Can I soak my feet with Chili water every day?
It is impossible to soak your feet with Chili water every day. 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 qi and "incompatibility between water and fire" mentioned in ancient Chinese medicine books. Generally, soaking feet in Chili water for a long time will cause "lung fire", which will lead to a strong heart fire.
Who can't soak their feet with Chili?
Old people and insomnia should not soak more.
For healthy people, low-temperature short-time foot bath is helpful to sleep, but it has little effect on the elderly and people with poor sleep. Soaking feet for a long time at high temperature will also increase the body temperature of the tip and core at the same time, which is not conducive to sleep.
Children should not soak.
The arch of the foot began to form in childhood. If the child is often soaked in hot water, it will have a certain impact on the function of nerves and blood vessels of the foot, especially if it is often soaked or scalded, the plantar ligament of the child will become slack, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch of the foot. In the long run, it will increase the risk of forming flat feet.
Menstrual period is not suitable for soaking
Women should not soak their feet with Chili water during menstruation, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms of dysmenorrhea; Foot bath water should not be too hot, too high water temperature will lead to congestion in the feet, and insufficient blood supply to the heart, brain and kidney will lead to dizziness.
Matters needing attention in soaking feet with Chili water
1, pepper water should not be reused.
The pepper water used for soaking feet is not suitable for repeated use. In the process of soaking feet, the body's absorption of pepper water components is obvious. Repeated use of pepper water can easily have adverse effects on the body. It is best to wash and change the pepper water. If it needs to be reused, it should not be used more than three times, and it needs to be heated and boiled every time.
2. Avoid soaking your feet in pepper water for too long.
The soaking time of pepper feet should not be too long. You can usually sweat slightly. However, it should be noted that if your body is cold, you may not sweat when you soak your feet with pepper for the first time. The frequency of pickled pepper water can be increased appropriately.
3. The water temperature for soaking feet of Zanthoxylum bungeanum should not be too high
Don't soak your feet in hot pepper water too high. Excessive water temperature can easily lead to excessive congestion of the feet, insufficient blood supply to the heart, brain, kidney and other organs, and some will feel dizzy.
4. Avoid excessive foot soaking with pepper water.
Soaking feet with Chili water should not be excessive, and should be carried out frequently for a long time. If soaking your feet with Chili water improves your discomfort, you'd better stop using it for a few days. Excessive use of pepper water to soak feet can easily lead to lung fire and qi deficiency, which makes people cough easily.
5, women should not use Chili water to soak their feet during menstruation.
Women should not soak their feet with Chili water during menstruation. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a spicy Chinese herbal medicine with certain toxicity. Soaking feet with pepper water during menstruation is easy to aggravate dysmenorrhea symptoms.