Remedies for stroke prevention

According to Oriental medicine, both soles of the feet contain many acupuncture points, each of which corresponds to a different part of the body.

That is why since ancient times, humans have known how to press foot reflexology to treat many diseases.

In the famous medical classic “Huangdi Neijing”, this treatment method is also mentioned. Therefore, the foot is considered the second heart of the body.

In modern medicine today, the Foria International Reflexology Research Institute (USA) has also conducted in-depth research on foot reflexology therapy.

Scientists also say that each foot has up to 7,000 nerve endings and have proven the connection between acupuncture points on the surface of the foot and organs in the body.

In Oriental medicine, the treatment of diseases by nerve reflexes is based on the theory of yin and yang and the theory of meridians. The theory of meridians shows that there are 6 meridians on each foot (3 yang meridians and 3 yin meridians).

The left foot represents the left side of the body, including the heart, left kidney, lungs, and spleen. The right foot represents the right side of the body, including the liver, gallbladder, right kidney, and appendix.

The mechanism of action of the foot reflexology method is that when we act on the reflex areas (acupuncture points), it will create a functional regulatory response to the corresponding organs, helping to improve blood circulation in the painful area.

Thanks to that, when applied to these reflex areas, it has the ability to prevent and cure diseases as desired.

Below is an introduction to an Indian traditional remedy for preventing strokes and apoplexies that has been applied with unexpected results.

The ingredients of the remedy include

- Main ingredients: 10g almonds, 10g gardenia fruit, 10g peach seed, 10g star anise, 5g cinnamon. These ingredients are ground into a fine powder and mixed well (buy at a Chinese medicine store).

- Additional medicinal ingredients: 10 grains of yellow sticky rice, 10 grains of white pepper. 1 egg white (as solvent).

- How to prepare and use: Finely grind 10 glutinous rice grains and 10 peppercorns, then mix well with the 5 finely ground medicinal herbs above.

After kneading (mixing) all the ingredients together, put them in a new, clean, chemical-free plastic bag (Polyethylene) and apply it to the middle of the sole of the foot (ie the Yongquan point).

Then take a medical bandage and wrap it around many times so that the medicine is close to the Yongquan point and does not leak out. Apply the medicine in the late afternoon (around 5 or 6 pm) and leave it overnight until the next morning to remove it.

Note that women apply the paste on the right sole, and men apply the paste on the left sole (but both feet can be applied). If the results are good, when removed, the sole of the foot will be a green color like the ink of the Nine Dragons, the darker the better. There is no need to wash it off, but let it fade over time.

According to Indian documents, it can be applied 3 times, with a 3-month interval between each application, not just once in a lifetime as other sources of information state.

Examining the medicinal ingredients in the prescription, it shows that the entire prescription has the effect of dispelling wind, eliminating external pathogens, promoting blood circulation, eliminating stagnation, warming the meridians and dispelling cold, clearing heat and cooling blood, and relieving pain. Therefore, in addition to the effect of preventing strokes and apoplexies, this prescription also has many other effects that are very good for health.

Especially for the elderly, such as treating headaches, back pain, neck and shoulder pain, aching and numb limbs, rheumatism, muscle and joint pain. However, for this disease, you can apply it to both legs at the same time, 10 days apart, and after only 3 applications, the back pain and aches will be gone.

Also treats high blood pressure, angina, cerebral circulatory insufficiency (cerebral anemia), vestibular disorders, insomnia, autonomic nervous disorders, night sweats, palpitations, urinary incontinence, digestive disorders...

+ In terms of pharmacology, considering the medicinal herbs in the prescription, we see that almond (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) is the kernel of almond seeds belonging to the Rosaceae family. Chemical composition includes 35 - 40% fatty oil, cyanogenic Glycoside and Amigdalin. It has a sweet, slightly bitter taste, warm properties, and enters the lung and large intestine meridians.

The function is to clear the lungs and the process of leading and lowering qi and blood, penetrating the surface and dispersing evil, and dispelling wind and relieving the exterior.

+ Gardenia jasminoides Ellis is the seed of the fruit of the gardenia tree. Gardenia jasminoides Ellis is cold in nature, bitter in taste, and enters the Heart, Lung, and Triple Burner meridians.

Has the effect of clearing heat, reducing fire, clearing the triple burner, clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing fire, diuretic, lowering blood pressure, stopping bleeding; often used to treat fever, restlessness, thirst, insomnia, sore throat, red eyes, yellow skin, difficulty urinating, hemoptysis, nosebleeds, bloody dysentery, blood in urine...

+ Peach seed (Prunus persica Stokes or Persica vulgaris Mill.), Rosaceae family. Bitter taste, neutral properties, enters the hand Taiyin Lung meridian, hand Shaoyin Heart meridian, foot Taiyin Spleen meridian (Herbal Medicine Commentary).

Effect of clearing blood stasis and promoting qi. For blood vessels, Peach seed has weak anticoagulant effect, dilates blood vessels, increases blood flow, increases cAMP level in platelets, inhibits blood clotting, contracts the uterus, and stops bleeding for women giving birth to their first child (Chinese Medicine).

+ Star anise, also known as Star anise, is the dried ripe fruit of the Star anise tree, botanical name is Illicium verum Hook .F., belonging to the family Illiciaceae, used as medicine first recorded in the book Herbal Medicine Collection, has a spicy sweet taste, warm properties. Enters the Liver, Kidney, and Spleen meridians.

Star anise has the effect of dispelling cold, warming the liver, warming the kidney, relieving pain, and stimulating appetite. Treats painful intestinal prolapse or hydrocele testis, and treats low back pain due to kidney yang deficiency by warming the lower back and knees.

Treats epigastric pain caused by cold, vomiting, loss of appetite, and leukopenia caused by radiation and chemotherapy...

+ Cinnamon has a spicy, sweet taste and hot properties. It enters the kidney, spleen, heart and liver meridians. It warms the spleen and kidneys, warms the meridians, dispels cold and relieves pain, and increases circulation. Combined with other ingredients, it treats kidney yang deficiency manifested as cold limbs, pain and weakness in the lower back and knees, impotence and frequent urination.

Deficiency of yang in the spleen and kidney manifests as cold pain in the epigastric and abdominal region, poor appetite, and loose stools. Cold stagnation in the meridians manifests as cold pain in the epigastric and abdominal region, lower back pain, body aches, menstrual irregularities, and oligomenorrhea.

+ Black pepper is ripe pepper soaked in water for a few days, rubbed to peel off the outer skin, dried until white, called white pepper (black pepper). Black pepper is spicy and hot. It enters the Stomach and Large Intestine meridians.

Warming effect, dispelling cold, warming the stomach, relieving pain, digesting food, stimulating gastric juice secretion, stimulating digestion, antibacterial, pain relief, treating abdominal pain caused by cold.

+ Glutinous rice nourishes the middle and benefits qi, cures diabetes, physical weakness, night sweats, diarrhea... Egg whites contain protein, calories, niacin, riboflavin, trace elements of potassium, magnesium..., increases contact with the skin of the acupuncture points, and keeps the medicine mixture moist for it to work.

But it also sucks the evil energy out of the body into the medicine mixture, causing the medicine and the skin on the soles of the feet to change from yellow to green like the nine-dragon squid.

According to Health and Life