How effective is pediatric massage for cough and fever?

The air is relatively dry in spring and autumn, which is very detrimental to the healthy growth of babies. It is easy to have adverse symptoms such as coughing. Experts say that the effect of drug treatment for cough is not particularly obvious. You can try massage, such as clearing the lung meridian, opening the sky gate, pushing the Kan Palace, pushing the spine, etc. In addition, you must pay attention to the baby's diet, which should be mainly light, and not eat spicy and irritating foods.

1. Massage method for children with cough and fever

(1) Clearing the Lung Meridian

Hold the baby's right wrist joint with your left hand, and use the pads of your right index finger and middle finger to push along the center of the inner side of the baby's right forearm - from the transverse line of the wrist to the transverse line of the elbow, and push 100 times in a row. "Qing Tianhe Water", this method is simple and can reduce fever quickly.

Hold either of the baby's hands with your left hand, with the palm facing up. Use the spiral surface of your right thumb to push from the transverse line of the second interphalangeal joint of the baby's ring finger to the fingertip. Push 100 times.

(2) Opening the Gate of Heaven

Use your thumbs to push in a straight line along the middle of the baby's eyebrows to the baby's hairline. Alternately push the two thumbs from bottom to top for 3 to 5 minutes. This is called "opening the sky gate." If you push from the center of the eyebrows to the fontanelle, about 30 to 50 times, it is called "opening the sky gate."

(3) Tui Kan Palace

Use the thumbs of both hands to push from the center of the eyebrows to the tips of the eyebrows to form a horizontal line; push 10-30 times.

(4) Pushing the spine

Support the baby's right shoulder and neck with your left hand, and use the index and middle fingers of your right hand to do straight pushes from top to bottom from Dazhui to Changqiang 30-60 times.

2. Dietary care for children with cough and fever

(1) Fresh fruits: The main sources of VC are fresh vegetables and fruits. Dark-colored vegetables are rich in VC, such as green vegetables, leeks, bell peppers, etc. Citrus, red fruits, grapefruit, dates and other fruits also have high content. Some wild vegetables and fruits are very rich in vitamin C, such as wild onions, sea buckthorn, wild jujube, sea buckthorn, etc.

(2) Drink plenty of water: People with a cold or fever should drink plenty of water, because rising body temperature will cause water loss. Drinking plenty of water can help the body dissipate heat and help patients recover.

(3) Dietary therapy and medicinal food: Burdock seeds have the effect of relieving fever. The juice boiled from burdock seeds has a good effect on anti-inflammatory and pharyngitis. 10 grams of burdock juice can be used as a mouthwash to refresh the throat, eliminate pain naturally, and also reduce fever. In addition, you can add 3 grams each of platycodon and licorice for better effect.