Points Towards Health

Rubbing acupressure points with your fingers for 30-60 seconds can stimulate and promote health and well-being. Here are some points you may like to try:

LARGE INTESTINE 4

WHERE TO PRESS:

On the back of the hand between the thumb and first finger. In the fleshy part of the hand.
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FUNCTIONS:

Used for common colds with symptoms such as sweating, fever, headache and red painful eyes, and nasal congestion. Known as the ”Master Pain Elimination” point, it can address pain in the body – head, neck, mouth, tooth, face, hand, finger and wrist pain.

Also used for throat constriction, dysentery and regulates the Wei Qi (Chinese theory of immune system).

DO NOT USE DURING PREGNANCY.

SPLEEN 6

WHERE TO PRESS:

Located just off the edge of the bone approximately 3 inches, or 3 finger widths, above the inside ankle.

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FUNCTIONS:

Used to address poor appetite, borborygmus, abdominal pain and distention, loose stools and fatigue.

Also helps with vaginal discharge, delayed labor, genital pain, hernia, PMS symptoms, low libido, impotency, vertigo, dizziness and insomnia.

DO NOT USE DURING PREGNANCY.

STOMACH 36

WHERE TO PRESS:

Located approximately four inches below thekneecap, and one inch or one finger width to the outside of the shinbone.

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FUNCTIONS:

Strengthens the entire body, and helps fight fatigue. Wakes up the body and mind. Relieve indigestion and other gastric disorders, strengthens the digestive system and supports Wei Qi.

Also used for nausea, vomiting, hiccups, fullness and distention of the abdomen, belching, diarrhea, dysentery, pain in the knee and lower leg, mania, depression, dizziness, emaciation due to deficiency, anemia and headaches.

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