In life, massage is commonly used to treat various diseases. Now let's follow the editor to learn about the efficacy and effects of Gongsun point, as well as massage techniques to relieve indigestion. How to find the position of Gongsun point?
【Location of Gongsun Point】
1. Standard positioning
On the medial edge of the foot, just below the base of the first metatarsal bone.
2. Method of locating the point
Sit upright or lie supine, place the thumb on the inner side of the foot, 1 inch away from Taibai (SP3); or slide the thumb backward along Taibai until a depression is felt, which is the Gongsun point.
3. Anatomical description of the point
Located in the extensor hallucis longus muscle, it is supplied by the dorsal venous plexus of the foot, the medial plantar artery, and branches of the medial tarsal artery. It is also innervated by the saphenous nerve and branches of the superficial peroneal nerve.
【Efficacy and Effects of Gongsun Point】
1. Efficacy of Gongsun Point
Gongsun point has the effect of invigorating the spleen and stomach, regulating the meridians. Massaging Gongsun point can relieve symptoms of dysmenorrhea and assist in the treatment of stomach and intestinal diseases such as stomach pain, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and dysentery.
2. Effects of Gongsun Point
Gongsun point has the functions of invigorating the spleen and stomach, and regulating the Chong and Ren meridians.
Gongsun point has the functions of harmonizing the spleen and stomach, regulating the Chong meridian, and clearing the mind.
Gongsun point is located on the Spleen Channel of Foot Taiyin, which connects with the Stomach Channel of Foot Yangming. Its main function is to regulate the spleen and stomach, and it is one of the main points for treating digestive system diseases. It can be used to treat abdominal distension, diarrhea, edema caused by spleen and stomach weakness.
Gongsun point is one of the eight confluent points, connecting with the Chong channel and located in the chest and abdomen. The Chong channel originates from the uterus, spreads to the chest, and the Spleen Channel of Foot Taiyin ascends to the heart. Therefore, it can treat diseases of the spleen, stomach, and chest.
Gongsun point is one of the eight confluent points, connecting with the Chong channel, and has the functions of regulating qi, expanding the chest, resolving phlegm, and relieving restlessness.
3. Diseases treated by Gongsun Point
It is commonly used to treat acute and chronic gastritis, digestive ulcers, acute and chronic enteritis, neurogenic vomiting, indigestion, schizophrenia, etc. It is combined with Zhongwan (CV12) and Zusanli (ST36) to treat epigastric pain; combined with Fenglong (ST40) and Tanzhong (CV17) to treat vomiting and dizziness.
Digestive system diseases: gastric spasm, acute and chronic gastroenteritis, gastric ulcer, indigestion, dysentery, hepatitis, ascites, gastric cancer, intestinal spasm.
【Causes of Indigestion】
1. Improper diet and behavior: A good diet should be moderate. Excessive hunger or fullness, or irregular eating habits, can affect health and lead to disease.
2. Unclean diet: Unclean diet refers to the consumption of contaminated food, which can lead to disease. It is often caused by a lack of good hygiene habits, eating spoiled food, or consuming food contaminated by viruses, parasites, etc. Diseases caused by unclean diet are mainly gastrointestinal diseases. Eating spoiled food can disrupt gastrointestinal function, leading to epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or dysentery.
3. Dietary preferences: Dietary preferences refer to the consumption of certain types of food or exclusive consumption of certain foods, which can lead to certain diseases. For example, eating overly cold or hot food, having a preference for certain tastes, or becoming addicted to alcohol, etc., can lead to imbalance of yin and yang in the body or cause deficiencies in certain nutrients, resulting in the occurrence of diseases.
【Massage Techniques for Gongsun Point】
It can be stimulated through acupuncture or moxibustion to invigorate the qi of the Spleen channel.
1. Acupuncture and moxibustion: For cold conditions, tonify and apply moxibustion; for heat conditions, disperse or use water needling.
2. Needle insertion: Generally, direct insertion is used. Deep insertion can reach Yongquan (KI1), and there may be a sense of distension that can spread to the sole of the foot.
3. Moxibustion: Moxa cone is applied for 3-5 minutes, or moxa stick is used for 5-10 minutes.
