The role of Zusanli Zusanli is the joint point of the stomach meridian of Zuyangming, and it is the first choice for treating spleen and stomach diseases.
Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow, so this acupoint is an important one for strengthening the body. Besides the functions of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, invigorating spleen and tonifying deficiency, and regulating stomach, it also has the functions of calming the heart, awakening the mind, regulating qi and relieving pain, and can tonify deficiency and diarrhea, lift up and down, clear away heat and tonify. Regular use of this point can promote metabolism, enhance digestion, absorption and immune function, eliminate fatigue and prolong life.
Benefits of Zusanli 1. The meridian with the most qi and blood in human body is the stomach meridian, and Zusanli is the main point of the stomach meridian. * * * This point can stimulate the whole body's blood circulation, regulate the secretion of gastric juice, enhance the function of digestive system, improve human immunity and delay aging.
2. The strong * * effect of pinching on Zusanli point can enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, stimulate appetite, promote digestion, restore brain cells, improve the working ability of cerebral cortex cells and regulate the nervous system; It can also regulate the heart rhythm, increase the contents of red blood cells, white blood cells, hemoglobin and blood sugar, and improve the blood system.
The therapeutic mechanism of Zusanli is 1. Zusanli belongs to the stomach meridian and is located in the lower west. It is the joint point of stomach meridian, and has the functions of benefiting qi and nourishing blood, invigorating spleen and tonifying deficiency. Can be used for palpitation, shortness of breath, asthenia, postpartum blood dizzy, fatigue and emaciation.
2. Zusanli is an important acupoint for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, which can not only invigorate the spleen and stomach, invigorate qi and tonify deficiency, strengthen the body resistance and tonify deficiency, but also regulate the middle-qi, raise the clear and reduce turbidity, regulate the intestines, eliminate stagnation, promote the circulation of qi and relieve pain, and treat excess syndrome.
3. Zusanli, located below the knee, has the functions of dredging meridians, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, expelling wind and removing dampness, dredging arthralgia and relieving pain, and is an important acupoint for treating lower limb paralysis and apoplexy.
4. Zusanli point belongs to soil, and soil can refer to water, which has the function of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness and promoting diuresis, and can be used to treat edema and beriberi.
5. In Yangming Meridian, this point is the joint point of stomach meridian, which can regulate qi and blood, dredge cheese, dissipate stagnation and reduce swelling, clear heat and promote diuresis to treat breast carbuncle, and can also be used to treat intestinal carbuncle.
* * * Zusanli Fa 1. Knead Zusanli and Zhongwan with your thumb for 3-5 minutes each, and press the skin perpendicular to the surface of acupoints, which makes you feel sore locally.
2. Press Zusanli once with your thumb, and then press it clockwise for three times, which is called one press and three rubs. Press and knead three times 1 time, and operate 50- 100 times. Long-term massage can relieve diarrhea and constipation in children.
3. Press Zusanli point with thumb or middle finger, 15-20 times per minute, 5- 10 minutes per day, with the feeling of pain and fever as the degree; Or press bilateral Zusanli *** 15-20 minutes for 2-3 months every week, which can obviously improve gastrointestinal function.
Zusanli is not only Yongquan point, but also an important point for disease prevention and health care. It is also a "longevity" point and the main point of the stomach meridian of Foot Yangming. Let's take a look at the functions and benefits of Zusanli first.
Zusanli point is dissected between tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus, and it has tibialis anterior movement and meridians, cutaneous branches of lateral sural cutaneous nerve and saphenous nerve, and deep lung nerve.
Zusanli acupoint selection Zusanli is located in the anterolateral part of the calf, 3 inches below the nose of the calf, and outside the anterior tibial crest 1 across the finger. When taking acupoints, wipe the tibial tubercle downward from the middle of the knee by hand, and take acupoints below the outer lower edge of the tibial tubercle 1 inch. Or use the same hand to open the tiger's mouth, surround the upper outer edge of the patella, with four fingers pointing straight down, and the position pointed by the middle fingertip is the point.