The dietary requirements for diabetes are strict, and many patients put a lot of effort into their daily recipes to control their condition through diet therapy. However, many people do not know that using Xishai grass for foot baths can also assist in the treatment of diabetes.
[Composition]
Chinese angelica, red peony, chuanxiong, cinnamon twig, safflower, chicken blood vine, Xishai grass, shenjincao.
[Indications]
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and lower extremity vascular disease.
[Usage and Dosage]
The above Chinese herbs are decocted with 3000ml of water, freshly prepared and used, the water temperature is 38-42℃ (note that the water temperature should not be too hot to prevent scalding). The medicine should cover the ankles of both feet, 2 inches above the inner and outer ankle joints. Use once every other day for 30 minutes each time. 10 treatments make up one course, with a total of 5 courses.
[Herb Introduction]
Chinese angelica: It is used to nourish blood, regulate menstruation, and relieve pain. It is used to treat irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, masses and accumulations, excessive bleeding, blood deficiency headache, dizziness, and weakness; constipation and difficult bowel movements, recurrent bloody dysentery, boils, and injuries.
Chuanxiong: It promotes blood circulation, dispels wind, and relieves pain. It is used for chest pain, chest and rib pain, swelling and pain from falls, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, headache, and rheumatic pain.
Safflower: It promotes blood circulation, removes blood stasis, and relieves pain. It is used for menstrual blockage, dysmenorrhea, postpartum lochia stagnation, masses, chest pain, abdominal pain due to blood stasis, chest and rib pain, falls and injuries, and painful sores.
Red peony: It dispels blood stasis, relieves pain, cools the blood, and reduces swelling. It treats stagnant blood causing menstrual blockage, hernia and accumulation, abdominal pain, rib pain, bloody nose, bloody dysentery, intestinal wind causing blood in the stool, red eyes, and boils and swelling.
Xishai grass: It dispels wind and dampness, benefits the joints, and detoxifies. It is used for rheumatic pain, weakness of tendons and bones, lumbago and knee weakness, limb paralysis, hemiplegia, and wind rash and wet sores.
These Chinese herbs are not precious medicinal herbs in our daily lives, but they are very effective in controlling diabetes. Patients may consider adding them to their foot baths every day, as it will have a good therapeutic effect.
