Nourish the liver in spring, often press a few parts to relieve liver depression and help you reduce the burden on the liver!

"Yellow-faced woman", I believe all women are afraid to hear this title. But in life, although he is only in his twenties, he looks like he is forty years old, and his face is haggard, dull and yellow.

The issue of "face" is definitely a big problem for women. A wrinkle at the corner of an eye, a spot on a cheek, a pimple on the forehead can make a woman nervous. However, many young women are facing the problem of yellowing their faces, especially after becoming wives and mothers, while being busy with work, they also have to take care of children, and all things at home and in the unit will make women exhausted, their faces are no longer ruddy, and they lose their luster, becoming "yellow-faced women". Many women are ruthless and spend half of their salary every month to buy whitening skin care products, trying to remedy their face, but often with little success.

In fact, people's "face" problem is closely related to the viscera, after being called "yellow-faced woman", women often only notice the problem of the face, but ignore the real cause lies in the internal problems of the body. In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, yellowing of the face is generally related to the lack of qi and blood, and the weakness of the spleen and stomach. Whether it is qi and blood or spleen and stomach, they are all closely related to the liver. If the liver blood is insufficient, the blood may not flow to the face, causing changes in the complexion. Insufficient liver blood or excessive liver fire will also affect the normal function of the spleen and stomach, so that the metaplasia of qi and blood is insufficient, which will also affect the face.

Sometimes you will find that people with a yellow face are often those who are stressed at work and depressed, and Chinese medicine believes that liver qi stagnation is an important cause of poor mood. Stagnation of liver qi will cause qi and blood to stagnate, and the face will also turn yellow. Some women who are more introverted will always be stuffy in their hearts when they encounter things, and they will not talk about it, and after a period of time, they will feel chest tightness, do not want to eat, have a bloated stomach, and even often burp and sigh, and their faces will slowly become dull and yellow, and some people will even have spots. This kind of spot is called "liver spot" in Chinese medicine, because the cause of the spot is the stagnation of liver qi.

People with poor liver meridians will often sulk and feel depressed, and of course they will also have "face" problems. The route of the liver meridian is from the foot to the head, passing through the face, and the liver meridian is blocked, which will cause the blood to run poorly, and the face will slowly turn yellow, and eventually become a "yellow-faced woman". So, how to regulate the yellow face? In fact, there is one acupuncture point that can help us relieve this trouble, and that is the Xingjian acupoint.        

The interline acupoint is an acupuncture point on the liver meridian, located on the dorsal side of the foot, between the hallux and the second toe, which is an acupuncture point that stimulates the liver meridian and can help open up the liver meridian. Massaging the acupoints between the lines is very helpful for soothing the liver and regulating qi, and it is more suitable for people with liver stagnation and qi stagnation or liver fire. Women with a yellow face often massage this acupuncture point to help improve the condition of the skin. For patients with liver disease, although massaging the acupoints between the lines cannot cure liver disease, it can dredge the liver meridian, regulate qi and blood, improve liver function, and have a good effect on alleviating the disease.

When massaging, use your thumb to tap on the position of the acupuncture points between the rows, and gently press and knead for about 3 minutes, slightly with pressure, to feel tender. If you are too lazy to press with your hands, you can also go barefoot and use the hallux of one foot to step on the acupoint between the rows of the other foot, so that stepping on it from time to time can also play a role in soothing the liver and regulating qi.

People who smoke and drink a lot or suffer from liver disease can light the moxa pillar to stimulate the Xingjian acupoint, hang the lit moxa Zhu above the Xingjian acupoint every day, stay for about 10 minutes, and heat moxibustion once a day. This method has a good adjuvant treatment effect on alcoholic liver, fatty liver and liver cirrhosis.

