1 inch is about 3.3 cm, 3 inches below the umbilicus, which is about the width of four fingers together. You can find acupoints yourself.
Function of Guanyuan point: Guanyuan point has the functions of consolidating the foundation, nourishing the yuan and tonifying the lower energizer, and is suitable for people with insufficient essence, palace cold, dysmenorrhea, kidney deficiency and dysuria.
2 Can't the Shenque Guanyuan be easily moxibustion? Yes, moxibustion at Shenque and Guanyuan has certain taboos. If they are taboo people, then moxibustion is not suitable.
Some people will have angry symptoms such as red eyes, dry mouth and constipation after moxibustion at Shenque and Guanyuan points, which may be the result of blind moxibustion.
Because moxibustion at Guanyuan and Shenque can strengthen Yiyang, but it will also hurt Yin. Therefore, in clinical practice, all diseases such as yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang, internal resistance of pathogenic factors, excessive heat toxicity, etc., should be used with caution, otherwise the pathogenic heat will stagnate. For example, people with dry eyes, hot face, dry mouth and throat, five upset, hot flashes, night sweats and constipation are not suitable for moxibustion at Guanyuan and Shenque.
3 People who can't massage Guanyuan 1. Pregnant women should not massage their abdomen and soles to avoid unknown injuries.
2. People with abdominal skin injuries. If there is any damage to the abdominal skin, such as wounds, trauma, blisters, inflammation, redness, etc. It is not advisable to massage, so as not to aggravate the injury.
3. After a meal 1 hour Within one hour after a meal, people's stomachs are full of food, so it is not advisable to massage the abdomen to avoid affecting digestion and absorption or causing discomfort. If you are too hungry, you should not massage Guanyuan point.
4 The best time for Guanyuan and Qihai moxibustion is 1. Moxibustion on Guanyuan and Qihai in summer has the functions of strengthening the body, nourishing the lower energizer, benefiting qi and yang, and regulating menstruation. It is suitable for people with yang deficiency and qi deficiency to go to moxibustion, but to achieve the best effect of helping yang, it should be carried out in the season with the highest temperature in a year, and the effect will be better, such as summer, which is naturally the heaviest in the dog days.
However, moxibustion, as a method of daily health preservation, disease prevention and treatment, does not have to be carried out in summer, and moxibustion at ordinary times is also effective.
2. Every day 1 1 point-13 point, Guanyuan and Qihai points. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this is the source of human yang, and our true qi is born from it. Yang deficiency can lead to qi deficiency or blood deficiency. Therefore, moxibustion at Guanyuan point and Qihai point can not only warm yang and replenish qi, but also replenish yuan and deficiency, and strengthen the body resistance. At 1 1- 13 o'clock in a day, the sun is the most vigorous and the yang is the most abundant, and moxibustion has the best effect of supporting yang at this time.
Because of work and life, many people can't do moxibustion at this time, so moxibustion at other time periods is also possible and equally effective.