The benefits of massaging the hypothenar

There are many important acupoints in the human body, and the important acupoint on the palm is the thenar acupoint. The thenar acupoint is divided into thenar eminence and hypothenar eminence. The hypothenar eminence mainly refers to the area from the little finger to the base of the palm. Everyone should pay attention to the hypothenar eminence because regular massage of the hypothenar eminence can have significant health-care effects on the human body. The following article explains the benefits of regular massage of the hypothenar eminence.

The efficacy and function of Yuji acupoint

1. Clears and promotes lung qi, clears away heat and relieves sore throat. This point is a Ying point on the lung meridian and belongs to fire in the five elements. "Ying is responsible for body heat", so this point has the function of clearing the lungs and purging fire, clearing and promoting lung qi. It can treat cough, asthma, chest tightness and pain caused by wind-heat invading the lungs, or phlegm-heat blocking the lungs, and failure of the lungs to descend; hemoptysis due to burning of the collaterals by lung heat; swelling and pain in the throat due to heat stagnation; aphonia due to stagnation of heat evil and failure of the lung metal to sound, etc. Therefore, the acupoint is located in the palm of the hand, and has the effect of distant treatment along the meridians, which can dredge the meridians and treat spasms and pains in the elbows and arms; it also has the effect of local treatment, which can treat spasms and pains in the fingers, and numbness and paralysis of the fingers.

2. Efficacy: Clears away heat and relieves sore throat, relieves cough and asthma, and promotes blood circulation.

The efficacy of Yuji acupoint

1. Acupoints for sore throat: Hegu, Shaoshang, Renying and Yuji;

2. Acupoints for cough: Kongzui, Chize and Yuji;

3. Acupoints used for bronchitis: Yuji point, Tanzhong point, and Fenglong point.

Treatment and precautions of Yuji acupoint

1. [Massage therapy of the thenar acupoint]: Use the tip of your thumb to pinch and rub the thenar acupoint, which can relieve and treat cough, sore throat, and body fever (you can rub your hands together frequently, or press the thenar acupoint with the thumb of the other hand. If you feel sore, hold on for a while).

2. [Moxibustion therapy of Yuji acupoint]: Use moxa sticks to gently moxibustion for 5-20 minutes, once a day, to relieve toothache.

3. [Gua Sha therapy of the Yuji acupoint]: Use the edge of a scraping board to scrape the Yuji acupoint in a continuous rotating circular motion, once every other day, to treat cough.

4. [Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy of Yuji acupoint]: Straightly pierce 0.3-0.5 inches, causing local distension and pain; or use a three-edged needle to prick and bleed or pick.

5. [Precautions for Yuji acupoint]: Moxibustion cannot be used to treat acute pharyngitis, and moxibustion cannot be used for redness, swelling and pain. Use acupressure, moving up, down, left and right along the meridians, and focus the force upwards. Use skin acupuncture to tap the thenar point until bleeding occurs.

Massage techniques for treating hoarseness at the Yuji point

1. The practitioner gently rubs the Yamen acupoint area with the right thumb, then holds the forehead with the left hand and re-presses the Yamen acupoint between the right fingers;

2. Then, hold the top of the head with your left hand, and ask the patient to tilt his head back slightly. Use the thumb and index finger of your right hand to pinch the Tianding and Futu points on both sides, using moderate force.

3. Finally, press the thenar point for 3 minutes.

Health care of Yuji acupoint

Rub your hands together every day, or press the thenar eminence with the thumb of your other hand. When you feel sore, hold on for a while. This can enhance lung function, improve the physical condition of people who are prone to colds, increase their ability to resist external pathogens, and help maintain good health.