In the eyes of ancient Chinese medicine, the winter solstice and the summer solstice are the two most important solar terms of the year, and they are the starting point and node of the yin and yang transformation between heaven and earth. The winter solstice is a yang birth, at this moment the earth qi begins to change, the yin qi has reached the extreme, and the yang qi has just been born, which means that the next cycle begins, everything is a new reincarnation, so people can start over to lay a good foundation for their bodies, so the winter solstice is the most critical starting point for a year of health preservation.
In the concept of ancient Chinese medicine, this festival is the homonym of "robbery", that is, the meaning of a kan, on the hurdle of this solar term transformation, people should pay special attention to the maintenance of their body, especially the winter solstice, the "node" and "starting point" of the year-round yin and yang transformation. So, how to use the winter solstice as a starting point to lay a good foundation for the body? The most important step is to turn on the gas switch of the person.
There is a saying in China called Ruixue Zhaofeng year. The energy is underground, and only when it snows can the energy be sealed underground, all the plants can get energy, and if the plants are raised enough, there will be a bumper harvest next year.
For the human body, if you can open up the earth's qi switch in the winter solstice cycle (the cycle is 15 days) when yin and yang are handed over and a yang is born, this nascent yang energy can be firmly stored in the human body, slowly grow and grow, and be used by the body to ensure that there will be less sickness in the beginning of spring and even in the next year! More importantly, it is important to open up the human air switch to enhance the body's immunity and resist infectious diseases. More on this below.
Winter master collection, collection is a kind of rejuvenation for life, and the most convenient way to return to the roots of rejuvenation is to open up the human earth qi switch, collect the yang energy in the body, and reserve energy for the various internal organs of the human body. So, where is the gas switch for people? It is in the springs of man's feet. Speaking of this Yongquan acupoint, it has many good names, such as the first acupoint of the human body to strengthen the kidney, the longevity acupoint, the immortal acupoint, the youth acupoint, the inner Zhuang acupoint, the whitening acupoint, the hypoglycemic acupoint, the male treasure acupoint, the vitality acupoint, the energy acupoint and so on.
Why is Yongquan Cave a man's earth qi switch?
Because the earth qi rushes up from this acupoint, opening the Yongquan acupoint is like opening the exit switch of the qi. Therefore, it has an alias: Di Chong Acupoint, through the guidance of the point point, you can feel the earth qi from the feet, upward qi rush and moisten the whole body.
Many people know that deer antler, wolfberry, cordyceps, and purple river car are good products for tonifying the kidney, but they don't know that Yongquan acupoint is a kidney tonic and aphrodisiac that comes with the human body, and there is no need to spend a penny. We often hear a word called: blood to the source, blood to the source is a particularly important rule of Chinese medicine treatment, there are 4 ways to lead blood to the source, one of which is to lead the qi and blood to the feet, in fact, it is to lead the qi and blood to the Yongquan acupoint, what are the benefits of leading the qi and blood to the Yongquan acupoint?
The biggest benefit is that people are less susceptible to aging. In addition, Yongquan acupoint is closely related to human life, such as mountains and water, forming the body's Zhongqi aura, maintaining the human body's life activities, and is the source of vitality of life.
The Yongquan acupoint can not only lead blood to the source, but it also has other strange effects of three inductions and four hiding, such as it can lead fire downward, why can Yongquan acupoint lead fire downward?
Because through pressing, moxibustion and other methods can make the Yongquan acupoint heated, if the Yongquan acupoint is warmed, as the human body to the yin part of the yang and fill, the yang energy is sufficient, the gravitational force increases, the upper yang, is led down and returned to the source, the fire returns to the source, just like the underground water spring is steamed, then the qi of the kidney meridian, like the water of the source, gushes out and perfuses the whole body, and the qi line is the water, and the water is truly achieved. Therefore, people who have done moxibustion springs can often feel full of sweetness, which is a sign of the upwelling of the human body's water springs, and it is also a good sign of the rise of fire and precipitation, the intersection of the upper and lower Tai and the heart and kidneys. Rubbing the Yongquan acupoint to produce a sense of heat caused by friction also has such an effect, so "rubbing the soles of the feet" and soaking the feet to warm the soles of the feet have become the long-standing self-health care methods.
Where exactly is the Yongquan Cave?
It is located in the first third of the line between the head of the 2nd and 3rd toe sutures and the heel in the depression of the front of the foot, and is the first point on the kidney meridian, which is a well point, that is, the source of the kidney meridian. The earliest existing medical work in China, "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing", says: "The kidney comes from the spring, and the spring is full of heart." This means that the qi of the kidney meridian is like the water of the source, which comes from under the feet and gushes out to irrigate all parts of the body and limbs. Therefore, Yongquan acupoint shows its important role in various aspects of human health, disease prevention, disease treatment, and health care.
Yongquan acupoint method of taking acupoints
How to find this acupuncture point: When taking the acupoint, you can use the posture of sitting or lying on your back, stilted feet, and the Yongquan acupoint is located in the first third of the line between the head end of the 2nd and 3rd toe sutures in the depression of the front of the foot and the heel line.
