Yang deficiency acupuncture point health care

  Guan Yuan is a strong and tonic point in the lower abdomen, 3 inches below the umbilicus, on the front median line. Take the point in a supine position, with the four fingers of the index, middle, ring and little fingers of one hand together, palm down and flat, with the index finger immediately below the umbilicus and the intersection of the edge of the little finger with the midline of the abdomen.  [Main effects] To cultivate the vital energy and strengthen the root, and to benefit the lower jiao. It is one of the most important points for health and strengthening that has been recognized by doctors for generations to slow down the aging process, and can be used for the daily health care of the nine types of body constitution in Chinese medicine, namely Qi deficiency and Yang deficiency.  [The Guan Yuan point is the ancient name for “the place where the essence is stored” and is the sea of the intersection of the innate energy, also known as the “lower Dantian”. Massage and moxibustion are often used to improve the vital energy, such as stroke, weakness and exhaustion, pain in the abdomen, hernia, diarrhea, prolapse and other intestinal disorders, as well as urinary and reproductive system disorders.  Massage method: pointing, pressing, kneading, and moisturizing method can be used to unblock the lower jiao qi and improve the qi deficiency or yang deficiency body.  Moxibustion method: using moxa sticks, moxibustion apparatus or moxibustion with ginger, etc., to warm and tonify the lower yuan, which is suitable for diarrhea, blood in stool, frequent urination, urinary closure, impotence, spermatorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menstrual disorders, and bandages due to cold, dampness, deficiency and stasis.  [Caution] Pregnant women should not massage or moxibustion this point.  Fate Gate: Tonifies kidney qi and benefits kidney yang. [Acupuncture point method] In the lumbar region, in the depression under the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra, on the posterior median line. To take the point in the prone position, find the highest point of the iliac crest (the high bone on both sides of the waist), make a horizontal line toward the spine, level the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra, and 2 spinous processes upward is the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra, the lower edge of which is It is about opposite to the navel.  [Main effects] Warming the kidneys and strengthening the yang, strengthening the waist and fixing the root. It is one of the commonly used health points to replenish the body’s Yang energy and slow down aging, and is also a health point for Yang deficiency among the nine types of physical constitution in Chinese medicine.  [Health Care Application] The ancient people called the vital gate “the root of the five viscera and six internal organs and the root of the twelve meridians”, and it is the gateway to the kidney energy. Massage, moxibustion and cupping are commonly used to prevent kidney cold and Yang failure and weakness in walking; to improve impotence, spermatorrhea, sleepiness, cold pain and swelling in the lower limbs, frequent urination, nocturnal urination and tinnitus due to kidney Yang deficiency. And can relieve chronic back pain, lumbar stiffness, etc.  Massage method: optional press, massage, push, percussion method, to feel the local heat. Suitable for home health care prevention and chronic lumbar spine pain, etc.  Moxibustion method: moxibustion and warm moxibustion device can be used. It is used to improve various diseases caused by the deficiency of kidney yang.  Cupping method: can be used to relieve chronic low back pain and stiffness of the lumbar spine, etc.  [Caution] When moxibustion, pay attention to the time of application and the heat of the skin to avoid burns.