Are you looking for home remedies and DIY At-Home SPA for high blood pressure treatment? Essential oils can be used in foot bath therapy to treat hypertension.
Foot Bath is a bath, using a small bathtub (named Footbach) or a wash pan (or basin or bucket), for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet. In the therapy, the person soaks his/her feet in a footbath or basin that is filled with warm water. The medicinal herbs, extracts or essential oils can be added to the water for the therapy.
Essential Oils Using in Foot Bath for High Blood Pressure
The following essential oils can be used for high blood pressure:
Clary sage – antidepressant, anticonvulsive, antispasmodic, hypotensive, nervine, sedative, and nerve tonic.
Lavender – analgesic, anti-convulsant, anti-depressant, anti-rheumatic, anti-spasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, cordial, hypotensive, nervine, sedative, and sudorific.
Marjoram – analgesic, anti-spasmodic, carminative, cordial, hypotensive, nervine, sedative, and vasodilator.
Melissa – antidepressant, antispasmodic, carminative, cordial, diaphoretic, febrifuge, hypotensive, nervine, sedative, sudorific and tonic.
Lemon – anti-anemic, anti-sclerotic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, and hypotensive.
Ylang-ylang – aphrodisiac, hypotensive, nervine and sedative.
Directions of Foot Bath Therapy for High Blood Pressure
– Fill a basin or bucket with warm water.
– Select 1-3 essential oils from the above list.
– Add total 8-10 drops of essential oils to the water.
– Swish the water with your hands to mix the oils well.
– Soak your feet in the water for 20-40 minutes.
– Sit back and listen to relaxing music to add to your relaxation.
Precautions and Warnings for Foot Bath
1. Not every essential oil is effective in lowering blood pressure. The following essential oils should be avoided: hyssop, rosemary, sage and thyme when treating hypertension.
2. Be sure to fill enough warm water to cover at least to the ankles. The basin should be large enough so that the feet can rest comfortably on the bottom.
3. Be aware that a person with diabetes cannot feel temperature as well on their skin, so don’t make the water too hot.
