Why is the navel an important acupuncture point for health preservation? In the treatment and health preservation of traditional Chinese medicine, we often see methods such as massaging the navel or navel medicine. Why can the navel have such a health-preserving effect, and what should we pay attention to?

The ancients said that "the navel is the root of the five internal organs and the root of the return of vital energy." In traditional Chinese medicine, the navel is an important acupuncture point, the Shenque acupoint, and the skin in this part is very thin. Because of this, the navel is also the place that is most afraid of catching cold. There are two main interpretations of the meaning of the name of Shenque acupoint: one is that it refers to the place where the spirit resides, that is, the place where the vitality is; the other is that it refers to the gateway for the spirit to pass in and out, which is the channel for the fetus to obtain nutrition from the mother and maintain the life activities of the fetus.

The innate endowment of the human body is closely related to this acupuncture point. The ancients said that "the navel is the root of the five internal organs and six bowels" and "the root of the vital energy returning to the internal organs". The navel skin is thin and sunken, without subcutaneous fat tissue. The skin is directly connected to the fascia and peritoneum, which is easily invaded by cold evil, but it is also easy to warm up, so Shenque acupoint has always been an important acupoint for health preservation.

Warming the navel can boost the body's yang energy. Shenque acupoint is adjacent to the stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines and other organs. By warming Shenque acupoint, it can also treat abdominal pain, diarrhea, acute and chronic stomach pain, gastroptosis, intractable hiccups, functional dyspepsia, colitis, rectal prolapse and other diseases.

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