The Taoist secret that has not been passed down for thousands of years - tapping the eight voids

Liver evil gathers in the armpits, heart and lung evil gathers in the elbows, spleen evil gathers in the thighs, and kidney evil gathers in the popliteal fossa.

There are eight major hollows in the human body, also known as the eight weak points, namely the armpits, elbows, thighs (i.e. hips) and popliteal fossa. Baxu is also the warmest place in the human body in cold winter. It is said that these eight deficiencies can cure anything from a cold to several difficult and complicated diseases, and are a secret of Taoism that is not passed on to outsiders.

"Xu" means weak link. The places where clothes are most easily stained with dust are the folds. The eight weak points of the human body are like these places. The evil of the five internal organs likes to hide in the eight voids.

The evil of the five internal organs hides in the eight voids

If there is evil in the lung and heart, the qi will stay in the two elbows (in the lung, it is Chize, in the heart, it is next to Shaohai. "Liu" should be "Liu", the same below);

If there is evil in the liver, its qi will stay in the two armpits (below the Qimen, Yuanxie and other acupoints);

The spleen is affected by evil, and its qi stays in the thighs (the spleen and stomach are combined. Their pulses all go out from the tibia and thighs between Chongmen and Qichong, so if the evil qi stays in the thighs, it is a spleen meridian disease);

When there is evil in the kidney, its qi will remain in the popliteal fossa (the kidney and bladder are exterior and interior, and their meridians both run out between the Yin Valley behind the knee and the Weizhong point, so when the evil qi remains in the popliteal fossa, it is a kidney meridian disease).

1. Patting the elbows - dispersing the evil qi and disease qi of the heart and lungs

The elbow pit is where the three yin meridians of the heart, pericardium and lung pass through. It also hides two acupoints, the Chize point of the lung meridian and the Quze point of the pericardium meridian.

1. Cardiopulmonary diseases

Often you can feel a tender spot in the fossa of the elbow. The patient will cry out in pain if you tap it lightly. By finding the painful spot and tapping it, the evil qi will disperse and the positive energy will recover, and the evil qi will naturally have no place to stay.

After getting up in the morning, pinch and pat the elbows to see if there are any lumps or pain points. If there is a strong reaction, it means that the body needs timely conditioning. You should consciously increase the number of pats to disperse the pain points or lumps.

2. Patting the elbow pit can cure skin itching:

The lungs control the skin and hair. Patting the elbow pits to expel dampness and toxins can relieve itching. People who suffer from acne due to damp heat, or whose skin itches easily in winter, can try this method.

How to tap the elbow pit:

Stretch out your left arm, use your right hand to find the center of the elbow line on your left arm, and use your right thumb to touch it to locate it. Once you find it, you can gently tap it with the four fingers of your right hand. Do it eighty-one times each time, with the strength increasing from light to heavy. Generally, people with heat in the heart and lungs will see local redness in the elbow pits after patting, and may even see sha.

Cupping: Put your five fingers together into a spoon shape, and cup the muscles and joints with moderate force to expel toxins that are deep inside and difficult to scrape out.

However, for patients with serious illnesses or long-term illnesses who are weak, it is best not to use excessive stimulation. Gently rub the elbow area. The slight warm feeling after rubbing can warm the heart and lungs. This is the "less fire, more vitality" method of Dandao doctors, which is equivalent to the tonification method in traditional Chinese medicine.

2. Patting the armpits - Treating liver and heart diseases

There are four main meridians running through the armpits: the lung meridian, pericardium meridian, gallbladder meridian and heart meridian.

