Qiaoze point is one of the important acupoints in our body, located on the elbow transverse lines, along the ulnar side of the biceps tendon. It has the effects of clearing heat, regulating stomach, and detoxification. It can be used clinically to protect the heart. Let's learn about the benefits of massaging Qiaoze point.
Benefits of Massaging Qiaoze Point:
1. Protecting the Heart:
Due to the decreased elasticity of blood vessels in the elderly, combined with poor diet, many people suffer from heart disease. During the progression, exacerbation, or onset of heart disease, symptoms such as palpitations, chest tightness, and loss of appetite may occur.
At this time, massaging Qiaoze point can effectively relieve discomfort. Qiaoze point is the confluent point of the pericardium meridian, and it not only has the commonality of treating heart diseases with other acupoints on the pericardium meridian but is also particularly suitable for heart disease patients with stomach discomfort, nausea, and vomiting.
2. Protecting the Stomach:
Qiaoze point is a confluent point, which means it can regulate the reverse flow of qi and relieve it. It has a unique therapeutic effect on stomach diseases and upward counterflow conditions. This acupoint can also treat stomach pain, vomiting, and hematemesis.
3. Treating Heatstroke:
By stimulating this acupoint, the function of the tendons in this area can be influenced, treating elbow and arm pain. The elbow and popliteal fossa are rich in blood vessels, and the acupoints in this area are effective for heat syndromes and blood disorders. Qiaoze point is also good at treating heatstroke.
Diseases Treated by Qiaoze Point:
1. Qiaoze point is mainly used to treat diseases related to the heart, chest, spleen, stomach, and epidemic diseases, such as angina, palpitations, chest fullness, reverse flow of qi, stomach pain, vomiting, hematemesis, febrile diseases, rubella, cholera, head shaking, cyanosis, elbow and arm tendon spasms, etc.
2. Qiaoze point is used to treat heart pain, palpitations, restlessness due to heat syndromes, stomach pain, vomiting, elbow spasms, arm pain, etc.
3. Qiaoze point is commonly used in modern times to treat rheumatic heart disease, myocarditis, acute gastroenteritis, brachial neuralgia, and chorea in children.
4. Circulatory system diseases: angina pectoris, rheumatic heart disease, myocarditis;
5. Others: acute gastroenteritis, bronchitis, heatstroke, chorea in children.
Applications of Qiaoze Point in Combination:
Qiaoze point can be combined with Weizhong point for bleeding therapy to treat acute gastroenteritis.
Qiaoze point can be combined with Zhangmen and Daling points to treat palpitations.
Qiaoze point can be combined with Shenmen and Yujie points to treat hematemesis.
Qiaoze point can be combined with Quchi and Chize points to treat elbow pain.
Qiaoze point can be combined with Daling point to have a calming and soothing effect on the heart, treating palpitations.
Qiaoze point can be combined with Neiguan and Zhongwan points to regulate the intestines and stomach, treating vomiting and stomach pain.
Qiaoze point can be combined with Weizhong and Quchi points to clear heat and relieve heatstroke.
