Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a medicine for dispelling cold in medicine, which can dispel internal cold, help Yang Qi, benefit qi and promote blood circulation. In addition, Zanthoxylum bungeanum also has the functions of sterilization, disinfection, pain relief, itching relief and fat reduction.
The function of soaking feet with pepper: In some places, there is a saying of "upper treatment". Soaking feet can promote the blood circulation of the body and enhance the barrier function of the respiratory system, thus helping to relieve cough symptoms and reduce the occurrence of colds; Soaking feet can make the blood from top to bottom, so the blood pressure is easy to stabilize; Soaking feet with Chili water can promote sleep better than soaking feet with hot water. Children love to cough, middle-aged and elderly people have high blood pressure, and it is good to insist on soaking feet.
Matters needing attention in soaking feet with Chili water
Although soaking feet with Chili water is simple and effective, there are also some precautions to pay attention to.
1. Soaking feet with Chili water is not suitable for a long time. If you feel that the original symptoms have disappeared, you should stop for a few days and come back when the symptoms are insufficient. Otherwise, there may be phenomena such as "insufficient breath" and "incompatibility between water and fire" mentioned in ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine. In this respect, from my experience, excessive use of pepper water to soak feet mainly causes "lung fire", and then "fire eats gas", so qi deficiency, in addition to cough, runny nose, phlegm and other lung problems, easy to catch a cold, which also proves this point.
2, people with symptoms of yin deficiency, in the process of soaking feet with Chili water, should pay attention to timely yin, especially in winter. Because soaking feet with Chili water has the functions of dredging waterways, dispelling cold, promoting digestion and sweating, it feels as "dry" as other yang-tonifying drugs in this process, especially for people with symptoms of yin deficiency, soaking feet with Chili water should be combined with nourishing yin, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms of yin deficiency.
From my personal experience, because of frequent physical activity, I sweat a lot. If I don't pay attention to nourishing yin, I often have symptoms of yin deficiency, so I often consciously replenish yin, such as boiling water with yam, boiling water with lotus root, boiling water with pears, or eating some fruits. , timely replenish water in the body. Note: For many middle-aged and elderly people, the effect of nourishing yin by drinking white water alone is not necessarily ideal, especially for people with yin deficiency.
3. Some people, especially those with cold constitution, have a very good effect of soaking their feet with Chili water, but at the beginning, they have a discharge reaction after soaking their feet with Chili water for several times, and the symptoms are similar to colds. This is a normal reaction, a manifestation of the disease leaving the human body. Do not stop. See the reason or consult a professional. If it is a normal discharge reaction, it will be fine on the third day at most the next day.
4. Because of the obvious absorption effect of drug foot-soaking, I don't think Zanthoxylum bungeanum water should be used repeatedly too many times to prevent the corrupt Zanthoxylum bungeanum water from having adverse effects on the body. If you want to keep it, it is recommended to use it for two or three times at most, but you should heat it to boiling, and then cool it to a suitable temperature before using it.
5, the time to soak your feet can not be too long, generally just sweating is appropriate, it is best not to sweat. For people who have just started to soak their feet or have a cold constitution, they may not sweat for a while at first, which is a manifestation of cold in the body. Dose and frequency can be increased appropriately until they sweat.
6, the water temperature should not be too low, it feels a little hot, and it should be constant temperature.
7, foot bath time, if it is health care, it is generally appropriate at around 9 pm, if it is treatment, someone suggested that in the morning, I think it can be flexible, if necessary, twice a day?
8. It is better to soak your feet with your hands or massage your feet with your hands.