How effective is the Chinese medicine belly squeeze patch?

We can see a lot of Chinese herbal plasters on the market. These patches can be very effective in relieving some pain and discomfort. So, do you know how effective the Chinese medicine belly squeeze patch is? In fact, there are many acupoints around our belly button, and regular massage can help regulate the body. The navel plasters produced by some regular Chinese medicine manufacturers can also have some effect.

In many people's minds, the "belly button" is a very important part of the human body. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the navel is exactly where the "Shenque" acupuncture point is located, which is connected to the "root of vital energy" of the five internal organs and can be said to be the key "vital point" of the body. Therefore, the daily care of the belly button should be meticulous, for example, you should not pick the belly button, you should not "let your belly get a cold", etc. When one is sick, especially with gastrointestinal problems, various treatments targeting the navel are the first to be considered, including massage, hot compress, and moxibustion. . . What’s special is that there are various miraculous “belly button stickers”!

In the past, ancient people viewed the "belly button" in this way because they did not understand human anatomy. They just intuitively saw that the umbilical cord was connected to the mother's body when the fetus was born, so they took it for granted that the belly button was very important. Some modern people also think this way, also because they do not understand the structure of the human body and have no idea what the "belly button" is at all. For example, a most basic question: Where does the belly button lead to?

The belly button is actually connected to nowhere. It is closed, like a "scar"! When a baby is born and the umbilical cord is cut, everyone knows that the doctor will tie the umbilical cord, and then the part of the umbilical cord stump exposed outside the body will generally fall off in a few days to a month. At the same time, the part of the umbilical cord stump in the body is also changing - because there is no nutrition supply, it shrinks rapidly; while it shrinks, it does a very important thing, which is to completely close the "opening" at the belly button. Generally speaking, the umbilical cord closes completely a few days after the baby is born. (In a very small number of newborns, the umbilical cord is not sealed. This is a congenital disease and requires surgical treatment). As the baby develops, this part of the umbilical cord stump will continue to shrink and transform until it finally transforms into ligament tissue, such as the "round ligament of the liver", which wraps around the liver in the abdominal cavity.