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The invention provides a method for producing cordyceps militaris fermentation rice (cordyceps rice for short) by utilizing solid state fermentation of rice, and the method is characterized in that the rice is taken as a main fermentation substrate; and the cordyceps mycelia grows in the rice through a solid state fermentation manner so as to obtain the rice rich in the cordyceps mycelia. The method comprises the following steps: 1. preparing a cordyceps militaris liquid strain; 2. preparing a rice solid state fermentation culture medium; and 3. inoculating and fermenting. In the method, the medical effect of the cordyceps militaris is organically combined with the nutrition of the rice, thus the product contains various nutritive components and mineral elements, especially cordycepin andcordycepic acid, wherein, the content of the cordycepin is more than or equal to 600mg / 100g, and the content of the cordycepic acid is more than or equal to 3g / 100g, thereby improving the immunity ofthe organism, inhibiting tumours, preventing ageing, and satisfying the requirements of healthy eating of people.

The invention discloses a method for producing cordyceps militaris fermentation coarse cereals through solid-state fermentation. According to the method, people can safely and conveniently eat and digest nutritional ingredients of cordyceps militaris, and simultaneously, problems of complicated production processes and high costs of cordyceps militaris products are solved. The method adopts a solid-state fermentation manner, and a fermentation substrate is strictly sterilized, so that in the process of fermentation, the microbial interference can be basically eliminated, the solid-state fermentation is easier to master when compared with liquid-state fermentation, and design requirements and costs of a biochemical reactor are low. The whole production process comprises three links as follows: manufacturing a liquid cordyceps militaris culture, manufacturing a solid-state fermentation medium of the coarse cereals, and performing inoculation and fermentation; and the three links can realize automatic operation, so that the human resource cost can be reduced.

The invention discloses far-infrared polyester fiber. The far-infrared polyester fiber is prepared by blending PET (polyethylene terephthalate) fiber, PTT (polytrimethylene terephthalate) fiber, far-infrared property master batch and copper-loaded graphene powder, wherein the PET fiber is prepared from dimethyl terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol polyester according to a molar ratio of 1.2:2.3; the PTT fiber is prepared from dimethyl terephthalic acid and propylene glycol polyester according to a molar ratio of 1.5:2.5; the far-infrared polyester fiber is prepared from the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 0.05% to 0.1% of far-infrared property master batch, 0.05 to 25% of copper-loaded graphene powder, and the balance of PET fiber slice and PTT fiber slice, and the raw materials of the far-infrared property master batch are mainly vermiculite and medical stone microparticles. The invention also discloses a preparation method of the polyester fiber. The polyester fiber prepared by the preparation method has excellent far-infrared property, bacteria-resisting and inhibiting properties, and skin-friendly and skid-care properties.

Disclosed is a far infrared health protective device with lots of functions like sterilization, antiinflammation, astriction and eliminate damp, which is realized by the following technical proposals, including woven fabricin where there is far infrared coating, the coating contains organic composition and inorganic constituents. 'far infrared ray' inorganic matter component in far infrared coating of The invention discloses formed by mineral Chinese medicine, which has all functions of the formal far infrared ray as well as the special medical function of the Chinese medicine, besides, oligosaccharides has better hygroscopicity, making damp diffuse and evaporate outwards by the formation of multi-layer, so that people in the material will feel comfortable without sweltering.

The invention relates to the field of beauty products, and particularly relates to a mineral far-infrared alkaline anion activated concentrate and a preparation method thereof. The mineral far-infrared alkaline anion activated concentrate is prepared by mixing water, a complexing agent and ore particles with diameters of 0.1-2mm, wherein the ore particles are prepared by mixing alkaline tourmaline, stone needle, germanite, nano antibacterial far-infrared balls, Gaussian anion balls, mineralized medical stone balls, Muyu-stone mineralization balls, nano antibacterial columns, negative potential purified water nano mixed balls, Gaussian magnetic ceramic balls and nano silver antibacterial balls; the complexing agent is prepared by mixing sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium carbonate, magnesium chloride, strontium carbonate, potassium iodide and soft sugar; and the addition amount of the water is 10 times the total addition amount of the ore particles. The mineral far-infrared alkaline anion activated concentrate can effectively enhance the cell activity of the body skin and slow down the aging and avoids side effects on human bodies; and the preparation method is simple and suitable for batch production.