On the yin and liver meridians of the human body, the Taichong acupoint is one of the important acupuncture points, which is the original acupoint of the liver meridian. When a person is angry, the liver will also be affected, and Taichong, the original acupoint of the liver meridian, will show some signals, which are manifested as changes in temperature or color, tenderness, more sensitivity to the outside world, and even abnormal tension of its soft tissues. Qi travels through the liver meridian, and the original acupoint Taichong often regulates the overall qi and blood of the meridian and plays a role in controlling emotions.

The Taichong point is located on the dorsal side of the foot, where the two bones between the big toe and the second toe meet. Because it is the original acupoint of the liver meridian, it can reflect the liver meridian and some conditions of the liver. Like ordinary adults, they will be in pain when pressing the Taichong acupoint, this is because most of the people who are facing greater work pressure and life pressure nowadays have the problem of emotional depression. Emotional stagnation makes the liver, blood, and liver qi not so smooth, which manifests as painful symptoms on the Taichong acupoint.

The degree of pain correlates with the degree of emotional depression. If it hurts a lot, it usually shows a lack of mood. In this case, firstly, you can achieve the purpose of adjusting your emotions by pressing the Taichong acupoint; Second, it also sounded the alarm for myself, and I need to adjust my mentality and mood, because the whole body has been blocked due to bad emotions.

Taichong acupoint between the big toe and the second toe of the seam along the surface of the foot up the intersection of the two bones, must be pressed deep to touch, at the beginning of the massage slightly painful, indicating that the liver fire is already very strong.

From the perspective of personal health care, pressing the Taichong acupoint should also pay attention to the method. If there is tenderness when pressing the Taichong acupoint, it means that there must be a problem with the liver; However, sometimes numbness, blockage of qi and blood may also lead to no tenderness, so you can massage it frequently without pain to achieve the effect of liver health.

Before kneading the Taichong acupoint, you can adopt a sitting or supine position, take a few deep breaths, expand the chest, and then sit down and use the belly of the thumb to move upward pressure along the gap between the hallux and the second toe, and press until you can feel the artery and press to the Taichong acupoint. Slowly exert force, hold for 1 minute, and then slowly retract and release, so that repeated acupressure Taichong acupoint can be 3 ~ 5 times.

The force of the massage should be moderate and mildly painful, and it should be gradual. The massage position can be near the Taichong acupoint, and sometimes it may also be in other parts of the liver meridian with nodules and tenderness, such as the Ligou acupoint. However, do not use too much force, otherwise it will cause blood stasis under the skin. You can drink a small amount of water after compression to help metabolism. In addition, acupuncture can also be used to relieve the symptoms of excessive liver fire.

Since ancient times, Zusanli acupoint has been considered by doctors to be a health acupoint, which is an important acupoint for strength and health care. The reason why Zusanli acupoint is called "Sanli" is because it has the function of "rationalizing, rationalizing, and rationalizing". When the abdomen is uncomfortable, different parts of the body rub the Sanli acupoint in different ways. If you have an upset stomach, you can press and hold the Zusanli acupoint to force upwards, which is the so-called "Lishang"; If the abdomen is uncomfortable in the middle, it should be pressed inward, which is "Lizhong"; If the lower abdomen is uncomfortable, you should work downward, which is to "straighten down".

Although the Zusanli acupoint is the "combined acupoint" of the stomach meridian, it is also good for the liver when it is often pressed. Because the spleen and stomach are the source of qi and blood metaplasia, if the spleen and stomach are well regulated, the liver blood can be sufficient, and the liver qi can be smooth. Therefore, regular rubbing of the Sanli acupoint can not only nourish the spleen and stomach, but also eliminate fatigue and restore vitality, and also have a certain effect on the maintenance of the liver.

The liver is a very special organ, the liver qi is stagnant, the qi and blood are not smooth, and "if it is not passed, it will be painful". When the liver qi is not smooth, not only the liver itself will become dysfunctional, but other organs will also be affected. Because traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is the thief of the five internal organs, bullying the strong and bullying the weak. When many people have qi in their hearts, they may feel that their stomachs are swollen and bulging, and they can't eat anything, which is actually the effect of the liver on the spleen and stomach. When the liver's excretion function is out of balance, the flow of qi and blood is blocked, and the six organs will be transmitted abnormally. Therefore, regulating liver qi plays a very important role in strengthening the body.

