Acupoint location
"Tongren Jing" records that "the distance between the lower sides of the first vertebra is one inch and five minutes respectively. Needle into five points, moxibustion can be seven strong. " Acupuncture also records that this point is located in the spinal region, 1 below the spinous process of the thoracic spine, and opens at the back center 1.5 inch. Its acupoint selection method is simple, sitting or prone with the head down, and the first thoracic vertebra is opened 1.5 inches below the spinous process.
Signs of this:
1. This point is the bladder meridian of Foot Taiyang, which is mainly used to treat diseases of lung defending Taiyang meridian.
"Thousand Daughters Wing" records: I can't take care of my headache, and I am bored in my chest, so I am afraid of it. "Yixin Fang" also records: cough, headache, hypochondriac fullness, back pain, shortness of breath, chest tightness, uncomfortable sitting, so it is appropriate to sit in a large chair. "Taiping Shenghui Fang" also records: wind fatigue, cough, shortness of breath, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, pain, regardless of left and right, fidgeting, sitting in a big chair. Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Febrile Diseases records that "the sun is a disease, with floating pulse, headache and strong aversion to cold", "the sun disease, whether it has fever or not, will hate cold, and the body aches and vomits, and the pulse of Yin and Yang is tight, which is called typhoid fever", and "the sun disease, with headache, sweating and bad wind and slow pulse, is called middle wind". It can be seen that Dayi point is mainly used for severe head and neck pain, cough and expectoration. It belongs to the category of solar disease.
Now it is commonly used in clinic to treat cold, cough, headache, stuffy nose and other related diseases. When we treat exogenous wind-heat, cough and nasal congestion, we often choose Daxie point combined with Quchi point, Shu Fei point and Chize point for treatment, so as to dispel wind, clear heat, disperse lung and relieve exterior syndrome. For exogenous wind-cold, Dayi point can be selected to cooperate with Lieque point, Dazhui point and Feishu point for treatment, so as to play the role of dispersing Wei and cold, dispersing lung and relieving exterior syndrome. As for the treatment of headache caused by solar disease, this point can be combined with Fengchi point and Fengfu point for treatment, which has the function of eliminating evil, dredging collaterals and relieving pain.
Second, the bones will be big and can cure low back pain.
This point is the meeting point of bones and the place where bones gather. "Difficult Classics" records that "the bones will be big." At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Boren also said that "the bone is nourished by marrow, and the marrow is placed in the rafters from the brain". Chen Xiuyuan once said: "From then on, bones branch downward, so bones will be big." . Therefore, the giant salamander can regulate the qi of the meridians of the spinal bone, stimulate this point to activate qi and blood, nourish the spinal bone, and play the role of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. Therefore, low back pain is often treated with this point. Similarly, this point is another collateral of the Du meridian. Stimulating this point can adjust the qi of the meridian of the Du meridian and also treat low back pain. Massage this acupoint frequently at ordinary times can prevent and treat cervical spondylosis. Lumbar disc herniation, thoracolumbar osteoporosis and other diseases. It is a common acupuncture point for health care of middle-aged and elderly people.
Acupoint health care
First, acupuncture method: oblique needling 0.5 0.8 inch inward, local acid swelling, needle sensation can spread to the shoulder. (acupuncture)
Second, moxibustion method: this point can be moxibustion (although it is also recorded in Tongren Jing, this point cannot be moxibustion). Generally, moxa stick moxibustion is selected, with 5 7% moxibustion and local warming as appropriate. Moxa stick moxibustion is usually pecked by birds. At the same time, this acupoint can also choose aconite cake moxibustion or ginger moxibustion. Moxibustion can also be used in dog days. Generally, it is combined with Dazhui and Shu Fei to treat yang deficiency, expectoration and asthma.
Third, massage method is also the most commonly used method for daily health care. Bow your head, use your forefinger and middle finger to find the first thoracic vertebra, that is, the high point protruding from your back, open 1.5 inch to both sides, find the acupuncture point, and press it with your fingers. 3-5 minutes a day, with local soreness is appropriate. It can prevent the occurrence of diseases related to cervical vertebra and lumbar vertebra, and is especially suitable for the health care of the elderly.