The correct grip is to hold the middle finger with your thumb and fold the four fingers in the palm of your hand.

Holding solid is a common gesture in Taoist health preservation. Ge Hong, a famous Taoist priest, advocated unity in his book Bao Puzi. It is also introduced in Chao's Theory of Staging Diseases and Pathogens in China.

There is a similar saying about the thumb being held between the four fingers, but the difference lies in which finger root the thumb tip is located, some think it is the index finger, some think it is the middle finger, and there are also ring fingers and little fingers.

The grip method advocated in the four sets of health qigong: the thumb is buckled in the palm, the fingertip is at the root of the ring finger, then the other four fingers are bent, and the thumb is firmly held with a little force, just like holding a baby.

Why the root of the ring finger? The ancients thought that it was a place where the liver and soul closed their orifices, and the theory of traditional Chinese medicine also put forward that the liver controlled the grip. We see that newborn children are particularly rich in liver meridian qi, and children often instinctively clench their fists to fix their souls out of self-protection. The end of a person's life is the moment when he loses his liver and soul and leaves.

The function of grip strength:

Holding solid can lock kidney essence, nourish yin and reduce fire. It is of great help to people with chronic pharyngitis, rhinitis and easy to get angry. It can also dredge qi and blood, protect hair and beauty. Chinese medicine believes that hair is blood and kidney is in hair. Grasping solid can consolidate essence and tonify kidney, and help you to have dark hair and black hair.

There is no need to choose a time and place. It is a good exercise method to hold your head in your hands for more than ten times in your spare time. Walking, cycling, chatting, watching TV, meeting, etc. Holding firmly is very beneficial to the promotion of virtual fire. Traditional Chinese medicine points out: thin people have more empty fire. Often dry nose, sore throat, tinnitus due to brain fever, palm fever, irritability. After sticking to this posture for a long time, these symptoms have been obviously improved.

Nourishing yin and reducing fire is kidney essence and kidney water. Therefore, it is helpful for people who are used to oral ulcers, chronic pharyngitis and chronic rhinitis and those who are prone to get angry.