And if the liver qi is excreted too much, there will also be problems. In "Dream of Red Mansions", in addition to a sentimental sister Lin, there is also a bold and pungent Wang Xifeng. Daiyu's death seems to be a lung disease, but it actually originated from the liver. If Daiyu is a stagnation of liver qi, then Wang Xifeng is the other extreme. If you pay a little attention, you will find that although she is competitive and can't tolerate a grain of sand in her eyes, she will inevitably sulk when she has to deal with all aspects of the relationship in a complex big family; In addition, if you work too hard and maintain it carefully, it will cause liver qi to be injured and the discharge will be abnormal. In the seventy-fourth episode, after Wang Xifeng copied and inspected the Grand View Garden, his body was bleeding nonstop, which was caused by too much liver qi leakage and no blood intake. So, how can we regulate liver qi well? A good way to do this is to massage the acupuncture points.

Sit on a stool with your legs bent and your thighs at 90 degrees to your calves. Touch the outside of the knee with your hand, there is a sunken place is the knee eye, the five fingers are together, the fingers are straight, the second joint of the index finger is placed on the knee eye, and the fingers are attached to the leg in a perpendicular direction to the calf, and the second joint of the little finger is the Zusanli acupoint.

When massaging, press the Zusanli acupoints of both legs with the thumbs and fingertips of both hands at the same time, first hold down for a few seconds and quickly leave, and then hold down, the finger position does not move, slowly exert force, and then quickly release. When released, keep your fingers out of your skin and press continuously and evenly for 5 minutes. Every time you press it, you should make the Zusanli acupoint feel soreness and heat like a pinprick.

You can also use your thumb or middle finger to rub the Zusanli acupoint on both legs. Press your fingers down on the acupuncture points and turn them in the same direction, then in the opposite direction, 36 times each. It should be noted that you should not turn too fast, otherwise it will rub against the skin on the surface. At the same time, with even breathing, the effect will be more obvious.

The three yin acupoints, as the name suggests, are the acupuncture points where the three yin meridians of the feet meet, and they are a relatively special acupuncture points in the human body. It is said that it is special because the yin meridian and yang meridian of the human body originally followed separately and were distributed in parallel to the hands and feet of the human body, but the three yin meridians, namely the spleen meridian, the liver meridian, and the kidney meridian, have an intersection at the ankle, that is, the three yin acupoints. Therefore, the Sanyin Jiao acupoint has a prominent role in regulating the qi and blood of the three meridians of the liver, kidney and spleen. Although the Sanyin Jiao acupoint is an acupuncture point on the spleen meridian, because of its special relationship with the other two meridians, rubbing the Sanyin Jiao acupoint can not only strengthen the spleen and stomach, but also invigorate the liver and blood and benefit the kidney essence.

The bad habits of staying up late, drinking, and dieting are harmful to the liver and spleen. Irregular diet will make the spleen and stomach metaplasia no source, and after a long time, the body is prone to lack of qi and blood, and the liver stores blood, when the qi and blood are insufficient, the liver will not be well nourished. If the moisture and turbidity of the body cannot be excreted, the skin is prone to various conditions. Staying up late is also very consuming of qi and blood, and if you don't sleep at night, the blood cannot be stored in the liver and nourish the liver, which is easy to cause liver fire. If you drink too much, the liver will not have time to detoxify in time, and people may also have alcohol poisoning.

If you don't care about this now, you won't just be worried about skin allergies in the future, but the muscles of your face will tend to sag as you get older, and your skin will become saggy, and your skin will become wrinkled. On the surface, skin spots, wrinkles, acne, allergies, inflammation and other problems occur on the surface of the body, but the root cause of the disease is in the internal organs of the body, so you must not ignore your health for the sake of temporary pleasure. In order to better regulate the body, you can use the method of massaging the three yin points to cooperate with traditional Chinese medicine.

