Thick tongue may be caused by accumulation of food, dampness, etc. Tui na methods to regulate the tongue of children with thick and white coating include tonifying the spleen meridian, pushing the four transverse lines, and rubbing the middle epigastric region.
1. Tonic spleen meridian: the operator holds the child’s thumb in one hand to fix it, and pushes the threaded surface of the child’s thumb with the other hand with the threaded surface of the thumb; or flexes the child’s thumb, and pushes the end of the thumb along the radial edge of the thumb in the direction of the tip of the finger to the root of the finger for 100 to 500 times.
2. Push the four transverse lines: put the four fingers of the child together with one hand and use the threaded surface of the thumb of the other hand to push the transverse lines of the little finger from the transverse lines of the index finger of the child to the transverse lines of the little finger, push 100 to 300 times.
3. Kneading the epigastric region: the child lies on his/her back, and the operator kneads the epigastric region 100-300 times with the end of the finger or the root of the palm. The epigastric region is located in the upper abdomen, 4 inches above the umbilicus, on the anterior midline.
If you need massage to adjust your child’s tongue, it is recommended to go to a professional medical institution.