One longevity point can cure six major diseases

As the saying goes, "For infants, moxibustion on Shenzhu promotes development; for 17 or 18 years old, moxibustion on Fengmen prevents colds; for 24 or 25 years old, moxibustion on Sanyinjiao promotes reproductive health; for those over 30, moxibustion on Zusanli promotes longevity; for the elderly, moxibustion on Quchi promotes sharp hearing and eyesight and prevents stroke." Below, the blogger mainly talks about the effects and acupoint selection methods of moxibustion on Zusanli.

"Zusanli" is the He point of the Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming and one of the five Yu points. Its nature belongs to the earth meridian and earth point. It can be used to treat diseases of the six internal organs. “The stomach is the sea of ​​the five internal organs.” Therefore, the stomach is the sea of ​​water and grain and can contain the five grains.

The stomach and spleen are exterior and interior to each other, and both are responsible for storing food. Its main responsibilities are to receive and transport food and water, and to transport essence and body fluids throughout the body. "Zusanli" is the main acupuncture point of the stomach meridian, which has the effects of regulating the spleen and stomach, adjusting qi and blood, promoting digestion, and replenishing weakness.

Moxibustion on Zusanli can adjust the digestive system to make it function more efficiently, absorb nutrients and increase energy, and has a strengthening effect on all systems in the body. During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Li Dongyuan, one of the four great medical scientists, paid special attention to the spleen and stomach. He believed that the spleen was the foundation of acquired constitution, the source of biochemistry, and the root of life. Moxibustion on Zusanli also has the effects of warming the middle and dispersing cold, invigorating the spleen yang, replenishing the middle and replenishing qi, ventilating the qi mechanism, guiding qi downward, and strengthening the whole body.

Moxibustion Zusanli acupoint selection method:

After the age of 30, you should regularly apply moxibustion to the Zusanli acupoint to promote longevity. So, where is the Zusanli point located in the body? Zusanli is located on the upper and outer side of the calf, between the tibia and fibula.

1. Sit upright on a chair, bend your knees, put your feet flat on the ground naturally, wrap your hands around your knees, place your index finger on the front edge of the tibia below the knee, and put your four fingers together. The point where the middle finger touches is the acupoint. Three inches below the outer kneecap, on the outer edge of the tibia, between the tibialis anterior muscle and the extensor digitorum longus muscle.

2. Stretch your foot to find the point, one inch below the highest point of the tibial tuberosity and one inch outward from the knee. The distance between it and Yanglingquan is one inch above and below it. That is, Zusanli is one inch lower than Yanglingquan and one inch outside. Yanglingquan is located between the tibial tuberosity and the head of the fibula. It is shaped like a triangle downwards. The lower corner is the acupuncture point. Pressing this point will cause soreness and discomfort, which can be used to confirm the location of Zusanli.

Note: The above dimensions are calculated based on the bone measurement method, which is one foot and six inches from the tip of the outer ankle to the knee pit.

6 major therapeutic effects of moxibustion on Zusanli

1. Regular moxibustion on Zusanli can maintain health: it can enhance physical strength, relieve fatigue, strengthen nerves, prevent aging, and it has preventive and therapeutic effects on tuberculosis, colds, hypertension, hypotension, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, rheumatic heart disease, cor pulmonale, cerebral hemorrhage and other diseases. Moxibustion at Sanli can cure diseases and prolong life, so it has been called longevity moxibustion in ancient times.

2. It has the effect of replenishing kidney qi: it is effective for tinnitus, dizziness, low back pain, frequent urination, enuresis, urinary obstruction, spermatorrhea, impotence, premature ejaculation, asthma, etc.

3. Moxibustion on Zusanli has the effect of strengthening the legs: it can strengthen the strength of the lower limbs, prevent and treat swelling of the limbs, fatigue, pain in the thighs and knees, and weakness. It has preventive and therapeutic effects on tibial and peroneal neuralgia, sciatica, polio, athlete's foot, and peripheral neuritis.

4. Prevent and treat gastrointestinal diseases: Zusanli is an acupuncture point on the stomach meridian, which controls the digestive system. There is a saying that "the abdomen is gathered at Sanli". For abdominal diseases such as gastrointestinal weakness, poor function, loss of appetite, emaciation, peritonitis, intestinal rumbling, diarrhea, constipation, malabsorption, liver disease, stomach cramps, acute and chronic gastritis, oral and digestive tract ulcers, acute and chronic enteritis, pancreatitis, ascites, intestinal obstruction, dysentery, and gastroptosis, moxibustion on the Zusanli point is quite effective. However, those who have excessive stomach acid and heartburn on an empty stomach should not apply moxibustion to Zusanli. Moxibustion to the nearby Yanglingquan is more effective.

5. Some difficult and complicated diseases: headache, insomnia, anemia, neurasthenia, breast pain, drop of qi, hemiplegia, etc. can be treated by moxibustion on Zusanli.

6. Various other chronic diseases: such as eye diseases, vision loss, nasal diseases, ear diseases, and allergic diseases can be treated with moxibustion on the Zusanli point.