What is eight deficiency?
Deficiency means weakness, and eight deficiency refers to eight joints: two elbows, two axils, two nests and two beards. These nests are the places where the qi of human internal organs fills and gathers, which are used to transfer and transform life energy;
At the same time, these nests are also places where the five internal organs hide evil spirits! Liver pathogens gather under the armpit, heart and lung pathogens gather in elbow fossa, spleen pathogens gather in thigh fossa, and kidney pathogens gather in knee fossa. It is difficult to notice these nests in our daily life, and stagnant qi and blood, toxins and moisture are easy to accumulate in the nests.
Health significance: We can usually help the body dredge meridians, qi and blood and get rid of evil spirits by tapping or rubbing.
There is evil in the heart and lungs, and the gas resides in the elbow-patting the elbow.
1. Function: Beating elbow socket can dredge lung qi, nourish the heart and soothe the nerves, eliminate moisture and prevent heart and lung diseases. Such as cold, sore throat, palpitation, upset, itchy skin, constipation and so on.
2. Method: First straighten your left arm, find the center of the horizontal stripes of your elbow, and put the five fingers of your right hand together in a hollow shape, and pat with your empty palm. The intensity gradually increased from light to light, and it was slightly hot and reddish for 2~3 minutes. Switch to the other side.
Liver is evil, and its qi resides in double axils-patting double axils.
1. Function: Beating the armpit can soothe the liver and regulate qi, and improve symptoms such as dizziness, liver depression, irritability, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and arm edema caused by hyperactivity of liver fire and stagnation of heart qi. It can also alleviate the problems of female mammary gland hyperplasia and nodules.
2. Method: First put your left hand behind your head, hold your back neck, raise your elbow, and fully expose your armpit. Beat with your right hand with your empty palm, and the strength will be from light to heavy. Switch to the other side.
There is evil in the kidney, and its qi stays at two points (leg point)-Paitui point.
1. Function: Beating leg fossa has the functions of tonifying kidney, relaxing tendons and strengthening waist bones. It can improve low back pain, heel pain, nephropathy, problems caused by sedentary, etc. Office workers must do it!
2. Method: When slapping the leg socket, you can bend your knees, hold empty fists in both hands, and slap the back of your knees at the same time. It is suggested that it should be performed at the time of bladder meridian (15:00~ 17:00), and the effect is good.