It is common to see people using lychee shells to soak their feet. So, what are the benefits of soaking your feet in boiled lychee shell water?
The Benefits of Soaking Your Feet in Boiled Lychee Shell Water
Soaking your feet in boiled lychee shell water can relieve itching, reduce inflammation, alleviate swelling, and treat eczema.
According to the "Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine Journal", lychee shells can be used to wash eczema. Therefore, if you have itchy white or transparent blisters on your feet, you can use boiled lychee shell water to soak your feet. It can effectively relieve itching and inflammation, and the blisters will disappear within 3-5 days.
How to Prepare Boiled Lychee Shell Water for Foot Soaking
Ingredients: 50 dried lychee shells, 2500 ml of water
Instructions: 1. Remove the shells from the dried lychee, brush off the rough outer shell with a brush, and rinse with boiling water. 2. Place the lychee shells in a pot, add cold water, cover the pot, bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer for 15 minutes on low heat. Let it sit for half an hour or longer.
Usage: Pour the boiled lychee shell water into a bucket, and soak your feet when the water is not too hot. Keep soaking until the water cools down. Repeat two to three times a day to reduce swelling and relieve itching.
Fresh or Dried Lychee Shells for Boiled Water Foot Soaking
It is recommended to use dried lychee shells for boiling water foot soaking.
The lychee shells used in traditional medicine are usually dried, which can enhance their medicinal effects. If you only have fresh lychee shells, you can clean them thoroughly and then put them in an iron pot. No oil is needed. Stir-fry them over low heat until the skin becomes crispy. Remember to stir with a spatula to prevent burning. The stir-fried lychee shells can then be used.
The Effects and Benefits of Boiled Lychee Shell Water
1. Relieving Lychee Heat
Lychee shells have a bitter taste and cooling properties. If you experience symptoms of excessive heat, such as abdominal distension and frequent abdominal pain, after consuming lychee, drinking boiled lychee shell water can greatly alleviate these symptoms.
2. Relieving Dry Throat
The heat-relieving effect of boiled lychee shell water is not only limited to heat caused by eating lychee. It can also relieve symptoms such as dry throat and angular cheilitis caused by various other reasons similar to lychee consumption.
3. Treating Abnormal Vaginal Discharge in Women
Women are more prone to infections in many aspects. If you have abnormal vaginal discharge, you can use boiled lychee shell water for treatment. Take 30g of lychee peel and 15g of longan peel, decoct in water, and drink. A course of treatment lasts for four days, and usually two courses of treatment can lead to recovery with an effective rate of 81%. Therefore, the benefits of boiled lychee shell water are quite powerful.
4. Treating Dysentery
Lychee shells can be used to treat dysentery in humans, especially for bloody and watery dysentery. For treatment, take an appropriate amount of lychee peel, pomegranate peel, licorice, and oak gall, grind them into a fine powder, and take half an ounce with a bowl of water. After boiling and removing the residue, drink the liquid.
5. Treating Postpartum Hemorrhage
Some women may experience postpartum hemorrhage after giving birth. In this case, lychee shells can be used for treatment. You can burn the lychee peel to a charred state, grind it into a fine powder, and mix it with white wine. Take two qian each time, once a day. Alternatively, you can boil 30g of lychee peel directly in water and drink it. Both methods can quickly stop bleeding.
6. Nourishing the Kidneys and Strengthening Essence
Combining lychee shells with wuziyan, which nourishes the heart and calms the mind, and jinyingzi, which nourishes the kidneys and consolidates essence, and cooking them with lean pork can benefit the kidneys, strengthen essence, and reduce urine frequency and diarrhea.
Instructions: Take 15g of lychee shells, 10g of wuziyan, 10g of jinyingzi, 100g of lean pork, and 2 slices of ginger. Rinse the lychee shells and Chinese herbs, and soak them briefly. Rinse the lean pork. Put all the ingredients in a clay pot with ginger, add 1000ml of water (about 4 bowls), bring to a boil over high heat, and then simmer for one and a half hours on low heat. Add salt before serving. Drink it twice a day for each person, 3-4 times a week.
