Soaking your feet in mugwort and ginger soup: replenishing qi and strengthening the kidneys

Everyone knows that ginger soup can be used to remove dampness and keep out the cold. In life, ginger soup can also be used for foot soaking. Adding mugwort to the ginger soup will have a better effect. So what is the best way to soak your feet?

Soaking your feet at 9pm is the best way to nourish your kidneys

Experts suggest: Soaking your feet in mugwort and ginger soup at 9 pm is the best way to nourish your kidneys. The reason for choosing this time period to nourish your kidneys is that this is the time when the kidney meridian's qi and blood are relatively weak. Soaking your feet at this time will increase your body's heat, and your blood vessels will dilate, which is beneficial to blood circulation.

Office workers soak their feet in the morning to get more energy

The method of washing feet in the morning is very simple. The water temperature is controlled at about 40℃, which is comfortable but not hot. Soak for about 5 to 10 minutes. Use the index finger, middle finger and ring finger of both hands to massage the Yongquan acupoints of both feet for about 1 minute each, and then massage the gaps between the toes of both feet for about half a minute. To maintain the water temperature, add appropriate amount of hot water in batches and repeat 3 to 5 times.

Why do we emphasize foot soaking?

First, it promotes blood circulation. It has been said since ancient times that the feet are the second heart of the human body. From the perspective of health theory, the feet are the farthest from the human heart and bear the heaviest burden. Therefore, this place is most likely to cause poor blood circulation. Medical books record: "The feet of a person are like the roots of a tree. When a tree withers, the roots die first. When a person gets old, the feet age first." Especially for those who often feel cold hands and feet, foot soaking is an excellent method.

Second, stimulate the acupuncture points, reflexology areas and meridians of the feet. Many people have had foot massages. When the masseur presses on our feet, we feel pain and soreness. This basically means that there is a problem with the corresponding reflexology area organs. Therefore, after we have a foot massage, we will feel relaxed. At the same time, there are 6 main meridians on the human foot, including the end points of the three yang meridians (bladder meridian, stomach meridian, gallbladder meridian) and the starting points of the three yin meridians (spleen meridian, liver meridian, kidney meridian), all on the feet. Therefore, soaking the feet is equivalent to stimulating these six most important meridians.

Third, it has a good auxiliary effect on the treatment of many diseases. People often say: "Rich people take tonic medicine, poor people soak their feet." It can be seen that soaking feet has a great effect. Especially in modern society, with the large-scale use of air conditioning and people's general love of eating cold food, there is a lot of cold and dampness in the body. Soaking feet can accelerate the expulsion of coldness in the body.