How to nourish the liver and detoxify at home? Chinese medicine practitioners teach you 3 key points

Essentials of home care for liver health and detoxification

1. Press Taichong acupoint frequently

Taichong acupoint is located in the posterior depression between the first and second metatarsal bones on the dorsum of the foot. Use your fingers to gently rub and press until you feel a sore and swollen feeling. Press for 3 to 5 minutes each time, which helps to soothe the liver and gallbladder, clear away heat and detoxify, improve eyesight, and relieve depression.

2. Master the golden sleep time

Staying up late can easily cause liver inflammation, which is called “liver fire”, and thus affect the liver’s detoxification function.

Traditional Chinese medicine advocates following the 12-hour schedule for health preservation, which means that there are 12 hours in a day, corresponding to the 12 meridians of the human body. Each hour has a different meridian circulation. If your daily routine follows the hours of the meridians, you can achieve health preservation effects. Take liver care as an example. The “Gallbladder Meridian” runs from 11 pm to 1 am, and the “Liver Meridian” runs from 1 am to 3 am. During this 4-hour golden period, the liver and gallbladder qi and blood are the most vigorous, which is beneficial to the conditioning of the liver. Therefore, it is recommended to go to bed at 11 pm to allow the liver to repair itself and help the body detoxify.

3. Make your own liver-nourishing tea

Be sure to consult a Chinese medicine practitioner first, and then drink the following liver-nourishing tea according to the doctor’s advice.

Antrodia cinnamomea, Ganoderma lucidum or Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body: can resist the damage caused by free radicals and enhance the detoxification function of liver cells.

Gynostemma pentaphyllum: Also known as seven-leaf gallbladder and five-leaf ginseng. It can lower blood lipids, total cholesterol and triglycerides.

Turmeric: It can lower blood lipids, promote bile secretion, and has multiple protective effects on the liver.