Acupoints are a unique culture of traditional Chinese medicine. After thousands of years of research and precipitation, acupoint health care seems a little far away from us, but there are several acupoints that we can massage ourselves to achieve the purpose of health care. In this issue of Chinese studies, let's take a look at Zusanli, the top ten health-care acupoints of the human body.

Zusanli point: Almighty point

Zusanli, one of the main acupoints of "Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian", is located on the outside of the calf, 3 inches below the nose of the calf, and the lateral sural cutaneous nerve is distributed in the superficial layer on the connecting line between the nose of the calf and Jiexi. There are branches or branches of anterior tibial artery and vein in the deep layer. Indications are gastrointestinal diseases, lower limb paralysis, mental diseases, surgical diseases and fatigue. The operation method is to stab 1-2 inches.

Dampness, spleen and stomach qi. There are lateral sural cutaneous nerves in the superficial layer. There are branches or branches of anterior tibial artery and vein in the deep layer. It is often used to treat acute and chronic gastroenteritis, duodenal ulcer, gastroptosis, dysentery, appendicitis, intestinal obstruction, hepatitis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, rheumatic fever, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, nephritis, renal colic, abdominal distension, impotence, nocturnal emission, functional uterine bleeding, pelvic inflammatory disease, shock and insomnia.

Indications of Zusanli point:

1, stomach pain, vomiting, hiccups, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, bowel sounds, dyspepsia, diarrhea, constipation, dysentery.

2, cough and asthma, palpitation and shortness of breath, breast abscess.

3, insomnia, madness, dizziness.

4, vain work wins thin, edema.

5, knee pain, lower limb paralysis, beriberi.

Zusanli belongs to the stomach meridian of Foot Yangming, so you should look for it on the stomach meridian. The stomach meridian passes through the second finger of the chest, stomach, abdomen, legs and feet; People's meridians are interlinked, so there is a saying that the abdomen stays three miles. Zusanli is just below the knee.

Acupoint selection method: Sit on a stool, hang your calf vertically, touch the knee-eye depression, put your four fingers together, put your forefinger at the knee-eye, the pinky finger is at Zusanli, the thumb is perpendicular to the four fingers, the four fingers are perpendicular, the thumb is at the upper outer edge of the patella, and the middle finger is at Zusanli.

There are two stomach meridians, symmetrical left and right, left leg Zusanli and right leg Zusanli. There are five acupoints for human longevity: Yongquan, Baihui, Mingmen, Shenque and Zusanli. Zusanli is one of them, which shows its importance.

Using the health care method of Zusanli, you can moxibustion, scraping, cupping, and massage with your fingers. Ancient Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow and the source of qi and blood biochemistry. With sufficient qi and blood, people will naturally be healthy and live longer without getting sick.