🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Massage Ten Techniques is one of the ancient Chinese methods of health preservation. It involves gentle massage of various body parts to promote qi circulation, activate blood flow, eliminate diseases, and strengthen the body.
First Technique: Circulating Primordial Energy:
Place right hand on the fontanelle, left hand on the occipital bone, perform circular massage 36 times each. Then rub hands together until warm, and circle around both eye corners 36 times.
Second Technique: Nourishing the Brain:
Place both palms on the forehead (frontal region), perform circular rubbing 55 times.
Third Technique: Rubbing the Eyes:
Use fingertip pads to massage around both eye sockets 36 times each. Then gently press on the eyeballs 36 times. Continue until slight tearing occurs. Regular practice ensures clear vision even in old age, allowing reading under lamp light.
Fourth Technique: Beautifying Appearance:
Perform circular rubbing on cheekbones 36 times with both palms. Then gently push from the forehead down to the chin 36 times.
Fifth Technique: Brightening the Hall of Light:
The Hall of Light refers to the area from the xiphoid process of the sternum to the upper abdomen above the navel. Perform rotating massage on the heart-stomach region with both palms moving up and down 36 times. Then cross arms in front, massage both breasts 36 times, followed by massaging along both sides of the spine from top to bottom 36 times. Finally return to the Hall of Light area and massage again 36 times.
Sixth Technique: Supporting the Lumbar Region (Spine):
First, perform circular rubbing on both lower back areas 55 times. Then use hollow fists to tap the waist and buttocks. Cross hands in front, press acupoints at both shoulder wells (where fingers point downward when hands are crossed over shoulders). Next, press Dazhui (at the seventh cervical vertebra spinous process) and other Du Meridian points from top to bottom such as Shenzhu (below third thoracic vertebra spinous process), Mingmen (below second lumbar vertebra spinous process), all the way to Changqiang (at midpoint between coccyx tip and anus). Press each vertebra point clearly, silently counting.
Seventh Technique: Relieving Arm Tension:
Extend both arms straight forward, rotate them 36 times. Then cross hands and hug shoulders, massage shoulders 36 times. Finally, cross hands around elbows and perform rubbing movements 36 times.
Eighth Technique: Calming the Heels:
Massage both knees 36 times with palms. Then rub and grasp the heart area, popliteal fossa, inner and outer ankles each 55 times. Finally, lightly rub the perineal area 36 times.
Ninth Technique: Awakening:
Press lightly on both external auditory canals 36 times. Then cover ears with hands, tap the occiput with fingers, perform "Drumming Heaven" 36 times while clenching teeth up and down 36 times.
Tenth Technique: Rinsing the Spring:
Lightly press upper and lower gum areas with both hands, massage tooth roots 36 times. Then rotate tongue clockwise and counterclockwise inside mouth 36 times each. Finally, clench teeth 36 times; when saliva fills mouth, swallow slowly while directing it mentally into the lower abdomen.