Problem description:
Urgently seek the origin, historical anecdotes and efficacy types of foot bath and pedicure.
I hope my friends can give me some advice (the more detailed the better). Thanks in advance.
Analysis:
Pedicure is a kind of non-drug therapy, which can adjust the physiological function of human body and improve the function of immune system by adjusting the reflex zone of foot, so as to achieve the purposes of disease prevention, treatment, health care and physical fitness.
Shaving feet is the main method of pedicure.
Originated from Huangdi Neijing
Foot is an important part of Chinese medicine. According to the classic medical book Huangdi Neijing more than two thousand years ago, the meridians and acupoints of the whole body are introduced in detail, many of which are acupoints of the foot. The relationship between meridians and acupoints and the five internal organs is also introduced in detail. It is pointed out that visceral diseases can be reflected to superficial acupoints through meridians. According to the symptoms of different acupoints, it can be inferred that there is something wrong with the related viscera function.
Foot acupoints can reflect and treat various diseases of the whole body. Treating feet with acupuncture can correct the dysfunction of the corresponding viscera, thus restoring human health, reducing the occurrence of diseases and playing a role in health care and longevity.
In Huangdi Neijing, the principle of * * * is mentioned in many places, and the therapeutic mechanism of dredging meridians and qi and blood is obtained, that is, "ineffective means pain, effective means no pain".
Failed to ascend the elegant hall.
For many reasons, the foot has not been as elegant as acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine and other therapies, but is more popular with the people. But there are many written records in medical books or other ancient books. Mr. Su Dongpo, a litterateur in the Song Dynasty, studied health preservation and praised the benefits of rubbing Yongquan point on the sole of his foot. He thought, "Although the effect is not very good, it is invaluable over time ... If you believe in it and do it, it will be of great benefit." It shows that China people have known the health benefits of feet for a long time.
Chinese medicine therapy (including pedicure) spread to Japan and South Korea in the Tang Dynasty. After the Yuan Dynasty, it spread to Europe.
Has become a fashion.
At the beginning of the 20th century, William Fitzgerald, an American doctor, used modern medical methods to study and sort out the achievements of foot reflexology, and published the book Regional Therapy in 19 17. Mr. Wu Ruoshi, a Swiss priest who preached in Taiwan Province Province in 1980s, cured himself of rheumatoid arthritis for many years with "pedicure". In the preface to the book "Ruo's Health Law-Self-study Manual of Foot Reflex", he said: "Eight years ago, the foot surgery originated in ancient China cured the rheumatoid arthritis that troubled me for many years, so I vowed to return this China legacy to everyone in China."
1982, Taiwan Province Province established the International Ruoshi Health Research Association. 1985, the British Modern Medical Association legalized foot massage as "foot reflex zone therapy" in modern medicine. 1989 held a conference on foot reflexology in California, USA. From 65438 to 0990, the international symposium on Ruo's health law was held in Tokyo, Japan, which made the foot health reflex therapy stand out internationally. In the early 1990s, the foot hygiene law was also paid attention to in China, various academic groups were established one after another, and specialized pedicure hospitals gradually emerged. This kind of non-drug health care method without taking medicine or injection is more and more popular among people from all walks of life.
At present, domestic pedicure is mainly aimed at health care, mostly in hospitals, specialized pedicure hospitals and baths. At present, pedicure has been recognized as a labor skill by the national labor and social security department, and the corresponding qualification certificate can be issued.
At present, there are three main forms of pedicure in China:
First, the foot reflex zone and Ruo's regimen are the main methods, including Ruo's manipulation and Chinese medicine manipulation;
Second, give priority to with foot points, give priority to with foot needles;
Third, the foot reflex area is combined with traditional acupuncture points, and the manipulation is also a combination of the above two manipulations.
Pedicure, in a broad sense, refers to a kind of health care behavior in which the feet, that is, the viscera organs below the knee joint of the human body, apply certain, regular and powerful techniques to regulate the functions of the viscera through nerve reflex, dredging meridians and promoting blood circulation. In a narrow sense, it refers to the diagnosis and treatment of feet, which plays an auxiliary role in rehabilitation and health care for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of general physical diseases.
