8 acupuncture points to treat 8 common diseases and benefit you for a lifetime

There are 8 practical health-preserving acupoints in each person's body that can cure 8 common acute and chronic diseases. If you understand the knowledge of acupoint massage in advance, when you or others are sick, you can relieve the symptoms promptly and effectively by massaging the corresponding health-preserving acupoints.

1. Treat shock by pinching the Ren Zhong point

——Stimulating the Ren Zhong point can increase blood pressure and excite the respiratory center.

When a person suddenly becomes unconscious, stops breathing, has low blood pressure, or experiences shock due to a stroke, heatstroke, poisoning, or allergy, pinching the patient's Ren Zhong point with the tip of your thumb can provide first aid.

The Ren Zhong point is located at the midpoint of the nasolabial groove of the human body and is an important first aid point. It is mainly used to treat epilepsy, coma due to stroke, convulsions in children, facial swelling, and pain in the waist and back.

We often say "pinch the Ren Zhong point", and this phrase is most often used when someone faints. Of course, pinching the Ren Zhong point is only a simple emergency first aid measure. You should also contact the hospital in time for further rescue to avoid delaying the disease.

2. Stop nosebleeds by pinching the heels

When your nose is bleeding, immediately pinch your heel (the depression between the ankle joint and heel bone) with your thumb and index finger. If your left nose is bleeding, pinch the right heel, and if your right nose is bleeding, pinch the left heel. The nosebleed can stop in about 3 minutes.

3. Stop coughing by pressing Shaoshang acupoint

——Shao ​​Shang point is located on the outer side of the thumb, 1 cm away from the corner of the nail. When the cough persists, you can press the Shaoshang point tightly with your thumb and index finger until you feel soreness, which can stop the cough.

In addition to massage, there is another way to stimulate Shaoshang acupoint, which is bloodletting therapy. Shaoshang is a well point, and bloodletting here can relieve throat pain. This is because the lungs are afraid of heat and like coolness. Bleeding at Shaoshang is equivalent to drawing out the overheated qi and blood in the lungs, returning the lungs to a cool place. When pricking blood, first disinfect the needle and skin with alcohol, then pinch a little bit of skin at Shaoshang, quickly prick the skin twice with the needle, squeeze out three to five drops of blood at the same time, then quickly press lightly with a cotton swab to stop the bleeding.

4. Treat constipation by pressing Tianshu acupoint

——Tianshu point is mainly used to treat gastrointestinal diseases. The main diseases treated are: constipation, abdominal distension, diarrhea, pain around the umbilicus, ascites, intestinal paralysis, indigestion, nausea and vomiting, etc.

When constipated patients defecate, press the Tianshu point on the left side (2 inches to the left of duqi) with the middle finger of the left hand. Press and hold it for about 1 minute until they feel the need to defecate. Then hold your breath to increase the intra-abdominal pressure, and they will be able to defecate shortly.

Tianshu is the gathering point of the large intestine, from which the Yangming meridian Qi originates. It regulates the intestines and viscera, regulates Qi and removes stagnation, and helps digestion. It is an important point in the abdomen. A large number of experiments and clinical verifications have shown that acupuncture or moxibustion at the Tianshu point has significant effects on improving intestinal function and eliminating or alleviating various symptoms caused by intestinal dysfunction.

5. Press Laogong acupoint to lower blood pressure

——The five elements of Laogong point belong to fire, which has the effect of clearing heart fire and calming the mind.

When a patient with hypertension is angry, furious, excited or tired, his blood pressure may rise sharply. At this time, pressing the Laogong point (in the center of the palm between the middle finger and ring finger) can gradually restore blood pressure to normal.

Make a fist, and the point where the middle finger points is the Laogong point. When the blood pressure of hypertensive patients rises sharply due to anger, rage or excitement, they can press the Laogong point. Use the thumb to start pressing the Laogong point of the other hand, and press each fingertip one by one, alternating between the left and right hands. Keep calm and breathe evenly while pressing. The sudden increase in blood pressure can be relieved after compression.

6. Stop headaches by pressing Taiyang acupoint

When a headache occurs, the patient can use the index fingers of both hands to press the temples on both sides of the head (the depression one inch back from the middle of the eyebrow and the outer corner of the eye), press until it feels swollen and painful, and rotate clockwise for about 1 minute. This will relieve the headache.

Taiyang acupoint is an important acupuncture point on the human head. When people use their brains for a long time, Taiyang acupoint often feels heavy pressure or swelling and pain, which is a signal of brain fatigue. At this time, massaging the Taiyang point can give the brain a benign stimulation, relieve fatigue, invigorate the spirit, relieve pain and refresh the brain, and continue to maintain concentration.

Taiyang acupoint is known as the "extraordinary acupoint outside the meridian" in traditional Chinese medicine, and is also one of the earliest "death points" listed as vital parts by various martial arts boxing manuals. Modern medicine has proven that hitting the Taiyang point can kill a person or cause a concussion that causes loss of consciousness. The main diseases treated by the temples are: headaches, migraines, eyestrain, toothaches and other diseases.

7. To relieve stomach pain, massage Zusanli acupoint

When you have stomachache, you can use your thumbs to massage the Zusanli acupoints on both legs (three inches below the outer kneecap, one horizontal finger away from the outer side of the tibia). Wait for 3-5 minutes until you feel soreness, numbness and swelling. The stomachache will be significantly relieved.

Zusanli is a acupoint that can prevent and treat many diseases and strengthen the body and mind. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that massaging Zusanli can regulate the body's immunity, enhance disease resistance, regulate the spleen and stomach, replenish the middle and benefit qi, dredge the meridians and activate the collaterals, dispel wind and dampness, and strengthen the body and eliminate evil.

8. Stop vomiting by pressing the Neiguan point

When vomiting, you can use your middle finger to press Neiguan (two inches above the transverse wrist line on the palm, between the two tendons) to stop vomiting. If you feel a sore and swollen sensation when pressing the acupoint, it means you have pressed the right acupoint. After 2 minutes, nausea and vomiting will be relieved.

Neiguan acupoint has the effects of dredging dampness, calming the mind, regulating qi and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat heart pain, palpitations, chest tightness and shortness of breath, hiccups, stomach pain, insomnia, morning sickness, motion sickness, arm pain, headache, bloodshot eyes, nausea and vomiting, chest and rib pain, upper abdominal pain, angina pectoris, menstrual pain, diarrhea, and mental abnormalities.