Ye Tianshi, a master of medicine in the Qing Dynasty, once profoundly pointed out: "Men are born with kidneys, and women are born with liver." The liver, known as the "chemical factory of the human body", plays a pivotal role in our lives. It undertakes multiple tasks such as detoxification, metabolism, and nutrient storage, and is the patron saint of our health. Therefore, it is particularly important to protect the liver, nourish the liver and protect the liver.
As a treasure of Chinese civilization, traditional Chinese medicine has provided us with many valuable suggestions for nourishing and protecting the liver. Below, let's learn these simple and practical daily liver nourishment and liver protection methods!
Use a wooden comb to comb the hair for five minutes a day, with moderate pressure and no damage to the scalp. This can promote blood circulation in the head, stimulate the acupuncture points of the liver and gallbladder meridians, help regulate liver qi, benefit liver and blood, and relieve headache and dizziness.
Raise your hands flat on your sides and give you a strong high-five, making a sound about 20 times each time. There are reflex points of the liver on the palms of the hands, and high-fives can regulate the qi and blood of the liver, which is beneficial to health.
Rub your ear back and forth with your index, middle, and ring fingers for about 20 reps each time. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver and gallbladder are the inside and outside of each other, and rubbing the ears can relieve the dampness and heat of the liver and gallbladder and relieve a variety of uncomfortable symptoms.
With your feet shoulder-width apart, your hands on your waist, do lateral bending, back-and-forth leaning, and chest expansion. This helps to dredge the qi and blood of the liver and gallbladder meridians, so that the liver and gallbladder qi are more smooth.
Sit upright to eliminate distractions, and rub your hands together from slow to fast. This helps to regulate the flow of qi and blood throughout the body and dredge the liver qi and blood.
Warm your hands together and place them on your face, rubbing them from your forehead down the sides of your nose to the sides of your nose. This can promote the operation of liver meridians, achieve the effect of protecting the liver and nourishing the liver, and improve facial blood circulation.
Knock the gallbladder back and forth along the trouser line every morning for about 10 minutes until the fever occurs. This promotes liver and gallbladder detoxification, strengthens immunity and generates yang energy.
Before going to bed, bend your legs and press the liver meridian about 50 times from the base of your thighs to your knees. This helps to smooth the liver meridians, regulate liver qi, and fully detoxify during sleep.
Chinese medicinal materials such as red dates, wolfberry, cassia seed, and schisandra are all home-cooked and good products for liver nourishment. Soaking in water can nourish the liver and eyes, clear heat and detoxify, and promote liver cell regeneration. However, it is necessary to pay attention to drinking in moderation according to personal physique and the characteristics of medicinal materials.
In short, it is not complicated to nourish the liver and protect the liver, just need a little attention and careful care in daily life. Let's get started today! Use the wisdom of Chinese medicine to protect our liver health!