Health Calendar 5.09| What acupoints can I press at home? What is the function? " img _ height = " 1796 " img _ width = " 1000 " data-src = "//img q8 . q578 . com/ef/05 10/36 ba 7 F3 FD 17 1 8c 1c . jpg " src = "/a 2020/img/data-img . jpg " >； Besides Zusanli and Yongquan, there are many acupoints that can be pressed at home. For example, Houxi point and Pishu point. Houxi point has an extraordinary effect of dredging meridians and promoting blood circulation, and also has a very good role in promoting Yang Qi. Middle-aged and elderly people can use it to regulate low back pain, stiff arms and listlessness, improve the function of small intestine, and effectively alleviate the problem of poor digestion and absorption ability of the elderly. Pi Shu point is the back Shu point of the spleen. Regular massage of this point has the functions of benefiting qi and nourishing blood, warming yang and strengthening spleen, regulating stomach and descending adverse flow, eliminating dampness and promoting diuresis, and resolving food stagnation. It can be said that it is the first point to strengthen the spleen. Spleen Shu point is an important point for treating spleen and stomach weakness and deficiency of qi and blood. Pressing the spleen Shu point on the back can relieve many uncomfortable symptoms caused by spleen deficiency.
—— Yang, Deputy Director of the Second Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Jiangbei District Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing