Because of the poor constitution of children, it is easy to cross-infection; and the developmental characteristics of small children, they do not expel phlegm and blow their nose, which makes rhinitis difficult to heal and recurrent. If left untreated, it may be accompanied by headache, long-term nasal congestion, difficulty in breathing at night, and even accompanied by adenoid hypertrophy, which requires surgical treatment and is very troublesome.
Here we recommend a simple and easy-to-use pediatric Tuina technique that can effectively treat rhinosinusitis, help nasal discharge, help the recovery of rhinitis, and also have an auxiliary effect on the physical strengthening of children. This massage method is divided into three steps: rubbing the nasal pass point → rubbing the Yingxiang point → pushing the root of the nose.
1.Rubbing the nasal pass point
The nasal passage point, also known as the upper Yingxiang point, is located in the middle of the nose on both sides of the nasolabial groove. The force is not too light, not too heavy, rubbing fifty times. It has a very good effect on the nasal passage.
2, rubbing Yingxiang point
The Yingxiang point is located at the nasolabial groove on both sides of the nostrils. The point is the starting point of the stomach meridian, the junction of the large intestine and stomach meridians. As the name suggests, a lot of nasal congestion, the size of friends, can not smell, press this point can “meet the fragrance”. It has a very good effect of opening the nasal passages.
In addition, this point also has a very good role in stopping toothache, but all the upper toothache, are available with this point with the Hegu point pressure.
3, push the root of the nose
Parents use both hands eight fingers to fix the child’s head, left and right with the thumb from the root of the nose from the top down to push. Each side pushed fifty times. That can take effect.
The above three actions, together, will not take more than ten minutes. During the process, the child may be more difficult to do, but after doing so will be very comfortable. The process of doing it is good to comfort him. If your child cries a lot, you can do it after he falls asleep.
Diet and living
Another common physical condition in children is a deficiency of the lungs and spleen. This physique is related to the growth and developmental characteristics of children, but also to the usual diet and living habits. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine? It is said in the chapter “The Beginning of All Diseases”: “Heavy cold hurts the lungs.” The Book of Difficulties? The “Forty-nine Difficulties” says: “Sadness is sad, cold and cold drinks hurt the lungs.” Children should avoid eating cold drinks and fruits during rhinitis attacks, and should pay attention to keeping warm.
Children with poor spleen and stomach, during the remission period of rhinitis, can also often do the six methods of massage to regulate the spleen and stomach, as shown in the previous article.
In addition, the above method of rubbing the nasal passages and Yingxiang points is also applicable to adult rhinitis patients. It can also be combined with acupuncture points such as Hegu.
Dietary therapy
In terms of usual dietary therapy, Dr. Qiu also has recommendations. Different body types use different dietary therapies.
Rhinitis is divided into deficiency and actual evidence: most of those with deficiency evidence have lung and spleen qi deficiency. In addition to the above massage methods, the following three dietary therapies, can also be considered.
Astragalus chub soup
Astragalus 20 grams, white chub fish a (about 1 catty); chub fish washed, put astragalus into the belly of the fish, stewed.
It is suitable for those who are prone to cold and flu due to deficiency of lung and spleen, with common symptoms of itchy nose and sneezing, clear nasal congestion; it has the effect of tonifying qi and fixing the root.
Jade Screen Chicken
Astragalus membranaceus 30g, Atractylodes macrocephala 10g, Fructus antibiotics 10g, chicken in appropriate amount, stewed and consumed.
The indications are the same as Astragalus chowder soup.
Five-clawed Dragon Bone Soup
50-100 grams of five-finger hairy peach (five-clawed dragon), pork bones in appropriate amount, stewed and cooked.
This formula can strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi, and can treat chronic rhinitis with decreased sense of smell belonging to lung and spleen qi deficiency.
Solid evidence: Patients with solid heat evidence rhinitis often have uncomfortable symptoms such as runny nose and brain-heavy headache.
Fishy grass lean pork soup
Fresh fishy grass 30 g lean meat 50 g (can thicken). Boil water and put in fishy grass and lean meat, season and then drink the soup and eat the meat. Fishy grass clears heat and dissolves phlegm, and has a good effect on people with stuffy nose and runny nose.
Lentil and Coix seeds with lean meat/ribs
20 grams of lentils, 20 grams of coic rice, 10 grams of dahurica dahurica, 100 grams of pork/ribs, stewed and cooked.
This recipe can strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness, move Qi and clear the orifices. It is beneficial for people with stuffy nose and runny nose.
Loofah vine with lean pork/ribs
Near the root, 3-5 grams of loofah vine and 100 grams of pork/chop bone are boiled and consumed.
It can clear heat and detoxify the orifices. It can treat those with runny nose and heavy brain headache.
Simmondsia flowers boiled eggs
Xin Yi Hua 10 grams of jujube 3-5 eggs two.
First boil dates and eggs in water, after 3-5 minutes under the Xin Yi flower (gauze package), take while hot.
It can dispel wind and cold and open the nasal passages, which is very helpful for wind and cold nasal congestion.