The efficacy and role of wormwood pepper foot soak is to warm Yang dispersal of cold (warm yang qi, dispersal of cold), warm through the meridians, stop itching, but generally speaking, the role of traditional Chinese medicine external foot soak is more limited.
Mugwort is the Chinese medicine mugwort, is a warm menstrual medicine, can warm menstruation to stop bleeding, dispersal of cold menstruation, fetal, warm, taste pungent, bitter, return to the liver, spleen, kidney meridian, can be used for the treatment of hemorrhagic evidence; menstrual disorders, menstrual cramps; fetal restlessness, and so on. Ai Ye foot soak can warm the menstruation and disperse cold (warm the human body meridians, get rid of the cold in the body). The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear, and it is used with caution in cases of yin deficiency and blood heat.
Pepper is a warm medicine, can warm the pain (by warming the spleen and stomach to relieve pain), kill insects and relieve itching, warm, pungent, to the spleen, stomach, kidney meridian, can be used for the treatment of abdominal pain in the cold, cold and wet vomiting and diarrhea; insect accumulation of abdominal pain, eczema, yin itching, and so on. Pepper foot soak can warm the middle and disperse cold (to warm the spleen and stomach of the medicine to dispel the cold), stop itching. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear, and should be used with caution in cases of Yin deficiency and internal heat.
Foot soaking itself is conducive to dispelling the body’s cold, coupled with the action of the drug can be warmed through the body’s meridians. The amount of water recommended to soak feet did not exceed the ankle, the time to twenty minutes or so is appropriate, a little sweat can be, not too sweat, so as not to damage the body fluid.
If you have any of the above conditions, it is still recommended to actively seek medical advice and follow the doctor’s instructions, do not blindly rely on Chinese medicine foot bath.