When children get sick, many parents choose to use massage therapy to treat them. For example, when a child has diarrhea, the method of tonifying the spleen meridian is a commonly used technique. Let's take a look at the correct technique for tonifying the spleen meridian.
Location of the Spleen Meridian
The spleen meridian is located on the palmar surface of the distal phalanx of the thumb, along the radial edge of the thumb, forming a straight line from the fingertip to the base of the thumb.
Correct Technique for Tonifying the Spleen Meridian
The massager uses the left hand to hold the patient's left hand and uses the thumb and index finger to pinch the patient's thumb, making it slightly flexed. Then, the right thumb is used to push the patient's thumb towards the base of the thumb, which is the technique for tonifying the spleen meridian. If the thumb is pushed back and forth with force, it is called "clear tonification of the spleen meridian," and it is generally performed 100-500 times.
Effects of Tonifying the Spleen Meridian
Tonifying the spleen meridian can invigorate the spleen and stomach, tonify qi and blood, and treat symptoms such as diarrhea, poor appetite, muscle wasting, and indigestion caused by spleen and stomach weakness and insufficient qi and blood.
Clear tonification of the spleen meridian can promote digestion, increase appetite, and treat symptoms such as gastric fullness, acid regurgitation, and diarrhea and vomiting caused by disharmony of the spleen and stomach. If there is lingering damp-heat or persistent external fever combined with dampness, this method can be used alone for treatment.
Clinical Application of the Spleen Meridian
1. Tonify the spleen meridian 500 times, push the San Guan acupoint 300-500 times, and simultaneously knead the Xiao Tian Xin acupoint 500 times. This has the effect of promoting blood circulation and unblocking the meridians, and can also help eruptions and pimples to appear. However, when performing this technique, gravity should be used and quick movements should be employed.
2. Tonify the spleen meridian 500 times, push the San Guan acupoint 300-500 times, and pinch the Lie Que acupoint several times. This can also promote blood circulation and unblock the meridians, and has a restorative effect on symptoms such as hot hands and feet and lower body temperature in the lower limbs.
Other Techniques for the Spleen Meridian
When the patient's thumb is extended straight, push it from the thumb base to the fingertip. This is called "clearing the spleen meridian" and is generally performed 100-500 times.
Clearing the spleen meridian can clear heat and dampness, transform phlegm and stop vomiting, and treat symptoms such as damp-heat fumigation, yellowing of the skin, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and dysentery.
