Meridians on the legs

In traditional Chinese medicine, meridians are a very mysterious subject. When the human body feels uncomfortable, Chinese medicine can relieve the symptoms by inserting a few needles into the meridians. This shows the role of meridians in the human body. Meridians are distributed all over the human body, including the legs, which have a very large number of meridians. Today, let’s learn about the meridians on the legs.

1. 6 meridians on the legs

The bladder meridian at the back, the gallbladder meridian at the outside, the stomach meridian at the front, the spleen meridian, kidney meridian, and liver meridian at the inside. The three yang meridians are on the outside of the legs, and the three yin meridians are on the inside of the legs. Every time you practice yoga and stretch your legs in different positions, you are stimulating your meridians, making them more unobstructed, functioning, and metabolizing better. Same with the arms. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the connection between Qi and blood, and the meridians of the human body are the carriers of this. This is one of the main reasons why people who practice yoga have better and better complexions, better and healthier bodies and reach a state of balance.

2. Open the leg meridians and clear the channels of Qi and blood (Detailed explanation of stretching method)

1. What is La San Jing?

The legs run through six meridians of the human body: liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidney, bladder, and stomach. The purpose of stretching is to remove the garbage in these meridians, dredge Qi and blood, expel evil and cold, cure diseases and strengthen the body, thereby playing a role in strengthening the body. That is to stretch the liver meridian, spleen meridian, and kidney meridian in the legs. When these three meridians are open, other meridians will complement each other and naturally connect. Stretching can not only strengthen the functions of internal organs, but the correct stretching posture can also correct bones and spine, and treat bone diseases such as cervical spondylosis and periarthritis of the shoulder.

2. The efficacy of “pulling three meridians”

1. For women, it can slim legs, buttocks, waist, strengthen kidney qi, replenish qi and blood, strengthen spleen and stomach, beautify and nourish the skin, and has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on gynecological diseases. It can enhance male kidney qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, clear the liver and promote bile secretion, and has a good effect on presbyopia and bone diseases such as shoulders, neck, and waist.

3. “Pulling Three Sutras” Method

Lying stretching method

1. Place two safe, stable, and flat chairs near the wall or door frame.

2. Sit on the edge of a chair against a wall or door frame, and move your buttocks as close to the edge of the chair as possible.

3. Lie down on your back, stretch your right leg and lean it against a wall pillar or door frame, bend your left knee and place it on the ground, try to touch the ground, raise your hands and place them flat on a chair, and do this for ten minutes. During this period, the left foot can also be swung in a cycling posture, which helps to relax the hip joints. Move the chair to the other side and repeat the above method, switching between left and right feet, and continue doing it for another ten minutes.

This method can directly or indirectly open up all the meridians in the body. When the meridians are open, diseases can be eliminated, toxins can be removed, immunity and sexual function can be enhanced. Therefore, it can directly or indirectly reduce and treat various types of pain, such as gallbladder pain, liver pain, cervical pain, low back pain, hip pain, leg pain, knee pain, foot pain, headache, dysmenorrhea, etc.