What are the effects of massaging Qihai and Guanyuan?

Many acupoints on the human body have different effects. Everyone knows the common ones, such as the temple. In fact, there is nothing magical about the acupuncture points on the human body under normal circumstances, but people who know a little about Chinese medicine know that acupuncture points have significant benefits in treating diseases. I guess many people have never heard of the Qihai and Guanyuan acupoints. Today I’m going to introduce these two uncommon acupoints, as well as some other knowledge about the acupoints. You can take a look and learn more about them.

Shenque: navel. Strengthens the spleen, replenishes Qi, activates collaterals, and calms the mind.

Guanyuan: Location: On the anterior midline, 3 inches below the navel. Indications: urinary obstruction, frequent urination, enuresis, spermatorrhea, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, menorrhagia...

Qihai: Location: anterior midline, 1.5 inches below the navel. Indications: irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, postpartum hemorrhage, hernia, enuresis, diarrhea, constipation, edema...

Shimen Point: Belongs to the Ren Meridian, also known as Dantian. Located on the anterior midline of the body, two inches below the navel. Function: Regulating qi, relieving pain, and unblocking urinary channels. Indications: Difficult urination, diarrhea, lower abdominal colic, scrotum thrusting into the lower abdomen, stranguria with gas, stranguria with blood, persistent lochia after delivery, vagina retracting into the abdomen, running pig, edema, vomiting blood, indigestion, enteritis, and endometritis.

Zhongwan: Location: 4 inches above the navel. Indications: stomachache, abdominal distension, intestinal rumbling, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, indigestion, jaundice, and weak spleen and stomach.

Introduced above are a few less commonly known acupoints on the human body. You can learn about them so that you can better discipline your body. Of course, regular acupoint massage is also good for the human body, so you might as well give it a try.