Is Gynostemma pentaphyllum good for foot soaking?

We all know that washing feet frequently can better ensure good hygiene and make ourselves healthier. Some Chinese medicinal materials for foot soaking can also help us treat some diseases. Among them, Chinese herbal medicine is the most common Chinese herbal medicine that can better regulate our body. Soaking feet with Gynostemma pentaphyllum can play a good role in treating high blood pressure, high blood lipids and other diseases. Let's learn about whether soaking feet with Gynostemma pentaphyllum is good.

Is Gynostemma pentaphyllum good for foot soaking?

There is no use for soaking your feet with Gynostemma pentaphyllum, and soaking your feet in the wrong way will do no good

When soaking your feet in hot water, the peripheral blood vessels in the legs and feet will expand due to the increase in ambient temperature, and the blood flow to the skin of the feet will accelerate, which can dispel the cold, keep warm, and harmonize qi and promote blood circulation. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the foot is the starting and ending point of the three yin meridians and three yang meridians of the foot. The five internal organs and six external organs of the human body have corresponding projections on the feet. However, the feet are farthest from the heart and the local blood flow is relatively slow, so the effect is not obvious in a short period of time. Soaking your feet in hot water before going to bed is especially suitable for people with cold symptoms, such as those who are usually afraid of cold, have cold hands and feet, chronic diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, coronary heart disease, and difficulty urinating. After soaking your feet, you can also massage the reflex areas on the soles of your feet.

However, for some people, soaking your feet can be dangerous. For patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, soaking their feet in hot water in cold weather can cause strong stimulation to their blood vessels, which may induce underlying cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Children should also be cautious when soaking their feet. Frequent foot soaking or scalding will cause the ligaments on the soles of their feet to become loose, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch of the foot. In the long run, flat feet will form. For people with diabetes, varicose veins, thrombosis and tinea pedis, soaking their feet for too long or at too high a temperature will cause insufficient effective circulating blood volume throughout the body. For wounds that have already broken due to skin diseases, soaking feet in hot water will make the situation worse.

There should be a limit to foot soaking. If the body feels hot but does not sweat, it is moderate. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, sweat is the transformation of body fluids, qi and blood. Loss of sweat means loss of qi, blood and body fluids. Therefore, after excessive sweating, the human body will feel tired due to deficiency of vital energy. In autumn and winter, if you soak your feet excessively or sweat profusely, it will not only fail to achieve the health-preserving effect, but may even harm your health.

The above is an introduction to whether soaking your feet with Gynostemma pentaphyllum is good. After understanding it, we know that although Gynostemma pentaphyllum is a common medicinal material, it has no physical effect when used for soaking feet. We must master the method of soaking feet. We must use hot water to soak our feet at ordinary times, and pregnant women and people with heart disease should try not to soak their feet.