(1) Rubbing between the ribs: Use the middle finger to press and rub the gaps between the ribs from the inside to the outside, focusing on acupoints such as Zhongfu, Yunmen, Wuyi, and Qimen. Prevent and treat respiratory system diseases.
(2) Grasping the pectoral muscles: Cross your hands in front of your chest, with your thumbs pressing in front of your armpits and your index and middle fingers pressing under your armpits. Grasping the pectoral muscles enhances the function of the respiratory system.
(3) Patting the chest and back: Use a hollow palm or a loosely clenched fist to gently pat the chest and back. This can enhance cardiac and pulmonary function and promote the expulsion of phlegm. Used to prevent and treat respiratory and circulatory system diseases.
(4) Pushing the chest and flanks: Place the palm of one hand flat above the nipple on the same side of the chest, and push obliquely downward, spreading the pressure from the middle of the chest between the two nipples to the symmetrical flank ribs. This has the effects of widening the chest and promoting qi, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, relieving asthma and descending counterflow, promoting liver and gallbladder function, promoting digestion, and dispersing stasis and eliminating accumulation.
