So how to use this acupuncture point?
Positioning: On the dorsum of the hand, between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the radial side of the 2nd metacarpal bone.
Acupoint method: The thumb and index fingers are opened, and the horizontal stripes between the thumb fingers of the other hand are facing the webbed edge of the tiger's mouth, flexing the fingers, and the fingers pointed to the place where the thumb tip is pressed, and there is an obvious feeling of soreness when pressed, which is this acupoint.
When it comes to actual acupuncture, we often use two simple methods:
1. The thumb and index finger are closed, and the highest part of the muscles on the tiger's mouth is;
2. Put the first joint of the thumb of one hand facing the tiger's mouth of the other hand, bend the thumb and press it, and the fingertip is the Hegu acupoint.
Indications: fever, headache, cough, dizziness, eye redness, swelling and pain, epistaxis, sore throat, deafness, crooked mouth and eyes, cheeks, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, dysentery, convulsions, epilepsy, dysmenorrhea, addiction rash, shoulder and arm pain, etc.
Kneading method: Hegu acupoint has two very significant features. On the one hand, it is easy to take acupuncture points when it is exposed; On the other hand, it is easy to operate and easy to popularize. Whether you are in a meeting, taking a bus, or waiting for a bus, you can give yourself a healthy acupoint treatment anytime and anywhere.
When massaging Hegu, the two hands can be massaged alternately, pressing vertically on the Hegu acupoint with thumb flexion, and doing a tight and loose press, the frequency is once every 2 seconds, that is, about 30 times per minute, 1~3 minutes each time, 3 times in the morning, noon and evening.
Note: People with poor physique should not be given strong stimulation, and pregnant women are generally not suitable to massage Hegu acupoint to prevent uterine contraction and miscarriage.
There are many effects of Hegu acupoint, and there are six common effects
Hegu meridian qi is vigorous, the pain relief effect is good, it is the "painkiller" on our body, almost all pain can be solved by Hegu acupoint, and this acupoint can be used to relieve pain.
Toothache: It is said that toothache is not a disease, it hurts to be fatal. Now Hegu acupoint will help you treat this terrible pain. When administering the treatment, you should use the cross treatment method, that is, you have a toothache on your right side, and use the Hegu acupoint in your left hand; If you have a toothache on the left side, use the Hegu acupoint on your right hand, and if you have gingivitis that causes swollen and painful gums, and it recurs, you can also get unexpected results by massaging the Hegu acupoint regularly.
Headache: Neuropathic headache, insomnia headache, back neck pain, and neuropathic headache in middle-aged and elderly people are common diseases. After the disease, he had several seizures a day, and at the same time he had symptoms such as insomnia, forgetfulness, memory loss, and lack of concentration in his work, which caused him to be in pain.
At this time, you can get good results by taking Hegu acupoint. Since the Hegu acupoint is an important acupuncture point on the large intestine meridian, the large intestine meridian passes from the index finger through the hands, arms, shoulders, neck, and all the way to the head and face. "Where the meridians pass, the main treatment reaches", so the pain and discomfort in these parts can be relieved by the Hegu acupoint.
The large intestine meridian is also a meridian with more blood and more qi, so massaging the original acupoint of the large intestine meridian Hegu acupoint can also promote qi and blood, effectively treat neuropathic pain, and women with dysmenorrhea may wish to try Hegu acupoint.
Traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and moxibustion "Song of the Four General Acupoints" says: "The abdomen and abdomen are left for three miles, the waist and back are entrusted, the head item is missing, and the face and mouth are harvested."
The so-called "face and mouth are harvested" means that all diseases of the head and face, such as headache, toothache, fever, dry mouth, nosebleeds, neck pain, sore throat, and other ENT diseases. For the treatment of facial paralysis, Hegu is a must-take acupoint. People with nose allergies can also use the Hegu acupoint to relieve symptoms. In short, the Hegu acupoint is a holy medicine for dealing with ENT diseases.
