Baby cough and phlegm massage technique

Due to the weather, the climate is relatively dry now. If you do not replenish water in time, you will suffer from constant coughing. When a child coughs, there will be too much phlegm, which will get stuck in the throat and cannot go up or down. This will cause parents to worry too much. If you want to relieve your baby's cough and reduce phlegm, in addition to taking medicine, you can regulate it through massage.

1. Hegu Point

Commonly known as the "tiger's mouth point", it has a certain therapeutic effect on those who have long-term cough. The Hegu point in the middle of the tiger's mouth belongs to the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. It is located between the first and second metacarpal bones on the back of the hand, near the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone. It is at the highest point of the muscle bulge when the thumb and index finger are put together. It is an important acupuncture point in the human body. When doing acupressure, press the acupoint with the thumb on the opposite side, apply force evenly towards the little finger, and massage for 10 minutes each time. However, those with poor physical constitution should use mild stimulation.

2. Tiantu Point

On the anterior midline of the neck, in the center of the suprasternal fossa. Massage twice a day to clear the lung qi, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough. It is mainly used to treat asthma, bronchitis, cough, sudden aphonia, sore throat, plum pit qi, coughing up pus and blood, etc.

About 2 cm above the fifth thoracic vertebra, just press this area hard for 6 seconds, and the cough will stop immediately regardless of whether you have a cough or a foreign object in your throat. When using this method, you must exhale while doing it. Just repeat it three times to see the effect.

On the radial side of the palmar wrist crease, lateral to the radial artery. Press it daily, any number of times. It can relieve cough, reduce phlegm, and regulate blood circulation. It is mainly used to treat cough, asthma, hemoptysis, chest pain, and sore throat.

5. Tanzhong Point

Between the two nipples, on the midline of the sternum, at the level of the fourth intercostal space, massage twice a day to regulate qi, relieve pain, and promote body fluid production. It is mainly used to treat chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough, chest pain, palpitations, coughing up pus and blood, low milk production in postpartum women, bronchial asthma, and bronchitis.