If there is a problem with the lung meridian, such as stagnation of lung qi, symptoms of irritability and chest fullness will occur. Swelling in the armpits means there is a problem with the pericardium meridian. The gallbladder meridian also runs through the armpits. When there is a problem with the gallbladder meridian, some people will feel like they have a serious heart disease, with pain in the heart and ribs, inability to turn around, accompanied by a bitter taste in the mouth, and a tendency to sigh. A bunch of things growing under the armpits is also a sign of stagnation of the gallbladder meridian. The Heart Meridian can cause paralysis of the entire arm, cold arms, and difficulty in movement. At the same time, the throat feels extremely dry and you want to drink water. In daily life, some people often have the problem of heat in their palms, which is generally related to the lung meridian, pericardium meridian or heart meridian.

1. Relieve depression

As long as a person gets angry, his meridians will definitely be blocked. Patting the armpits gently can treat symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations, sadness, suspicion, and numbness in the arms caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis after a person gets angry. (It can also relieve women's menopause). If a person is often depressed, a lump may grow under his armpit, which is a sign of stagnation of heart qi.

When tapping the pericardium meridian, you should first pinch the Jiquan point (a major point for relieving depression) on the heart meridian under the armpit. The treatment method is plucking and patting, using four fingers to gently pluck in the middle of the armpit. When we pluck the strings, we can clearly feel a meridian tendon, and the Jiquan point is located in the middle of this tendon (if the ring finger and little finger feel numb, it means that the strings are plucked correctly). Then pluck the music a few more times here, and at the same time use your empty fist to slowly tap along the midline of your arm, which can help relieve your depression. The Jiquan point is located under our armpits. When we usually coax our children, we tickle their armpits with our hands and the children will laugh non-stop. In fact, this just stimulates the Jiquan point where he has ticklish skin, which moves his heart qi. Since the heart represents joy, the child will smile happily.

Tanzhong is also a major acupoint for relieving depression. In daily life, if we are angry, we often pat our chest unconsciously. In fact, this is patting the Tanzhong point. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the pericardium is the source of joy and happiness. Tapping the Tanzhong point (thymus) can also improve immunity.

2. Treat liver disease and heart disease

What we usually call "anger attacks the heart" is actually the liver fire retained in the armpits, which hinders the circulation of qi and blood in the heart meridian, damaging not only the liver but also the heart. When people faint due to anger, they can tap the Jiquan point. Jiquan point not only has the effect of expanding the chest and regulating qi, but also can quickly restore yang, lead blood upward, and make the mind clear quickly. Calms people down quickly.

In daily health care, we don't need to spend so much effort to pluck the Jiquan point, just pat it gently. Plucking and patting the armpits can also prevent and relieve heart diseases such as coronary heart disease and angina pectoris. This is equivalent to the quick-acting heart-saving pills we carry with us.

3. Relieve sweaty palms

To relieve sweaty palms, this is equivalent to the failure of the pericardium meridian to contract, because the human pericardium is the Jueyin meridian, which is responsible for contraction. If it does not contract, sweaty palms will occur. Many of us like to rub our hands vigorously when we are nervous. This subconscious action is actually a form of self-rescue, a kind of self-help. Rubbing the palms of the hands stimulates the pericardium meridian.

3. Patting the thighs can treat all gynecological diseases.

Patting the thighs (the groin area where the inner thighs meet the lower abdomen) can treat all gynecological diseases.

Patting the thighs can not only speed up the circulation of qi and blood and strengthen the spleen and stomach, but also make fat people thin and thin people fat. It can also stimulate two acupoints that are very effective in treating gynecological diseases, Qi Chong and Chong Men, which have the effect of treating irregular menstruation, infertility, dysmenorrhea, cold feet, and gynecological inflammation such as leucorrhea. It can also treat men's diseases and blood stasis and phlegm caused by poor blood circulation.

The specific method is to stand upright and gently pat the groins with both hands, gradually increasing the force until the thighs become slightly warm. Pat two to three times a day, each time for 3 to 5 minutes.

4. Patting the two gluteal areas - Treating all waist and leg pain

Kidney evil---stay in the popliteal fossa for 5 minutes every day, not only can it treat back pain and sciatica, but it can also play a role in nourishing the kidney.