Fall in love with fire in summer? Try this fire-lowering "potion" on the arm!
At the beginning of summer, the temperature gradually rises, and the hot climate is easy to make people restless, bored and irritable, and even have symptoms such as head swelling and dizziness, dry mouth, and mouth ulcers. Therefore, early summer health should focus on nourishing the heart, and you can start by kneading this acupuncture point!
Shenmen acupoint, god, refers to the heart or the yang energy of the human body; The door, like a door, a window, is the place of entry and exit. The hole is like the door and window opening and closing, for the heart to return to the hidden entrance, but also to relieve the heart of the depression, guide the spirit to go out, so the name of the door. It is the original acupoint of the hand Shaoyin Heart Sutra, which has the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, widening the chest and regulating qi.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that summer qi and heart qi are connected, and summer qi is the heat of summer, such as the cloud in "Huangdi Neijing Suwen" "It is hot in the sky, fire in the earth, and its nature is heat". With the advent of summer, the heat of summer is becoming more and more intense, which is easy to disturb the mind and cause the heart to be on fire, resulting in irritability, insomnia, dizziness, mouth ulcers and other discomforts. Shenmen acupoint is the original acupoint of the heart meridian, which is the source of the qi of the Shaoyin meridians, and often rubbing this acupoint can dredge the heart qi and attract the heart fire to the source, so as to play a role in calming the mind, regulating qi and relieving depression, and helping you enter the summer safely!
Acupoint method: Take acupoints on the palmar side of the wrist. A raised round bone (pea bone) can be felt on the little finger side of the base of the palm, and when the fist is clenched vigorously, a raised tendon can be felt under the round bone, and the Shenmen point is located in the depression on the outside of this tendon and on the wrist striae. (Simple acupuncture: when the fist is clenched vigorously, a convex tendon can be felt at the side end of the striated little finger of the wrist palm, and the depression on the side of the thumb is the Shenmen acupoint.) ）
Massage method: Use the tap method. Press the tip of the butt of the opposite thumb on the Shenmen acupoint, fix the remaining four fingers on the back of the hand, gradually press down with the thumb, feel the slight numbness and swelling of the acupoint area, last for 3 seconds, and then gradually reduce the strength of the thumb, repeat, tap for about 2 minutes. You can alternately tap the left and right Shenmen acupoints, and press and knead 1-2 times a day. Pay attention to nail trimming before operation to avoid breaking the skin~