In life, massage is commonly used to treat various diseases. Now let's follow the editor to learn about the effects and benefits of Tianrong Acupoint, as well as massage for treating gingivitis.
【Causes of Gingivitis】
Modern medicine believes that the main causes of this disease are long-term stimulation of dental plaque and local irritants such as dental calculus, food impaction, and overhangs of dental fillings.
Dental malformations, certain systemic factors such as endocrine disorders, vitamin C deficiency, nutritional disorders, and systemic diseases can also cause or worsen gingivitis. Mouth breathing is often an important factor in gingival hyperplasia.
Bacterial infection is also a cause of this disease. Common bacteria include Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus, and other bacteria that produce toxins that cause inflammation of the periodontal tissues.
This disease can be caused by unclean oral hygiene, food debris accumulated between teeth, which can become putrefied and toxic over time, infiltrating the gums and causing swelling and pain. Or it can be caused by food injury to the spleen and stomach, spleen deficiency leading to dampness and heat, accumulation of damp heat in the stomach and intestines, ascending along the meridians, fumigating the gums, resulting in stagnation of qi and blood, obstruction of fluids, and swelling, pain, and bleeding.
Excessive anger, excessive sadness, can cause stagnation of liver qi, which can eventually turn into fire and burn the gum tissue. Or it can be caused by invasion of external wind evil, lingering in the meridians, leading to blockage of the meridians, obstruction of qi and blood flow, and eventually leading to a clash between qi and blood and the evil.
【Location of Tianrong Acupoint】
1. Standard Location: Tianrong Acupoint is located on the lateral side of the neck, behind the mandibular angle, in the anterior concavity of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
2. Acupoint Selection Method: Sit or lie down, lower the mandibular angle, and the acupoint is located at the lower margin of the anterior end of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Sit in an upright position. A muscle called the sternocleidomastoid muscle can be felt on the lateral side of the neck. The acupoint is located behind the mandibular angle, in the anterior concavity of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
3. Acupoint Anatomy
Located behind the mandibular angle, in the anterior concavity of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, at the lower margin of the posterior belly of the digastric muscle. In front, there are external jugular veins, internal carotid and internal jugular veins. It is innervated by the anterior branch of the great auricular nerve, the cervical branch and the accessory nerve of the facial nerve, and its deep layer is the cervical ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system.
Below Tianrong Acupoint, there is skin, subcutaneous tissue, and the hyoid muscle of the tongue. In the front, there are external jugular veins, and deep inside are internal carotid and internal jugular veins. It is innervated by the anterior branch of the great auricular nerve, the cervical branch of the facial nerve, and its deep layer is passed by the sympathetic nervous chain. The skin is innervated by the great auricular nerve.
Layered Anatomy
Skin → Subcutaneous Tissue → Posterior Facial Artery → Posterior Belly of the Digastric Muscle.
Skin → Subcutaneous Tissue → Parotid Gland → Posterior Belly of the Digastric Muscle.
【Effects and Benefits of Tianrong Acupoint】
Significance of Tianrong Acupoint: The qi and blood of the small intestine meridian gather and converge here.
Characteristics of Qi and Blood: The material of qi and blood is the water moisture and cloud qi in the upper part of the body.
Rules of Circulation: The qi and blood of the small intestine meridian pass through the Tianrong Acupoint to disperse heat, cool down, and descend.
Effects of Tianrong Acupoint: Transmits water moisture. Tianrong Acupoint has the functions of clearing heat and relieving sore throat, reducing swelling and reversing counterflow, regulating meridians and promoting qi circulation, and clearing heat and transforming phlegm.
【Main Diseases Treated by Tianrong Acupoint】
Tianrong Acupoint is mainly used for treating tinnitus, deafness, sore throat, neck pain, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, gingivitis, parotitis, chest pain, intercostal neuralgia, neck swelling and pain, shoulder pain and inability to lift, neck sprain, cheek swelling, stiff neck, lymphadenitis, goiter, feeling of obstruction in the throat, carbuncle on the head and neck, hysteria, chest pain and fullness, cough, asthma, coughing and reverse flow of qi, asthma, excessive saliva, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, goiter, pleurisy, hysteria, etc.
【Massage Techniques for Tianrong Acupoint】
1. Massage: Use the fingertips of both hands to knead the Tianrong Acupoint in a circular motion for 2 minutes each time.
【Benefits of Massaging Tianrong Acupoint】
The inflammation of our throat is mainly caused by stagnation of liver qi. By massaging Tianrong Acupoint, we can promote the circulation of qi and blood in the small intestine, and according to traditional Chinese medicine, the heart and small intestine are interconnected. When the qi of the small intestine flows smoothly, our mood will also become happier.
Use the fingertips of both hands to knead the Tianrong Acupoint in a circular motion for 2 minutes each time. Massage can be done randomly throughout the day.
