In life, massage is commonly used to treat various diseases. Now let's follow the TCM website editor to learn about the efficacy and function of the Dadu acupoint, as well as how to massage the Dadu acupoint to alleviate indigestion. How to locate the Dadu acupoint?
【Location of Dadu Acupoint】
1. Standard positioning
The Dadu acupoint is located on the inner edge of the foot, in the depression in front and below the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe.
2. Acupoint anatomy
It is located at the stop point of the extensor hallucis brevis muscle; it has branches of the medial and lateral veins of the sole of the foot; and it is innervated by the digital plantar nerve of the medial side of the foot.
【Causes of Indigestion】
1. Improper diet and behavior, one should maintain moderate eating habits. Overeating or irregular eating can affect health and lead to the occurrence of diseases.
2. Unclean diet, unclean diet as a pathogenic factor refers to the occurrence of diseases caused by eating unclean food. This is often due to the lack of good hygiene habits, eating spoiled or contaminated food infected with viruses or parasites. Diseases caused by unclean diet mainly involve the gastrointestinal tract. For example, eating spoiled food can disrupt gastrointestinal function, leading to epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or dysentery.
3. Dietary preferences, dietary preferences as a pathogenic factor refers to the occurrence of certain diseases caused by a special preference for certain tastes or exclusive consumption of certain foods. For example, excessive consumption of cold or hot foods, preference for certain tastes, or alcoholism can lead to imbalances in the body's yin and yang or deficiencies in certain nutrients, causing diseases to occur.
【Benefits and Functions of Dadu Acupoint】
1. Benefits of Dadu Acupoint
The Dadu acupoint has the function of dispersing spleen heat and is used to treat abdominal distension, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and fever. It is commonly used in modern times to treat abdominal distension, vomiting, and constipation.
2. Functions of Dadu Acupoint
Dadu acupoint is an important acupoint for calcium supplementation in the elderly. It can also treat muscle atrophy, osteoporosis, and lower back and leg pain. People with cervical spondylosis should also frequently massage the Dadu acupoint.
Some elderly people experience leg cramps every night. The most likely cause is blockage of the spleen meridian, which prevents calcium absorption. This can be relieved by massaging the Dadu and Shangqiu acupoints for three minutes each. In general, leg cramps will disappear after three days.
3. Main diseases treated by Dadu Acupoint
Digestive system diseases: gastritis, gastric spasms, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, acute and chronic enteritis;
Respiratory system diseases: sequelae of cerebrovascular disease, childhood convulsions, toe pain.
【Massage Methods for Dadu Acupoint】
1. Enhance digestive ability
To enhance digestive ability, massage the Dadu acupoint every day. Massage all the acupoints on both feet for about 10 minutes, using a force and duration that you can tolerate.
You can also use moxibustion on the Dadu acupoint. Light up the moxa stick and hold it about 2-3 centimeters above the Dadu acupoint. Moxibustion for 5 minutes each time, 3 times a week, also produces noticeable effects.
2. Calcium supplementation
Soak your feet in hot water for 20 minutes every night, then vigorously massage the Dadu acupoint with your thumb 50 times.
Massage the Dadu and Shangqiu acupoints each for 3 minutes every day. After 3 days, leg cramps will disappear.
In addition, people with cervical spondylosis should also frequently massage the Dadu acupoint and find the most painful point next to it to massage. Combining these treatments will yield better results.
3. Alleviate depressive emotions
The Dadu acupoint is a major acupoint for relieving depressive emotions. Massage it for 10 minutes every day, or massage it for as long as you can tolerate.
This method is not only suitable for people with depressive emotions, but also for those who experience high work or life stress as a regular health maintenance practice. Regularly massaging the Dadu acupoint can help prevent depressive emotions.
Moxibustion on the Dadu acupoint is suitable for people with depressive emotions or those who have high work pressure.
