Belly button - a health care zone worth developing
The navel, from the outside, is just a "scar" left by the umbilical cord, but there are many mysteries hidden in it. The Chinese medicine is even more impressed with the navel, which is named "Shenque Point". One refers to the place of God, that is, where the vitality resides; the other refers to the door through which the spirit can pass in and out. It is connected to the twelve meridians, connected to the internal organs, resists the invasion of evil qi from the outside, and distributes qi and blood to the whole body from the inside. Its special status is unmatched by any other acupuncture points. List it as a special area of health care for the human body and focus on developing it, you will benefit greatly.
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Development means 1. Massage the navel
The heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney are the five internal organs emphasized in traditional Chinese medicine. Once lesions appear, the clues can be found by pressing the corresponding acupoints around the navel.
The heart is disturbed by exogenous pathogens, showing symptoms such as depression and sores on the tongue. At this time, pressing the upper edge of the navel with fingers may have obvious tenderness;
If the liver function is abnormal, people often have abnormal emotions such as irritability and anger, and there will be obvious tenderness when pressing the left edge of the navel;
If the function of the spleen is abnormal, the person will be tired and weak, have poor appetite, and be accompanied by abdominal distension, diarrhea or loose stools, etc. There may be obvious tenderness when pressing the center of the navel;
If the lung function is abnormal and symptoms such as cold and cough appear, there may be obvious tenderness when pressing the right edge of the navel;
If the kidney function is abnormal, it is usually manifested as soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, forgetfulness, cold limbs, and obvious tenderness at the lower edge of the navel.
Find the position of the corresponding point of the five internal organs, that is, press the end of the pulp of your thumb with appropriate force, and the point where there is obvious tenderness is the selected point. Press and massage the selected acupoints 50 times clockwise with the end of the thumb pulp, and then counterclockwise 50 times, while taking even deep breaths. This can be done every morning and night before going to bed or before waking up until symptoms disappear. It has the functions of warming yang qi, invigorating the spleen and stomach, strengthening and dispelling diseases, etc., and can help the functions of the viscera to return to normal.
It is best to do it under the guidance of a Chinese doctor. Trim your nails before massaging to prevent puncture and infection.
Development means 2. Moxibustion on the navel
Moxibustion on the navel with moxa sticks or moxa sticks belongs to the Shenque warming method. Chinese medicine believes that warming and nourishing the navel can invigorate the yang qi of the whole body, and has a certain health care effect on the stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines and other organs. Invasive diseases are also effective. Ignite one end of the moxa stick and suspend moxibustion at a distance of 2 to 3 cm from the skin of the navel for 10 to 15 minutes. Or use "moxa cone" moxibustion, place it directly on the navel and ignite, or put ginger slices and salt powder on it (respectively called ginger-separated moxibustion and salt-separated moxibustion). May wish to perform at intervals. Moxibustion at 9 o'clock every night, about 10 times a month, 3 to 5 sticks of moxibustion each time, to feel the local warmth and comfort, and a slight flushing.
Moxa stick or moxa column moxibustion on the navel has the effects of warming the yang and solidifying the removal, relieving the inverse, and tonifying the middle and regulating the qi. Modern medicine has found that moxibustion can increase the activity of a type of natural killer cell in the human body, and it has the effect of resisting disease and strengthening health.
Patients with high blood pressure, those who are prone to anger and sores, those who are too full (within 2 hours after meals), and those who are hungry (on an empty stomach) should not be moxibustion; pay attention to prevent burns; also use a hot water bottle instead of moxibustion, the water temperature should not be too high, feel warm Warm and comfortable.
Development means 3. Navel cupping
It is the same method of warming and nourishing as moxibustion. Using the "can" as a tool, the air in the can is removed by burning, squeezing and other methods, resulting in negative pressure, so that the can is adsorbed on the navel, resulting in local congestion or congestion, to achieve the purpose of preventing and curing diseases and strengthening the body. When operating, use a bamboo tube, or a glass bottle or a ceramic cup (the mouth of the cup must be thick and smooth), ignite a small piece of paper and put it into the can, immediately cover the mouth of the can on the navel, and take the can in 15 to 20 minutes.
Navel cupping can restore yang and remove yang, and can treat diarrhea that has not healed for a long time; Gastrointestinal Qi, can treat abdominal pain. The effect will be better if the related drugs are applied after cupping. It is best to ask a professional to operate it to ensure safety.
Development method 4. Medicated belly button
Umbilical sticking drugs, also known as umbilical therapy, belong to the category of external treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. Medical research has confirmed that there is no subcutaneous fat in the navel, the blood vessels are very rich, the drugs are easy to penetrate and absorb, diffuse in the human body and reach the whole body, and are not disturbed and destroyed by gastric enzymes. Toxic and side effects, play the role of restoring energy, returning to Yang, opening the body and solidifying qi.
This method is often used for insomnia (bake coptis, cinnamon in equal amounts to fine powder, mix with honey to make a paste, disinfect the navel with 75% alcohol, apply it to the navel, fix it with Shangshi Pain Relief ointment, remove it after 12 hours, and apply it to the navel. Clean the umbilicus), abdominal distension (sauté the radish seeds in a small fire and grind them into fine powder, take 10 grams of rice wine and blend them into a 3 cm diameter pancake, routinely disinfect the umbilicus and cover it on the belly button and fix it with gauze. Change the medicine every 12 hours. ), benign prostatic hyperplasia (1 scallion white about 3 inches long, 7 white peppers, smashed into mud. After routine disinfection of the navel, apply it to the navel, cover it with plastic wrap, and fix it with tape. Once a day), high blood pressure (Chuanxiong, 30 grams of Evodia japonica each to the powder, 5 grams each time is filled into the navel, fixed with musk Zhuanggu ointment, once a day) and so on.
Navel sticking is an ideal route of administration. It has the functions of strengthening the body, soothing the nerves, calming the mind, soothing the liver and gallbladder, benefiting the lung and strengthening the kidney, clearing the triple burner, and regulating the meridians. It has certain effects on the above diseases. .
People with high skin allergies, people with infectious skin diseases, people with tumors (lumps) in and around the navel, people with infection in the umbilicus, people with severe heart disease, schizophrenia, convulsions and uncooperative people should not use it.
Development means 5. Do Do Qi Gong
The navel is the sea of meridian qi. Usually, gather more qi to ensure that the sea of qi is full, which can strengthen blood circulation and receive a lot of health care and disease prevention.
It is suitable for standing, sitting and lying down, the whole body is relaxed, the palms overlap and cover the belly button, and the abdominal breathing method is used in conjunction with the mind (the abdomen slowly expands when inhaling through the nose, and the desired breath enters the belly button; when the mouth exhales, the abdomen sinks , Intentional breath spreads to the whole body), 5~10 minutes each time, 2 times in the morning and evening can warm the yang and replenish the deficiency, eliminate the food and guide the stagnation, and it is especially effective for those with deficiency of both yin and yang, weakness, shortness of breath and nervousness. Attention is about perseverance.
Text/Lan Zhengwen
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