Young children are particularly prone to catching colds and coughing, and colds are divided into wind cold colds and wind heat colds. Wind cold cough can be relieved by massage, so how to massage children's wind cold cough? New parents may want to come and learn more.
1. Calm the liver and clear the lungs 200-300 times
With the baby's palm facing upwards, hold the baby's middle finger with one hand, exposing the baby's ring finger and index finger to their chest. The parent uses the thumb (or middle finger) of the other hand to push the baby's ring finger and index finger towards the fingertips for about 200-300 times.
2. Clear Tianhe River 100-200 times
Parents should hold their baby's wrist with one hand, with the palm facing upwards, and then use the fingertips of their middle and index fingers to push directly from the wrist crease to the elbow crease. It is important to note that the direction of the push must be from the wrist to the elbow, and do not operate in the opposite direction! The purpose of doing so is to clear heat, relieve symptoms, and promote the lungs to relieve irritability.
3. Rub the bean paste 100 times
Parents can use their fingertips to gently massage the acupoints in that area, which can help babies widen their chest, regulate qi, and relieve cough and phlegm. This can effectively alleviate babies' wind cold cough problems.
4. Rub the nipple root 50 times
The nipple root is located 0.2 inches below the baby's nipple, and each hole should be massaged once on both sides. It can also widen the chest, regulate qi, and relieve cough.
5. Rub the lung acupoints until the child's skin turns slightly red
The method is to gently press and massage the baby's lung shu acupoint with the fingertips of the thumb for about 2-3 minutes, then use your hand to rub the lung shu horizontally until the baby is fully heated. This method can help babies replenish their lungs and qi, achieve the effect of stopping cough and resolving phlegm, and is particularly effective for children's cough.