Hegu acupoint is used in the aesthetic lesions of facial features. For example, the treatment of facial paralysis, facial muscle spasm, melasma, acne, rosacea, skin allergies and other diseases have also received good results. In the treatment of freckles and facial skin problems, you can also massage the Hegu acupoint 30-50 times a day to convey the soreness to the upper limbs, and the obvious effect of beauty and beauty can be achieved over time. Directly using Hegu acupoint can also treat tonsillitis and so on.
The Hand Yang Ming Large Intestine Meridian and the Zu Yang Ming Stomach Meridian intersect, and because they are the same name, the two "seek the same qi", so stimulating the Hegu acupoint can regulate the meridian qi, which has a significant effect on the treatment of diseases of the stomach and gastrointestinal tract.
Such as stomach pain, vomiting, constipation, hiccups, diarrhea, etc.
Hegu acupoint is the magic medicine of the stomach and intestines at your hand!
If you often have nausea and vomiting, you can stimulate the Hegu acupoint, which can widen the middle and regulate the qi, direct the turbid qi downward, and regulate your stomach and intestines in an all-round way.
If you have irregular diet, frequent diarrhea, abdominal pain, and bloating, you can use Hegu acupoint, which can relieve pain and sedation, and promote the body's qi and blood.
If you often lose your appetite and do not digest, you can also use Hegu acupoint, which can clear the intestines, clean up the intestinal garbage, eliminate intestinal toxins, promote the early discharge of food residues, and enhance intestinal motility.
Moxibustion and Gu acupoints can penetrate qi and blood, promote the rise of yang qi, help correct and dispel evil, and enhance the body's immunity. At the same time, we know that the lungs and the large intestine are on the outside, and the main qi of the lungs belongs to the guard, and the skin and fur are used to develop the intestines, promote the hair, clear the qi, and divide the heat, so as to strengthen the heat-clearing effect of the surface sweating, so it can receive good results in the prevention and treatment of colds.
There are several antipyretic acupuncture points on the human body: Dazhu, Quchi, Hegu, and Waiguan, and the antipyretic effect is immediate.
We can call them the "analgin" of people's bodies. When you start to have cold symptoms, massage the Hegu acupoint and press 100 times on the left and right. The pressure should be slightly heavier to make it feel sour and numb. Drink a glass of warm water after the massage to make the body sweat slightly, and the cold symptoms can be relieved.
Many children and middle-aged and elderly people often feel chest tightness and shortness of breath, cough and phlegm, often sweat, sweat a lot when sleeping, and are particularly prone to colds, often high fever, or external heat and internal cold, or upper heat and lower cold, these symptoms are the manifestation of lung loss. If you want to completely make your lungs healthy and remove the roots, you must insist on massaging the Hegu acupoint.
The occurrence of stroke is very closely related to the liver, from the perspective of the five elements, the lungs and large intestine belong to gold, Jin Kemu, and the liver belongs to wood, when the function of the lungs and large intestine is out of balance, the liver loses restraint, and then produces liver-related diseases, such as stroke, convulsions, crooked mouth and eyes, dizziness, vertigo, etc., if you often use the Hegu acupoint, so that the lungs and large intestine qi keep smooth, once the liver fire is produced due to emotional or dietary reasons, the lung and large intestine qi will calm down the liver fire.
If you use Hegu acupoint every day, once in the morning and once in the evening, for 5 minutes each time, you will not have a stroke in your life, you will not have a cerebral infarction, you will not have a cerebral hemorrhage or anything, and massaging Hegu acupoint can also prevent and treat high blood pressure.
Hegu acupoint is also a first-aid acupoint. If you faint due to heat stroke, stroke, collapse, etc., you can use your thumb to pinch the patient's Hegu acupoint for two or three minutes, and the syncope can generally be relieved. If you pinch the acupoint with your fingertips at the same time, the effect of awakening the brain and returning to the su is better.