Using acupressure to assist in weight loss is a common method in traditional Chinese medicine. Zusanli acupoint is the most commonly used acupoint in TCM therapy. Many diseases can be treated by massaging the Zusanli acupoint. So, can massaging the Zusanli acupoint help with weight loss? Let's learn more about the Zusanli acupoint.
Can massaging the Zusanli acupoint help with weight loss?
In the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, many acupoints correspond to internal organs, and massaging these acupoints is beneficial for detoxification of the organs and has many benefits.
1. Symptoms such as stomachache, vomiting, belching, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, intestinal noises, indigestion, diarrhea, constipation, and dysentery. Coughing, asthma, palpitations, shortness of breath, and breast abscess. Insomnia, mania, and dizziness. Debility and emaciation, edema. Knee pain, lower limb paralysis, and foot swelling.
2. The Zusanli acupoint is located one horizontal finger below the outer side of the knee. Massaging the Zusanli acupoint can prevent and treat various diseases, regulate the immune system, enhance the body's resistance to diseases, regulate the spleen and stomach, tonify Qi, dispel wind and dampness, and promote blood circulation. Press this acupoint with the fingertip for 100 times.
3. Massaging the Zusanli acupoint not only helps with weight loss but also improves circulation. The Zusanli acupoint is located 3 inches below the calf's nose, on the outside of the lower leg.
Massage the Zusanli acupoint with the thumb: Apply pressure on the Zusanli acupoint with the thumb, press vertically, and massage. The other four fingers can be clenched or open to support and coordinate the pressure. Allow the stimulation to reach the deep layers of the muscle tissue, producing sensations such as soreness, numbness, swelling, pain, and radiating. After a few seconds, gradually relax. Repeat this process several times.
Best time to massage the Zusanli acupoint
Press the Zusanli acupoint with the thumb or middle finger once a day, 5-10 minutes each time, 15-20 times per minute. Pay attention to achieving a tingling and warm sensation similar to acupuncture in the Zusanli acupoint during each press. This will improve gastrointestinal function, make you feel energized, and full of vitality.
Although acupoints can treat diseases and promote physical health, it is essential to find the correct massage method and master the techniques to achieve different effects.
During the massage, the palms of the hands should be warm, and the force should be appropriate. It is not advisable to massage on an empty stomach or when overly full. The best time for massage is in the morning and evening (it can refresh in the morning and relieve fatigue in the evening).
In fact, the Zusanli acupoint can be massaged at any time, and there are no specific time restrictions.
Traditional Chinese medicine recipes for weight loss!
1. Coix Seed and Sweet Potato Porridge:
Ingredients: 30g coix seed, 300g sweet potato, 100g glutinous rice. Wash the coix seed, peel and cut the sweet potato into pieces, and cook them together with glutinous rice to make porridge.
Effects: Coix seed invigorates the spleen and promotes diuresis, while sweet potato is low in calories and rich in fiber, which helps with weight loss, and has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach and lowering blood lipid levels.
2. Potato Porridge:
Ingredients: 100g potato, 50g rice. Peel and wash the potato, cut it into small pieces, and cook it with rice to make porridge. Take one dose daily for 3-5 consecutive days.
Effects: It can invigorate Qi and strengthen the spleen, detoxify, and promote bowel movements. Suitable for abdominal pain caused by spleen and stomach deficiency, constipation, chickenpox, mumps, etc.
3. Banana Porridge:
Ingredients: 2 bananas, 50g rice, sugar to taste. Peel and mash the bananas, rinse the rice, cook it with water to make porridge, and add the bananas and sugar when it is cooked. Boil for another minute or two. Take one dose daily for 3-5 consecutive days.
Effects: It can clear heat, moisturize the intestines, and soothe coughs. Suitable for bleeding hemorrhoids, dry and hard stools, lung deficiency, dry cough, drunkenness, thirst, and stomach pain.
4. Fresh Amaranth Porridge:
Ingredients: 100g fresh amaranth, 50g rice. Wash the amaranth, cut it into small pieces, cook it with rice, and boil for another minute or two. Take one dose daily for 3-5 consecutive days.
Effects: It can clear heat, moisturize the intestines, cool the blood, and detoxify. Suitable for constipation due to accumulation of heat in the stomach and intestines, difficult urination, dysentery with blood, carbuncles, and abscesses.
5. Roasted Chinese Olive Porridge:
Ingredients: 10g roasted Chinese olive, 100g rice. Crush the roasted Chinese olive, soak it in water for 5-10 minutes, decoct, and extract the juice. Add rice to the juice and cook it into a thin porridge. Take one dose daily for 2-3 consecutive days.
Effects: It can moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements, and diuretic and reduce swelling. Suitable for dry and hard stools, difficult urination, edema (ascites in cirrhosis), and limb edema.
