Where can I massage my child's nasal congestion due to a cold?

Children often have runny nose and nasal congestion when they catch a cold. Because children are relatively young, you must be careful when using medication. You can use some children's medicines for treatment under the guidance of a doctor. In addition, when children have nasal congestion symptoms, you can achieve relief through certain massages. The most common one is the Weizhong point. Massaging the Weizhong point can promote ventilation.

Where can I massage my child's nasal congestion due to a cold?

1. Weizhong Point

Nasal congestion can be relieved by massaging the Weizhong point to facilitate ventilation. Press the Weizhong point with your thumb and move your calf back and forth for about 30 seconds.

Location: Located at the midpoint of the popliteal crease, between the biceps femoris tendon and the semitendinosus tendon, that is, the center of the inner side of the knee.

2. Yingxiang Point

If your baby has a stuffy or runny nose, you can gently massage the Yingxiang point 50 times to ventilate and stop the runny nose.

Location: Yingxiang points are on both sides of the nose.

3. Temple

Use the tip of your middle finger to gently massage your temples, and use the tip of your thumb or middle finger to move back and forth in an arc or circular motion on certain acupoints for about 2 minutes.

Location: The intersection of the eyebrow tip and the extended line of the eye corner, the depression behind the eyebrow

4. Wipe the nose

Wipe both sides of the nose from top to bottom, and use your index finger to wipe back and forth on the nose alternately at least 300 times. Be sure to warm it thoroughly, which can effectively relieve nasal congestion.

A cold and stuffy nose are mostly caused by cold. Therefore, you should also pay attention to keeping your children warm and letting them drink adequate water, which will help their recovery.

Chinese medicine for treating baby colds

1. Jiubaodan: It has the functions of inducing sweat and relieving exterior symptoms, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and strengthening the stomach and promoting digestion. It is mainly used for colds caused by wind and cold, with symptoms including fear of cold and fever, headache and sore limbs, no sweating, nasal congestion, clear runny nose, cough with sputum, loss of appetite, etc. Take 1 pill each time (3 grams per pill, twice a day with warm water). Reduce the dosage for children under one year old.

2. Miaolingdan: It has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving exterior symptoms, relieving cough and reducing phlegm. It is suitable for children with headache, fever, fear of cold, no sweat or little sweat, nasal congestion and runny nose, cough with sputum, sore throat, shortness of breath, thirst, red face and lips, and even persistent high fever and convulsions caused by exogenous wind evil and heat accumulation in the lungs and stomach. This pill is a commonly used medicine for treating children's colds, fever, cough and sputum. Take 1 pill (each pill weighs 1.5 grams), twice a day, with mint decoction or warm water.

3. Children's cold granules: can clear away heat and relieve symptoms, mainly used for children with cold and fever, common cold and influenza. Take twice a day, 24 grams per bag. For children under 1 year old, each bag is taken in 4 doses; for children aged 1-3 years old, each bag is taken in 3 doses; for children aged 4-7 years old, each bag is taken in 2 doses; for children aged 8-12 years old, each bag is taken in 1 dose. Just take it with warm water.