The feet are located in the lowest part of the human body position, carrying the weight of the whole body, a light gait, full of energy, is the performance of the human body is full of energy, is usually said that the spirit of a hundred times the feeling. And when people feel mentally exhausted, often the first to feel the legs and feet sunken weakness. Feet, line qi and blood, the internal organs, through the internal and external, different parts of the projection of the five internal organs, respectively. So the foot is also known as the “second heart”. Chinese medicine has long been “on the disease to take the next, a hundred diseases to treat the foot” that many diseases throughout the body can be cured from the foot. Dry eyes – rub the big toe Chinese medicine, “the liver is in charge of the eyes, the liver is open to the eyes”, that is, the liver is in charge of the eyes, the liver provides the blood and its Yin and Jin substances, a constant source of upward transmission to the eyes, so that the eyes can moisten. If the liver is not good, then the blood and its yin and fluids will not be able to moisten the eyes, and the eyes will not be nourished, so they will naturally feel dry and even painful. Rub your toes to relieve dry eyes because the liver meridian starts at the big toe, so regular stimulation of the big toe can strengthen the qi and blood of the liver meridian, which nourishes the eyes and relieves discomfort. Cough – press the back of the foot Baby cough, parents dry anxious can not help, why not hold the little feet to rub, especially the back of the foot, this is for those wind-heat cough with tonsillitis children, has a better auxiliary therapeutic effect. Find the area on the back of your baby’s feet on both sides of the base of the big toe, which is the reflex zone of the tonsils. Whenever the tonsils are inflamed, this area will hurt when pressed, so it is easy to find. Both the left and right big toes should be massaged, one toe for 5 minutes. Afterwards, give your child more warm boiled water or lightly salted boiled water with a little salt in time, and the child’s sore throat will be significantly reduced. Help lower blood pressure – turn the ankle As the saying goes, “people old feet first decline, health care first foot”. It can be said that from the ankles to the soles of the feet, is a “heavy town to health care area”. And for the elderly, often turn the ankle, help anti-aging, lower blood pressure. Do it once a day in the morning and evening, generally each time around 100, people with high blood pressure, generally have the symptoms of ankle stiffness, turning the ankle, can promote blood circulation, long-term adherence, have a very good health effects. Indigestion – wrench toes The second and third toes of the acupuncture points related to the gastrointestinal, massage the second and third toes between the toes of the Nei Ting point, can achieve the purpose of stomach. Patients with indigestion, bad breath, constipation, it is best to massage this point in the direction of the toes, in order to achieve the purpose of diarrhea; for weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, cold or cold food after eating stomach pain aggravated patients, you can massage this point against the direction of the toes. Varicose veins – tiptoeing Tiptoeing is also a simple and easy foot exercise method. Some studies have concluded that the amount of blood squeezed out by the contraction of the muscles in the back of the calves on both sides by the tiptoe exercise is roughly the same as the amount expelled by the heart per beat. This exercise for a long time can relieve the fatigue of the body after standing and sitting for a long time, the soreness of the lower limbs and the varicose veins caused by poor blood flow back to the lower limbs. The exercise can be performed 2 to 3 times a day for 5 to 10 minutes each time. Sleeping drooling – press the toe drooling after going to sleep, waking up with teeth marks on both sides of the tongue, and symptoms such as bloating after meals. According to Chinese medicine, this is a sign of spleen deficiency. Behind the slightly protruding bone at the root of the big toe on the inside of the foot, there is a Tai Bai point. Rubbing this point can stimulate the foot Tai Yin Spleen meridian, promote the function of the spleen to transport water and dampness, and eliminate the symptoms of drooling in bed. Anti-aging – often lift the feet elevated feet is also an effective way to exercise the feet, as long as you adhere to the elevated feet 2 to 3 times a day, 5 to 10 minutes each time, will make the muscles of the legs to relax, the oxygen supply and blood return to the heart and lungs to strengthen the protective effect on the brain and heart is particularly obvious, but also has an anti-aging effect. Queen Elizabeth II’s appearance gives the impression that she is much younger than her actual age, and her experience of health care is that she insists on taking off her shoes and lifting her feet high for a few minutes every day, by which she relaxes her whole body. Brain and kidneys – scratching the heart of the feet After people enter middle age, most people will show that thinking is slower than before, memory will also be reduced to varying degrees, it is difficult to concentrate on a job for a long time, which is a manifestation of brain aging. To maintain a young brain, it is recommended to rub the heart of the foot, rub until the local heat. After rubbing the heart of the foot, can also be combined with point pressure located on both sides of the palm of the foot Yongquan point, can make people energetic, physical fitness, disease prevention and prevention of common diseases such as lumbar and leg weakness, insomnia and dreaminess, neurasthenia is very helpful. People’s innate roots in the kidney, Chung Quan for the kidney meridian starting point, such as spring water gushing out, for the essence of the hair. Therefore, Yongquan has the effect of nourishing kidney water, lowering false fire, calming and tranquilizing the mind, strengthening the spleen and stomach, benefiting the kidneys and diuretics, soothing the liver and brightening the eyes, and strengthening the feet. Kidney Qi deficiency – lift the heel There is a very important point in the heart of the foot called the Yongquan point, which belongs to the kidney meridian. Qi and blood gurgle out from this point like a spring, and then nourish the whole body along the meridians. This is a good article from the WeChat public number Chinese medicine moxibustion, lifting the heel can not only massage this point, but also stretch the kidney meridian on the bottom of the foot, to stimulate the effect of the kidney meridian. The elderly are prone to mental depression when they have a lack of kidney energy, always sleepy, sleep more or not in good spirits, move around and get panicky, heartbeat is strong. Just simply lift the heel, practice a few times a day, a few minutes each time, and then the kidney energy is raised. Of course, around five o’clock in the afternoon, the kidney meridian is the most vigorous, which will lift the heel will be half the effort. The heart fire – press the bottom of the feet Heart fire is prone to irritability, mouth and tongue sores, poor sleep and so on. Chinese medicine believes that the heart fire, prone to “kidney water” deficit, so the fire to supplement the kidney yin, to nourish Yang, to achieve the heart and kidney intercourse. The Yongquan point on the bottom of the foot is the starting point of the kidney meridian, from which kidney energy is generated. Soak your feet in warm water, and rub the heel, press the heart of the foot, can achieve the purpose of opening the kidney meridian, leading the fire to the source, to help relieve the heart fire.