Soak your feet in Huoxiang Zhengqi water?! Some people lose weight, some people gain weight... Please pay attention!

As the saying goes, "Don't expose your body during White Dew and don't expose your feet during Cold Dew." As autumn is approaching, many people have started to soak their feet to "maintain their health." Speaking of foot soaking, Xiao Ke has seen people pouring white vinegar, sprinkling peppercorns, and adding salt into the foot soaking water...but this is the first time I've heard of pouring Huoxiang Zhengqi water.
On major platforms, the topic of "Huoxiang Zhengqi water foot bath to remove dampness" has been discussed at a high level, sparking heated discussions among netizens. Today we will study it together:

Is soaking feet in Huoxiang Zhengqi water suitable for everyone?

Is there any scientific basis for soaking feet in Huoxiang Zhengqi water to remove dampness ?

What other precautions should be taken when soaking your feet?

01 Foot bath with Huoxiang Zhengqi water

Recently, a netizen posted a message saying, "Soaking your feet in Huoxiang Zhengqi water every night can remove dampness", which attracted many netizens to follow suit.

Some people said that after soaking for two weeks, their face became less oily and their belly became smaller, while others said that they got acne after soaking for two nights.

A few days ago, netizen "Changlu Manman" posted a message to share his health-preserving experience, saying that he went to see a Chinese doctor because he felt some physical discomfort. After taking his pulse, the doctor diagnosed him with " poor spleen and stomach, and heavy dampness ."

In addition to prescribing Chinese medicine for "removing dampness", he also told himself to abstain from fruits and soak his feet in Huoxiang Zhengqi water to remove dampness.

The so-called "Huoxiang Zhengqi water foot bath" specifically means adding 1-2 bottles of Huoxiang Zhengqi oral water into warm water and stirring well to soak your feet .

"Huoxiang Zhengqi Water is a Chinese patent medicine , which is composed of Atractylodes , Tangerine Peel , Magnolia Bark , Angelica Dahurica , Poria , Big Belly Peel, Raw Pinellia, Licorice, Patchouli, and Perilla Leaf . The Chinese medicinal ingredients are warm in nature and flavor.

It is mainly used for colds caused by external wind-cold, internal injury and dampness, or summer heat and dampness, and has the effects of dispelling dampness, regulating qi and harmonizing the middle. "

Shen Jianjun, director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Nanjing Second Hospital, explained, "For people with damp-heat constitution, the rational use of Huoxiang Zhengqi water for foot soaking can indeed bring about the effect of clearing away heat and removing dampness to a certain extent."

"However, for people who already have weak spleen and stomach , using Huoxiang Zhengqi Water may cause gastrointestinal dysfunction to a certain extent, resulting in diarrhea. If used for a long time, it will not only have no effect, but some people may also experience symptoms such as diarrhea and dehydration ."

02Can soaking your feet in Huoxiang Zhengqi water remove dampness?

Is there any scientific basis for soaking feet in Huoxiang Zhengqi water? Can it really remove dampness as rumored online?

Professor Fang Yong, director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Wuhan Hanyang Hospital, said in an interview: "The Huoxiang Zhengqi water foot bath that netizens imitated was originally intended for oral use, and the limited Chinese medicine ingredients are difficult to be absorbed through the skin;

Therefore, it has no therapeutic effect and cannot achieve the effect of " removing dampness ." "Instead of following the trend, it is better to soak your feet in warm water, which can also play a role in health care."

"From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, foot bathing is one of the external treatments of traditional Chinese medicine . It promotes the human blood circulation system through warm water, thereby achieving the effect of improving physical fitness and conditioning the body."

Director Fang Yong introduced, “There are reflex areas and meridians on the feet that correspond to various internal organs;

When soaking your feet in warm water, you can stimulate these reflex areas, promote blood circulation , regulate the endocrine system, enhance the function of human organs, and achieve the health care effect of preventing and curing diseases. "

Judging from the addition of Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid, the Chinese medicinal ingredients in it are warm in nature and taste, and are mainly used for "gastrointestinal colds" caused by exogenous wind-cold, internal injury and dampness, or cold and dampness;

It is mainly used to treat external symptoms of cold and dampness. For example, soaking feet in Huoxiang Zhengqi water to strengthen the spleen and stomach and remove dampness is not suitable .

03Precautions​

As the Cold Dew solar term approaches, many people start soaking their feet for health. However, there are some things to pay attention to when soaking your feet. "If you soak your feet well, you will get twice the result with half the effort. If you soak your feet badly, there will be problems." So, how can we "soak our feet according to the symptoms"?

1. Avoid too long a time and the water temperature should not be too high

An article in Guangdong Health Information mentioned that the water temperature for foot soaking should be 40-45℃ , and it is recommended that it should not exceed 50℃ . The soaking time should be enough to make you sweat slightly.

2. It is recommended to soak your feet between 7 and 9 pm

From 7 to 9 p.m., the kidney meridian's qi and blood are weak . The blood vessels in the soles of the feet will expand due to the stimulation of warm water, which is beneficial for blood circulation, thereby accelerating blood circulation throughout the body and achieving the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys .

3. It is recommended to choose a wooden barrel when soaking your feet

The insulation effect of wooden barrels is relatively good , and the water temperature cools down slowly .

The chemical composition in metal basins such as copper basins is relatively unstable and can easily react with tannic acid in traditional Chinese medicine. To a certain extent, it may produce harmful substances such as tannic acid iron, which will greatly reduce the efficacy of the medicine.

4. Remember to massage and keep warm after soaking your feet

When your feet are hot, massage them, put on socks to keep them warm, drink a glass of warm water to promote metabolism, and then fall asleep after the heat from your whole body slowly subsides. This will give you a relatively good experience.