Where to massage for liver and gallbladder damp-heat

In daily life, many diseases are caused by dampness and heat. The liver and gallbladder are very important organs for detoxification and metabolism. If there is dampness and heat in the body, it will affect detoxification. Once the toxins are in the liver and gallbladder,

Accumulation in the body will lead to many diseases. Damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder will cause many uncomfortable symptoms in the human body. If it is not adjusted in time, it will form a damp-heat constitution. Where is the best place to massage when there is damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder?

Where should I massage for liver and gallbladder damp-heat?

1. Massage Yanglingquan acupoint for damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver and gallbladder are exterior and interior to each other, and the function of the gallbladder is mainly to store bile and output bile to aid digestion. In terms of emotions and intelligence, "the liver is responsible for planning and thinking" and "the gallbladder is responsible for making decisions", and the cooperation between the liver and gallbladder makes people courageous. The main acupoint for dredging the gallbladder meridian is Yanglingquan.

Yanglingquan is located in the depression slightly below the knee and slightly in front of the head of the fibula on the outer side of the calf. It is a He point of the Gallbladder Meridian. It has the functions of soothing the liver and gallbladder, clearing away dampness and heat, relaxing the muscles and facilitating the joints. It can promote the smooth flow of liver qi and bile, and treat liver and gallbladder inflammation. You can use your middle finger to press and rub the Qimen and Yanglingquan points, 50 times each time, twice a day. It is best when you feel a strong soreness and swelling. What acupoints should be massaged for liver and gallbladder damp-heat

2. Massage Riyue and Qimen points to treat damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder

Place your palm against the edge of the ribs. The ribs are slanted upwards, and push upwards one by one, especially there is an acupoint between the 6th and 7th ribs called Qimen, which is the gathering point of the liver. All liver diseases, especially some mid- and late-stage liver diseases, will have reaction points here, and some are even too painful to touch. We push with slow and gentle techniques. In addition, there is an acupuncture point called Sun and Moon between the 7th and 8th ribs. It is the gathering point of the gallbladder, so some diseases of the gallbladder also have reaction points here.

After we push along the gaps between the ribs to the armpits, and then push out from the fingertips along the hand Taiyin lung meridian, hand Jueyin pericardium meridian and hand Shaoyin heart meridian, this is opening the chest and relieving the flow of qi.

3. Massage Ququan acupoint to treat damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder

Ququan point is located on the inner side of the knee of the human body. When the knee is bent, the inner end of the knee joint is at the posterior edge of the medial femoral condyle and the anterior edge of the insertion of the semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles.

This acupoint can clear away dampness and heat, and dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder can lead to the loss of the physiological functions of the spleen and stomach, causing the spleen and stomach to be in a state of fatigue and weakness. The spleen and stomach are responsible for transporting water and moisture, but because there is a lot of dampness and heat in the body, the spleen and stomach are weak, so the water and moisture stagnate inside, causing edema. Obesity is actually a type of edema. Ququan can clear away dampness and heat, which naturally helps improve the spleen and stomach functions and helps reduce swelling.

Symptoms of liver and gallbladder damp-heat

Burning and distending pain in the ribs, or a painful lump under the ribs when pressed, yellow eyes, yellow urine, yellow body, bright orange color, fever, bitter taste in the mouth, nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension, constipation or loose stools, red tongue, yellow and greasy coating, and a stringy and rapid or stringy and slippery pulse. Liver-gallbladder damp-heat is characterized by internal accumulation of damp-heat and abnormal liver and gallbladder function. Or scrotal eczema, or testicular swelling, heat and pain, or yellow and smelly vaginal discharge, or vulva itching, etc.