Ginger is a very common seasoned vegetable, because it has a strong spicy atmosphere, so it is generally used as a condiment. For example, when cooking some aquatic products or meat, it will be appropriately matched with some ginger, which has the effect of freshness and fishiness.
In addition, ginger is also a more common Chinese medicine, especially when soaking feet, it is appropriate to add some ginger, which has more health care effects on the body.
So, what are the benefits of soaking your feet in ginger water for your body?
First, improve the speed of blood circulation
Properly soaking your feet with ginger water can increase the overall blood circulation speed. After ginger is soaked in hot water, the gingerol ingredients contained in it will enter the hot water, and when soaking feet, gingerol will enter the bloodstream through the pores on the skin, so that the blood vessels expand rapidly and the blood circulation speed will accelerate.
It can supply a large amount of blood to various organs of the body, and effectively improve the phenomenon of ischemia in various parts of the brain, heart, digestive tract and so on.
In addition, for people who sit or stand for a long time, the calves and feet are prone to poor blood flow. Properly soaking the feet with ginger water can promote local blood circulation and effectively improve the tingling in the calf area.
And for people who are prone to cold hands and feet, proper soaking of feet with ginger water can accelerate the blood circulation at the end of the limbs and achieve the effect of improving the cold hands and feet.
Second, improve the quality of sleep
For people who often have insomnia, are prone to dreams, and can't sleep steadily, they can soak their feet with ginger water appropriately every day. There are many acupuncture points in the soles of the feet, and when soaking the feet, some of the ginger oil ketones and other substances will stimulate the acupuncture points on the soles of the feet.
Not only can it eliminate the fatigue in the body, but it can also stimulate the peripheral nerves of the feet. And the cerebral cortex has a certain inhibitory effect, which has the effect of calming and calming the nerves and promoting sleep.
For menopausal women or people with neurasthenia, soak their feet with ginger water for 15 minutes half an hour before going to bed. It can eliminate some bad emotions and has the effect of promoting sleep.
Third, drive away the cold and dispel the wind, and prevent and treat colds
Especially for people who stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time, it is easy to have a cold phenomenon. You can properly soak your feet with ginger water, you can accelerate the blood circulation speed of the body by soaking your feet, and promote the opening of pores, and quickly discharge some moisture and cold in the body, which has the effect of driving away cold.
After entering the winter, for some people with weak physique, the probability of suffering from wind chills and colds will be particularly high. Soaking your feet with ginger water every day can drive away some of the cold that invades the body, which not only has the effect of driving away the cold and dispelling the wind, but also has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on the cold and cold.
In addition, if women have poor menstrual blood discharge due to cold in the body during menstruation, then they can also properly soak their feet with ginger water, which has the effect of activating blood stasis and can improve dysmenorrhea and menstrual blood discharge.
All in all, soaking feet with ginger water has the above three benefits for human health. In addition, for people with some rheumatic diseases or migraines, it is also appropriate to soak their feet with ginger water when the disease occurs.
Ginger oil contained in ginger water can alleviate joint swelling and has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. But it is worth noting that the time of each foot soak should not exceed 20 minutes.
Otherwise, a large amount of blood will flow to the lower limbs, which can easily cause ischemia in various organs such as the brain and heart, which is not good for health.