The Sanyin intersection point is located at the position of 3 inches straight up the tip of the inner ankle of the leg, when taking the acupoint, take a sitting position, bend the knee to form a right angle to the upper and lower legs, at the tip of the inner malleolus about 4 fingers wide position, press a bone for the tibia, in the posterior edge of the tibia near the bone edge depression is the acupoint.

For the three yin acupoints, the massage at different times and the meridians are different, and the roles are also different. At 11 o'clock at noon every day, the spleen meridian is ordered, and the three yin points are kneaded for about 20 minutes, which can strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness, nourish the stomach and nourish blood, and improve the condition of skin allergies; At 11 ~ 13 o'clock every day, the heart meridian is in order, and the three yin points are rubbed for 20 minutes, which can regulate blood pressure and keep blood pressure stable; Every day at 17~19 o'clock, the kidney meridian is ordered, and the three yin points are kneaded for about 15 minutes, which can maintain the uterus and ovaries, make women beautiful, and improve the situation of frigidity; At 21 ~ 23 o'clock every day, when the Sanjiao meridian is in season, press and rub the Sanyin Jiao acupoint for 15 minutes, which can unblock the Sanjiao, improve menstrual irregularities, remove freckle and nourish the skin.

During the massage, sit cross-legged, grasp the outer ankle of the foot with the four fingers of one hand, bend the thumb and press vertically on the Sanyin acupoint, rotate the thumb rhythmically 15 times to the left, and then rotate to the right 15 times, and the other side of the technique is the same, so it is appropriate to feel soreness and numbness.

The Sanyin Jiao acupoint is a relatively sensitive acupuncture point, which can be quickly felt by hand massage. When the body has a situation of qi and blood blockage, pressing and kneading the three yin points often feel pain, at this time must not give up, the strength of the kneading can be a little smaller, the time is slightly extended, so that if you persist for a period of time, you will be able to open up the meridians and activate the qi and blood.

Now, cervical spondylosis is no longer the patent of middle-aged and elderly people, it has been "targeted" at young people, and some primary school students even have cervical spondylosis.

The development of society to the present day can be said to bring significant changes to our lives can be said to be the extensive use of computers. Due to the popularity of computers, the cervical spine of "sedentary people" is prone to problems. Because when working or studying, keep the same posture for a long time - lying on the desk, the upper body of the person leans forward, and the cervical spine is tense and compresses the Du pulse.

The essence, qi, and spirit of the governor of the Du Mai regulate the yang meridian qi and blood, and the Du pulse is blocked, resulting in the yang energy of the whole body running unsmoothly. As a result, the lack of yang energy causes the spine to bend, and the person's spirit also deteriorates. If you don't start conditioning at this time, cervical spondylosis, an "uninvited guest", will come to visit.

In order to prevent and treat cervical spondylosis in advance, you can often press the Houxi acupoint. Although the Houxi acupoint is only an acupuncture point on the small intestine meridian, it can directly lead to the Du vein, which is a very important acupuncture point in the intersection of the eight veins of the Qi Sutra. The master of the pulse is full of yang energy, and if the yang energy is strong, the whole body is prosperous. After massage, the Xi acupoint can dredge the Du pulse, which can relieve the heart fire, aphrodisiac, regulate the cervical spine, improve the eyes and eyes, and correct the spine.

So how to find Houxi Cave? Place your hands into a fist and stand upright on the table, and the contact point with the table is that. Friends who have been working or studying at the desk for a long time, especially white-collar workers, can put the back of their hands against the edge of the table or chair every 1 hour of work. Use the wrist joint to drive the hands and easily roll back and forth for about 5 minutes to achieve the purpose of stimulating the Houxi acupoint. If you feel a slight soreness while rolling, it means that you have found the right acupuncture point. This action does not need to be consciously done, only need to take out three or five minutes of time every day, with a hand, can not only adjust the long-term desk or study and work in front of the computer caused by the body aches, regular practice can also effectively prevent cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, but also reduce computer radiation.

