The Power of Taibai: Massage for Healing and Wellness

February 13, 2024

  In life, massage is usually used to treat various diseases. Let's learn about the efficacy and role of the Taibai point and how to massage it to achieve the effects of stopping diarrhea and nourishing the lungs.


 

  【Efficacy and Role of the Taibai Point】

  The Taibai point is the Shu and Yuan point of the Spleen Meridian of Foot Taiyin, belonging to the earth element, and has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, regulating qi and transforming dampness.

  The Taibai point is mainly used for the treatment of spleen and stomach diseases such as stomach pain, abdominal distension, constipation, and vomiting. It can also treat joint pain and beriberi.

  The Taibai point can mainly treat eczema, abdominal distension, intestinal rumbling, stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation, hemorrhoids, beriberi, swollen beriberi, weight loss pain, dysentery, etc.

  For pregnant women, it can help treat abnormal fetal position. For beauty lovers, it can also help slim down thighs. It can be said that the therapeutic effect of the Taibai point is very extensive.

  The Taibai point is the acupoint of the Spleen Meridian of Foot Taiyin and the original point of the Spleen Meridian of Foot Taiyin. Therefore, it can generate yang qi of the lungs and nourish the qi of the spleen meridian, thereby improving the deficiency of qi in the spleen meridian.

 


 

  【Massage Method of the Taibai Point】

  1. Slowly knead the Taibai point with your hand for 3-5 minutes. When massaging, do not exert too much force and stop when it feels slightly sore and swollen.

  2. Pay attention to the strength when massaging, and stop when you feel a slight soreness at the acupoint. Do not use too much force. Massage for 3-5 minutes every day, and you can nourish the spleen without taking any medicine.

  3. Stand upright and let the two feet step on each other's Taibai points alternately. The stepping should be slow and not excessive to avoid injury. Usually, it only takes 3 minutes of stepping and massaging.

  【Diseases Treated by Massaging the Taibai Point】

  Massaging the Taibai point can also regulate blood sugar levels, lowering it for high levels and raising it for low levels. The Taibai point is an acupoint that nourishes the lungs through the spleen, and its spleen-nourishing function is similar to that of yam and coix seed congee.

  In modern times, the Taibai point is also used to treat acute and chronic gastroenteritis, gastric spasms, neurogenic vomiting, indigestion, intestinal hernia pain, intestinal bleeding and distension, constipation, enteritis, hemorrhoids, etc. For musculoskeletal disorders: back pain, lower limb paralysis or pain.

  This acupoint is a key point for nourishing the spleen in the human body. It can treat various causes of spleen deficiency, such as congenital spleen deficiency, liver yang spleen deficiency, heart and spleen dual deficiency, spleen-lung qi deficiency, post-illness spleen deficiency, etc., and has a bidirectional regulatory effect. Rubbing this point can stop diarrhea and relieve constipation.

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