicine books may occur. In this regard, from my experience: excessive use of pepper water to soak your feet mainly causes "lung fire", which then "strengthens fire and consumes qi", so qi is weak. In addition, lung problems such as coughing, runny nose, sputum, and easy colds also prove this point.

2. People with Yin deficiency symptoms should pay attention to replenishing Yin in time when soaking their feet in pepper water, especially in winter. Because soaking feet in pepper water can clear water channels, dispel cold, and help digestion, and there is also sweating in the process, so it has a "dry" feeling like other Yang-tonifying medicines. Especially for people with Yin deficiency symptoms, soaking feet in pepper water should be combined with replenishing Yin, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms of Yin deficiency. From my personal experience, because I often do sports and sweat a lot, if I don't pay attention to replenishing Yin, I often have symptoms of Yin deficiency. In addition, I soak my feet in pepper water, so I often consciously replenish Yin, such as drinking water boiled with yam, lotus root, pear, or eating some fruits, etc., to replenish the water in the body in time. Note: For many middle-aged and elderly people, drinking plain water alone may not be ideal for replenishing Yin, especially for people with Yin deficiency.

3. For some people, especially those with cold constitution, soaking feet in pepper water is very effective. However, they may experience disease-eliminating reactions during the first few times of soaking feet in pepper water (for details, please refer to the article "Record of Disease-eliminating Reactions from Soaking Feet in Pepper Water" in this blog). The symptoms are similar to those of a cold. This is a normal reaction, a manifestation of the disease leaving the body. Do not stop doing it. Check the reasons or consult a professional. If it is a normal disease-eliminating reaction, it will usually be gone on the second or third day at most.

4. Because the absorption effect of medicinal foot bath is obvious, I think pepper water should not be used repeatedly too many times to prevent the rotten pepper water from having adverse effects on the body. If you want to save it, it is recommended to use it two or three times at most, but it must be heated to boiling and then cooled to a suitable temperature before use.

5. The soaking time should not be too long. Generally, it is better to soak your feet until you start to sweat, but it is better not to sweat profusely. For those who have just started soaking their feet or those with a cold constitution, they may not sweat for the first period of time. This is a manifestation of a large amount of cold in the body. You can increase the dosage and frequency appropriately until you sweat.

6. The water temperature should not be too low, it should feel a little hot, and it should be kept constant;

7. The best time to soak your feet is around 9pm for health care. Some people suggest soaking in the morning for medical treatment. I think it can be more flexible. Can you soak your feet twice a day if necessary?

8. It is best to soak your hands while soaking your feet, or massage your feet with your hands, which will have a better effect.