Chapter Ⅰ: Why Foot Massage Is Effective Feet - The Second Heart of the Human Body Feet - The Starting and Ending Points of Many Channels Acupoints on the Feet and Legs How Foot Condition Reflects Health Chapter Ⅱ: Health Information Conveyed by the Feet Health Condition Reflected by Foot Color Health Problems Reflected by Foot Shape Health Warnings - Pain on Pressure Applied to Foot Diseases Reflected by Foot Posture Diseases Indicated by the Toenails Chapter Ⅲ: Foot Massage at Home Preparations for Foot Massage Common Foot Massage Methods Specific Massage Sequence Precautions to Be Observed in Foot Massage Normal Reactions to Foot Massage Diseases Foot Massage Can Help Cure Chapter Ⅳ: Foot Massage as a Means of Alleviating Common Diseases Headache Cold Cough Heatstroke Hiccuping Dizziness Sciatica Chapter Ⅴ: Foot Massage as a Means of Alleviating Common Chronic Diseases of Middle and Old Age Diabetes Hypertension Palpitation Coronary Heart Disease Sequelae of Stroke Obesity Chapter Ⅵ:Foot Massage as a Means of Alleviating Diseases Related to the Spinal Column and Joints Stiff Neck Cervical Spondylosis Periarthritis Humeroscapularis Acute Lumbar Sprain Prolapse of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Gout Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Chapter Ⅶ: Foot Massage as a Means of Alleviating Gastrointestinal Diseases Stomachache Poor Appetite Abdominal Distension Chronic Pancreatitis Diarrhea Constipation Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis Chapter Ⅷ: Foot Massage as a Means of Alleviating Genitourinary Diseases Prostatitis Hyposexuality and Sexual Aversion Impotence and Premature Ejaculation Dysmenorrhea Amenorrhea Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Climacteric Syndrome Chapter Ⅸ: Foot Massage as a Means of Alleviating Common Children's Diseases Fever Hives Acute Tonsillitis Nasosinusitis Anorexia Enuresis Myopia Chapter Ⅹ: Foot Massage as a Means of Sustaining Health Allaying Tiredness Relieving Stress Refreshing the Mind Calming the Nerves and Improving Sleep Clearing and Beautifying the Skin Appendices Names and Positions of Reflex Zones on the Feet Names, Positions and Indications of Acupoints on the Feet
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The term "tai ji" (太极) refers to the overall unity ofthe universe. Therefore, those TCM acupoints thatcontain the character "tai" are particularly significant.Functioning both as the shu-stream point of the footshaoyin kidney channel and the yuan-source point ofthe kidney, the tai point is the place through whichthe essential qi of taiyin (which literally means "greateryin") is transported to the outer parts of the body.Stimulation at this point enriches yin and energizes thekidney. The foot shaoyin spleen channel and the handshaoyin heart channel, which are closely interlinked,communicate with the foot taiyang bladder channelboth on the outside and the inside of the body throughthe channels and collaterals. As a result, they canmoisten the lung, promote body fluid generation, andunblock and regulate the gallbladder. The kidney issaid to be like a mother to the liver, so massaging thetai xi, located on the kidney channel, boosts the kidneyand calms the liver. The spleen is that part of the viscera which filtersand stores blood and plays a vital role in bloodcirculation. It is also responsible for transportationand transformation activities in the human body.Transportation refers to the digestion and assimilationof food and transformation refers to the change in thecomposition of the various nutrients. Therefore, asTCM confirms, disorders in the process of digestionand assimilation of nutrients often indicate thatsomething is wrong with the spleen. Additionally, thespleen governs the four limbs and the muscles, so, inmost cases, the treatment of injuries to and diseases ofthe peripheral nerves and muscles often starts with thespleen. The foot taiyin spleen channel and particularlythe tai bai point located on it are of vital importance inany treatment of spleen-related disorders that startswith stimulation of the channel points. Massaging thetai bai point can effectively cure problems such asvomiting, indigestion, abdominal pain, borborigmus,bloody stool and constipation.