The invention discloses a matrix of a patch for external use and the patch and sleeping-aid patch made from the matrix. The matrix is prepared from part of or all of tartaric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium polyacrylate, polyvinylpolypyrrolidone, magnetic powder, glycerol, azone, polyvinyl alcohol and purified water. The patch is prepared from a plaster matrix and medicine extract, or the matrix. The sleeping-aid patch is prepared from cortex albiziae, tuber fleeceflower stems, polygala tenuifolia willd., salvia miltiorrhiza, spina date seeds, longan pulp, American ginseng, schisandra chinensis, cinnamomum cassia, root tubers of rehmannia glutinosa, sclerotia of (Poria cocos Schw.)Wolf , liquorice root leaves and peanut leaves. The matrix can generate a biological effect beneficial to organisms, improve activity of various enzymes inside organisms, improve microcirculation systems inside organisms, improve the immune function of organisms and eliminate inflammation and pain. The patch has a certain effect on relieving pain. The mammary gland proliferation patch has the effects of calming and soothing nerves, and clearing away the heart fire and relieving restlessness, can treat insomnia caused by various reasons, and is remarkable in treatment effect, safe and free of side effects.

The invention discloses health medicinal granules for physical education, which pertains to health products, comprising calcium, animal albumen, vegetable protein, bone collagen, VC, VD, VB6, VE, VPP, unsaturated fatty acid and cellulose. In the invention, the various albumens of different plants and animals stimulate the vigor of human body and with the help of VE, VPP and the unsaturated fatty acid, the nervous system, the digestive system and the microcirculatory system are improved so as to achieve the aim of virtuous circle from outside to inside; meanwhile, the cellulose and the calcium which are under the action of VD and VC increase greatly the bone density and the drawing force of ligament, thereby achieving the aim of the double improvements of the bearing capacity and the endurance of human body. Besides, VB6 has the invigoration effects on the improvement of the IQ of children and the elder and prevents senile dementia.

The invention discloses a cosmetic composition having effects of synergistically resisting oxidation. The cosmetic composition comprises the following raw material components in percentage by weight of 0.1-6% of a myrothamnus flabellifolia leaf / stem extract, 0.01-0.8% of hydrolysis sodium hyaluronate, 0.01-0.6% of tocopherol, 0.01-0.6% of a palmitoyl tea extract and 92-99.87% of cosmetic auxiliarymaterial substrates. According to the cosmetic composition disclosed by the invention, various synergistically effective cosmetic raw materials are selected, so that preventive oxidation resistance and the efficacy of eliminating generated oxygen free radicals are taken into account, and the effect of safely, effectively and synergistically resisting oxidation can be achieved.

The invention discloses an anti-oxidation cordyceps militaris tableting candy production method. According to the production method, cordyceps militaris powder, blueberry powder, hawthorn powder, grapefruit skin powder, grape seed extract powder and other raw materials with anti-oxidation effect are selected to form the reasonable and effective combination so as to prepare the anti-oxidation cordyceps militaris tableting candy; and the anti-oxidation cordyceps militaris tableting candy can protect human body cells and tissues from free radical oxidative damage, can prevent and treat allergies,cancer, aging and a variety of free radical-related diseases, and can provide effects of human active tissue strengthening and protecting, cell membrane stabilization, anti-enzyme activity (histaminedecarboxylase) and the like.

