The brow center corresponds to the Yintang acupoint in traditional Chinese medicine meridians. Health practitioners refer to it as the "Upper Dan Tian." TCM holds that stimulating this area through diligent cultivation can yield the "inner elixir" for longevity. Traditional medicine indeed finds merit in assessing health through the Yintang.
A darkened Yintang indicates poor cardiac function, insufficient cerebral blood supply, myocardial ischemia, or even necrosis;
An excessively red Yintang signifies abnormal blood lipids, high blood pressure, irritability, and increased stroke risk;
A yellowish Yintang suggests qi and blood deficiency, spleen-stomach weakness, and related conditions.
Issues like blood lipids, blood pressure, and cerebral blood supply are all regulated by the Yintang acupoint. Clearing blockages here can resolve many problems effortlessly.
Clear the Brow Ridge, Ward Off All Illnesses
Problems with the Yintang are symptoms of weakness. In fact, simply massaging the brow ridge can effectively relieve fatigue when such issues arise.
The Yintang point is easily located at the center of the forehead, directly between the eyebrows.
Stimulating Yintang also refreshes the mind, clears the senses, and sharpens vision. Gently pinch the skin between your eyebrows with thumb and index finger, pulling upward 100 times daily. You'll feel a radiating warmth spreading outward—this is vital energy surging through. Afterward, your mind will feel exceptionally clear and your eyes remarkably bright.
Regularly massaging this Yintang point can also sharpen mental responsiveness, enhance memory, and improve declining vision.
This point also notably regulates and alleviates nasal congestion caused by chronic rhinitis, along with accompanying symptoms like dizziness, headaches, and diminished sense of smell.
Self-Massage Technique
1. Extend the middle finger of your right hand while keeping other fingers curved;
2. Place the pad of the middle finger at the center of the eyebrows and apply moderate pressure to massage the point;
3. Massage once daily in the morning and evening, approximately 2-3 minutes each session;
4. Alternatively, use the thumb and index finger of your right hand to gently pinch and lift the skin between your eyebrows upward. Perform this lifting motion 50 to 100 times each morning and evening. (You may also massage directly with the thumb as shown in the illustration.)
By activating this control point, cerebral blood supply improves, effectively alleviating hypertension-related symptoms like headaches and dizziness.