Why is auricular point therapy effective?
There is an auricular point therapy to stimulate auricle in traditional Chinese medicine beauty and weight loss methods, which is also quite effective. However, many people are not sure why auricular point therapy is so effective. In fact, it is mainly because auricle is closely related to meridians, viscera and nerves.
(A) the relationship between auricle and meridians
As can be seen from historical documents, there is a close relationship between ears and meridians. As early as Mawangdui's silk book Moxibustion Classic of Yin and Yang Eleven Veins mentioned the "ear veins" related to upper limbs, eyes, cheeks and throat. During the period of Neijing, the "ear pulse" was not only developed into the triple energizer meridian of hand shaoyang, but also the relationship between ear and meridians, meridians and tendons was recorded in detail. In the twelve meridians's circulation, some meridians enter the ear directly, while others are distributed around the auricle. For example, the small intestine meridian of the hand sun, the triple energizer meridian of the hand shaoyang, the gallbladder meridian of the foot shaoyang and other meridians and tendons enter the ear respectively, or follow the ear before and after; Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming and Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang are in front of the ear to the upper corner of the ear respectively; The branch of the large intestine meridian of the hand Yangming meets the meridian of the Sect. Although the Six Yin Meridians do not directly enter the ear or distribute around the auricle, they are all combined with the Yang Meridians through the meridians. Therefore, the twelve meridians has reached the ear directly or indirectly. Therefore, Lingshu Kouwen said: "Ears are gathered by ancestral veins." "Soul Pivot Zangfu Disease Syndrome" also says: "the twelve meridians has 365 collaterals, and his qi and blood are all superficial but deficient. Its essence is to walk in the eyes and eyes, * * * Don't walk in the ears to listen. "
In clinical practice, it is found that patients who receive auricular acupuncture or auricular point sticking therapy have a slight feeling of electric shock or airflow or fever and warm current radiating from the auricle to a certain part of the body along a certain route, most of which are similar to meridian passage. For example, observe the subjects who have obvious sensation transmission along the meridian by acupuncture and obvious sensation transmission along the meridian by stimulating ear points. In the test of 104, 90 times of sensory transmission were related to auricular point stimulation, accounting for 86.5%, and the rest of 14 cases followed the same name meridians, exterior-interior meridians or other routes unrelated to meridians. Thus, the relationship between Er and the twelve meridians is very close. Therefore, stimulating the auricular points on the auricle has the functions of dredging meridians, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, thus achieving the purpose of preventing and treating diseases.
(2) the connection between auricle and viscera
Ear is closely related to five internal organs, and it is an important part of body surface and internal organs. In classical works, there are many discussions about the relationship between ear and viscera. For example, "Su Wenjin Kui Yan Zhen" said: "Southern red, into the heart, open ears, hidden in the heart." "Lingshu Pulse Degree" also said: "The kidney is warm in the ear, and the kidney ear can smell five tones." "Forty Difficult Classics" also said: "The lungs control the sound, so the sound is heard." Later medical books discussed the relationship between ears and internal organs in more detail. For example, "Qian Jin Fang" said, "... God is the viscera of the heart ... The qi of the heart passes through the tongue, not through the orifices, through the orifices, originates in the ears, and is glorious in the ears." The standard of syndrome differentiation and treatment also says: "The kidney is the master of the ear and the heart is the guest of the ear." In Li Zheng's massage, the back of the ear is further divided into five parts: heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney. As the cloud says, "Ear bead belongs to kidney, helix belongs to spleen, upper helix belongs to heart, ear skin belongs to lung, and Lou Yu behind the ears belongs to liver." The above discussion shows that the ear and viscera are closely related in physiology. To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture at auricular points on human gastric electricity. The experimental results show that the influence of acupuncture on the amplitude and frequency of gastric electricity is benign and bidirectional, that is, if the amplitude and frequency of gastric electricity are low before acupuncture, it can be improved after acupuncture; The higher needle in front of the needle can be lowered behind the needle. It is suggested that acupuncture at the stomach area of auricular point can improve the function of stomach and duodenum in pathological state and restore its normal function, which shows that acupuncture at the stomach area of auricular point has relative specificity in regulating the function of stomach, and further proves the close relationship between auricular point and viscera. Therefore, acupuncture or pressing auricular points can regulate the functional activities of viscera and organs, thus treating diseases.
