Posted by: Ilchi Lee
In this technique, the patient should keep his or her legs in a tub or bucket filled with hot water at warmth of 40ºC to 45ºC. Before taking this bath, a glass of water should be taken and the body should be enclosed with a blanket so that no heat or vapor escapes from the footbath. The head should be secluded with a cold compress. The period of the bath is normally from 5 to 20 minutes. The patient should take a cold shower without delay after the bath.
The hot footbath arouses the instinctive muscles of the uterus, intestines, bladder and other pelvic and abdominal organs. It also reduces sprains and ankle joint pains, headaches caused by intellectual congestion, and colds. In women, it helps restore menstruation, if suspended, by growing supply of blood particularly to the uterus and ovaries. Read Ilchi Lee Prof articles about health.
