Fengchi acupoint location
Fengchi point is located in the depression on both sides of occipital bone behind the neck, two fingers wide from the center line of the head.
Simple way to find points: sit up straight, raise your head, put your thumb on both sides of the headrest and slide down gently. In the process of sliding down, you will feel a sudden sense of oppression, which is Fengchi point.
Function of Fengchi point
1, Fengchi point can dispel shaoyang wind and heat, clear the head, and benefit the official orifices. It is mainly used for deafness, qi obstruction, red eyes and pain, red eyes and tears, runny nose, rhinitis, insomnia and so on.
2. This point is the meeting of deficiency of Yang Wei, and Yang Wei suffers from cold and heat, so it has the functions of expelling wind, eliminating evil spirits and relieving exterior syndrome, and is a commonly used point for treating exterior syndrome; Indications: cold, headache, early fever, malaria, strong neck pain, etc.
3, this point can also calm the internal wind, which has the effect of extinguishing wind, stopping spasm and dredging collaterals; Used to treat dizziness, stroke, mouth and eyes? Tilt
4. Fengchi point is commonly used in modern medicine to treat hypertension, cerebral arteriosclerosis, pulseless disease, myopia, rhinitis, goiter, neurasthenia, Japanese encephalitis, epilepsy, insomnia, stiff neck, scapulohumeral periarthritis, apoplexy sequelae and cold.
Functions and benefits of massaging Fengchi point
Eliminate dark circles, eye decompression, improve neck stiffness, eliminate shoulder pain, migraine and so on. (Special recommendation: I have massaged this acupoint many times by myself, and it really has obvious effects. ) 2. Treat headache, dizziness, stiff neck, red eyes, tears, sinusitis, nosebleeds, deafness, qi obstruction, stroke, mouth-eye deviation, malaria, fever, cold, belching and stiff neck. 3. Relieve top-heaviness, eye fatigue, neck pain, insomnia, hangover and so on.
Practice of Massage at Fengchi Point
1, treating vertigo
Insufficient blood supply to carotid artery often leads to dizziness, nausea, vomiting, hearing like cicada, and dare not open eyes. When the head turns sideways, the symptoms are more serious. This condition can also be treated by shiatsu massage or scraping. Pressing fingers on bilateral Fengchi points for 3 minutes and then pressing Baihui point on the top of the head for 3 minutes can relieve dizziness symptoms.