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Acupoints for keeping healthy and nourishing liver in spring

In spring, the five elements belong to wood, and the liver in the five internal organs of the human body also belongs to wood, so spring gas passes through the liver. In spring, the liver qi is vigorous and rising, and people's spirit does it one brace up. However, if the liver qi rises too much or stagnates, it is easy to damage the liver, and cold lesions will appear in summer. Therefore, we should adapt ourselves to the change of the weather in time, adjust our daily diet and spiritual support accordingly, and strengthen the health care of the liver through "prevention before illness, prevention without change". Only by building and managing the detoxification factory of the liver can people not get sick. In this paper, three kinds of tonifying, interlining and overstepping of the liver meridian on the foot are specially recommended. It is the first acupoint of the liver meridian, next to the nail seam inside the big toe. "Dun" means thick, and "Dadun" is particularly thick. Dadun point is also a well point, and "well" means the source. There is a "big pier" point on the edge of the toenail, which is closest to the second toe.

"Dadun point" can be massaged or moxibustion, which can clear the liver and improve eyesight, and make the mind clear and refreshed. "Taichong point" is the first important point in the human body from the big toe to the instep 4 cm. Some people compare "Taichong point" to the punching bag of the human body, because it is the original point and acupoint of the liver meridian and the fire point of the liver meridian, which can dissipate liver qi and liver fire. Therefore, pressing the "Taichong point" can flush out the stagnant qi in the human body to the maximum extent.

Taichong point is easy to find. Push it in the direction of the ankle and neck where the big toe and the second toe are combined on the instep, and push it all the way to the end where the two bones are connected. The method of massage is to find the most painful point carefully, and then massage from "Taichong point" to "Xingjian point", which can basically help vent the anger.

Spring refers to the period from beginning of spring to long summer in Chinese lunar calendar, that is, 1, February and March in Chinese lunar calendar, including beginning of spring, rain, fright, vernal equinox, Qingming and Grain Rain. Spring returns to the earth, the ice and snow melt, everything recovers, the flowers bloom, and nature flourishes. At the same time, Yang began to rise in nature. In the face of such a beautiful spring, how should we "preserve our health"? What are the climatic characteristics of spring? What problems should we pay attention to?