Children can achieve the effect of regulating the spleen and stomach through acupuncture and moxibustion at the Foot Sanli Point, the Middle Epigastric Point, and the Spleen Yu Point.
1. Foot Sanli Point: located 3 inches below the calf’s nose, belongs to the foot Yangming stomach meridian, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, can be used to treat stomach pain, vomiting and other gastrointestinal diseases.
2. Middle Epigastric Point: Located 4 inches above the navel, on the anterior midline, it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and eliminating food, and can be used to treat stomach pain, nausea (no appetite, reduced food intake) and other spleen and stomach disorders.
3. Spleen Yu point: located in the 11th thoracic vertebra under the spinous process, 1.5 inches away from the posterior midline, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach with qi, can be used to treat diarrhea, vomiting and other diseases of the spleen and stomach.
Acupuncture and moxibustion can be used to regulate children’s spleen and stomach, and if treatment is needed, it should be done in a hospital.