What is the purpose of frying ginger and putting it on the soles of baby’s feet?



Ginger fried hot put baby feet belongs to the Chinese medicine hot compress method, is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine external treatment, has the cold in addition to dampness, warm meridians and collaterals, warm stop vomiting (to warm the spleen and stomach to treat the cold stomach caused by vomiting), warm lungs to stop coughing (warm lungs to stop coughing) and so on the efficacy of the warm lungs.

Ginger is pungent in flavor, warm in nature, belonging to the lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It can be used internally in formulas or pounded into juice; externally, it can be pounded into compresses or fried and ironed with hot heat, and it has the effects of removing cold from the surface of the body, warming the lungs and stopping vomiting, and warming the lungs to stop coughing. It is often used in the treatment of cold, fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, cold pain in the stomach and epigastric region, vomiting and diarrhea. Note that it is contraindicated in cases of heatiness and internal heatiness of yin deficiency.

Ginger fried hot ironing on the soles of the feet can stimulate the soles of the feet of the Yongquan and other acupuncture points, to play a warm effect, often used in the treatment of fear of cold, hands and feet not warm, diarrhea, urination and other diseases. The absorption of traditional Chinese medicine is far less than soup, if you are not feeling well, it is recommended that pediatricians consult a physician under the guidance of standardized treatment, do not unauthorized use of medication.

Note that the compress should be careful to control the temperature, so as not to burn, if the child is found to have an allergic reaction, should immediately go to the hospital.