Dr. Fang Gegong, a researcher at the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the chief physician of the Acupuncture and Moxibustion Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that there is no scientific basis for calling armpits, elbow sockets and knee sockets of human bodies' sewage outlets'.
From the point of view of acupuncture and clinical medicine of traditional Chinese medicine, there is no evidence to prove the scientific nature of digging sewage outlets to detoxify, and there is no scientific basis at all.
The so-called "sewage outlets" such as armpits, elbow nests and knee nests mentioned in the network are just wrinkles in human joints. There are indeed some acupoints and meridians, especially cubital fossa and knee fossa, but acupoints may not be able to dispel dampness and detoxify, but slapping may not be able to pass through meridians. Even if the channels and collaterals are really "open", they can expel toxins without seeing them.
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Different colors, such as blue skin, are caused by the damage of subcutaneous capillaries under the action of external forces, not so-called' toxins'. If you slap blindly and excessively, it may lead to other diseases and even life-threatening. Be careful. Especially some people with weak capillaries or bleeding tendency or abnormal blood pressure should be more vigilant.
Taking eliminating dampness as an example, dampness is related to many organs of human body, such as spleen, kidney, lung and triple energizer. It is also necessary to combine the four diagnoses of sight, hearing, questioning and palpation to carry out TCM syndrome differentiation and choose different drugs or acupoints for treatment. From the point of view of eliminating dampness, Yinling Spring is generally the first choice in clinic, not the so-called "sewage outlet" point.
The human body detoxifies and keeps healthy, so the diet should be light, away from fat, sweet, thick, oily and greasy foods, and put an end to overnutrition; If you want to exercise and keep fit, you can effectively strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness by moving your limbs and sweating slightly, reminding the public not to be confused by these pseudosciences.
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