The autumn equinox is different from the heat and dryness after the beginning of autumn, the weather becomes cooler after the autumn equinox, and the appearance of this solar term is cool and dry, which can easily hurt our lungs and hurt the function of breathing.
In addition, the lungs are mainly fur, so it is very easy to hurt our ability to defend against them, and at this time, it is often seen that people with chronic respiratory diseases, cough, wheezing, and pharyngitis, are very prone to attacks, including colds, diarrhea, hives, and skin problems.
Therefore, at this time, we suggest that you should give it some stress stimulation on some special acupuncture points when this solar term comes, mobilize the body's defense ability in advance, and strengthen our lung qi.
The nose is the orifice of the lungs, and the mucous membrane of the nose is very sensitive to cold air or unclean air. The first manifestation of allergies is the symptoms of the nose, sneezing, runny nose. So we should start with the nose.
Yingxiang acupoint is an acupuncture point on the large intestine meridian, and the large intestine and the lungs are on the surface, and the nose is connected with the lungs, so press the Yingxiang acupoint:
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It can unblock the nasal passages, dilate the nasal capillaries, and treat rhinitis, nasal congestion and other diseases.
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The blood circulation increases, and its ability to defend itself increases.
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When pressing the Yingxiang acupoint, it can also stimulate the stomach meridian and small intestine meridian near the nose, improve the digestive function of the stomach and intestines, and promote appetite.
We introduce a rubbing method:
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One is the Yingxiang point at the base of the nose, about one-fifth of the nostrils (about one-half the width of the thumb) on either side of the nostrils
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There is also an acupuncture point above the wings of the nose called Yingxiang
Between us from Yingxiang to Shangyingxiang, use a little moisturizer, and wipe it with a little moisturizer (which is also the lung meridian reflex area, killing two birds with one stone), a little faster, but the strength should not be too pressed, it will not take a minute, there will be a feeling of heat locally, the nasal passages are not smooth, or the itchy and sneezing situation can be relieved.
Doing it for 3-5 minutes a day can prevent colds, relieve rhinitis symptoms, and improve the spleen and stomach qi.
Keep the cold and wind away
The large vertebral point is below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. It is the place where all the yangs of the human body converge, and it is in the yang position called yang, so it can help the defense function of all yang meridians to be invigorated.
The use of large vertebral points for health care, suitable for the use of heat stimulation to help, the simple method of thermal stimulation, is a hot towel, covering the large vertebral points, there is a defensive effect.
In addition, you can rub the palms of your hands against each other, and when it is very hot and hot, cover your large vertebral points.
If our hands are not particularly convenient when we operate by ourselves, then we can also stand under the shower head when taking a bath, and the hot water will wash the back of the neck with the large vertebral points as the center, which can also play a role in warming it.
point in the middle house
The Zhongfu acupoint is concave in the subclavian fossa, and further down it is about a thumb-width position.
This acupuncture point is the acupuncture point of the hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, which is mainly used to treat lung diseases, such as cough and asthma, so people with a history of chronic disease are especially suitable for doing this acupuncture point when they are not induced, so as to improve the lungs' ability to defend and resist externally.
Using the method of kneading, insisting on stimulating the Zhongfu acupoint every day, has a good preventive health care effect on cough, asthma, bronchitis, etc.
