Post Date April, 15 2023
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the waist is the home of the kidneys", which means that the waist is the home of the kidneys, and conversely, the kidneys are the masters of the waist. If the kidney qi is deficient, the waist will ache. Therefore, to protect the waist, it is necessary to first protect the kidneys. However, how to protect and tonify the kidneys? There are two major health preserving acupoints that cannot be ignored, namely the Qihai and Guanyuan acupoints. Recommendation: 9 kinds of traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations for tonifying the kidney, strengthening the yang and treating infertility
Two Important Points for Tonifying the Kidney
Bring your fingers together and place them below the navel. Approximately two fingers (1.5 inches below the navel) are the Qihai acupoint, and three fingers (3 inches below the navel) are the Guanyuan acupoint. Press and knead these two health preserving acupoints clockwise with the palm of your hand 30-50 times a day.
Protecting the waist and tonifying the kidney, tapping the Shenshu acupoints
When feeling pain in the lower back, it can take two to three minutes to pat the Shenshu acupoint behind the back with the palm of your hand (under the second lumbar spine process, 1.5 inches apart), one hundred or ten times each time, and the pain in the lower back quickly alleviates. The Shenshu acupoint is not difficult to find. It is located about four fingers up at the intersection of the belt and lumbar spine where we usually tie it. Frequent tapping can not only nourish the kidney, but also alleviate lumbar muscle strain, and protect the waist. It is truly a feat in one go.
Chinese herbal formula for tonifying the kidney
In addition to health preserving acupoint massage and tonifying the kidneys, I also recommend a good recipe for tonifying the kidneys: 30 grams each of dog spine, Chuanduan, and Cuscuta seeds. If taken in water, it can have the effects of strengthening the waist, filling the essence, tonifying the kidneys, and strengthening bones. When decocting medicine, soak the medicine for half an hour first, then add 400 milliliters of water. When decocting at low heat until halfway through, pour out the liquid medicine, and then use the same method to boil it once. Mix the liquid medicine twice, drink 200 milliliters in the morning and evening, and persist in drinking for a week to see the obvious effect.
This prescription also embodies an important medicinal supplement therapy in traditional Chinese medicine - supplementing the body with form. Dog spine is a type of herbal medicine that has the effects of strengthening the waist and strengthening the tendons. Because it looks like a dog's spine, people call it "dog's spine" and believe that eating it can tonify the kidneys and strengthen the waist.
