What are the benefits of soaking your feet in Ai Cao?

Aicao is mugwort, which has very strong health-preserving functions, especially when soaking your feet. Because there are many important acupoints on our feet, soaking your feet in mugwort can activate these acupoints, which is very good for our health. The method of soaking feet in Aicao is very simple. We can understand its main functions, maybe it is what we need. So, what are the benefits of soaking your feet in agarwood? Let’s take a look below.

1. Remove false fire and cold fire

Oral ulcers, stomatitis, otitis media, sore throat, etc. are all caused by excessive internal heat or cold fire. Just boil the mugwort and water together, soak your feet in the liquid for a while, and wait until you start to sweat all over your body. Then drink some warm water, soak your feet for two or three days, eat less cold food, and pay attention to rest, then these diseases can be well relieved.

2. Can drive away the cold

Soaking your feet in hot water every day can promote blood circulation and drive away dampness and coldness in the body. Moreover, mugwort can open up the twelve meridians and regulate yin and yang. For people with unobstructed meridians, their qi and blood will flow smoothly as well, and for people with healthy qi and blood, the cold in their body will naturally have nowhere to stay. Regarding the cold-dispelling effect of mugwort, we recommend that you use the method of moxa stick fumigation, the effect will be more obvious.

3. Remove athlete's foot and tinea pedis

Mugwort has antibacterial, antiviral, anti-allergic and immunity-enhancing functions. Targeted use and long-term persistence can eliminate athlete's foot and tinea pedis.

How to soak your feet with mugwort

Put a handful of mugwort into a clean pot, then add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat and continue to simmer for about ten minutes before taking it out. Wait until the water cools down naturally enough for foot soaking. You can also add other ingredients to soak your feet according to your physical condition. When soaking your feet, you must not soak until your whole body is sweating profusely. Instead, you should stop when you are just slightly sweating.

1. Mugwort and pepper can remove foot sweat, foot odor, athlete's foot, and eczema.

2. Mugwort and safflower can improve varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, poor blood circulation, numbness or blood stasis in hands and feet.

3. Mugwort and ginger can cure colds, joint diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, coughs, bronchitis, emphysema and asthma.

4. Mugwort and salt can treat upper-burner fire, frequent eye fire, toothache, sore throat, irritability, upper-burner fire and lower-burner cold, and swollen feet and legs.

Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that it is best not to soak in a spacious and ventilated place to prevent heat from dissipating. When soaking your feet, you should wear a little more clothes, and it is best to wear a thicker layer than usual. In general, the principle is not to soak your feet when they are cold. When soaking your feet, your knees will begin to warm up, then your stomach and body will start to sweat slightly, your throat will feel a little hot, and then your head will start to sweat. When your head starts to sweat, you can end your foot soak.

After soaking your feet, remember to drink more warm water. Generally, if you soak for 2 to 3 days in a row and do not eat cold food and pay attention to rest, the discomfort in the head, face, and throat caused by false fire or cold fire will significantly improve or disappear. For people with heavy cold and dampness in their bodies, such as gout patients, they can also soak their feet in mugwort water 1 to 2 times a week. At the same time, drink a cup of ginger and red dates water, which can remove the cold without causing gas.