1, press pericardium meridian
The pericardium meridian is a meridian along the midline of the front edge of the human arm, starting from the chest, leaving the pericardium, the inferior diaphragm and reaching the middle finger. There is one in the left arm and one in the right arm.
You can rub the acupoints one by one along the pericardium meridian, and each acupoint is subject to pain. You should press the tender point several times, preferably until it feels painless, and the pressure does not need to be too heavy. Hold for a few seconds while pressing.
Massage each acupoint for 2-3 minutes on average.
If you think it's too much trouble to find acupoints, you can also point the pericardium meridian directly, that is, point by point along the meridians. Beating pericardium meridian is very effective in dredging qi.
2. Gently stroke the Zhongshan acupoint.
Zhongshan point (between the breasts) has the functions of calming the nerves, opening the chest and removing annoyance.
When massaging, gently press the acupoints with the thumb pulp for about five seconds each time and rest for three seconds.
When you are angry, you can stroke down 100 or so, which can achieve the effect of promoting qi circulation.
3. Tap Baihui and Fengchi
Fengchi point is located behind the neck, in the depression between sternocleidomastoid muscle and the upper end of trapezius muscle.
Tapping this point can clear your eyes and refresh your mind. Whenever you feel tired, nervous or anxious, just knock. Strong enough to feel a little pain. It can relieve the discomfort caused by lack of sleep.
4, acupressure Hegu point
The first joint bar of one hand thumb is opposite to the edge of the other hand. When the thumb is flexed and pressed, the fingertip refers to Hegu point. Hegu point belongs to the large intestine meridian of Shouyangming. Massage this point has a certain therapeutic effect on nervous headache, insomnia and neurasthenia.
5, Artemisia argyi plus vinegar to soak feet to relieve anxiety
Anxiety and depression are often caused by stagnation of liver qi, qi stagnation and blood stasis. The meridians of the five internal organs are assembled at the soles of our feet. The warmth of Folium Artemisiae Argyi and the blood-activating effect of vinegar can make blood flow smoothly, so as to achieve the effects of soothing the liver and regulating qi, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
Soak in warm water for 20 minutes each time, and then do foot massage, especially press Taichong point, that is, the back of the foot is the depression behind the 1 metatarsal space. It can help us calm down and fall asleep quickly.
Short-term lack of sleep makes it difficult to fall asleep. You can try the above methods. If insomnia is serious, you must seek medical advice in time. Chinese medicine divides insomnia into heart and spleen deficiency syndrome, yin deficiency and fire excess syndrome, guilty conscience and timidity syndrome and spleen-stomach disharmony syndrome. Different reasons, different symptoms, and different conditioning methods. Therefore, if you don't sleep well, you must find a professional doctor of traditional Chinese medicine to differentiate your physique, find the root cause of insomnia, adjust your symptoms and recover as soon as possible.