Soaking Your Feet in Sichuan Pepper and Ginger Water for a Week, and Your Body Changes This Much

When the seasons are changing, many people catch colds easily. At times like this, you might want to try soaking Sichuan pepper in water to drive out the cold. Not only does it help you get over a cold faster, it can also boost your overall health. And it's not just Sichuan pepper that works for foot soaks - ginger, vinegar and salt can all be used too, and each has different benefits. Let's take a look!

Soaking Your Feet in Sichuan Pepper Water Drives Out Cold and Promotes Blood Circulation

Sichuan pepper itself has the property of dispelling cold. It can drive out cold and support the body's positive energy. Soaking your feet in Sichuan pepper water stimulates the various acupoints on the soles of your feet, promoting the free flow of meridians and blood circulation throughout the body, which helps relieve coughs and prevent colds. In addition, soaking your feet in Sichuan pepper water also helps treat athlete's foot.

How Do You Soak Your Feet in Sichuan Pepper?

1. Grab about 2 grams of Sichuan pepper, put it in a pot, add water and boil for 20 minutes. Once the water turns yellow, turn off the heat. If a child is soaking, halve the amount of Sichuan pepper or reduce it by 2/3.

2. When the Sichuan pepper water has cooled to a suitable temperature, pour it out and soak your feet in it. Don't let it be too hot.

3. How long should you soak? Roughly until you break a light sweat on your head, but not to the point of sweating heavily all over.

4. Don't soak in Sichuan pepper water continuously. You can start with one week, then wait a while before soaking again. Women should not soak during their period.

5. While soaking your feet in Sichuan pepper water, you can put your hands in too, which makes the effect more noticeable.

Soaking Your Feet in Ginger Water Improves Cold Hands and Feet

Besides being a seasoning, ginger is also a very good Chinese herbal medicine. Soaking your feet in ginger water can drive out cold through sweating, treat wind-cold type colds, and also improve cold hands and feet in women.

How Do You Soak Your Feet in Ginger?

1. Take half a piece of ginger, cut it into slices, put it in a pot, add water and boil for 10 minutes.

2. Once it's boiled, pour out the ginger water, add some clean water, and wait until the temperature drops to 40-42 degrees before soaking your feet.

3. When soaking, the water level should ideally cover your ankles. Stop soaking once you break a light sweat.

Besides Sichuan pepper and ginger,

salt and vinegar can also be used for foot soaks,

and they all have good health benefits.

Plant lovers, hurry up and start soaking your feet this autumn and winter!

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