Where is the Zusanli acupoint located?

Zusanli is an acupuncture point on the human body, located in the concave and convex area on the fibula side of the outer side of the tibia below the kneecap. Regular massage of Zusanli is very beneficial to physical health. It can effectively prevent some physical diseases and have health care effects. It can also treat gastrointestinal diseases. It is very effective in treating chronic gastritis or chronic stomach disease, and is better for the body.

Where is Zusanli located in the body?

1. Where is the Zusanli acupoint on the human body? 1. The Zusanli acupoint is located four horizontal fingers below the outer knee and on the edge of the tibia.

2. Touch the outside of the calf from bottom to top. You can feel a bump (lateral tibial condyle) below the kneecap of the left knee. From here, further out and a little bit downward, there is another protrusion (the head of the fibula).

3. Connect the two convex bones with a line, and make an equilateral triangle downward with this line as the base. The vertex of this equilateral triangle is the Zusanli acupoint. 4. The Zusanli point is 3 inches below the outer kneecap, 1 finger width away from the anterior crest of the tibia, and on the tibialis anterior muscle.

How to find Zusanli acupoint

1. The bone inside the calf is called the tibia, and the bone outside is called the fibula. The slightly angular bone that can be felt in the front of the calf, like the back of a kitchen knife, is called the tibia. After touching this bone. We use the tip of our thumb to push upwards. When you feel you can no longer push, the point where your thumb is located is Zusanli.

2. Touch the outside of the calf from bottom to top. You can feel a bump (lateral tibial condyle) under the kneecap of the right knee. From here, going further outward and a little below the head, there is another bulge (the head of the fibula). The two convex bones are connected by a line, and an equilateral triangle is drawn downward with this line as the base. The vertex of this equilateral triangle is the Zusanli acupoint. The Zusanli point is 3 inches below the outer kneecap, 1 finger width away from the anterior crest of the tibia, and on the tibialis anterior muscle. When locating the acupoint, measure 4 horizontal fingers downward from the outer knee pit, between the fibula and tibia, and measure 1 horizontal finger from the side of the tibia. This is the point.

3. Press the top of the right knee with the palm of your right hand, with five fingers facing downward. The position where the tip of the middle finger points outward is the Zusanli point on the right leg. (Put your wrist horizontal line on the top of the patella at the knee, and place your hand naturally on the ground with the tip of your middle finger pointing down.) Use the same method with your left hand to find the Zusanli point on your left leg.

The function of Zusanli acupoint

1. Regulate the body's immunity, enhance disease resistance, regulate the spleen and stomach, replenish qi, dredge meridians and activate collaterals, dispel wind and dampness, and strengthen the body and eliminate evil.

2. Treat stomachache, vomiting, abdominal distension, intestinal rumbling, indigestion, paralysis of lower limbs, diarrhea, constipation, dysentery, malnutrition, insanity, stroke, beriberi, edema, paralysis of lower limbs, palpitations, shortness of breath, and emaciation.

3. In terms of the digestive system, it can make gastrointestinal motility strong and regular, and can improve the activity of various digestive enzymes, increase appetite and help digestion.

4. In terms of the nervous system, it can promote the recovery of brain cell functions and improve the working ability of cerebral cortex cells.

5. In terms of the endocrine system, it has a bidirectional benign regulatory effect on the function of the pituitary-adrenal cortex system, improving the body's ability to defend against diseases.