Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Childhood Asthma

There are many factors that lead to childhood asthma, and heredity is the main factor. However, if bronchitis is not effectively treated, it is also likely to develop into asthma. However, no matter what the cause of childhood asthma is, parents should pay attention to actively treating childhood asthma. However, Western medicine has been very limited in the treatment of childhood asthma.

If Western medicine is used to treat childhood asthma, the methods adopted are only symptomatic treatment and not the root cause. That is, drugs are used in time to stop the disease when the child has an attack, but it cannot completely eradicate the disease. In order to ensure their children can recover completely, many parents now want to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat childhood asthma.

Asthma in children is difficult to treat. In addition to taking medication, injections, functional exercises, adjusting diet and other measures, regular massage is also a good method. Massage can regulate neuro-endocrine function, promote blood circulation and prevent asthma attacks.

Press and rub Fenglong: This point is located on the front and outer side of the calf, at the midpoint of the line connecting the outer knee pit (the depression below the outer side of the knee) and the outer ankle tip. Massaging this point can harmonize the stomach qi, eliminate phlegm and dampness, clear the mind, and treat symptoms such as cough, dizziness, abdominal pain, lower limb pain, and sore throat.

Press and rub the thenar eminence: This point is on the radial side of the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, at the junction of the red and white flesh (i.e. where the back of the hand and the palm skin meet). Use the tip of your thumb to massage the thenar acupoints on both sides for 1 to 2 minutes each. Massaging this point can dispel wind and phlegm, clear the lungs and relieve throat, and treat cough, asthma, headache, sore throat and other symptoms.

Press and rub Tanzhong: This point is located on the midline of the sternum, at the level of the 4th intercostal space, at the midpoint between the two nipples. Use the tip of your index or middle finger to massage the Tanzhong point for 3 to 5 minutes. Massaging this point can regulate qi and reduce adverse reactions, clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, expand the chest and benefit the diaphragm, and treat symptoms such as cough, bronchial asthma, chest pain, chest tightness, and intercostal neuralgia.

The above is the massage method of traditional Chinese medicine for treating childhood asthma. In fact, there are many other methods of traditional Chinese medicine for treating this disease. This article will introduce you to its massage methods. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that childhood asthma is a disease caused by weak spleen and lungs and the entry of evil spirits into the body. Therefore, the treatment focuses on strengthening the spleen and lungs and expelling evil spirits from the body.