The main diseases of this acupuncture point: neurasthenia, dizziness, headache, deafness, tinnitus, asthma and white hair, waist and leg soreness, loss of energy, fatigue, women's disease, insomnia, hypersomnia, hypertension, anxiety, diabetes, allergic rhinitis, menopausal disorders, cystitis, constipation, cold intolerance, kidney disease, senile asthma, constipation more than 50 kinds of diseases.
Frequent massage of Yongquan acupoint has the effect of increasing lean marrow, tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, strengthening muscles and bones, and prolonging life. Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is an important organ in charge of growth, development and reproduction, and that if the kidney essence is sufficient, it can develop normally, with clear ears and eyes, clear mind, quick thinking, black hair, and strong sexual function. On the contrary, if the kidneys are deficient and the sperm is few, the memory will be reduced, the waist and knees will be sore, the walking will be difficult, the sexual performance will be low, and the premature aging will occur.
The Yongquan cave health regimen has a long history and has been widely popular in the Song Dynasty. There is such a record in the "Su Dongpo Anthology": many people in Fujian and Guangzhou areas are infected with miasma (malaria), there is a military general who has been safe and sound for many years, his face is ruddy, his waist and legs are brisk, and later people found that he sits up on five watches every day, his feet are facing each other, and he is hot and springing countless times, and he sweats out as a degree. After that, many people followed this method, and not only did they rarely get sick, but those who had been suffering for many years were not cured.
The reason why Tui Rub or Moxibustion Yongquan Acupoint can prevent and treat various diseases is because:
(1) The meridian system of traditional Chinese medicine is to run the qi and blood of the whole body, connect the internal organs and limbs, and communicate the upper and lower internal and external pathways. The acupoint is the part of the human body viscera where qi and blood are transfused on the body surface, and it has a close relationship with the viscera and meridians. It can respond to symptoms, assist in diagnosing and receiving various stimuli, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases. By pushing and rubbing the Yongquan acupoints, the purpose of holistic regulation and holistic treatment of the kidneys, kidney meridians and the whole body from bottom to top can be achieved.
(2) The soles of human feet are rich in peripheral nerve networks, as well as capillaries, capillary lymphatics and other organs, which have close ties with various systems, tissues and organs of the human body.
(3) The heat sensation caused by pushing and rubbing is a benign stimulus. In addition, in the process of pushing and rubbing, it is a kind of self-guided movement and physical and mental cultivation process.
The ancients also loved Yongquan Cave, and Su Dongpo is one of the models.
Su Dongpo has a Buddhist friend, whose legal name is Buddha Yin. Once, Dongpo talked about the world in the Buddha Yin, drank wine and chanted poetry, and did not realize that it was past midnight, because it was late to enter the city, he simply stayed in the temple to rest. At that time, Su Dongpo took off his clothes, hats, shoes and socks, went to bed and sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, first rubbing the left sole of his foot with his right hand, and then changing his left hand to wipe the sole of his right foot.
Seeing this, the Buddha Yin, who was sleeping on the opposite bed, quipped: "The bachelor meditates in meditation, meditates on Amitabha, and wants to go with Guanyin, and has a wife at home, but what!" ”
Dongpo turned a deaf ear, and after a long time, he wiped his feet, then opened his eyes, and replied with a smile: "Dongpo wipes his feet, not with Guanyin, just to see his eyes, and the world is clear." ”
It turns out that the soles of the feet rubbed by the Dongpo monks are exactly where the Yongquan acupoint of the foot shaoyin and kidney meridians is located. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver stores blood, the kidney stores essence, and the liver and kidney are homologous, so rubbing the heart and spring can nourish the liver and kidneys, and help strengthen the brain and eyes. The reason why Su Dongpo loves Yongquan acupoint so deeply is because he knows that the benefits of this acupoint to the body are far more than just the effect of strengthening the brain and brightening the eyes, but also have the following powerful effects:
1. Cultivate vitality, strengthen health care, and treat debilitating diseases
Massaging Yongquan acupoint can cultivate vitality, invigorate the body's righteousness, adjust the function of viscera, improve the ability to resist disease, and play a role in strengthening health care. Su Dongpo is the author of "Health Preservation Record", which regards rubbing the spring acupoint as the key to health preservation. "Shoushi Pension New Book" pointed out: rubbing the spring overnight, so that "the feet are strong, there is no disease of weakness and soreness". It can strengthen one's physique, enhance the ability to resist diseases, and can cure debilitating diseases.
2. Enhance human immunity and resist infectious diseases
Massaging the Yongquan acupoint can enhance the body's immune function, defend against the invasion of qi epidemic poison, water dampness and obscenity, and have the ability to improve resistance to infectious diseases. Su Dongpo once told such a story: "There is a military attache in Yangzhou who serves the truth, the official has been in Liangguang for more than ten years, and he has never been infected with miasma (miasma is malaria, locally known as 'pipa plague'), his face is red and greasy, his waist is brisk, and he never takes medicine." Only sit up five times a day, face each other with both feet, and heat Mo Yongquan acupoint countless times (times), with sweating as the degree. "This military attache has been an official in Liangguang for more than ten years without contracting malaria, and he relies on massaging the Yongquan acupoint at five watches every day.
