What acupoints can be massaged to treat nasal congestion?

Colds, rhinitis, etc. can cause nasal congestion, and although nasal congestion is not a big problem, it brings great inconvenience to people's lives. Sometimes it can even lead to insufficient oxygen supply to the brain due to nasal congestion, resulting in dizziness. However, Western medicine does not have any good methods to treat nasal congestion, while Chinese medicine believes that nasal congestion can be treated by massaging acupoints. So, what acupoints can be massaged to treat nasal congestion?

Rub Yintang: Press the Yintang point with the middle finger of your right hand, press the Zanzhu point on the right side (inside the eyebrow) with the tip of your index finger, and press the Zanzhu point on the left side with the tip of your ring finger. Press and rub the three fingers in a counterclockwise direction 100 times at the same time.

Press Yingxiang: Use the side of the index fingertips of both hands to press the Yingxiang points on both sides at the same time, and press 50 times each time.

Rubbing Su: Use the palm of your right hand (Laogong point) to press on the tip of your nose (Su point), rub it counterclockwise for 50 times, then use the palm of your left hand to press on the tip of your nose and rub it clockwise for 50 times.

Rub the sides of the nose: Put your palms together, place the proximal ends of the thenars on both sides of the upper end of the root of the nose bridge, and rub back and forth from the center of the forehead to the lips 50 times.

Peck at Chengqi and Sibai points: Use the middle fingertips of both hands to peck at Chengqi point (directly below the eyeball and the lower edge of the eye socket) and Sibai point (1 inch below the eye, below Chengqi point) 50 times each.

Bathing face: First rub your hands together until your palms are warm, then use your fingers to rub your face, including the nose, forehead, and cheeks. In addition, cooking yam into porridge can replenish qi and effectively prevent colds. At the same time, you should pay attention to keeping warm and add or remove clothes appropriately.

This article ends here with an introduction to the treatment methods of acupoint massage for nasal congestion. You can try it and it will definitely be effective. In addition, these methods may not be very effective for nasal congestion caused by allergic rhinitis. Patients are advised to use medication to solve the nasal congestion caused by allergic rhinitis. However, for general nasal congestion, the above-mentioned acupoint massage has a good therapeutic effect.