You don’t have to take medicine when you have a fever, a massage technique can reduce the fever!

Fever is mostly a manifestation of the body's strong immunity, which is caused by the struggle between the body's healthy energy and external evil energy. Generally, no special treatment is required. However, when the fever is high (body temperature is above 39°C), the internal environment of the human body is unbalanced and the functions of the internal organs are disordered. Children, especially, have an incompletely developed nervous system and are prone to convulsions, which require emergency treatment. Here are some commonly used acupoints for reducing fever. If used properly, they often have miraculous effects.

Dazhui Point: Dazhui is located in the depression below the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra. It is the meeting point of the Governor Vessel and all the yang meridians of the twelve main meridians of the body. It governs all the yang of the body and is a commonly used acupoint for relieving exterior symptoms and reducing fever. At the Dazhui point, use a three-edged needle to prick and bleed, and cupping will have a better effect. You can also massage the Dazhui point in conjunction with pushing the spine, using the tips of your index and middle fingers or the base of your palm to push from the Dazhui point straight down to the coccyx, about 100 to 300 times.

Shixuan points: the tips of the ten fingers, 10 in total. The Shixuan acupoint has many uses in emergency treatment and is widely used among the people to treat fever, epilepsy, infantile convulsions, etc. In case of high fever, use a three-edged needle to prick and bleed, 3-5 drops of bleeding is appropriate. Quchi, Hegu and Waiguan points: Bend your elbow, and the point where the transverse line ends, that is, the depression on the inner edge of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, is Quchi. Hegu, commonly known as the "tiger's mouth", is located in the depression between the first and second metacarpal bones. Quchi and Hegu both belong to the hand yangming large intestine meridian, which can both dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms, as well as clear and drain Yangming. Waiguan is located two horizontal fingers upward from the midpoint of the transverse line on the back of the wrist. Waiguan acupoint is one of the eight meridian intersection points and is an important acupoint for relieving exterior symptoms and reducing fever. Using fine needles to prick these three acupoints can lower body temperature. You can also massage these three points, and use the index and middle fingertips to push upward from the wrist line to the elbow about 300 times.

Gua Sha therapy is one of the commonly used folk remedies, and it is also effective for high fever. You can choose the above-mentioned acupoints for scraping, or you can choose a larger area along the Du meridian and bladder meridian, armpits, and elbows on the back, and scrape from top to bottom, first lightly and then heavy, until purple-red spots appear on the local skin.

The above methods are only suitable for emergency situations. If you want to completely reduce fever, the key is to treat the cause, so the patient should go to the hospital first.