What are the functions of the Yongquan acupoint?
Jan 21, 2025
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Introduction
In general, the Yongquan acupoint helps improve sleep, relieve fatigue, regulate endocrine function, nourish the kidneys and enhance vitality, and promote mental clarity. When massaging the Yongquan acupoint, the technique should be gentle, avoiding excessive force to prevent conditions such as plantar fasciitis. During a woman's menstrual period, massaging this acupoint should be avoided as much as possible to prevent abnormal increase in menstrual flow.
Generally, the Yongquan acupoint (KI1) can improve sleep, relieve fatigue, regulate endocrine function, nourish kidney and invigorate yang, and refresh the mind. Detailed explanations are as follows:
1. Improve Sleep
Yongquan is an important nerve reflex center. By massaging or stimulating this acupoint, autonomic nerve function can be regulated to improve sleep quality and alleviate symptoms such as insomnia and neurasthenia. Massaging Yongquan before bedtime can effectively promote deeper and more stable sleep.
2. Relieve Fatigue
Located on the sole of the foot, Yongquan can promote blood circulation, dilate blood vessels, and enhance physical comfort when massaged. This helps alleviate symptoms such as cold hands and feet and varicose veins, and also warms the body to relieve discomfort caused by cold invasion. Additionally, massaging Yongquan can relieve foot fatigue, promote metabolism, and accelerate the excretion of toxins from the body.
3. Regulate Endocrine Function
Yongquan is the well point of the kidney meridian. Stimulating this acupoint helps regulate endocrine function and alleviate symptoms such as irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea. For women, regular massage of Yongquan can effectively improve endocrine function, resist wrinkles and spots, and provide beautifying effects.
4. Nourish the Kidneys and Strengthen Yang
Yongquan is closely related to the kidneys. Massaging this acupoint helps replenish kidney essence, thereby alleviating symptoms such as soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, dizziness, impotence, and premature ejaculation. It can also improve kidney function and enhance sexual ability.
5. Refresh the Mind and Clear the Orifices
As the first point of the Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin, stimulating Yongquan can promote the circulation of qi and blood in the local meridians, achieving the effect of refreshing the mind and clearing the senses. Additionally, Yongquan has a heat-clearing effect, which can improve symptoms such as hot soles and constipation.
When massaging Yongquan, the technique should be gentle and excessive force should be avoided to prevent conditions such as plantar fasciitis. During a woman's menstrual period, massaging Yongquan should be avoided as much as possible to prevent abnormal increase in menstrual flow.