The invention discloses a physiotherapy apparatus, which comprises a support body, wherein a jade, which can get into contact with human body, is arranged at the top of the support body, and a permanent magnet is embedded in the jade; a power supply is arranged in the support body; at least one through hole is kept in the jade, so that the power supply communicates with the permanent magnet via the through hole; embedding grooves, in which strip-shaped LED light bars are placed, are formed in the bottom of the jade, and light emitting diodes, which are uniformly spaced, are distributed on theLED light bars; and a rotating mechanism by which the LED light bars are driven to get placed into the embedding grooves or to move away from the embedding grooves, is additionally arranged in the support body. According to the physiotherapy apparatus provided by the invention, the number of the LED light bars at the bottom of the jade is controlled via the rotating mechanism, so that illuminationintensity is controlled; and trace elements in the jade can be effectively excited to release energy as a combined action of light and a strong magnetostatic field which is generated by the permanentmagnet penetrates the jade, and the released energy can penetrate human skin surface and act on human tissues and cells as well as various organs, so that excellent health-care treatment and physiotherapy effects can be achieved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of living goods and particularly relates to a health-care mattress capable of promoting the microcirculation of the human body. The mattress comprises an outer mattress cover and a multi-layer mattress body, wherein a simulation geomagnetism generating device, a temperature sensor, a silica gel heating wire, an aluminum foil layer and a red copper net layer are arranged in the multi-layer mattress body. In the invention, the simulation geomagnetic field generating device is formed by a permanent magnetic sheet, a nonmagnetic health-care functional sheet and a rubber magnetic plate, the penetrating force of the generated magnetic field generated by the simulation geomagnetic field generating device is improved by adopting a certain arrangement mode, the strength of the magnetic field is similar to that of the original natural magnetic field of the earth, and thus the microcirculation system of the human body can be promoted effectively. In addition, with the heating action of the silica gel heating wire, the mattress can keep the user warm without arousing fire. The added aluminum foil layer and red copper net layer can effectively shield radiation of electromagnetic waves caused by electrical heating, so the mattress is safe and healthy. The effective parts of the mattress supplement each other to produce obvious treatment and health-care effects, and the mattress is safe and free from side effects.

The invention discloses a water output device, which comprises a shell, wherein a steam thermal-insulation cavity is arranged in the shell, the shell is provided with a water inlet and a water collection pipe which corresponds to the water inlet, the bottom of the water collection pipe is provided with a water outlet, and the lower part of the shell is provided with a steam outlet, wherein the water inlet and the water collection pipe on the shell, the water outlet on the bottom of the water collection pipe, and the steam outlet are all communicated with the steam thermal-insulation cavity, and a water collection aperture of the water collection pipe is larger than a water inlet aperture of the water inlet on the shell. The invention also discloses an instant heating type water fountain provided with the water output device. The water output device adopts the technical proposal and fully utilizes physical characteristics of water and steam to ensure that the water and the steam are separated and discharged, thus the steam can perform thermal insulation to the water output device, the intermittent water output and the water output splashing can also be avoided, the water output speed is quick, and the continuous water output can be realized; in addition, the water output device also has the advantages of effective prevention of cross-temperature phenomenon, apparent energy-saving effect, long service life, quick heating and temperature increase, no pollution, high thermal efficiency and so on.

The invention relates to the field of physiotherapy equipment, and provides physical therapy equipment by combining far-infrared physiotherapy and low-frequency pulse physiotherapy. A low-frequency pulse physiotherapy instrument and a far-infrared conductive hydrogel patch form a closed loop, and the low-frequency pulse physiotherapy excites the neuromuscular tissue, eases pain, promotes local blood circulation, and quickly relieves the disease, the far-infrared ceramic powder absorbs energy to generate far-infrared light waves, the acid-base value of the body is balanced, water molecules canbe activated, the oxygen content of the body is improved, the microcirculation system is improved, the metabolism is promoted, and finally the disease can be eradicated, through the combination of low-frequency pulse physiotherapy and the far-infrared physiotherapy, the effect is fast, and finally the physical therapy equipment achieve the effect of treating the symptoms.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical health care, in particular to a lubricating liquid for use in massage, scrapping and traditional joint or soft tissue release. The lubricating liquid contain 80 to 90 percent of base fluid, 0.1 to 10 percent of mineral powder, 0.1 to 10 percent of transdermal enhancer and 0.1 to 10 percent of vegetable extract or Chinese medicament. Besides a lubricating function, the lubricating liquid of the invention also has the functions of far infrared rays, magnet and anions, antibacterial and therapeutic functions, and the like, can improve a microcirculation system, promote metabolism, increase oxygen content of body, improve body immunity and accelerate local tissue blood circulation, and has a certain transdermal therapeutic effect for various kinds of health care or disease treatment of human bodies.

