What are the acupuncture points on the human hand?

Acupoints are mainly a theory in traditional Chinese medicine. After a long period of practice of traditional Chinese medicine, acupoints play an important role in the treatment of many diseases. The acupoints on the hands, in particular, play an important therapeutic role in almost all diseases of the body. Therefore, many people are very concerned about the acupoints on their hands. So, what are the acupoints on the human hand? Let’s take a closer look below.

Acupoints, scientifically known as acupoints, refer to special areas on the meridian lines of the human body. Chinese medicine can treat diseases by stimulating the corresponding meridian points through acupuncture, massage, and moxibustion. Acupoint is a term unique to Chinese culture and traditional Chinese medicine. Most of them are places with fewer nerve endings and blood vessels. Also called acupoints and acupuncture points.

Acupoints are special places where qi and blood flow into and out of the internal organs and meridians of the human body. "Shu" is the same as "Shu", or can be simplified as "Yu". "Hole" means gap. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine also calls it "joint", "meeting", "qi point", "qi palace", etc.; in the Acupuncture and Moxibustion Jia Yi Jing, it is called "hole"; in the Taiping Shenghui Fang, it is called "acupoint"; in the Bronze Man Acupoint Acupoint Illustrated Classic, it is generally called "acupoint"; and in the Shenjiu Jinglun, it is called "acupoint".

"Suwen. Qi Fu Lun" explains that acupoints are "where the pulse qi is emitted"; "Lingshu. Jiuzhen Shieryuan" says that they are "where the spirit qi roams in and out, not the skin, flesh, tendons and bones." This shows that acupoints are not isolated points on the body surface, but special parts that are closely connected with deep tissues and organs and communicate with each other. "Transmission" is bidirectional. From the inside to the outside, it reflects illness and pain; from the outside to the inside, it receives stimulation and prevents and treats disease. In this sense, acupoints are both the reaction points of diseases and the stimulation points of treatment.

According to the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine, among the twelve most important meridians in the human body, six are related to the hands, and there are 23 acupoints related to these on the hands. In addition, there are 34 extra meridian points and 42 "holographic points (areas)" distributed on the hands. In other words, there are 99 acupoints (areas) on the hands alone. Massaging or pressing these acupoints can cure almost all diseases in the body.

The above is an introduction to the acupoints on the human hand. I hope it will be helpful to everyone’s understanding. Acupoints play an important role in traditional Chinese medicine. Many diseases can be cured by massaging acupoints. We can learn more about this aspect so that we can treat many diseases at home with very good results.