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Shen Zhu acupoint is the acupoint for children to treat all diseases.

The body column point is under the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra in the back (the third vertebra below the highest vertebra in the middle of the shoulder and back). When taking acupoints, make the child naturally sit flat on the shoulder and lean forward slightly, and take acupoints at the sinking part of the third thoracic vertebra.

Body column moxibustion has the functions of activating yang, regulating qi, expelling wind and reducing fever, calming the heart and relieving cough, regulating the spleen and stomach, and promoting fatigue recovery. Improving the nervous system, preventing and treating respiratory diseases and various diseases in children are the key points of moxibustion.

For those who often have backache, thin back, and are prone to catching a cold, and cry at the sight of the wind, just a single acupoint, every time 10 minute, can solve his problem.

Usually used for:

Infantile dyspepsia, galactorrhea,

Keywords diarrhea, abdominal distension, anorexia in children,

Mental fatigue, insomnia at night, insomnia at night,

Cold, bronchitis, whooping cough

Pneumonia, tuberculosis, asthma,

Frightening wind, stunting, etc.

What are the commonly used acupuncture points for children's moxibustion?

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Shenque

Shenque, the umbilical eye, is an important acupoint along the midline in front of the human body and the gateway for human air to enter and exit. Moxibustion at Shenque can recuperate all the symptoms of weakness. For children with congenital deficiency, moxibustion at Shenque point is a very effective and comfortable health care method.

Children should pay attention to the navel not to catch cold, which will cause abdominal pain. Because this is the driving force of life.

Moxibustion navel for children, especially children with bad spleen and stomach, you feel that there is a lot of gurgling sound on the navel, which is not refreshing. There is a layer of skin on the navel and no meat under it. This is a child with a particularly weak spleen. We often keep our navel warm and have moxibustion.

In ancient times, children with nocturia, mental weakness, fear of the dark and easily frightened could put salt on their navel, put ginger slices and moxibustion with moxa sticks. Some children with diarrhea, constipation and malnutrition can use moxibustion navel. We can now hang moxibustion on the navel to treat and protect these problems.

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Gongsun

Gongsun was first seen in Huangdi Neijing Lingshu Jing, which is the collateral point of the spleen meridian of Foot Taiyin. Don't go to Yangming. One of the intersections of eight veins, Tongmai. The spleen is the mother of the day after tomorrow, and this point is the point where the spleen meridian is connected with the viscera. Moxibustion at this point has the functions of invigorating spleen and stomach, regulating pulse condition, resolving food stagnation, eliminating dampness and warming yang, and improving deficiency, cold and weakness.

It is the intersection of eight veins and the collateral vein of the spleen meridian of Foot Taiyin. Nowadays, children often eat too much, which leads to stagnation of temper. Moxibustion at Gongsun point 1-2 times a week makes the spleen meridian more full of qi and blood, which has a good effect on nourishing the spleen and stomach, promoting digestion and resolving stagnation.

Especially for those children who don't like eating or children who are prone to abdominal distension and cough after eating, parents can moxibustion or push this acupoint with their hands, and push the heat from toes to heels.

This acupoint has a very good effect on improving children's spleen deficiency and food accumulation.

Moxibustion has advantages. Acupoints don't need to be particularly precise. It is a field of moxibustion itself. As long as you don't leave the meridian, it's called "leaving the point and not leaving the meridian", which will have an effect. Gongsun point is a big point and a very important one.

What are the commonly used acupuncture points for children's moxibustion?