The invention discloses an antibacterial foot bath ball and a preparation method thereof; the antibacterial foot bath ball is prepared from, by weight, 5-12 parts of bauxite, 2-6 parts of copper oxide, 1-5 parts of Iron(II,III) oxide, 25-35 parts of high-purity crystallized tourmaline, 5-10 parts of Maifan stone, 5-10 parts of Muyu stone, 40-50 parts of zirconia, 1-3 parts of magnesia, 1-3 parts of silica, and 5-12 parts of clay. The antibacterial foot bath ball is prepared with inorganic materials so that it can emit far infrared continuously for a long time, with wavelength of 2-18 Mum and far-infrared radiation rate of up to 92%; anion particles improve PH of water and remove peculiar odors; stable small-molecular groups (5-6 water molecules) provide increased dissolved oxygen level, with low adsorbing power, high permeability, high affinity and high deterging power; the antibacterial foot bath ball is formed by high-pressure forming and high temperature calcining and is green and pollution free, serves for fighting and killing bacteria and preventing mildews, and is reusable.

The invention discloses a component preparation formula of a novel nano material with a light quantum reducing ecological magnetic field radiation resonance wave frequency by the component ratio. Theformula of the novel nano material comprises conductive nanometer carbon, nanometer graphene, neodymium boron magnetism, negative ion powder, germanium oxide, titanium oxide, niobium lithium oxide, high-temperature resistant conductive resin, industrial ethanol and activator. A light quantum energy wave reducinge ecological magnetic field radiation resonance wave frequency nanometer new material of that invention is printed through an insulating carrier coating and baked and sintered at high temperature, flexible or rigid carrier surface forms a layered conductive thin film through high-frequency resonance wave of electrical energy conversion to adjust the biological ion balance, the potential abnormal return to the normal equilibrium state, and participate in material metabolism and energy conversion semiconductor effect.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a lumbago plaster. The lumbago plaster is prepared from rheum officinale, dried ginger, rhizoma kaempferiae, elecampane, cortex periplocae, radix angelicae pubescentis, sandalwood, radix angelicae, cynanchum paniculatum, ligusticum wallichii, clove, periploca forrestii schltr, teasel root, medicinal cyathula root, and auxiliaries. The lumbago plaster has the effects of diminishing inflammation, easing pain, warming and invigorating kidney yang, dispelling wind and relieving pain and the like, and thus has an accurate curative effect on rheumatic lumbar pain, lumbar muscle degeneration, and diseases of the spine and the spinal cord, and the lumbago plaster has the beneficial effects of fast onset of action, good curative effect, low dosage of penetration enhancer and low side effect as the drug therapy is combined with the physical therapy.

The invention discloses a copper member capable of killing bacteria of wall corners and sanitary dead angles and a production method of the copper member. The copper member is characterized in that the copper member is a device placed at the wall corners or on the wall body sides, wherein the wall corners and the wall body sides are not easy to clean and can breed bacteria, the copper member can be a triangular cone body or a strip-shaped object fitting the wall corners or the wall body sides, and the surface of the triangular cone body or the strip-shaped object is plated with copper or sprayed with a nano-copper coating and can achieve the functions of inhibiting the bacteria and killing the bacteria; after copper makes contact with the bacteria, the outer membranes of the bacteria are broken; then the copper surface acts on broken holes of the outer membranes of the bacteria to damage active enzymes of the bacteria, so that the bacteria cannot breath, take food, digest and generateenergy, and cells lose necessary nutrient substances (protein) and moisture, and finally, the bacteria shrink. The copper member is suitable for using in public places such as hospitals, stations, hotels and schools and families or on other occasions.

The invention discloses a far-infrared cervical spine treatment device, comprising: a shell, a far-infrared generator and a heating layer, the shell is an arc-shaped shell, a far-infrared generator is embedded in the shell, and the inner arc surface of the shell is A heating layer is provided, and the heating layer includes a flexible heating sheet, memory foam and a fleece cover, the flexible heating sheet is arranged in the memory foam, and the memory foam is set in the fleece cover. The technical purpose of the present invention is to provide a far-infrared ray generator with better therapeutic effect, more convenience and comfort, which can treat patients with far-infrared rays, thereby greatly improving the therapeutic effect.