3. Warm and replenish the yang qi in the kidneys, which has many benefits
The rubbing spring acupoint can treat impotence, sperm loss, dizziness, forgetfulness and other symptoms of yang qi deficiency in the kidney, this is because the vitality hidden in the kidney is the material basis for maintaining human reproductive function, if the kidney yang deficiency occurs, it will lead to impotence and sperm loss in men; Women develop abnormalities of reproductive function such as infertility and menstrual disorders. Since the yang energy in the kidneys is the root of the yang energy of the body, it can also treat the symptoms of cold intolerance of the hands and feet with terminal warmth in the limbs. The urinary system, reproductive system, and renal system of the human body also belong to the renal function system, so problems in the urinary system and reproductive system, such as urgency, frequent urination, and nocturia, can be treated through this acupuncture point.
At the same time, the deficiency of essence and qi in the kidneys will also cause the loss of nutrients in the sea of marrow, and the appearance of dizziness, forgetfulness and other abnormal brain functions. By rubbing the spring, the brain can be adequately supplied, which has a good effect on kidney deficiency diseases such as forgetfulness and dizziness.
4. Traffic heart and kidney treatment for insomnia
After rubbing the palms of the two hands together until it is extremely hot, rub the palms of the hands against the palms of the feet until it is extremely hot, and persist for a long time to treat insomnia, adjust the heart rate, and let you sit back and relax. Pressing the Yongquan acupoint with your fingers can also assist in the rehabilitation and treatment of premature whitening after cerebral hemorrhage.
How to massage the Yongquan acupoint?
(1) Press the Yongquan method: press the Yongquan point vertically with the fingertips of the thumb, press it for a moment and then lift it, press it and put it again, repeatedly, when pressing the Yongquan point, you should first cut the nail of the thumb flat, and then click hard. The compression time is self-controlled, and it is appropriate to feel heat on the soles of the feet. If you feel that the Yongquan acupoint is very painful when pressing, and you need to massage it more, some people don't feel it after pressing hard, and the acupuncture point is pressed into a pit, which is a typical kidney qi weakness and lack of qi and blood.
Even if such a person kneades every day and increases the strength, it is a waste of consumption for the body. Therefore, at this time, it is necessary to do kneeling and knee method, golden rooster independence, draw down the qi and blood, and then massage the Yongquan acupoint. There are also people who will feel like this: "I massage the Yongquan acupoint every day, it is very painful, I press it for almost 1 month, and the pain is not reduced." This must be that when the qi and blood flow through the other acupuncture points of the kidney meridian, they were blocked halfway, and they were blocked quite badly.
At this time, we must first find other pain points on the kidney meridian to press, press these blocked places in turn, and then press the Yongquan acupoint, it will gradually stop hurting, in the acupuncture points on the kidney meridian, especially pay attention to the Taixi acupoint, it is the original acupoint on the kidney meridian, if the Taixi acupoint is blocked, the kidney qi is difficult to seal in the Yongquan acupoint.
When you press it to a very elastic and not very painful one, with only a feeling of soreness, you will notice a significant change in your body and your entire mental state, which is the great benefit of returning blood to its source or triggering fire downward.
Once you press the Yongquan acupoint, you will be full of deep gratitude to this acupoint, the original meridian acupoint has such a magic, can make your body produce a steady stream of life power, a good start is half the success, from tonight to press this Yongquan acupoint, twice the result with half the effort, 15 days after the winter solstice press it the best effect.
In addition, it is necessary to know that if the overall qi and blood of the human body are insufficient, do not stimulate the Yongquan acupoint.
(2) Kneading spring method:Use the thumb or index finger or middle finger to place the finger at the spring point in the center of the foot, and rub it back and forth, 100 times per foot is appropriate. This method is commonly used to dredge the heart and kidneys and adjust the function of internal organs; It can prevent colds, lower blood pressure, treat dizziness and insomnia; It can also make middle-aged and elderly people walk lightly, have strong feet and shins, and promote sleep and smooth bowel movements.
(3) Rubbing Yongquan acupoint: China's Qing Dynasty's first treatise on external treatment "First Aid Guangsheng Collection" said: "Rub the feet, every night when you get in bed, use the abacus to hold the toes, rub the feet with one hand, such as as more than thousands, as little as hundreds, feel the heart of the feet, turn the toes slightly, and rub the two feet more." Gai Yongquan acupoint in the heart of the two feet, Mo heat sleeps, the most solid essence and melting blood, health and longevity, beneficial to people a lot. ”
(4) Take the natural position, supine position or prone position, use your feet to alternately rub each other, and you can also use the soles of your feet to rub the head of the bed or other instruments. In addition, you can also sit on a chair and step on the ball with the soles of your feet to achieve the purpose of massaging the Yongquan acupoint.