1, viscera function is the basis of beauty.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the human body is an organic whole with the zang-fu organs as the center and the five zang-fu organs, nine orifices and limbs closely linked through the meridian system. The tissues, organs and systems that make up the human body are inseparable in structure, mutually useful in function and mutually influential in pathogenesis, and there are both exterior-interior and causal relationships between them. A relatively stable internal environment can make them live in peace, have smooth blood flow and be healthy.
Chinese medicine also believes that the five internal organs of the human body have the same physiological function of transforming and storing essence, and at the same time, they have their own specialties, and they have a special relationship with the body. Among them, the physiological function of the heart plays a leading role in life activities. Therefore, there is a saying that the heart is the master of the internal organs. The heart and small intestine, pulse, face and tongue constitute the heart system. The heart governs the blood vessels, the tongue is enlightened, and Guanghua is in the face. Hua means glory. Qi is caused by dirty hair, and color is caused by gasification. The color of face, lips, claws, hair and hair can reflect the rise and fall of qi and blood in the five internal organs. The facial blood vessels are extremely rich, and all the blood vessels can be injected into the face. If the heart function is sound, the blood vessels are full and the circulation is smooth, the face is ruddy and shiny, and the eyes are bright; On the contrary, if you have a guilty conscience and lack of qi and blood, your face will be white and dark; If the heart pulse is blocked, the face will turn blue.
Heart qi changes from dirty hair, and color changes from qi Hua. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spleen turns qi into blood, kidney holds essence and qi, lung holds breath, and liver holds blood and drains water. Qi is the handsome of blood, and blood is the mother of qi. Full of qi and blood, healthy body and beauty beauty can achieve the harmonious unity of internal and external nourishment. Therefore, the health care of human viscera function is the basis of beauty.
2. Pedicure is an effective means to regulate the function of viscera.
Pedicure is called foot reflex therapy in modern medicine, that is, foot reflex zone therapy. Foot reflex zone refers to the gathering area of nerve endings and internal and external receptors which are arranged on the skin surface of human feet according to certain rules and have special internal communication channels with the corresponding viscera and their functional systems. There are dense nerve bundles and nerve endings in human feet, which are distributed in more than 90 nerve reflex areas.
Reflection in modern medicine refers to the regular adaptive response of human body to the changes of internal and external environment with the participation of central nervous system.
The structural basis of reflex activity is reflex arc, that is, receptor (sensory nerve endings) → afferent nerve (intermediate nerve) → nerve center (reflex center, which refers to the group of neurons in the central nervous system that can regulate a certain physiological function) → efferent nerve (intermediate nerve) → effector (motor nerve endings). Nerve endings are the terminal parts of peripheral nerve fibers that terminate in other tissues or organs. According to different functions, it can be divided into sensory nerve endings and motor nerve endings. Sensory nerve endings constitute receptor I receptor, and motor nerve endings constitute effector. Sensory nerve endings are distributed in epithelial tissue, connective tissue and skeletal muscle tissue, and feel cold, heat and pain, muscle fibers expand and contract, and muscle tension changes; Motor nerve endings terminate in muscle tissues and glands, which can cause muscle fiber contraction and gland secretion. Foot reflexotherapy is based on this physiological reflex principle, which reflects * * * * on the reflex zone of specific parts of the foot through certain techniques, and can effectively adjust the functions of the corresponding viscera.
Reflex therapy is a modern medicine in Europe and America. Foot reflexotherapy entered China at the end of 20th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, American doctors William Fitzgerald and Riley studied human reflex, and published the book "Regional Therapy" in 19 17. In 1930s, Ms. Guham, an American, studied the projection of human internal organs on feet and published The Story of Feet. After long-term research and practice on foot reflexes, Ms. Guham and Ms. Marucado, a German, published the monograph "Foot Reflex Area Therapy" in 1975. It was not until the French-Swiss Ms. Masafred published The Health of the Future that foot reflexology was introduced to the West.
However, the recognition and clinical practice of foot diseases in traditional medicine are much earlier than in the west. More than 2000 years ago, Huangdi Neijing recorded that there are 38 acupoints on human feet, and it is believed that the three meridians of foot yin and foot yang reach the viscera through the circulation of foot. Su Wen Jue Lun also pointed out that "Yang Qi originates on the surface of the five toes, while Yin Qi originates on the inside of the five toes", which are connected with the three meridians of hand yin and hand yang, and the qi and blood of the meridians run throughout the body.
