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Strengthens the spleen and nourishes the stomach, supplying and running the source of qi and blood! Just 6 special effect acupoints

Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian - strengthens the spleen, nourishes the stomach and promotes the body's self-digestion

We all know that the stomach is the main digestive system, which digests the food, and in traditional Chinese medicine, the stomach is the base of the body, that is, the stomach is the source of the dietary nutrients in the daily life. So, the stomach is very important. But when it comes to beauty, we have to speak from the face, the face is not good, the skin is easy to loose, easy to acne, easy to pale, as well as the supply of qi and blood, can be adjusted from the stomach meridian to good.

Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach is the origin of the day, the source of life.

Why do you say that? It doesn't matter if a person is sick, as long as they can eat, they can hope to recover. But if you lose your appetite one day, you can't eat, or you don't want to eat at all, it's much harder to do. When a person's stomach is not there, can not eat, the source of nutrition channels will be interrupted.

In life, we have seen some of these girls, slim, beautiful, but eat very little, and sometimes often melancholy, can not sleep at night, accusing two sentences can cry. In fact, as long as you look carefully, 80% have spleen and stomach problems.

Also Some girls eat very little, suddenly a fat amazing. What's going on here? Chinese medicine says that thinking hurts the spleen. The spleen and stomach are in harmony with each other, and this feeling is similar to what we often say about the liver and gallbladder. If the spleen is hurt too much, it will store dampness, and when there is more dampness, it will directly impede the speed of blood flow, and of course, it will affect the stomach qi. So we will see some people sad, angry will appear stomach discomfort, some can not eat, some play to eat, this is the function of the spleen and stomach disharmony state performance. For a long time, the stomach function is not good, and then the more serious may lead to spleen and stomach organ machine disorder or gastric ulcer, the more serious may also cause endocrine disorders or gastric cancer.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that in the human body **** there are twelve meridians, eight strange veins, circulating in the human body, to maintain the normal life activities of the human body. Acupuncture theory is based on the meridian theory and developed. The twelve meridians are named after their dominant functions of the internal organs, and the stomach meridian is one of the twelve meridians, known as the "Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian". The stomach meridian is a very important meridian on the front side of the body.

The Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian is a very important point for the digestive system, including the stomach and intestines, as well as the nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems, and the organs of the pharynx, the head, the face, the mouth, the teeth, the nose, and the parts of the body through which the meridian passes.

The Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian starts from the head and passes through the neck, chest, abdomen, lower limbs and even the tips of the feet. When the digestive system is impaired, symptoms such as fatigue, body lethargy, and lack of vitality can occur. The skin has no luster and appears dark and yellow.

The lips are easily cracked with longitudinal wrinkles and the edges of the lips are easily ulcerated. Vocalization is weak and slurred. Mental restlessness, hesitation, sullenness, and frequent distress, thus aggravating the burden on the digestive system. Tendency to delight in sweets.

In addition, there is a preference for light food and a dislike of greasy food. If one has to remain in the same position for a long time, one will be fidgety and unable to calm down. Because of the abnormalities of the stomach meridian, he is often afflicted by headaches of unknown cause, pain in the front of the head and eyes, nasal congestion, sore throat, and abdominal distension; there is weakness and paralysis in the feet.

With the above mentioned symptoms, stimulate the points located on the stomach meridian and the symptoms will improve dramatically. The Stomach meridian is a very long meridian with 45 main points.

A few of these points are very important, they are special points on the entire stomach meridian and can be used with some very simple techniques to achieve good results.

1. Li Tui point

Located on the outside of the terminal section of the second toe of the human foot, 0.1 inch from the angle of the toenail.

The origin of the name "Li Tui Point": Li means nightmare, Tui is a trigram in the eight trigrams, representing the swamp, Li Tui means falling into the swamp of nightmares. So this point is especially meaningful for people who usually love nightmares, and applying acupuncture or massage to this point can relieve the symptoms of nightmares every night. In addition, for people who have symptoms of nervous disorders, Li Tui point can calm the mind and tranquilize the spirit.

Massage techniques: every night before going to bed to clutch the second toe, so a clutch, Li Tui point on the clutch, and then twist the toes, and finally pinch the toes with the fingernails. At the same time the 10 toes are pinched a pinch, which is particularly good for sleeping. In this way, the night will not love nightmares, it should be good dreams.

2. Neiting Point

Neiting Point is on the back of the foot, when the second three toes, the toe web edge behind the red and white flesh intersection.