(3) the relationship between auricle and nerve
The auricle is rich in nerves, including the greater auricular nerve and the lesser occipital nerve from the cervical plexus of spinal nerves. The external carotid artery sends out branches of ototemporal nerve, facial nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve and sympathetic nerve.
Four pairs of cranial nerves and two pairs of spinal nerves distributed on the auricle are related to the central nervous system. For example, the auricular frontalis nerve distributed on the auricle is a branch of the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve, which is connected with the spinal cord in addition to chewing and head and face sensation; Facial nerve not only manages facial expressions and muscle movements, but also manages some glands. Vagus nerve and glossopharyngeal nerve from medulla oblongata have obvious regulating effects on respiratory center, cardiac regulation center, vascular movement center and saliva secretion center (vomiting and cough center). The greater auricular nerve and the lesser occipital nerve from the spinal nerve not only control the muscle movements of trunk, limbs and joints, but also control the movements of internal organs. Visceral nerve, which is composed of parasympathetic nerve from brain and spinal cord and sympathetic nerve from thoracic and lumbar spinal cord (vagus nerve distributed on auricle belongs to parasympathetic nerve, and sympathetic nerve distributed on auricle with artery), has almost dual dominance on all organs of the whole body, and they oppose and coordinate with each other, maintaining the normal movement of all organs, trunk and limbs of the whole body.
From the distribution of auricle nerve, auricle is closely related to the whole body. Microscopic observation of auricle nerve distribution shows that auricle is closely related to nervous system. After the nerve enters the auricle, there will be various nerve receptors from the epidermis to the perichondrium: free plexiform sensory nerve endings, hair follicle sensory nerve endings and annular corpuscles; There are simple and complex plexiform sensory nerve endings, Golgi-type Golgi tendon apparatus, loofah-like endings and muscle spindles on the auricular tendon and in the auricular muscle. Because the auricle contains shallow and deep receptors, it can "get qi" in different stimulation methods such as manual acupuncture, auricular point pressing, electric pulse, laser and magnetic field lines. It may be that it excites many sensory organs, especially the nociceptive organs, and receives and transmits various sensory impulses to the spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve. Then, impulses spread from the nucleus to the reticular structure of the brain stem, which plays an important role in regulating various visceral activities and various sensory functions.
Advantages of auricular point therapy to lose weight
First, the curative effect is remarkable. The biggest feature of auricular acupuncture is that it takes effect quickly, so does auricular acupuncture to lose weight. After the operation, it changed from hunger to satiety, then became thinner and thinner, and stopped moderately.
The second is convenience and economy. When ear acupuncture is used to lose weight, it is generally not necessary to prick or bury needles, but to use pill pressing method. Stick a soybean-sized adhesive tape with small balls on it, and it will be completed in a few minutes.
The third is absolute safety. Pilling at auricular points has no side effects, but burying needles may easily infect auricles.
Fourth, the function is extensive. Ear points all have the function of "one point for multiple purposes". Ear point weight loss can often treat other diseases, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
It is simple, safe and convenient to lose weight at auricular points, which will not affect normal work and life, and is very suitable for office workers and friends. Ear points can also be combined with acupuncture, cupping and traditional Chinese medicine to lose weight, and the effect is also very good. Each treatment time is about 15-20 minutes, and the interval between treatments is about 4-5 days, which also depends on various situations.
Principles of acupoint selection in auricular point therapy;
The principle of acupoint selection refers to the basis for selecting auricular points when treating diseases with auricular points. After the disease is diagnosed, which ear points are used for treatment? According to what principle to choose acupoints? This is the first problem to be solved in the treatment of diseases with auricular points, and the correct selection of points is directly related to the curative effect of diseases.
The principle of acupoint selection is generally considered from the following five aspects.
1. Acupoint selection according to the corresponding parts: that is, the method of selecting points at the corresponding parts of auricle (auricular points) according to the diseased parts of human body. For example, the ear point "stomach" is selected for gastropathy, "shoulder" for scapulohumeral periarthritis and "pancreatic gallbladder" for cholecystitis. This method of acupoint selection is the most basic and important method in auricular point treatment of diseases. Many pains, acute diseases, and ear points corresponding to the affected areas can find sensitive points. Stimulating these sensitive points can often achieve immediate relief or even elimination of pain.
