Keep in good health by pressing three acupoints.
1, press the instep to prevent insomnia.
Taixue is on the instep, which is located in the upward 1.5 cm depression between the big toe and the second toe. Because it belongs to the liver meridian of Foot Jueyin, massaging this point has a good effect on the symptoms of excessive liver fire. Liver fire is characterized by dizziness, irritability, dry mouth, unstable sleep, sultry body and thickened tongue coating. If you put your hand on Taichong point, you will feel very painful if you apply a little force, indicating that the liver fire is relatively strong, so you should massage this point more. Manipulation: Before massaging Taichong point, soak your feet with hot water for about 10 minute, and then massage with your thumb for 3 minutes from bottom to top.
2, rubbing the soles of the feet to treat halitosis
The points in the inner chamber are located at the soles of the feet and the roots of the second toe, which are the starting points of the stomach meridian of Foot Yangming. Cheer up can be said to be the nemesis of getting angry. If you have bad breath, constipation, sore throat, toothache, abdominal distension, acid regurgitation and vomiting. , you can click on the inner room more. Manipulation: Knead with your thumb every morning and evening 100 times.
3, often rubbing the tiger's mouth will grow acne.
Hegu point is what we usually call tiger's mouth. If you have toothache, tinnitus, red eyes, nosebleeds, sore throat, constipation and acne on your face, you can press Hegu point to eliminate fire. Manipulation: This kind of acupoint massage is more convenient and does not need a fixed number of times.
Massage four acupoints to prevent diseases
1. Guanyuan point
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Guanyuan point has the functions of cultivating yuan, consolidating the foundation and reinforcing the middle energizer. Anything that loses its vitality can be used. Clinically, it is mostly used for genitourinary diseases. Modern research has proved that the treatment of reproductive system diseases is mainly achieved by regulating endocrine by pressing Zhen Guanyuan point.
Location: Guanyuan point is located in the lower abdomen, anterior midline, 3 inches below umbilicus and 2 inches above pubic symphysis.
Indications: various reproductive system diseases. Especially good at treating infertility, impotence, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation and other diseases.
Operation: massage or tremor. The trembling method is to put your hands on Guanyuan point, apply a little pressure, and then push your crossed hands up and down quickly and slightly. Surgery can be performed anytime, anywhere. Be careful not to push too hard, as long as there is local pain when pressing and kneading.
2. Zusanli point
Zusanli point is the stomach meridian of Foot Yangming; Closing acupoints is the key to health care. Has the functions of strengthening the body resistance, strengthening the constitution, regulating yin and yang, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, and dredging meridians.
Indications: various debilitating diseases, such as anemia caused by malnutrition, postpartum surgery, initial recovery from serious illness, chronic wasting diseases, etc. It is a good acupoint for strengthening the body and prolonging life.
Location: Zusanli point is located in the upper part of the front side of the calf, 3 inches below the nose point of the calf, and the front edge of the tibia 1 transverse finger (middle finger).
Operation: Massage with ipsilateral thumb or smooth wooden stick, or moxa stick moxibustion. Because the skin of the calf is thicker, the strength can be appropriately larger. But don't hold your breath when trying, otherwise it will easily lead to an increase in blood pressure. The operation is not limited to time and place. It is important to massage every day, and perseverance will be effective.
3. Neiguan point
Neiguan point is the pericardium meridian. The coordination point has been the core point of traditional Chinese medicine in treating heart disease since ancient times. Almost all symptoms related to heart abnormalities can be used.
Location: Neiguan point is located in the lower part of the forearm palmar surface, on the connecting line between Quze point and Daling point, 2 inches above Daling point (transverse carpal vein), between the palmar longus tendon and the flexor carpi radialis tendon.
Indications: Most heart diseases, such as rheumatic heart disease, myocarditis, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, etc. Especially in the prevention of myocardial infarction, the effect is the most prominent.
Operation method:
Rubbing Neiguan point with the thumb of the other hand can be done at any time, regardless of time and place, with acid swelling as the degree. When rubbing, there is often an inexplicable sense of stimulation spread to the heart along the inner side of the forearm, which is a good stimulation effect, but be careful not to overdo it. In addition, you can also pinch the epidermis of Neiguan point with three fingers.
One month after operation, the patient can feel the feeling of suffocation, upset and palpitation obviously reduced or disappeared.
4. Shenque point
That is, navel, also known as navel, is an important acupuncture point on the human pulse and the main acupuncture point for prolonging life. Shenque is the Yin point on Ren meridian, and Mingmen is the Yang point on Du meridian. These two points are connected before and after, and the harmony of yin and yang is the life energy of human beings.
Location: Located at the navel parallel to Mingmen point.
Function: Shenque point is the only hidden part of congenital righteousness. People can start human fetal energy through exercise and restore childish energy. Pressing Shenque point frequently can make human body full of blood, energy, physical strength, strong waist muscles, rosy complexion, bright ears and eyes, lose weight and prolong life.
Indications: It has a unique curative effect on abdominal pain, bowel sounds, edema, dysentery, proctoptosis and stroke. Therefore, it has always been regarded as the key point of treatment by doctors.
