Is foot bath good for patients with vaginitis?

Vaginitis is a typical gynecological disease with various types. Once it occurs, the itching feeling makes women restless. When vaginitis occurs, in addition to going to a regular gynecological hospital for treatment, you can also take some health care measures in your daily life to achieve the purpose of treatment. Foot soaking is a very good way. So, is foot soaking good for patients with vaginitis? Let’s take a closer look below.

Yes, you can. You can even boil the moxa leaves and let them sit warm to soak your lower body. Mugwort mainly has the effect of dispelling cold and dampness, and is most effective for vaginitis.

1. Adjust blood pressure

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the human body's internal organs have corresponding projections on the feet. The feet are the starting point of the three yin meridians of the foot and the ending point of the three yang meridians of the foot. There are more than sixty acupoints below the ankle joint.

Using Chinese medicine foot bath to treat hypertension can effectively prevent the toxic and side effects of drugs, and the effect is good. Since patients with hypertension need to take medication for a long time, in order to reduce the hormonal stimulation of drugs to the human body, it is generally better to use external Chinese medicine.

2. Improve blood circulation

Foot bath can improve blood circulation in the feet. The warm effect of water can dilate blood vessels in the feet, increase skin temperature, and thus promote blood circulation in the feet and throughout the body. Someone has done a test and found that if a healthy person soaks his feet in 40℃-45℃ warm water for 30-40 minutes, the blood flow in his whole body will increase by 10-13 times for women.

3. Promote metabolism

Foot bath can promote blood circulation in the feet and the whole body. Due to the increase in blood circulation, it can regulate the functions of various endocrine glands and prompt them to secrete various hormones, such as thyroid hormones secreted by the thyroid gland and adrenaline secreted by the adrenal glands. These hormones can promote metabolism.

4. Eliminate fatigue

The biggest function of foot bath is to eliminate fatigue. The ancients have long concluded from practice that hot water foot bath can eliminate fatigue.

5. Improve sleep

Foot bath can promote blood circulation in the feet and the whole body, accelerate blood flow, disperse deposits on the soles of the feet and eliminate fatigue substances in the body, eliminate fatigue and put people in a resting state, thereby improving sleep.

I think everyone should have a clear understanding of whether foot soaking is good for patients with vaginitis. We can see that women suffering from vaginitis can alleviate the condition by soaking their feet. However, foot soaking can only improve the condition and cannot cure vaginitis. Everyone should still focus on regular treatment and not rely entirely on foot soaking.