With moxa ignited on the corresponding foot in front of the Li Neiting point to apply mild moxibustion, moxa from the skin 1.5cm, moxibustion until the patient feels localized burning to the degree. According to traditional Chinese medicine, dyspeptic diarrhea is caused by uncontrolled eating and drinking, stagnant food, stagnant intestines and stomach, and abnormal transmission, manifesting as intestinal tinnitus, diarrhea, and greasy tongue coating. Nei Nei Ting is an odd point, moxibustion Nei Nei Ting can invigorate the spleen and stomach yang qi, regulate qi, eliminate stagnation, clear dampness and heat, so as to restore the function of the stomach and intestines, and achieve the effect of stopping diarrhea. Nei Nei Ting point for solid fire toothache.

3. Shenggu Point

Shenggu Point is on the back of the foot, when the second three metatarsal bones combined with the anterior depression.

A large number of pregnant women in the second half of pregnancy will appear lower extremity swelling, mild swelling is often more obvious in the afternoon, the morning can disappear, this is a normal phenomenon. If the morning still can not disappear, it is called "pregnancy edema". For pregnant women with lower limb edema, they can be allowed to use the lying position or slightly elevated position of the lower limbs, and then start from the dorsum of the foot, along the calf to the thigh direction of the massage, the strength to be gentle, the technique to press, pressure, push, mo, pinch alternately mixed use. In the process of pressing and pushing and kneading, the focus should be on the Shengu point. This point is in the depression on the dorsum of the foot in front of the union of the second and third toe bones. Pressing here is good for facial swelling, edema, and swelling and pain on the back of the foot.

4. Xiexi Point

In the central depression of the transverse stripe at the junction of the dorsum of the foot and the lower leg, between the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus and the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus.

Press the Xiexi point and respond with a localized sensation of soreness, numbness and distension. At the same time, move both affected limbs. Xiexi main treatment: periarthritis of the shoulder joint, can also cure knee osteoarthritis, diabetes, headache, eye disease, mental illness also has a medical effect. The most effective treatment for wrist sprains is acupressure "Yangchi". Take the wrist as the center, to the painless place of bending, with the thumb side of the strong pressure on one side of the exhale for 10 seconds before letting go, so repeat 3 times. In the case of the ankle, acupressure on Xiexi is also very effective. The main points of acupressure are the same as before, after the acupressure, the swelling disappears, the pain stops.

5. Fenglong point

In the front lateral calf, when the ankle tip of 8 inches, outside the mouth of the article, from the tibia rough edge of the two transverse fingers (middle finger).

Fenglong acupoint is thick and hard, and can be rubbed with a massage stick or pressed heavily with the index finger knuckle. To find the point, you need to be patient, you can press around the meridian point to test it and take the most sensitive point. When there is phlegm can not be spit out, Fenglong point will become much more sensitive than usual. In Chinese medicine, phlegm-dampness refers to the accumulation of metabolic wastes in the body. Massaging Fenglong point can dispel dampness and resolve phlegm. Fenglong, an onomatopoeia for "thunder", is a point that expels dampness from the spleen and stomach as if it were thundering and raining. Press for 1 3 minutes every day.

6. Foot Sanli point

On the front lateral side of the calf, when the calf nose 3 inches below, from the anterior edge of the tibia a cross finger (middle finger).

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that massaging the foot Sanli has the effect of regulating the body's immunity, enhancing resistance to disease, regulating the spleen and stomach, tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, activating the meridians and collaterals, dispersing wind and dampness, and supporting the positive and dispelling the evil. Folk has always been "often press the foot Sanli, better than eating old hen". Foot Sanli is one of the main points of the "foot yangming stomach meridian", is a strong physical and mental point.

A lot of ancient and modern practice has confirmed that the foot Sanli is an important point that can prevent and treat a variety of diseases and strengthen the body. Foot Sanli is an effective anti-aging point, often massage the point, for anti-aging, prolonging life is very beneficial.

"Sanli" refers to the upper, middle and lower regions.

The stomach is in the upper part of the belly, gastric distension, stomach pain when you have to "Li Shang", press the foot Sanli at the same time to the top of the force; abdomen in the middle of the discomfort, you need to "Li Zhong", only to the inner press can be;

The abdomen in the lower part of the abdomen, the abdomen on the disease, you have to press the foot Sanli at the same time to the bottom of the force, which is called "the lower".

The last thing to say is that because we massage the stomach meridian's main purpose is to regulate gastrointestinal function.

So, an hour or so after the meal you can start to rub the points, especially the foot Sanli, Tianshu these key points must be pressed, and then an hour or so before going to bed moxibustion for a while, moxibustion over a small glass of water.

7-9 am every morning along the gastric meridian of the circulation of knocking or kneading is the best, this time is the gastric meridian meridian the most prosperous time.

It is best to knock or rub along the stomach meridian from 7-9 am.