Ginger foot soak has the effect of warming the body to expel cold, preventing cold and improving blood circulation.
Ginger belongs to the dispersing wind-cold medicine, its flavor is pungent, slightly warm, belongs to the lung, spleen and stomach meridians, has the effect of relieving the surface and dispersing cold (removing the cold from the surface of the muscle), warming and stopping vomiting (warming the spleen and stomach to treat vomiting caused by stomach cold), warming the lungs and stopping cough, and relieving the toxicity of fishes and crabs.
Soaking feet in hot water can promote vasodilation and increase blood circulation in the lower limbs. After adding ginger in hot water, it can increase the effect of detoxifying the surface and dispersing the cold while promoting the blood circulation of the lower limbs, which can not only warm up the body and drive away the cold, but also prevent the occurrence of colds.
Therefore, for patients who are susceptible to cold, cold hands and feet, you can use ginger foot soak to alleviate the symptoms. However, the efficacy and role of herbal foot soak is limited, and can not replace the medication to treat the disease.
If symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, and follow the doctor’s instructions to avoid delays in treatment.