Operation method:
Abdominal massage: pregnant women and menstrual women should use this method with caution. Before going to bed every night, warm your hands, put your hands on the lower left and upper right of the lower abdomen (overlapping hands can increase the pressure, but the strength of one hand is too small), turn your palm around your navel, turn it clockwise for 72 times, and then turn it against the needle for 72 times. It doesn't matter which direction you turn first. Don't pay too much attention to the number of laps around the navel clockwise and in the opposite direction. Just roughly the same.
Shiatsu: Pregnant women and menstruating women should use this method with caution. Press your finger on your navel, don't rub it, and adjust the pressure according to your comfort. Be calm when pressing, focus on your navel and count your breath. One hundred times is enough, once a day. Of course, you can also press other points in the lower abdomen with your fingers (Shu Tian, Shuidao, Huilai, Guanyuan, Qihai, etc.). ).).
Play: pregnant women and menstruating women should use this method with caution. Methods: Take the sitting position or supine position, and beat the umbilical fossa 100~200 times continuously with the left and right palms. During the operation, the elbow flexion and extension was the center, and the wrist joint was fixed or slightly moved. The operator can inhale deeply in the abdomen, and the percussion intensity will be from light to heavy, and then from heavy to light, and it can be terminated after repeated several times. Healthy people can also increase the frequency and intensity of flapping appropriately. In addition, when clapping your hands, pay attention to your shoulders and elbows, relax your wrists and put your fingers together. When slapping, it should be steady and rhythmic, and it should be lifted quickly after slapping, and the slapping parts should be accurate and consistent. Function: tapping the umbilical fossa frequently can soothe the nerves, harmonize qi and blood, soothe the liver and gallbladder, benefit the lung and kidney, and dredge the triple energizer meridians.
Matters needing attention
Massage, that is, massage, is the most commonly used Chinese medicine therapy to treat neck and waist muscle strain and relieve fatigue and tension. What is the principle of acupoint massage in traditional Chinese medicine? From the perspective of western medicine, how to understand acupoint massage?
"Acupoints" are the key points to connect muscles, tendons and bones.
According to the viewpoint of Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine calls it "acupoints", which are the main operating parts of massage and other therapies. More sensitive than other parts of the body, the treatment effect will be better after massage.
Modern western medicine anatomy also has related research. Western medicine believes that the so-called acupoints are "tendons, tendons and bones". If you relax the key points of the connection through massage, the whole muscle will relax.
The wrong massage technique can cause pain.
If simply massaging the skin will cause harm, the patient may feel pain, but if it is "essential", the whole person will relax after a few times.
This is why some people feel uncomfortable or even sore the next day after massage, that is, the massage technique is incorrect and excessive; After proper massage, it will only bring a comfortable and relaxed feeling.
It is suggested that massage should be brought into standardized management.
Massage industry is mixed, most of them have not received professional training and examination, and have not mastered human body structure and professional medical knowledge. The massage effect of traditional Chinese medicine is very poor, even aggravating the condition.
If the country can bring massage into standardized management such as holding certificates, it will be more conducive to people's correct understanding of massage in China and avoid medical accidents caused by massage. Therefore, it is recommended that the general public go to professional medical institutions for massage and bonesetting.
The following are the specific methods of massage:
1. Preparation: The patient sits on a chair or sofa, sitting upright, facing straight ahead, his arms naturally drooping, his palms on his thighs, his knees at a 90-degree angle, his feet separated, his shoulders separated, his whole body muscles relaxed and he breathed evenly.
Second, massage the temple: massage the temple clockwise once a week, about 32 times. The massage has the effects of expelling pathogenic wind, relieving exterior syndrome, clearing brain, improving eyesight and relieving headache.
Third, massage Baihui point: Baihui point is located in the center of the head, and the left and right palms rotate near Baihui point, with a total of 32 beats per week. This massage can lower blood pressure, calm down and clear the brain.
4. Pressing Fengchi point: Press Fengchi point on both sides with the helicoids of two thumbs and rotate clockwise once a week, about 32 beats.
5. Moxibustion to clear the brain: fingers are naturally separated, thenar is massaged separately from the forehead to the back of the ear, walking in an arc from front to back once, taking a beat and doing about 32 beats. This massage has the functions of relaxing muscles and tendons, calming the liver and calming the wind, lowering blood pressure and clearing the brain.
6. Knead the Quchi point to lower blood pressure: first press the Quchi point at the elbow with your right hand, then change your left hand and rotate once, for a total of 32 beats. This method can clear away heat and lower blood pressure.
7. Kneading the chest: first press the left hand Neiguan point with the right thumb, then press the right hand Neiguan point with the left hand, and press it clockwise, with a total of 32 beats. The effect of this method is comfortable and broad chest.
8. Draw blood downwards: press Zusanli point on the left and right legs with the left and right thumbs respectively, and rotate once, for a total of 32 beats. The function of this method is to strengthen the spleen and stomach, and draw blood downward.
Chest expansion air conditioning: patients relax their drooping hands, then hold empty fists, bend elbows, lift their shoulders and expand their chests backwards, and finally relax and recover.