. Traditional Chinese medicine massage can effectively alleviate physical discomfort, but not everyone can master the massage techniques. Today, I recommend four small objects commonly used around you to assist massage and easily achieve the purpose of health preservation and disease prevention.
artifact 1: comb
the comb used to comb your hair can be used in many ways. Generally, the horn comb with round teeth is preferred.
comb your neck to prevent colds. At the beginning of a cold, the back of the general item will feel sour and tight pain. There is a Dazhui point at the back of the neck (the depression below the highest uplift bone at the back of the neck when you lower your head), which is the place where Yang Qi is most abundant. Combing here can dispel wind, disperse cold, clear away heat and relieve the surface, and alleviate the initial cold. Generally, it takes 5 ~ 10 minutes each time to feel fever at the back of the neck.
comb your breasts to disperse blood stasis. There are many meridians and acupoints around the breast. If liver qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis are prone to breast hyperplasia, nodules and other diseases. Applying local stimulation with a comb can dredge the meridians, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, soft, firm and loose knots, and alleviate chest discomfort. The specific method is: apply a little lotion on the breast, then comb the comb (preferably comb) and maintain the chest 45 degrees, gently comb the nipple from the breast root to the nipple, and make it gentle and comfortable, so that it can be comfortable for 5~10 minutes. If there are nodules and lumps, you can use the comb back to knead locally. Before combing, you can also take 20g of red peony, 30g of Prunella vulgaris and 30g of dandelion. After decocting in water, you can dip a towel into the medicine juice for hot compress to strengthen the effect of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, clearing heat and dispersing knot.
comb the abdomen and regulate the intestines and stomach. There are many soft organs in the abdominal cavity. It is recommended to use the comb back to circle clockwise around the navel, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help excretion. For diarrhea, you can comb the corner and rub Zhongwan point (four inches above the navel) and Tianshu point (two inches next to the navel, one on the left and one on the right) to regulate gastrointestinal function.
artifact 2: hair dryer
traditional Chinese medicine says “cold is hot”. Where you feel cold and pain, you can use hair dryer to blow and hot air to relieve pain. Hair dryer is most commonly used to relieve discomfort such as pillow, shoulder cold and dysmenorrhea. Before blowing, it is recommended to test the temperature by hand and blow at the uncomfortable part for 5 ~ 10 minutes. Dysmenorrhea can also cut a piece of ginger and put it on the navel, and then blow it with an electric hair dryer, which can play the role of warming and dispersing the cold.
artifact III: rolling pin
rolling pin can be used to roll parts with rich body muscles, such as legs, shoulders and neck, which is similar to the “rolling method” in traditional Chinese medicine massage. It can roll repeatedly under local pressure to alleviate local numbness and pain.
knock on the popliteal fossa to strengthen the waist and back. There is an old saying in traditional Chinese medicine called “waist and back Committee seeking”. Diseases in the waist and back can be alleviated by knocking on the Committee middle point (located in the popliteal fossa). The specific method is: sitting on a chair with knees slightly bent, gently tap the knee socket laterally from the back with a rolling pin for about 10 minutes each time.
rolling springs prolong life. This method should have relied on the traditional Chinese medicine mill, but the medicine mill is now rare and can be replaced by a rolling pin. Put it on the floor, step on it with a little force, roll back and forth, and imitate the action of the old medicine worker to grind the medicine, which can effectively stimulate the Yongquan point in the center of the foot, strengthen the foundation, strengthen the kidney and prolong life. People with heel pain can also roll at the heel to stimulate the local pain threshold, improve the pain threshold and relieve the pain.
artifact IV: spoon
spoon generally selects stainless steel spoon with long handle and round and smooth body. The handle is used to point holes and the body is used for scraping.
points around the eyes can brighten the eyes. When tired, you can use the spoon handle to rub Jingming point (inner corner of the eye), zanzhu point (eyebrow), Yuyao point (middle of the eyebrow), temple point (outer corner of the eye) and Sibai point (now) around the eyes one by one. Each point has the effect of relieving fatigue and brightening the eyes for 1 ~ 2 minutes.
scraping the back can reduce fire. At home, the spoon body can be used to replace the scraping board for scraping. Apply a little oil on the back of the bladder and upper Qi to remove the fire, and then gently scrape the blood on the back.