The invention relates to the technical field of health-care shoe product preparation, in particular to a health-care shoe based on an infrared principle and a preparation method of the health-care shoe. The health-care shoe comprises an upper, an insole and a sole, and the upper and the insole are fixedly connected to form an integral structure of the health-care shoe; the insole sequentially comprises an antibacterial layer, an antistatic layer, gridding cloth, a reinforcing layer, a warm-keeping layer and a stabilizing layer which are fixed into an integrated structure from top to bottom; magnetic therapy devices corresponding to acupuncture points of the sole of a human body are fixedly mounted among the antistatic layer, the gridding cloth and the reinforcing layer; the surface of the gridding cloth is coated with a nano far-infrared material, and a transparent waterproof film for preventing sweat from permeating is fixedly arranged on the surface of the nano far-infrared material coating outside the gridding cloth; a plurality of through holes for releasing far infrared rays are formed in the antibacterial layer and the antistatic layer in an array manner. The antibacterial far-infrared health-care fabric is novel in structure and good in antibacterial effect and far-infrared health-care effect, and has good practical value and popularization value.

The invention provides loofah sponge charcoal powder. A preparation method of the loofah sponge charcoal powder comprises the steps of treating loofah sponge treatment residues to obtain loofah sponge powder; activating loofah sponge powder by adopting a molten salt activating agent consisting of ZnCl2 and AlCl3, and carrying out high-temperature carbonization treatment on the activated loofah sponge powder; and cooling to room temperature, cleaning the loofah sponge charcoal powder, carrying out vacuum suction filtration, washing the loofah sponge charcoal powder to be neutral, and drying. The invention further provides a loofah sponge charcoal-based foam material which is obtained by mixing and foaming the loofah sponge charcoal powder and a foaming preparation, and the material can be used as a pillow inner. The invention also provides a loofah sponge charcoal memory sponge pillow. The adopted loofah sponge is loofah sponge treatment residues, and the utilization rate of the loofah sponge can be effectively increased; moreover, the loofah sponge is activated by adopting the molten salt activating agent, so that the foaming effect of loofah sponge charcoal and the foaming preparation can be improved, and the memory foam sponge material and the pillow which are antibacterial, sleep-aiding and good in moisture dissipation property and have the effects of tear resistance and yellowing resistance are further obtained.

The invention discloses a skin energy health preservation device. The device comprises a container and at least one skin energy health preservation ball, a storage cavity is formed in the container, the skin energy health preservation balls are placed in the storing cavity, and the device is characterized in that at least one through hole is formed in the side wall in the storing cavity of the container; each skin energy health preservation ball is prepared from, by weight, 6-11 parts of bauxite, 5-15 parts of shell powder, 5-15 parts of loadstones, 2-4 parts of ferroferric oxide, 5-15 parts of kieselguhr, 28-32 parts of high-pure-crystal-type tourmaline, 6-9 parts of Muyu stones, 41-47 parts of zirconium oxide, 1-3 parts of magnesium oxide and 6-11 parts of clay; the invention further discloses a preparation method for the skin energy health preservation balls. Compared with the prior art, the device has the advantages that inorganic materials are adopted, far infrared rays are constantly released for a long term and can be used for head washing, foot bath and face washing, after using, no chemical residues are reserved, the sterilizing andantisepsis effects are achieved, and thedevice is economical, practical, healthy and environmentally friendly.

The invention discloses a plateau pome lozenge for treating diabetes. The plateau pome lozenge comprises the following raw materials in percent by weight: 35-40% of cactus, 10-15% of poria cocos, 10-15% of Chinese yam, 5-10% of inulin and 25-35% of kudzu vine root. Compared with the prior art, the plateau pome lozenge has the advantages as follows: through reasonable and scientific selection of the raw materials, namely the cactus, the poria cocos, the Chinese yam, the inulin and the kudzu vine root, and the proportions thereof, the plateau pome lozenge is rich in superoxide dismutase SOD, plant polysaccharide and soluble dietary fiber; under the comprehensive action of the raw materials, the plateau pome lozenge enhances the body immunity while the blood sugar is reduced and the diabetes is prevented and treated, and can effectively inhibit diabetic complications.

