Influenza belongs to the category of “seasonal influenza” in Chinese medicine, and can be treated by massaging acupoints such as the Great Spine, Hegu, Fengchi, and Liejiao. Due to the differences in personal constitution and condition, the therapeutic effect varies from person to person and cannot be generalized.
1. Great Vertebrae: Great Vertebrae is located in the depression under the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebrae, at the back center line, with the effect of relieving the surface and clearing away the heat, and can be used to treat exogenous diseases such as fever, coughing, shortness of breath, and so on.
2. Hegu: belonging to the Hegu point of the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, it has the efficacy of clearing heat and relieving surface heat, and is mainly used for treating symptoms caused by cold and flu, such as fever, malignant cold (fear of cold), headache, etc., and especially for treating head and face heat disorders such as swelling and pain in the throat.
3. Fengchi: Fengchi point belongs to the foot Shaoyang gallbladder meridian points, can remove external wind (felt outside the natural world of wind), but also can calm the internal wind (because of the internal organs function abnormalities caused by the wind), has the effect of wind clearing heat, for colds and other diseases.
4. Lechu: belonging to the hand Taiyin Lung meridian, is the lung of the complex points, with the efficacy of lung drainage heat, suitable for colds, coughs, sore throat and other diseases.
The above acupoints have a certain therapeutic effect on influenza, but the efficacy varies from person to person and cannot be generalized. The massage of the above points should be carried out under the guidance of a physician, and should not be operated blindly, so as not to cause adverse consequences. If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for relevant examinations and treatments, so as not to delay the condition.