Massaging these acupoints has the same kidney-tonifying effect as taking tonic medicine!

Compared with Western medicine, Chinese medicine acupuncture, massage and other treatment methods have no obvious side effects and can achieve very ideal therapeutic effects. Therefore, many people are now using massage, acupuncture and other methods to treat diseases. In fact, massage can not only cure diseases, but also be used to nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang. Massaging the following three acupoints is equivalent to taking Chinese medicine to nourish the kidneys.

Massage Zusanli = Hawthorn, Rhubarb

Zusanli is located 4 fingers below the outer knee. It is named for its ability to treat symptoms in the upper, middle and lower abdomen. It is one of the nine acupuncture points for returning yang and is a key acupoint for stomach diseases and strengthening the human body. Massaging Zusanli has the effect of replenishing the middle qi. Using the replenishing method, it can strengthen the spleen and stomach, replenish the middle qi, similar to the effects of drugs such as Dangshen, Atractylodes macrocephala, Chinese yam, and red dates; using the purgative method, it has the effects of digesting food, relieving stagnation, and harmonizing the stomach and intestines, similar to the effects of drugs such as hawthorn and rhubarb.

Massage Sanyinjiao = Guiwei, Taoren

Sanyinjiao, located 4 fingers above the medial malleolus, is an acupoint of the spleen meridian of the foot Taiyin. It is named because it is the intersection of the liver, spleen, and kidney meridians. The liver stores blood, the spleen regulates blood, and the kidney stores essence. Essence and blood are mutually generated, so it is an important acupoint for treating blood-related diseases. Using the tonifying method, it has the effects of strengthening the spleen, replenishing blood, and accumulating blood, similar to the effects of drugs such as Angelica dahurica, donkey-hide gelatin, placenta, and coix seed; using the purgative method, it has the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, similar to the effects of drugs such as Angelica dahurica, peach kernel, and safflower.

Massage Shenmen = Zixuedan, Acorus tatarinowii

Shenmen, located in the depression slightly above the ulnar side of the wrist cross-line, is the original point of the hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian and is described as the gate for the spirit to move in and out. Using the tonic method, it has the effect of calming the mind and replenishing the heart qi, similar to the effects of sour jujube seeds and cypress seeds; using the purgative method, it can clear the heart and open the mind, similar to the effects of traditional Chinese medicines such as Zixuedan, Acorus tatarinowii, and Amber.