The Xiaohengwen acupoint is an effective acupuncture point for treating diseases in children. This acupoint can be pressed or rubbed. If you want to know its specific location and function, you can take a look at the following content.
Location of Xiaohengwen acupoint in pediatric massage
The Xiaohengwen acupoint is located on the palm, at the transverse lines of the metacarpophalangeal joints of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger.
Method of Xiaohengwen acupoint in pediatric massage
The practitioner uses the knuckle transverse line of the thumb side of the index finger or little finger to push back and forth, which is called pushing the Xiaohengwen acupoint. Then, using the thumbnail, the acupoint is pinched and rubbed in sequence, which is called pinching the Xiaohengwen acupoint.
Number of repetitions: push 100-300 times, pinch 3-5 times.
Function of Xiaohengwen acupoint
Pushing and pinching the Xiaohengwen acupoint can reduce fever, reduce swelling, disperse nodules, and is mainly used for symptoms such as heat and stagnation in the spleen and stomach, lip ulceration, and abdominal distension. In clinical practice, pushing the Xiaohengwen acupoint has a certain therapeutic effect on dry wheezing in the lungs.
Combination therapy with Xiaohengwen acupoint
Treat injury to food by rubbing the navel, clearing the spleen meridian; treat dry wheezing in the lungs by rubbing the lung shu point; treat spleen deficiency and abdominal distension by tonifying the spleen meridian; treat mouth and tongue sores, lip cracks by using Qing Tianhe water, clearing the spleen meridian, clearing the stomach meridian, clearing the small intestine meridian.
Is the palm Xiaohengwen acupoint the same as the Xiaohengwen acupoint?
No, it is not.
The palm Xiaohengwen acupoint is different from the Xiaohengwen acupoint in terms of location. It is located under the palm of the little finger, on the radial side of the palm lines. The main function of the palm Xiaohengwen acupoint is to clear heat, disperse nodules, widen the chest, regulate the lungs, transform phlegm, and stop coughing. It is mainly used to treat phlegm-heat cough, mouth and tongue sores, pertussis, pneumonia, and other conditions.