In addition, the Xi acupoint after massage also has a very good effect on protecting eyesight. The same applies to elementary school students, who are under such heavy pressure at a young age, carrying heavy school bags every day from elementary school to high school, bowing their heads in class to take notes, and returning home with homework that seems to never be finished. At a young age, he became a little hunchback, "four eyes". Therefore, parents may wish to teach their children to do this action more.

This method is very simple and easy to stick to. If we develop the habit of massaging the creek acupoint after massage, we can press and rub it anytime and anywhere in our free time. This method is especially suitable for white-collar workers. After a busy day, you must have been exhausted, back pain, when driving home and encountering traffic jams or red lights, you can put your hands on the steering wheel, just like putting it on the table, rolling back and forth and rubbing the Houxi acupoint, which can not only dredge the meridians and relieve the pressure on the cervical spine, but also soothe the mood and release the pressure, and the body is naturally a lot more comfortable.

In winter, the cold wind is blowing, and the short skirt is still fluttering, and Chu Chu "freezes" people; Office workers sit in air-conditioned rooms all day, with cold winds blowing on their knees, and their joints are sore and cold when they leave work.

When you are old, although your body is okay, your legs are not as flexible as before, your legs are heavy, your knees are stiff, you can't walk much, and it is difficult to go up and down stairs.

Are you over 50 years old often feel that when you go up and down the stairs, even if it is slow, the knee joint will still make a "click" sound? It is cloudy and rainy, the weather is getting cooler, and even if you wear knee pads, your knee joints are still cold; When you walk too much or too fast, you will feel pain and stiffness in your knee joints...... This is what people call "old cold legs".

There are many reasons for the "old cold legs". To put it simply, women still wear short skirts in winter to weaken the yang energy in their bodies. The air conditioner blows too much, the body's yang energy is damaged, coupled with the stimulation of supercooling, the blood vessels shrink sharply, and the blood circulation is not smooth, just like the frozen river in winter, the blood flow is slow, the heat cannot reach the joints, the body can not resist the cold, and the old cold legs will of course come to the door.

But the most fundamental reason is the deterioration of the function of the internal organs. In traditional Chinese medicine, the human body has 12 main meridians, of which 6 pass through the legs, they are: liver meridian, kidney meridian, spleen meridian, stomach meridian, gallbladder meridian, and bladder meridian. As we age, the viscera corresponding to these meridians gradually age, and their functions slowly deteriorate. As a result, all kinds of problems first manifest themselves from the meridians. "Old cold legs" are the external manifestations of the decline of the function of these viscera.

In traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that the "old cold legs" are actually the swelling and pain caused by the imbalance of yin and yang in the body and the inability of the internal organs to breed each other. Specifically, it is the injury and strain or the external wind, cold and dampness, which are combined into the disease, and the flow of joints to block the qi and blood, and the wind and water dampness take advantage of the weakness to enter, infringing on the tendons and veins and blocking the meridians. Those who are closed will not be able to pass, and those who are not able to pass will be painful, those who have been in pain for a long time will be painful, those who have been in pain for a long time will be knotted, those who have been swollen for a long time will be swollen, and those who have been swollen for a long time will be hot.

The prevention of "old cold legs" cannot rely on drugs, because drugs can only reduce or eliminate symptoms, but do not fundamentally solve the problem. Moreover, the drug may also cause damage to the liver. The liver is damaged, the leakage is abnormal, and the blood flow is not smooth, which can aggravate the condition. Therefore, in order to fundamentally treat the "old cold legs", it is necessary to go through the meridians, open the body and bones, promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, and dispel wind and cold. It is necessary not only to strengthen local blood circulation, but also to relieve pain, swelling and inflammation at the onset of the disease, and to focus on long-term health and pay more attention to recuperation at ordinary times.

