Chinese medicine believes that the internal organs of the human body have corresponding acupoints on the feet. Foot is the starting point of foot three yin meridians and the end point of foot three yang meridians. There are more than 60 acupoints below the ankle. Traditional Chinese medicine foot bath can effectively prevent the toxic and side effects of drugs, and the effect is better. Because patients with hypertension need to take medicine for a long time, external use of traditional Chinese medicine is generally more conducive to reducing the hormone stimulation of drugs to the human body.
Foot bath can improve the blood circulation of the foot. The effect of hot water on the foot can dilate the blood vessels of the foot, raise the skin temperature of the human body, and thus promote the blood circulation of the foot and the whole body. The whole body blood flow can be increased by 10- 13 times when healthy people are soaked in warm water at 40-45℃ for 30-40 minutes. Due to the increase of blood circulation, it can regulate various endocrine functions and promote the secretion of various hormones by various endocrine glands, such as thyroid hormone secreted by the thyroid gland and adrenaline secreted by the adrenal gland, which can promote human metabolism.
The biggest function of foot bath is to eliminate fatigue. The ancients concluded from practice that hot foot bath can greatly eliminate fatigue. Foot bath can promote blood circulation of the feet and the whole body, speed up blood flow, eliminate sediments on the soles of feet, eliminate fatigue substances in the body, eliminate fatigue, and make people rest, thus improving sleep.