We often hear that massaging the Yongquan point is good for the body. So what is the Yongquan point? What is the location of the Yongquan point? Where is the Yongquan point located? What are the benefits of massaging the Yongquan point for the body? Today, let’s learn about where the Yongquan point is located, the location map of the Yongquan point, and the benefits of massage for the body. The Yongquan point has become the second heart of humans, and in TCM acupoint health preservation, the Yongquan point occupies an important position. Let’s take a look at the actual introduction of the Yongquan point together.

What is the Yongquan point?

In the earliest medical classics in China, ‘The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon’ says: ‘The kidney originates from the Yongquan, and the Yongquan is the sole of the foot.’ This means that the qi of the spleen meridian is like the original driving water, coming from below the feet and rising to water the limbs of the whole body. Therefore, the Yongquan point plays a key role in health preservation, disease prevention, treatment, and health care in various fields.

The location of the Yongquan point

The Yongquan point is located in the depression on the anterior aspect of the foot at the junction of the second and third toes, at the front of the heel, one-third of the way along the line connecting the toes. When you bend your toes, the depression on the anterior aspect of the sole is the Yongquan point.

How to accurately find the Yongquan point?

The method of finding the Yongquan point: when selecting the acupoint, you can sit up straight or lie flat, with your feet dangling, the Yongquan point is located in the depression on the anterior aspect of the foot at the junction of the second and third toes, at the front of the heel, one-third of the way along the line connecting the toes, there is a depression, and the intersection point is the Yongquan point.

What are the functions of the Yongquan point?

Stimulating the Yongquan point can raise the kidney water and transport it upwards to Yin and Jing. Everyone can choose the appropriate acupoint and method according to their own condition for treatment.

The main diseases treated by the Yongquan point include neurasthenia, decreased vitality, job burnout, female gynecological problems, insomnia, hypersomnia, hypertension, dizziness, irritability, diabetes, allergic rhinitis, female menopausal disorders, cold intolerance, chronic kidney disease, and more. Acupoint massage for cerebral hemorrhage after recovery, acupoint massage for cystitis, acupoint pressure for premature graying, and more.

1. Gently pressing on the Yongquan point can transmit the effect through the meridians, adjust your autonomic nervous system, help soften blood vessels, promote skin blood circulation, accelerate the excretion of endotoxins, and reduce blood viscosity.

2. Activates the internal qi of the spleen meridian, strengthens the foundation and essence, promotes longevity, expels heat and fire, and makes the kidney qi abundant, intelligent, normal growth and development, vigorous vitality, strong sexual function in men, strong and firm waist and knees, and strong walking power, and more.

3. Relieves the symptoms of neurasthenia, decreased vitality, job burnout, female gynecological problems, insomnia, hypersomnia, hypertension, dizziness, irritability, diabetes, allergic rhinitis, female menopausal disorders, cold intolerance, chronic kidney disease, and more.

4. Relieves the symptoms of headache, dizziness, dizziness, sore throat, dry tongue, aphonia, difficulty in urination, constipation, convulsions in children, hot soles, epilepsy, cramps due to cholera, fainting, and more.

5. Treats asthma in the elderly, weakness and fatigue in the waist and legs, deafness, tinnitus, and more.

The Yongquan point has the effect of treating and preventing many diseases. The treatment and massage techniques for each type of disease are different, and everyone is expected to study diligently during the training process.