Patient's question:
I pay great attention to medicinal diet and health preservation in my daily life. Although I have high blood pressure, I have kept it well under control, and I also pay close attention to my activities. Recently, I've been particularly annoyed with soaking feet in mugwort. I want to know, can people with high blood pressure soak feet in mugwort?Doctor's answer:
Hypertensive patients can use mugwort to soak their feet. Foot soaking can warm the meridians and dispel cold, but mugwort foot soaking does not have a significant effect on lowering blood pressure. If hypertensive patients do not like foot soaking, they can decoct goji berries, mulberry leaves, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and menthol slightly and then soak their feet. However, it should be noted that the duration of foot soaking is best kept to half an hour, once or twice a week. Excessive foot soaking may weaken the absorption effect.