Of the five internal organs of the human body, the kidney is the innate foundation. "Soul Pivot is the Spirit" said: "Deficiency of kidney qi leads to syncope, which is actually fullness and the five internal organs are uneasy." ; Spleen is the foundation of the day after tomorrow and the source of qi and blood biochemistry. Therefore, Jingyue Quanshu Blood Syndrome says: "The subtlety of Shui Gu, the blood donor, comes from the source and is biochemical in the spleen." According to the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the kidney meridian of foot shaoyin starts from Yongquan point in the heart of foot; The spleen meridian of foot Taiyin originates from the hidden white spot in the nail corner of the big toe of foot. Passing through the kidney meridian and spleen meridian at normal temperature is the foundation of tonifying kidney and strengthening spleen. Therefore, it is reasonable for people to compare the foot to the "second heart".
3. Regulating effect of foot * * * on viscera function.
From the physiological anatomy of the foot, there are also abundant blood vessels, nerves, lymphatic branches, microtubules and meridian networks below the knee joint. For the whole foot, it can not only enhance the function of the foot, but also effectively regulate the whole body and maintain vigorous metabolism.
(1) Foot * * * promotes blood circulation. The beating of human heart pushes blood to circulate continuously throughout the body. In systemic circulation, arterial blood flow is fast, which transports substances with high oxygen content and rich nutrition to all parts of the body; Venous blood contains a lot of metabolites, which is slow and easy to stay on the blood vessel wall, especially on the foot. Venous blood is not smooth, toxins are deposited locally, blood pressure rises at the same time, and the burden on the heart increases. If it is not improved for a long time, new obstacles will appear in the microcirculation of the corresponding parts, leading to aseptic inflammation, causing diseases and damaging health. Foot * * *, can improve blood circulation, reduce the burden on the heart and improve metabolic function.
(2) Nerve reflex regulates the corresponding functions of the body. Reflection is a reaction to the outside world. Clinically, when the tissues and organs of the body are not nourished for a long time, or often have adverse reactions, there will be sand grains under the skin of the corresponding parts of the foot, and there will be obvious pain when pressed. When these areas are * * *, the information generated by benign manipulation will be regulated by nerve conduction, and skeletal muscle tissue and corresponding tendon groups will contract; * * * Gland tissue, corresponding glands secrete glandular fluid, so that the body function gradually eliminates abnormal reactions and returns to normal physiological state.
(3) Dredge meridians, promote qi circulation and remove blood stasis. Meridian theory is the theoretical basis of traditional Chinese medicine and an important content of traditional medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the twelve meridians, Qi pulse, Eight pulse and Fifteen pulse distributed in human body connect the inside and outside of zang-fu organs and limbs, which are the channels to communicate the movement of qi and blood inside and outside zang-fu organs and nourish yin and yang. If the meridians are blocked and the qi and blood are not running smoothly, the human body will feel uncomfortable or feel pain in a certain part. This is what meridian science says: "The general principle is painless" and "the pain is impassable". Acupoint selection along the meridian of foot can dredge the meridian and qi and blood.
4. Factors affecting foot function.
The physiological state of foot function directly affects the normal function of human body. People often say: when a tree dies, its roots wither first, and people get old when they get old. Feet are the root of people, and raising feet is like raising people. As people have said in recent years: in spring, lift your feet and the sun rises; Raising feet in summer can clear away heat and dampness; Raise your feet in autumn, moisten your lungs and intestines; In winter, the abdomen is warm and burning. However, after all, there are not a few people who ignore foot health care in the crowd. As far as women in the beauty group are concerned, they pay more attention to beauty and ignore foot health care. It can be said that there are several phenomena: (1) barefoot phenomenon in summer, autumn and Xia San. (2) super high heels phenomenon throughout the year. (3) The phenomenon of not taking physical exercise for a long time. These inappropriate habits and hobbies will cause chronic damage to the body and have potential adverse effects on the internal cultivation of appearance.
5. Several methods of foot health care.
There are many traditional foot massage methods, such as * * * along the meridians, * * * with acupoints, medicated bath, medicated compress and so on. Various methods of foot diagnosis, treatment and health care all achieve the purpose of regulating the function of viscera, improving the physiological state of the body and strengthening the body through different operations on specific parts of the foot, so that the essence and spirit of the human body can be vigorous and lasting.
In a word, foot health care, that is, pedicure, is of great physiological significance to the health of the body and the inner cultivation of beauty. May people's health and beauty begin with their feet.
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