What are the commonly used acupoints for cupping and health preservation?
Baihui point is located at the intersection of the midline of the head and the connecting line between the two ear tips. Its functions are calming the liver, calming the wind, clearing away heat and inducing resuscitation; Nourishing yang and benefiting qi, refreshing the brain and calming the nerves. """Can you lose weight by cupping? 2. Hegu Hegu is commonly known as Hukou. It belongs to the hand Yangming large intestine meridian, starting from the hand, along the outside of the arm and reaching the head and face. Hegu has the functions of clearing Yangming, expelling wind and detoxicating, dredging channels and collaterals, relieving pain and inducing resuscitation. Regular cupping can make teeth healthy, and can also treat toothache and facial diseases. It can also keep the stool unobstructed, which is beneficial to the discharge of poisons and wastes, and has the effects of skin care and anti-aging. 3. Sanyinjiao Sanyinjiao is the point where the three yin meridians of liver, kidney and spleen meet. Liver stores blood, spleen controls blood, kidney stores essence, and essence and blood are homologous. Kidney is the foundation of nature, and spleen is the foundation of the day after tomorrow. The essence of nature depends on the nourishment of the day after tomorrow, and the essence of the day after tomorrow depends on the promotion of nature. Cupping at Sanyinjiao point can regulate the points of liver, spleen and kidney, so that the innate essence is strong and the acquired essence is sufficient, thus achieving health and longevity. 4. Zusanli Zusanli is one of the acupoints for human health care. The ancients called it Changshou point. Zusanli meridian theory has been confirmed by a large number of modern studies. Zusanli can regulate the function of cerebral cortex and promote cardiovascular function, gastrointestinal peristalsis function, internal differentiation function and immune system. According to the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the stomach meridian of Zuyangming, where Zusanli is located, is a vein full of qi and blood, running through the whole body from head to toe, mainly distributed in the front of head, chest, abdomen and the outside of lower limbs. Therefore, Zusanli can not only regulate the function of the digestive system, but also treat the pathological changes of the stomach meridian and various systemic diseases, such as hypertension, heart disease, gastrointestinal diseases and diabetes. Cupping at Zusanli point can play a role in health care. 5. Yongquan point Yongquan point is the first point of the foot shaoyin meridian, located in the palm of the foot at the lowest point of the human body. The evil of dampness and toxin in the body is easy to accumulate here and not easy to be discharged. Over time, it blocks the menstrual qi or spreads to other parts of the body with it, causing many diseases. Cupping at Yongquan point can expel damp, toxic and turbid qi in the body, and dredge the qi of meridians with yin deficiency of kidney meridian. The kidney is full of qi and the human body is full of energy, so the teeth are firm and black, and the ears are bright and the eyes are bright, delaying aging. There are many acupoints for cupping for health preservation, so I won't introduce them here in Bian Xiao.