Where are the acupuncture points for reducing fever in children?

Western medicine treatment methods are simple and crude. While most people choose to use Western medicine to treat fever, traditional Chinese medicine also has many good ways to reduce fever. Just like the Chinese spirit that it spreads to everyone, traditional Chinese medicine has demonstrated its unique charm. Traditional Chinese medicine uses acupoints to create treatment methods, so some people ask what are the acupoints for reducing fever in children. Next, let’s take a look at the acupoints for reducing fever.

Massage the five major fever-reducing acupoints: Dazhui point: Dazhui is located in the depression below the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra. It is the intersection of the Governor Vessel and all the Yang meridians of the twelve main meridians of the body. It governs the Yang of the whole body and is a commonly used acupoint for relieving exterior symptoms and reducing fever. At the Dazhui point, use a three-edged needle to prick and bleed, and cupping will have a better effect. You can also massage the Dazhui point in conjunction with pushing the spine, using the tips of your index and middle fingers or the base of your palm to push from the Dazhui point straight down to the coccyx, about 100 to 300 times.

Shixuan points: the tips of the ten fingers, 10 in total. The Shixuan acupoint has many uses in emergency treatment and is widely used among the people to treat fever, epilepsy, infantile convulsions, etc. In case of high fever, use a three-edged needle to prick and bleed, 3-5 drops of bleeding is appropriate.

Quchi, Hegu and Waiguan points: Bend your elbow, and the point where the transverse line ends, that is, the depression on the inner edge of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, is Quchi. Hegu, commonly known as the "tiger's mouth", is located in the depression between the first and second metacarpal bones. Quchi and Hegu both belong to the hand yangming large intestine meridian, which can both dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms, as well as clear and drain Yangming. Waiguan is located two horizontal fingers upward from the midpoint of the transverse line on the back of the wrist. Waiguan acupoint is one of the eight meridian intersection points and is an important acupoint for relieving exterior symptoms and reducing fever. Using fine needles to prick these three acupoints can lower body temperature. You can also massage these three points, and use the index and middle fingertips to push upward from the wrist line to the elbow about 300 times.

Parents are always worried that their children will develop complications and sequelae after receiving Western medicine treatment. As the saying goes, all medicines are poisonous. Take one less pill and you will live a healthier life. Therefore, it is healthier and more effective to receive acupuncture therapy from a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. When your child has a high fever, you might as well try Chinese medicine's acupoint treatment and adopt a treatment method that is more conducive to your child's growth so that he or she can grow up healthily.