Adding mugwort leaves, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, Poria cocos, tangerine peel and other ingredients when soaking feet can help remove moisture and assist in weight loss. These materials exert their effects through mechanisms such as promoting blood circulation, accelerating metabolism, promoting diuresis, and reducing swelling, but require long-term adherence and combined with dietary and exercise regulation.
1. Ai Ye
Ai Ye is warm in nature and has the effects of warming meridians, dispelling cold, dispelling dampness, and relieving itching. Soaking feet in water boiled with mugwort leaves can dilate the capillaries of the feet, promote sweating and dampness elimination, and improve lower limb edema. Its volatile oil components can also stimulate fat metabolism, making it suitable for people with severe cold and dampness obesity. Use 3-4 times a week, keep the water temperature around 40 ℃, and avoid soaking your feet on an empty stomach or immediately after meals.
2. Ginger
Ginger contains gingerol, which can stimulate blood circulation and accelerate water metabolism. Boiling ginger slices and soaking them in feet can effectively dispel coldness in the body and alleviate the problem of obesity caused by dampness. Slight redness of ginger after soaking in feet is normal, but it should be used with caution for patients with damaged skin or diabetes. It is recommended to soak for 20 minutes before bedtime and massage the foot spring hole for better results.
3. Sichuan pepper
Sichuan pepper has the characteristic of being warm and dispersing moisture, and its components such as limonene can promote lymphatic circulation. Soaking feet in Sichuan pepper salt water can help break down lower limb fat accumulation, especially suitable for wet obesity caused by prolonged sitting. Note that the concentration of Sichuan pepper should not be too high. 10 grams of Sichuan pepper with 2 liters of water is sufficient. Pregnant women and people with hypertension should avoid using it.
4. Poria cocos
Poria cocos is a traditional medicinal herb that promotes diuresis and diuresis. It contains polysaccharides that can regulate water salt balance. Soaking feet in Poria cocos powder can regulate spleen and kidney function through foot meridians and improve metabolic obesity. It is recommended to grind Poria cocos into powder and mix it with hot water. The water level should be above the ankle San Yin Jiao acupoint. For those with physical weakness, it should be combined with Qi tonifying herbs such as Astragalus membranaceus.
V. Chenpi
The volatile oil in Chenpi can invigorate the spleen and dispel dampness, and has a significant effect on phlegm dampness type obesity. Soaking feet in tangerine peel can be combined with hawthorn to enhance the fat reducing effect, and keeping the water temperature at 38-42 ℃ can fully open the pores. After soaking your feet, drinking warm tangerine peel and hawthorn water can form a synergistic dehumidification and weight loss effect, but those with excessive stomach acid should reduce the frequency of use.
When soaking feet to remove moisture and lose weight, it is important to note that the water temperature should not exceed 45 ℃, and the duration should be controlled between 15-30 minutes until the body sweats slightly. It is recommended to choose wooden barrels to maintain a constant temperature. After soaking, immediately dry your feet and put on warm socks. Combining low salt diet, aerobic exercise, and acupoint massage has better effects, but patients with severe edema or varicose veins should consult different constitutions to select materials based on syndrome differentiation. For example, those with yin deficiency and excessive fire should reduce the amount of ginger and Sichuan peppercorns used and switch to cool herbs such as chrysanthemum and mint.
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