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Soaking your feet in Sichuan pepper and ginger for a week, the changes in your body are actually this big

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It's the change of seasons, and many people catch colds easily. At times like this, you might as well try soaking Sichuan pepper in water to drive out the cold. Not only do colds get better faster, but it can also strengthen your physique. Not only can Sichuan pepper be used for foot soaking, ginger, vinegar, and salt can all be used too, and their effects are all different. Let's take a look together!

Soaking feet in Sichuan pepper drives out cold, promotes blood circulation and clears the meridians

Sichuan pepper itself has the effect of dispelling cold, can drive out cold, and support the healthy qi. Soaking feet in Sichuan pepper water, through the various acupoints on the soles of the feet, promotes the smooth flow of meridians throughout the body and blood circulation, thereby achieving the effects of relieving cough and preventing colds. In addition, soaking feet in Sichuan pepper 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 it. Boil for 20 minutes. When 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. It should not be too hot.

3. How long should you soak? Roughly until you break a slight sweat on your head, but you should not be drenched in sweat or sweat too much.

4. Do not soak in Sichuan pepper water all the time. You can soak for a week first, then after a period of time soak again. Women should not soak during their period.

5. While soaking your feet in Sichuan pepper water, you can also put your hands in to soak together, which will make the effect more obvious.

 

Soaking feet in ginger water improves cold hands and feet

Besides being a seasoning, ginger is also a very good Chinese medicinal herb. Soaking feet in ginger water can, by inducing sweating, drive out cold, treat wind-cold 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 ginger slices, put it in a pot, add water, and boil for 10 minutes.

2. After boiling, pour out the ginger water, add some clean water, and wait until the water temperature drops to 40-42°C before soaking your feet.

3. When soaking your feet, the water level should preferably cover your ankles. Once you break a slight sweat, stop soaking.

Besides Sichuan pepper and ginger being able to soak feet,

salt, vinegar, and so on can also soak feet,

and they all have fairly good health-promoting effects.

Garden friends, hurry up and start soaking your feet in the autumn and winter seasons!

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