Where is the Hegu blood position

When it comes to the Hegu acupoint, you may not know what it is, but if we tell you that it is located at the base of the thumb, then you will suddenly understand. In fact, the Hegu acupoint has many functions. So, how do we determine the location of the Hegu acupoint? In fact, it is very simple. The Hegu acupoint is located between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones of our palm, at the center of the radial side of the 2nd metacarpal bone.

Because the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand Yangming passes through the lower gums, pressing Hegu for 5 minutes when your lower teeth hurt will relieve the pain. If you suffer from gingivitis and it lasts for a long time and recurs repeatedly, frequently pressing the Hegu point can also be effective. Hegu is also an emergency acupoint. If fainting is caused by heatstroke, stroke, collapse, etc., you can pinch the patient's Hegu point with your thumb for 2 to 3 minutes, and the fainting can generally be relieved. If you pinch and press the Ren Zhong point with your fingertips at the same time, the effect of awakening the brain will be better. When hemorrhoids flare up or there is blood in the stool, you can massage or rub the Hegu point, or stimulate it with your fingertips or a pen tip. It is best to feel a sore and swollen feeling. In addition, it can also treat eczema by scraping around the Hegu point for 5 minutes. Generally, eczema will be alleviated once the sha appears. If you scrape it twice in a row, the less serious eczema will be basically cured. Hegu is the maximum stimulation point for the whole body reaction. It can lower blood pressure and calm nerves. This point is often pressed vertically with the thumb for 1 to 3 minutes each time. It also has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. It has good conditioning and health care functions for headaches, deafness, blurred vision, insomnia, neurasthenia and other symptoms.

It can treat fever, headache, dizziness, red and swollen eyes, nosebleed, sinusitis, sore throat, toothache and facial swelling, deafness, aphonia, clenched jaw, facial paralysis, mumps; fever, chills, cough, no sweat or excessive sweating, malaria; abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, dysentery; convulsions, convulsions, mania, epilepsy in children; dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and delayed labor; urticaria, itchy skin, furuncle, erysipelas; shoulder and arm pain, swollen and painful fingers, numbness, and hemiplegia.

Hegu, from "Lingshu Benshu". Also known as tiger's mouth. It belongs to the hand yangming large intestine meridian. Yuan point. On the dorsum of the hand, between the first and second metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone. Or place the transverse line of the thumb joint of one hand on the webbed edge between the thumb and index finger of the other hand. The acupoint is under the tip of the thumb. There are superficial branches of the radial nerve, deep in the palmar digital nerve of the median nerve, and a dorsal venous network. The proximal side is where the radial artery runs from the back of the hand to the palm. It is mainly used to treat fever, headache, red and swollen eyes, epistaxis, hemorrhage, sore throat, toothache, deafness, facial swelling, deviation of mouth and eyes, lockjaw due to stroke, no sweating due to fever, excessive sweating, diabetes, jaundice, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, dystocia, etc. Insert vertically 0.5-0.8 inches.