Protecting this critical part of your hand can save your life

The greater benefit of acupoint massage is that it can promptly correct the blockage of Qi, blood and meridians, thereby preventing diseases. Some minor ailments in daily life, such as frequent headaches, toothaches, nasal congestion, dry eyes, shoulder and back pain, or sudden angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction pain and chest pain, can be quickly relieved by massaging the three acupoints on the hands.

1Hegu Point

Hegu point can treat and relieve oral and facial diseases, such as toothache, headache, migraine, dry eyes, and tinnitus. Pressing the Hegu point can promote the increase of adrenal cortex hormones and corticosterone to achieve the purpose of pain relief. Hegu point is the original point on the hand yangming large intestine meridian, which can relieve stomach pain, bloating, constipation, nausea and motion sickness. Hegu point is also a major acupoint for qi and blood. It can invigorate the mind and treat epileptic seizures.

Acupoint location: Between the first and second metacarpal bones, in the depression before the two bones come together. To locate the acupoint simply, align the horizontal line of the first joint of your thumb with the base of your other hand, and press the depression with your fingertips.

Press vertically with your fingertips until you feel the area swelling up, which is when you get the qi. The Large Intestine Meridian of Hand Yangming runs from one side of the face through the lower jaw to the opposite ear and eye, then around to the cheek. Therefore, if you have a toothache on the left side, you can press the Hegu point on the right hand to relieve the pain.

2. Nursing Point

Yanglao point can eliminate blurred vision, dredge meridians and relieve numbness in hands, pain in leg and foot joints, difficulty walking, back pain, and neck and shoulder pain.

To locate the acupoint: bend your forearm, with your palm facing your chest, and follow the path down between the ring finger and little finger on the back of your hand to the depression on the inner side of the protruding bone at the wrist. The Yanglao point is deep and difficult to find, so a fixed posture must be adopted.

3. Thenar point

The thenar eminence is located on the palm, on the muscle bulge opposite the base of the thumb. The thenar point is a major emergency acupoint. Pressing and stimulating the point with the tip of the thumb can relieve angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and chest pain. The Yuji acupoint is an acupoint on the lung meridian, which has the effects of clearing heat, promoting lung function, dispersing blood stasis and moisturizing the skin. The thenar acupoint corresponds to the heart. Gently scraping the thenar acupoint with a scraping board can treat colds, coughs, and nasal congestion. You can also rub the two thenar acupoints against each other. Pinching and rubbing the Yuji point can relieve heart pressure, prevent and treat colds, prevent and treat constipation, and treat aphonia.

Acupoint location: The midpoint of the first metacarpal bone on the palm, the highest point of the raised muscle under the thumb, or the junction of red and white flesh.