The big horizontal acupoint belongs to the foot Taiyin and spleen meridians. Heng is the horizontal of vertical and horizontal, which means side. The acupoint is horizontally opposite to it, and the distance is larger than that of Tianshu and other acupoints, so it is called Daheng.
So how to understand this horizontal character when used on acupuncture points?
The horizontal of the big horizontal point refers to the transverse colon, this acupoint is in the middle of the abdomen, parallel to the navel, just in the big horizontal stripe next to the navel, the inside is the transverse colon, the transverse colon is an anatomical concept, it involves a wide range, and the activity is also very large, so the ancients directly named it the big horizontal acupoint.
The big horizontal acupoint is in the middle of the human body, the Baihui acupoint is located on the top of the human body, the big horizontal acupoint and the Baihui acupoint, although they are in different positions, but they can help prevent organ sagging, if the big horizontal acupoint and the Baihui acupoint can be used together, the effect will be better.
The location of the acupuncture point
The acupuncture point is 4 inches on both sides of the umbilicus, on the same level as the umbilicus. When taking the acupoint, take the supine position, first take the umbilicus (Shenque acupoint), and open 4 inches next to it is this acupoint.
The large horizontal point is located near the junction of the ascending colon (descending colon) and the transverse colon, and the large intestine is prone to siltation of waste water, exhaust gas, and food residues at these two turns.
If you push your abdomen before going to bed, someone will feel the presence of a lump near the big horizontal acupoint, and you can put your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger together and rub this lump.
If there is a sense of qi and can swim, it means that there is depression; If there is a sound of water rattling, it must be wastewater, in these situations, you must endure the pain, rub it for 5 minutes/place, insist on it every day, and be sure to rub it open.
When operating on the Daheng acupoint, the thumb of the other hand must use the same force to point at the Juque acupoint 6 inches above the umbilicus, so as to avoid nausea and vomiting due to qi reversal.
As a kind of common acupuncture point, the benefits of our regular massage of this acupoint are indeed huge, especially for our gastrointestinal health, which can alleviate a variety of gastrointestinal discomfort problems, enhance the spleen and stomach transport function, and keep the five organs of the human body in a young state and full of vitality.
