What are the effects of tapping on the foot Sanli

Tapping on the foot Sanli has the effect of soothing the meridians and activating the blood. The foot Sanli point is mostly stimulated by acupuncture, moxibustion, and pressing and kneading. Foot Sanli is an important point of the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, located on the outer side of the calf, 3 inches below the calf’s nose, 1 transverse finger outside the anterior ribs of the tibia bone. It has the effects of tonifying the middle Jiao (treating deficiency of qi by replenishing the spleen), tonifying the spleen and harmonizing the stomach (restoring the functions of the spleen and stomach), regulating qi and descending the rebellious Qi, and promoting the passage of menstruation to invigorate blood circulation. Stimulation of the Foot Sanli point can be used for stomachache, vomiting, choking, abdominal distension, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, lower limb impotence paralysis (lower limb weakness, numbness and pain), epilepsy, breast carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle (carbuncle occurring in the intestines and bowels, manifested by fever, pain in the right side of the abdomen, and a palpable mass), and signs of deficiency labor. It is recommended that patients should seek timely medical treatment when abnormalities occur in the body, and standardize the treatment under the guidance of professional physicians.