The invention provides a far-infrared function cup comprising a glass cup body, a cup base and a cup cover. The upper end of the inner side of the glass cup body is provided with a fixing ring; the fixing ring and the glass cup body are mutually fixed; the fixing ring is fixedly provided with a filter inner cup; the filter inner cup and the fixing ring are fixed mutually; the right side of the glass cup body is provided with a handle; the handle and the glass cup body are fixed mutually; the base is located at the bottom of the glass cup body; the base and the glass cup body are fixed mutually; the cup cover is located on the top of the glass cup body; the bottom of the cup cover is provided with a sealing ring; the sealing ring and the cup cover are mutually fixed; the sealing ring and the glass cup body are in seamless connection. The far-infrared function cup can activate water molecules, improve a micro-circulation system, promote metabolism and balance the acidity and alkalinity.

The invention relates to a high-efficiency and high-density radiant floor heating module, which includes a base plate and a heat source pipe, and the heat source pipe is arranged on the base plate in a double-layer, single-S-shaped bend; aluminum plate. The present invention has the following advantages: 1. It can increase the arrangement density of the heat source pipes and improve the heating efficiency of the heat source pipes in the same area; 2. It can radiate the heat energy into the room in the form of far infrared rays, which can greatly increase the radiation intensity and ensure the indoor temperature and Comfortable temperature effect, and far-infrared rays have physical therapy and health-care functions for the human body, improve blood circulation and human microcirculation system, promote metabolism, improve the body's immunity, strengthen the mechanism of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, and benefit the body's health; 3. The aluminum plate can improve indoor The uniformity of heat radiation improves the comfort of the human body, making the radiation system more energy-efficient, and the aluminum plate is combined with the high-density insulation board, which can greatly reduce the downward heat transfer loss and effectively improve the heat utilization rate.

The invention belongs to the technical field of materials and particularly relates to bamboo charcoal silica gel and a production process and application thereof. The bamboo charcoal silica gel solves the problems that the design in the prior art is unreasonable. The bamboo charcoal silica gel is prepared from, by weight, 65-74% of crude rubber, 25-30% of white carbon black, 1.2-1.8% of a vulcanizing agent, 0.2-0.5% of a release agent, 0.9-1.5% of color powder and 0.3-0.8% of bamboo charcoal powder. The production process of the bamboo charcoal silica gel comprises the first step of primary mixing and the second step of final mixing. The bamboo charcoal silica gel has the advantages of being environmentally friendly and more practical and having multiple functions.

The invention discloses a massage device containing nephrite, and belongs to the technical field of medical auxiliary instruments. The device comprises a roller, a massage assisting handle and a connecting supporting frame used for connecting the roller and the massage assisting handle; the roller rolls on the connecting supporting frame, and the connecting supporting frame is fixed on the massageassisting handle; the roller is a nephrite roller made by the polishing of the nephrite; the massage assisting handle is a nephrite handle made by the polishing of the nephrite. The device is simplein structure, easy to manufacture and use, the labor intensity of a massage medical technician is greatly reduced, cross infection is avoided, the treating area is large, deep and wide, the consistency, uniformity and adaptability are good, the adopted nephrite contains microelements such as zinc, copper, ferrum, manganese, magnesium and the like which are beneficial to human bodies, the microelements are absorbed by the human bodies through skin to balance yin and yang and regulate disordered qi and blood, and infrared ray is transmitted by the nephrite, so that range of the diseases treatedor treated with the help of the device is wider, and the device has excellent effect particularly on some chronic and difficult diseases and preventive treatment of diseases.

The invention discloses safety protection shoes worn in summer. Each safety protection shoe comprises a shoe sole, a shoe pad and a shoe vamp, wherein a plurality of massage convex particles and an air bag are arranged on the lower surface of the shoe pad, and accommodating cavities used for placing deodorizing bags are arranged inside the shoe pad; the massage convex particles are of the structures with the unit areas gradually increased from the head to the tail of the shoe pad along the lower surface of the shoe pad; the massage convex particles are silicone convex particles with magnets embedded inside; the air bag is positioned at the rear part of the shoe pad and faces the root of the foot of a user; the air bag is a panlite air bag mixed with elastic gel; each protection shoe is further provided with an air inlet structure and an air exhaust structure, the air inlet structure is positioned on the upper side face of the tail of the shoe sole, and the air exhaust structure is positioned on the lower side face of the tail of the shoe vamp. The safety protection shoes have good breathability, and the cleanliness in the shoes can be improved; meanwhile, the soles of the feet of the user can be massaged, the blood circulation can be promoted, and the use comfort in summer is improved.