Whether or not you can use moxa to soak your feet during menstruation must be decided by the physician after the patient’s condition is recognized.
Mugwort is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, bitter taste, a little poisonous, belonging to the spleen, liver, kidney meridian. It has the effect of dispersing cold and relieving pain, warming menstruation and stopping bleeding, stabilizing the fetus, regulating menstruation, and relieving itching and dampness when used externally. It can be used for treating deficiency cold hematemesis, epistaxis, metrorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow or dribbling), excessive menstruation, as well as menstrual cold disorders and itching of the skin.
Foot soak in water boiled with mugwort leaves can warm the meridians and promote blood circulation throughout the body. If menstruating women have the above discomforts, they can use moxa leaf foot soak under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis, and if they do not have the above discomforts, it is not recommended to use it.
It should be noted that the temperature of the foot bath is not suitable to be too high. It is also not suitable for those who are too hungry, too full, and those who have skin ulcers.
Mugwort should be used under medical supervision. It is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner after the occurrence of physical discomfort, and to use medication according to the condition after identification and treatment by a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not use medication on your own, so as not to make a mistake in your condition.