Suitable for those with elevated blood pressure, baking soda foot soaks help lower blood pressure.
2. Dried mugwort and safflower
Improve varicose veins, promote blood circulation, and alleviate symptoms like numbness in hands and feet.
Medical texts state: "The feet are to the human body as roots are to a tree. When a tree withers, its roots fail first; when a person ages, their feet decline first."For those with a cold constitution who often experience cold hands and feet, daily foot soaking is an excellent wellness practice. Adding medicinal herbs to the soaking water allows their active ingredients to be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes, entering the bloodstream to promote blood circulation and enhance metabolism. The feet contain numerous meridian convergence points; stimulating these through foot soaking can provide auxiliary benefits for treating various ailments.Foot soaking not only prevents and treats illnesses but also beautifies the complexion and promotes longevity.
Nourishing Stomach Health
Soak feet in water infused with 30g dried ginger, 30g cinnamon bark, 50g galangal, and 50g cyperus rhizome. Steep for 15 minutes, then simmer for 20 minutes. Use at a comfortable temperature.
For those with cold stomach syndrome, this soaks warms the stomach, alleviates discomfort, and provides stomach-protecting benefits.
Slimming and Body Beautification
Boil 200g winter melon peel, 100g poria, and 100g papaya in water. Soak feet until a light sweat appears.
Feet are the foundation of the body, closely connected to all internal organs. Winter melon peel and Poria cocos clear heat and detoxify. Daily foot soaks with this blend promote fat metabolism, aiding weight loss and body shaping.
Beauty and Skin Care
1. 40g each of Apricot Blossom, Peach Blossom, and Ligusticum wallichii. Soak, boil, then cool to warm temperature.
Promotes blood circulation, moisturizes skin, clears heat, and cools blood. Suitable for rough skin and dull complexion.
2. 16g hawthorn, 16g angelica root, 15g white mulberry bark, 15g white cocklebur. Simmer. Take orally in appropriate amounts while soaking feet.
Nourishes blood, dispels dampness, promotes circulation, and disperses stasis. Suitable for facial melasma, especially in women who developed melasma after taking postpartum contraceptives.
3. 45g bitter apricot kernels, 10g green tea. Simmer. Can be applied topically or used for foot soaks.
Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, moisturizes skin, replenishes vitamins and minerals.Prevents and treats facial acne, dull complexion, and lackluster skin, promoting smooth, clean skin.
Helpful Tip
When soaking feet, place smooth, polished pebbles in the basin for reflexology massage. This stimulates acupressure points on the soles for enhanced efficacy.