This year, it is popular among netizens to add Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid to soak their feet to "dispel dampness"! Doctor's Urgent Reminder

As the saying goes, "White dew does not reveal the body, cold dew does not reveal the feet.". After an autumn rain in Wuhan, the temperature gradually cooled in the morning and evening, and many health conscious citizens began to pay attention to the topic of "soaking feet". Recently, a netizen posted that soaking feet with Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid every night can dispel dampness, which has attracted many netizens to follow suit.

On September 13th, Wuhan traditional Chinese medicine experts reminded that if it does not have a therapeutic effect, it cannot achieve the effect of dispelling dampness. Instead of following the trend, it is better to soak your feet in warm water, which can also have a health and wellness effect.

Huoxiang Zhengqi Water Soaks in Feet and Ignites

Netizens follow the trend to check in

Recently, a new trend of health preserving foot soaking has emerged. After Sichuan peppercorn, ginger, chili peppers, and mugwort, this time it's the turn of Huoxiang Zhengqi water. The discussion on the topic of "Huoxiang Zhengqi Water Soaking Feet and Removing Dampness" is high on various platforms.

Recently, some netizens posted sharing their health tips. The article states that recently, due to some discomfort in the body, I went to see traditional Chinese medicine on the recommendation of my family. After pulse testing, I was diagnosed with poor spleen and stomach, and heavy dampness. For the past two months, in addition to abstaining from fruits and taking oral Chinese medicine to expel dampness, the netizen also used Huoxiang Zhengqi Water to soak their feet and dispel dampness. When I received the Huoxiang Zhengqi water, I thought it was for drinking, but I didn't expect it to be soaking my feet.

After the post was posted, it quickly received the attention of the "health army", with over 14000 likes and many netizens collecting it. The reporter flipped through the comments and found that when it comes to "dispelling dampness", most netizens leave comments saying that they have similar symptoms as bloggers. "My face and hair are oily, my tongue has dents, and I always have loose stools," said a netizen who was planning to try this "new formula" for soaking feet.

The reporter saw that the so-called "Huoxiang Zhengqi Water Soaking Feet" refers to adding a few Huoxiang Zhengqi liquids to warm foot soaking water, mixing well, and then starting to soak the feet. Among them, some netizens posted about their health "achievements", stating that after soaking their feet in Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid for two weeks, their skin's oil production decreased, their acne on the face improved, and their protruding belly also became smaller. Some netizens also claim that the next day after using "follow the trend", they have acne on their forehead and even develop oral ulcers.

Unable to achieve dehumidification effect

Soaking feet in warm water can also help maintain health

Does Huoxiang Zhengqi water soak feet really have the effect of dispelling dampness? Who is suitable for using it? In response, Professor Fang Yong, a renowned middle-aged and young traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Wuhan and director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department at Hanyang Hospital in Wuhan, stated that the herbal solution used by netizens to soak their feet in Huoxiang Zhengqi water was supposed to be for oral use, and the limited traditional Chinese medicine ingredients were difficult to be absorbed through the skin, so it did not have a therapeutic effect and could not achieve the effect of dispelling dampness. Instead of following the trend, it's better to soak your feet in warm water, which can also have a health and wellness effect.

"From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, soaking feet is one of the external treatment methods in traditional Chinese medicine. It promotes the human blood circulation system through warm water, thereby improving physical fitness and regulating the body. Director Fang Yong introduced that there are reflex areas and meridian distribution on the feet that correspond to various organs. When soaking feet with warm water, it can stimulate these reflex areas, promote blood circulation, regulate the endocrine system, enhance the function of human organs, and achieve the health effect of disease prevention and treatment.".

From the perspective of adding Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid, the traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations is composed of Atractylodes Rhizoma Atractylodes, tangerine peel, Magnolia officinalis, Angelica dahurica, Poria cocos, skin of abdomen, raw Pinellia ternata, liquorice, patchouli, and perilla leaves. Among them, the ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine are warm and hot in nature. They are mainly used to treat the "gastrointestinal cold" caused by exogenous cold, internal injury and dampness stagnation, or cold dampness. They are mainly used to treat cold dampness symptoms. For example, it is not suitable to add Huoxiang Zhengqi Water to soak feet to strengthen the spleen and stomach, and eliminate dampness.

Some netizens believe that this "new formula" has an improvement effect, but Director Fang Yong believes that this may be the result of netizens adjusting their lifestyle and dietary habits, rather than the direct effect of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water. "Even if you only insist on soaking your feet in warm water, it is still beneficial for the body."

Fang Yong suggests that if you choose to soak your feet with traditional Chinese medicine, you should first identify your own constitution based on syndrome differentiation. "Traditional Chinese medicine has the properties of being cold, hot, warm, and cool, just like oral decoctions. If used improperly, it may have the opposite effect." At the same time, it should be noted that there are also precautions to be taken when soaking your feet. For example, the soaking time should not be too long, and it is not advisable to soak your feet immediately before and after meals. It is best to choose an hour after meals. It is not advisable to soak your feet in a state of drunkenness, hunger, fullness, thirst, extreme fatigue, etc. within 30 minutes before meals and 1 hour after meals. In addition, soaking feet should not exceed 3 times a week, and the temperature should be controlled between 42 ℃ and 45 ℃. It is recommended that people with weak constitution soak their feet for 10 minutes, and those with good constitution soak them for 15 minutes. If there are serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver and kidney dysfunction patients, especially the elderly with chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, pregnant women and children and other special groups, pay more attention to time and water temperature.