Dampness in the feet is mostly caused by living in a humid environment for a long time, external dampness, overeating cold and fatty foods, weak spleen and stomach, etc. It often manifests itself in symptoms such as lower extremity drowsiness, edema, cold and cold lower extremities, etc. It can be regulated and treated mainly through general treatment, medication, acupuncture and other ways.
1. General treatment: avoid staying in cold and damp environment for a long time, get more sunshine, eat less cold and greasy food, drink more warm water, and exercise appropriately to help sweat and remove dampness. Appropriate use of moxa leaves, ginger boiled water foot soak, can promote blood circulation in the feet and sweating, can help dispel dampness.
2. Medication: the treatment should strengthen the spleen and promote dampness. Ping stomach powder has the effect of drying dampness and transporting the spleen, moving qi and stomach, and can treat the symptoms of dampness stagnation in the spleen and stomach (dampness stagnation in the spleen and stomach) caused by epigastric distension (stomach and abdominal distension and fullness), heaviness of the limbs, etc. Zhen Wu Tang has the effect of warming yang and relieving dampness, and can help eliminate dampness.
Zhen Wu Tang has the effect of warming yang and inducing diuresis (replenishing yang qi in the body and promoting the circulation of water), which can treat the heavy and painful limbs and swelling caused by the evidence of yang deficiency and diuresis (the deficiency of yang qi causes obstacles to the operation of water and liquid in the body).
3. Acupuncture: Acupuncture and moxibustion foot Sanli, Fuxiao, Shenggu and other points, can have the effect of draining dampness through the collaterals.
It is recommended that patients with heavy foot dampness seek medical attention in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not blindly use drugs or self-operation of acupuncture, so as not to cause bodily injury.