2. Selecting acupoints according to the syndrome differentiation of zang-xiang: that is, according to the theory of zang-xiang theory of traditional Chinese medicine and the physiological functions of various viscera. For example, according to the theory of zang-xiang, "the heart governs the spirit", so the "heart" point can be used to treat insomnia, neurosis, hysteria and so on. Another example is the treatment of alopecia. According to the theory of Zangxiang, "the kidney is abundant", so the "kidney" point can be used to treat alopecia. Another example is the treatment of skin diseases, using the acupoint of "lung governing fur" to treat various skin diseases; Another example is the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, with the "heart" point and small intestine to treat exterior and interior.
Third, according to the meridian theory: that is, according to the meridian theory. It can be divided into acupoints along meridians and acupoints waiting for meridian diseases.
1. Point selection along the meridian is based on point selection along the meridian, such as sciatica (posterior branch), which belongs to the bladder meridian of foot-taiyang, that is, point selection of the ear point "bladder meridian" and point selection of the ear point "Sanjiao", and it is also a method of finding and naming the facial Sanjiao point.
2. Selecting acupoints according to the symptoms of meridian diseases means selecting acupoints according to the symptoms of meridian "moving disease" and "disease". "It's a dynamic disease"-a kind of meridian disease, which is published in Lingshu Meridian, including: ① diseases along the meridians, such as the large intestine meridian of hand Yangming. If you move, your teeth will hurt and your neck will swell. "② Changes of meridians and qi movement lead to pathological changes of connected viscera, such as lung meridian of Taiyin in hand" full lung due to movement, asthma due to distension ",kidney meridian of Foot-Shao Yin passes through liver diaphragm and enters lung," lung disease due to movement, cough and vomiting, blood and asthma due to drinking ". Its disease mainly comes from meridians, not viscera, so it is named "moving" and "disease", another kind of meridian disease, which also comes from Lingshu meridians, including: ① visceral diseases, such as hand Taiyin lung meridian. It's a patient with lung, coughing. I am panting, thirsty and full of troubles. " ② Diseases of zang-fu organs extend to meridians, which are manifested as diseases along meridians, such as diseases of Taiyin's hand and lung meridians, "pain in front of arm, syncope, fever in palm" and so on. Its disease is generally caused by internal organs rather than meridians, hence the name "Sheng". . Both "dynamic disease" and "disease" are syndromes of meridians and viscera, such as the large intestine meridian of hand Yangming. The pulse of Yangming in the large intestine refers to diseases caused by exercise, toothache and swollen neck. When treating toothache and cervical swelling, you can choose the ear point "large intestine" and diseases caused by yin deficiency in the hand-heart meridian. The pulse of the heart and the hand stepping on the yin ..... are patients with heart diseases, such as yellow eyes, hypochondriac pain, sore arms and waist, syncope, and hot palms. Therefore, auricular point "Xin" can treat yellow eyes, hypochondriac pain, and hot pain in the inner upper limbs and palms.
4. Acupoint selection according to modern medical theory: Auricular points named according to modern medical theory have many acupoints, such as sympathetic, subcortical, adrenal and endocrine, and their functions are consistent with modern medical theory. Such as sympathetic nerve point, named after modern research found that this point has functions similar to sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic nerve, and adrenal point named after modern research found that this point has functions similar to adrenal gland. Therefore, we must use the theory of modern medicine to understand and apply these ear points. If gastrointestinal diseases are related to the autonomic nervous system, "sympathetic" points can be taken; Another example is that the hormone secreted by adrenal gland has the functions of antiallergic, anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatism, so the "adrenal gland" point should be used for antiallergic, anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatism.
5. Acupoint selection according to clinical experience: Acupoint selection according to clinical experience means that a certain (or some) acupoints are found to be effective in treating a certain disease in clinical practice and used instead. Waist and leg pain, take "external genitalia". Point, stomach pain, wrist point, thyroid disease, elbow point, liver coma, ear tip bleeding and nodules, presbyopia. Take the "pillow" point, etc.
Therefore, the number of acupoints for each disease should be selected after comprehensive consideration according to the condition and the above-mentioned five-point acupoints selection principle.
Factors affecting the therapeutic effect of auricular point therapy;
If you think that you can lose weight and beauty by sticking and massaging your ears a few times, you are wrong. In fact, the effect of auricular point therapy is influenced by many factors, among which four basic factors mainly depend on: clear diagnosis, good formula, accurate acupoint selection and correct manipulation.
