Foot bath, commonly known as foot bath, is a very good means of health. It is said that the spring foot bath, Yang solid off; summer foot bath, summer humidity can be dispelled; autumn foot bath, lung moisten intestines moisten; winter foot bath, Dantian warm burning. Adhere to the foot bath every day, on joint pain, insomnia, ringworm, foot sweat, frostbite and other systemic or local diseases have a certain preventive effect. Chinese medicine meridian theory that the foot is the beginning of the foot three yin meridian, the end of the foot three yang meridian. There are at least 66 acupuncture points below the ankle. Hot water soaking feet as if with moxa moxibustion these points, have to promote the operation of blood, warming the internal organs, nourishing the vital energy, waist strong tendons, smooth blood vessels, adjust the role of yin and yang, eliminate fatigue, improve appetite. Modern medical research believes that the human foot has countless nerve endings, the pressure points and various parts of the body and organs are connected. Foot bath can be used as a treatment for internal and external diseases, but also for the treatment of a variety of skin diseases. With the help of medicine and heat, the medicinal bath can unblock the meridians, harmonize the qi and blood, and achieve the purpose of eliminating evil toxins. Do footbath, should pay attention to the following issues: 1, the water should be a certain degree of heat, to 40-50 degrees Celsius is appropriate. To the extent that the feet can tolerate, in order to play a role in stimulating acupuncture points, cure, health, strengthening the body. 2, the amount of water should not be too little, generally should be flooded through the ankle joint as the degree. Each soaking time to 5-10 minutes is appropriate. 3, do not read books, watch TV when doing footbath, so that it is easy to achieve the effect of “lead the fire back to the yuan. In addition, the foot bath, such as the appropriate addition of some drugs in the water, the effect is better, the following are several commonly used drugs and their effects. 1, Cephalotaxus leaves l, decoction with water, external washing can cure foot odor. 2, rhubarb, Huang Lian, scutellaria, cypress, wild chrysanthemum 15 grams each, water decoction juice, soak feet can cure spring and summer boils. 3, old stork grass boiled in water to soak feet, can treat numbness and spasm of the knee and ankle joints. 4, white fruit tree leaves decoction of water to wash feet, can prevent diarrhea in children. 5, often with celery leaf decoction foot soak, for hypertension and coronary heart disease patients beneficial. 6, ginger boiled water soak feet, can treat cold and nasal congestion. 7, bitter ginseng, ringworm bark, snake bed seeds, wormwood, red comfrey, wind 10 grams each, decoction of juice soak feet, can prevent skin itching.