Tapping and massaging the acupuncture points on the liver meridian is a good way to prevent cold legs. We know that the liver is responsible for the flow of qi and blood. The liver mainly stores blood, and the blood travels with the qi, the liver is full of blood, and the blood flow is smooth, and the human body will be healthy. If "the liver does not nourish the blood, and the sea of blood is empty, over time, the liver and blood will be deficient, and the disease will disturb it." Frequent tapping of the liver meridian helps the smooth flow of liver blood, so frequent tapping of the liver meridian can effectively prevent "old cold legs".

The liver meridian is generally not easy to find accurately, you may wish to use the following simple and easy method, that is, first do a splitting action, touch the root of the thigh with your fingers, the liver meridian is on the inner side of the thigh, that is, the position of the underwear line, and the route of the gallbladder meridian is just the opposite.

The method of tapping the liver meridian is very simple and will not delay for a long time. You can do it before you go to bed. Bend your legs and spread them, press your hands on top of each other at the root of your left thigh, push them forward slowly until you reach your knees, and push and rub them dozens of times like this, which can not only prevent and treat "old cold legs", but also dredge the liver meridian and relieve the symptoms of liver qi stagnation. Slapping with the palm of the hand or punching the fist in the middle can dredge the liver meridian.

The more the society develops, the richer the life, and the more upscale the diet, the more and more people have liver problems. So, how should we take care of our liver? Here's a simple way to do this, which is to rub your abdomen.

In Chinese history, abdominal rubbing has been around for a long time. "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" has: "Abdominal rubbing, a trick to health." "Traditional Chinese medicine believes that massaging the abdomen is not only good for health, but also for longevity. Because the abdomen is "the palace city of the five internal organs, the source of yin and yang, qi and blood", there are many meridians in the abdomen, especially the Ren vein in the center of the abdomen. Ren is known as the "Sea of Yin Pulses" because it is connected to all the Yin meridians of the whole body, and plays a role in regulating the Yin meridians and veins of the whole body. Massaging the abdomen can dredge the Ren pulse, promote the upper and lower pulses, reconcile yin and yang, and enrich the five organs.

There is a key acupoint on the Ren vein, the Shenque acupoint, which is the key acupoint of human life and the longevity acupoint. The Shenque acupoint is closely related to the life activities of the human body. We know that the fetus in the mother's body breathes by the placenta, which is a congenital state of true breathing. When the baby is detached, the umbilical cord is severed, congenital breathing is suspended, and acquired lung breathing begins. The umbilical cord and placenta are closely connected to the umbilicus, and life will cease to exist without the divine que. Once the human body activates the fetal breath function, it is like establishing a health station and energy supply station for the human body, and the human body's 100 pulses and blood can be automatically adjusted at any time, and the human body will be healthy and disease-free, and will not be old.

Therefore, regular maintenance of the Shenque acupoint can make the human body full of true qi, full of energy, full of physical strength, strong lumbar muscles, ruddy complexion, bright ears and eyes, and longevity. It also has a unique curative effect on abdominal pain, bowel sound, edema, abdominal distention, diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, and stroke detachment.

To massage the abdomen, first take the navel as the center, draw a question mark along the counterclockwise, and then massage along the direction of the question mark, first press the right side, then press the left side, and massage 30 ~ 50 times each. The pressure should be felt in a pulse, but the massage area should not feel pain.

If you can cooperate with your breath and mind during the massage, you will receive unexpected results. When you inhale, relax your whole body, close your eyes slightly, and empty your right hand towards the Shenque acupoint, and concentrate the true qi energy of the universe in the umbilicus, so as to feel warm. When you exhale, relax your whole body, get rid of distracting thoughts, and focus your thoughts on the Shenque acupoints. Each rubbing massage for more than half an hour can effectively raise the temperature of the abdomen and promote the movement of internal organs.