1, diagnosis
Clear diagnosis refers to clearly knowing or knowing what disease the patient receiving auricular point treatment is suffering from, that is, making a clear diagnosis of the disease. Wang Shishan, a physician in the Ming Dynasty, said, "You don't know the pulse, you don't observe the shape. However, if you ask what disease, you need to needle what points, so that people who mistakenly become chronic diseases have them. " Seek or get results, even the middle ear! "It is also pointed out that" the focus is endless, and the method of moxibustion and acupuncture is endless ". We ancients warned that we should pay attention to clear diagnosis and treatment vary according to syndrome. In order to improve the curative effect, we must first make a clear diagnosis, not only know what disease we are suffering from, but also distinguish between deficiency and excess, cold and heat. Only on the basis of syndrome differentiation and treatment can the formula and technique be decided, otherwise it is aimless and has no curative effect at all. Clear diagnosis and correct syndrome differentiation (including viscera syndrome differentiation, meridian syndrome differentiation, eight categories syndrome differentiation, etc.) ) is the basis and premise of improving the curative effect of auricular points, that is, it is the first link to improve the curative effect of auricular points.
2. Good acupoint selection
Choosing good points is the second link to improve the effect of auricular points, and it is necessary to choose points skillfully and flexibly on the basis of clear diagnosis. Only by selecting points and matching syndromes can we achieve the expected curative effect.
3. Acupoint arrangement
Accurate acupoint selection is another basic factor to improve the curative effect of auricular points. Acupoint alignment does not mean to align acupuncture points mechanically according to the anatomical parts of auricular points, but to align sensitive points in this area of auricular points. Because the auricular point is not big, it has a certain area, which is often a point in this area. Acupoints refer to sensitive points. It is necessary to carefully find the tenderness point by tenderness method, or to find a positive reaction by naked eye observation, or to detect the sensitive point by good guidance before needle insertion, and then stick it on the sensitive point accurately. In the clinical treatment of diseases, whether it is auricular acupuncture or auricular pressure, in order to improve the curative effect, it is necessary to choose the correct reaction point, which has been confirmed by a lot of clinical practice and basic research.
4, the technique is correct
Manipulation refers to ear acupuncture, ear pressing and so on. This paper mainly discusses from three aspects: acupuncture direction, acupuncture feeling and stimulation amount.
1. The direction of acupuncture should be selected according to different acupoints and different diseases. For example, when acupuncture at stomach points, if it is to stop vomiting (such as preventing motion sickness and seasickness, or nausea and vomiting during gastrointestinal surgery under ear acupuncture anesthesia), the needle tip should be stabbed in the direction of cardia points; If it is to treat peptic ulcer, the needle tip should be pricked in the direction of duodenum. Clinical experience has proved that acupuncture in this direction has a good effect.
2. Needle sense Ear acupuncture, like body acupuncture, needs a certain needle sense and has a good curative effect. The general feelings of acupuncture are pain, swelling, heat, acid and numbness. Some diseases need a needle to directly touch the affected area, and the curative effect is good. For the treatment of sciatica, toothache, lumbago and other diseases, it is best to touch the needle to reach the affected area. For example, when treating sciatica with auricular acupuncture and acupuncture points of sciatic nerve, acupuncture induction is generally needed to make the affected limb feel hot, cold, painful or swollen, or the pain suddenly disappears (or greatly relieved). If there is no such feeling, it is necessary to adjust the direction of the needle tip, or pull out the needle and find another sensitive point for acupuncture or twisting (twisting in one direction or left and right) to obtain the expected feeling. Clinical experience tells us that needles can often be obtained if they feel good. The good effect of "targeting the disease".
3. Stimulation amount Because stimulation amount = stimulation intensity × stimulation time, the stimulation amount for each ear point refers to how much stimulation intensity is given to each ear point, as well as the length of stimulation time and needle retention time. After clinical syndrome differentiation of a disease, it is necessary to correctly determine the amount of stimulation to each ear point, which is an important group or part of ear acupuncture manipulation.
A large number of clinical practices have proved that clear diagnosis, good formula, accurate acupoint selection and correct manipulation are the four basic factors to improve the curative effect of auricular point treatment. Only by carefully grasping these "four elements" can we achieve good therapeutic effect.
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