Ancient and modern, everyone hopes that they can live a long and healthy life, “Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine” book “Su Wen on the ancient truth” said “the ancient man, know the way, the law in yin and yang, and in the number of arts, food and drink in rhythm, living and living in a regular, do not be presumptuous to make labor, so the shape and God, and the end of the day of the year a hundred years old is to go! ”, here mentioned “techniques” that includes health care massage, qigong, guiding, acupuncture, gua sha, medicine, and other self-conditioning art, oriental health care massage has a long history of rich content, there are self-care massage, gua sha, foot therapy, hand therapy and other methods. It is mainly through the human body meridian points, to dredge the meridians and channels, harmonize Ying and Wei, running blood, balance the effect of yin and yang, so as to enhance their ability to resist disease.
1, the method of fixing the kidney and benefiting the essence
Kidney in the human body is an extremely important organ, Chinese medicine said the kidney for the “innate nature of this” is the power source of human life, the kidney is located in the lumbar region, there is a “lumbar for the capital of the kidney,” said. The main function of the kidney is to store the essence of the human body, the main life of the human body’s reproduction and development. Therefore, there are several ways to massage the kidneys.
a. Rubbing Yongquan method
After rubbing both hands together, use both palms or a single palm to rub the central Yongquan point on the soles of the feet for about 3-10 minutes.
b. Moving Kidney Points
Massage the Ren Yu point on the waist with both palms for 3-10 minutes.
c. Kneading Vital Point
Press the fingers of both hands on the Vital Point and knead it vigorously for 3-10 minutes.
d. Massage Guanyuan point
Use the palm of the hand to make circular motions on the Guanyuan point of one’s stomach for 3-10 minutes.
e. Vibrating the ears
Press the palms of both hands on the ears and rub both ears for 1-3 minutes.
- Strengthening the spleen and stomach
In traditional oriental medicine, “the spleen is the foundation of the later life”, the spleen can take in blood and play the role of transportation and metabolism, and the spleen opens the orifices in the mouth. If the spleen is not good, there will be muscle weakness and fistula, the mouth is tasteless or odorless, pale lips without luster. The main massage methods are:
a. Moving the abdomen, using the palm to moisten the abdomen for 1-3 minutes
b. Pressing the foot-sanli point for 1-3 minutes
c. Press the Tianshu point for 1-3 minutes.
3, Sedative and hypnotic massage
a. Rub San Yin point for 1-3 minutes
b. Rub Yongquan acupoint for 1-3 minutes
c. Pressing Neiguan point for 1-3 minutes
d. Rub Shenmen point for 1-3 minutes
e. Pressing Fengchi point for 1-3 minutes
f. Pressing Hundred Clubs point for 1-3 minutes
- Self-patting massage
Self-patting massage from top to bottom, 1-3 minutes for each part: patting the head→upper shoulder→chest and abdomen→waist and arm→lower and upper legs.
5, Unblocking the Nasal Orifices to Cure Colds
Oriental traditional medicine theory that “the lungs open the orifices in the nose”, such as colds will appear nasal congestion, nasal discharge, cloudy mucus and so on. Massage can be effective.
a. Moving the yintang, using the thumb of the hand to move the yintang point for 1-3 minutes.
b. Push the center of the nose for 1-3 minutes
c. Point Yingxiang for 1-3 minutes, rub the nose and lift the root of the nose for 1-2 minutes.
6, gua sha massage method
With scraping board and scraping oil (massage cream and petroleum jelly can also)
① scrape head 1-3 minutes
② scrape back 5-10 minutes
③ scrape hand 5-10 minutes
④ scrape legs 5-10 minutes
⑤ Scrape the soles of the feet 5-10 minutes
With scraping points to open the meridian effect is the best, and easy to see the effect quickly.
7, foot massage health care
Foot massage is the valuable heritage of traditional oriental medicine, that “people’s feet, as if the root of the tree, tree withered root first exhausted, people old feet first decline”. Therefore, foot health care is very important, it is also very simple massage method, massage before soaking your feet in hot water for 3-10 minutes, and then use traditional Chinese medicine, such as “Huo Xiang Zhengqi water” a Chinese medicine powder or self-medication of traditional Chinese medicine boiled after soaking feet. Massage methods are as follows:
① Rub the soles of the feet with the palms of both hands for 1-3 minutes;
② Point pressure on the soles of the feet for 1-3 minutes;
③ Point pressure on Yongquan point for 1-3 minutes;
④ Scrape the soles of the feet for 1-3 minutes;
⑤ Make a fist and pile up the soles of the feet for 1-3 minutes;
⑥ Punching the soles of the feet for 1-3 minutes;
⑦ Pointing pressure on the thumb of the foot with fingertips for 1-3 minutes;
⑧ Point pressure on the inner side of the foot for 1-3 minutes;
⑨ Point pressure on the outside of the foot for 1-3 minutes;
⑩ point pressure on the dorsum of the foot 1-3 minutes.
8, hand health care massage method
Hand is the most sensitive part of the human body, the whole body meridian through the hand meridian contact to all parts. In the body’s twelve meridians, hand three Yang meridian, hand three Yin meridian are terminated in the hand, such as the human body has a lesion, can be diagnosed through the palm of the hand to diagnose the disease, at the same time, the party can stimulate the hand reflex zones, to stimulate the regulation of the meridians to maintain the balance of the body’s functions, the massage method has the following points:
① Palm rubbing 1-3 minutes;
② point pressure palm 1-3 minutes;
③ Scrape the inner part of the palm and the center of the palm for 1-3 minutes;
④ Push the back of the palm for 1-3 minutes;
⑤ Scrape the head of each palm finger for 1-3 minutes;
⑥ Pressing Laogong point, big and small Yuzhi points, and Hegu point for 1-2 minutes each;
⑦ Press the Neiguan point for 1-2 minutes.
Health care massage is beneficial, you can insist on daily massage for 10-30 minutes, but the massage time needs to be based on their own body, the body can be longer, the body is poor on the shorter. After the massage to drink more boiled water, in order to eliminate the toxins after the personal massage.