Can the Chinese medicine residue be boiled overnight?

Can the residue from boiling Chinese medicine be used to wash feet? Chinese medicinal materials can be said to be "treasures all over the body". Even the residue left over from boiling the medicine can fully exert its effect. So can the residue from boiled Chinese medicine be used to wash feet? Let’s take a look together below.

1. Can the residue from boiling Chinese medicine be used to wash feet?

People usually throw away the residue after taking Chinese medicinal materials. In fact, there are still some medicinal effects left in the residue, and it can still be "turned into treasure". Patients can boil the residue of their own Chinese medicinal materials and use it for foot soaking.

Because Chinese medicine prescriptions are all symptomatic treatments based on the patient's symptoms, using the decocted Chinese medicine residue to soak your feet is also suitable for your physical condition. Soaking feet in medicinal residue can have very good medical effects. It can not only activate meridians, but also add fragrance, remove odor, and treat foot diseases, especially stinky feet and athlete's foot.

2. Can the residue of Chinese medicinal materials left overnight still be boiled?

Generally speaking, medicinal residues are not suitable for overnight storage. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes that when decocting Chinese medicine on your own, it is usually decocted twice a day, once in the morning, and the residue is decocted again at night. However, this is not the way to decoct Chinese medicine in summer. Instead, you should decoct it once, then add water to decoct the second dose and take it at night. The decocted medicine juice should be immediately stored in the refrigerator at ultra-low temperature and heated before consumption. It should be emphasized that it is generally not recommended to take self-decocted Chinese herbal decoctions overnight.

3. How to effectively use Chinese medicine residues

1. The residue of the medicine can be left and then dried on the balcony. In spring, autumn and winter, the Chinese medicine is always placed on the balcony to prevent mosquitoes from entering. Because the Chinese medicine will emit a special pungent smell, mosquitoes cannot get close. The purpose of doing so can play a role in repelling mosquitoes.

2. The residue after boiling the medicine can be used as fertilizer for flowers. You can put some in your own flower pots. Remember, don't put too much, otherwise the flowers will be affected. If there are any left, wrap them up into small packages and put them under the wooden cabinet or under the bed, which can also have an anti-moth effect.

3. If you have insomnia or are dependent on Chinese medicinal materials, you can wrap the medicinal residues left over from boiling medicine with gauze and then press them under your pillow. In this way, you can have a sound sleep.