Beneficial for Spleen Method
Prescription: Tonify the Spleen, Abdominal Massage for 5 minutes each, Rub Zusanli 100 times, Pinch the Spine 3-5 times.
Procedure:
1. Tonify the Spleen: The spleen point is located at the radial border of the thumb, at the junction of the flesh and nail. Push from fingertip to root of the thumb.
2. Abdominal Massage: Use the palm or four fingers together, massage clockwise around the entire abdomen.
3. Rub Zusanli: Located 3 cun below the outer knee, rub with the pad of the thumb.
4. Pinch the Spine: Have the child lie prone. The practitioner uses the pads of the thumbs and index and middle fingers to grasp the skin along the spine, pinch and move forward, from Changqiang to Dazhui, one round. Repeat 3–5 rounds. To enhance stimulation, lift and pull once every three pinches.
Protective for Lungs Method
Prescription: Clear the Lungs, Calm the Liver, Tonify the Spleen, Clear Heavenly River Water, each for 5 minutes.
Procedure:
1. Clear the Lungs: The lung point is on the palm of the ring finger. Push from root to fingertip.
2. Calm the Liver: The liver point is on the palm of the index finger. Push from root to fingertip, also known as calming the liver.
3. Clear Heavenly River Water: The Heavenly River Water point is on the anterior midline of the forearm, from wrist crease to elbow crease. The practitioner joins the index and middle fingers, and pushes from wrist crease to elbow crease. Apply even pressure, push forward without tilting.
Calming Method
Prescription: Calm the Liver, Clear Heavenly River Water, each for 5 minutes, Tap Xiao Tianxin 50 times, Rub and massage the dorsal surfaces of both hands' fingers for 2 minutes.
Procedure:
Rub and massage the dorsal surfaces of the fingers: Use the pad of the thumb to rub clockwise on the fingertips. Then pick up the child and place them on the adult’s shoulder, using the index, middle, and ring fingers together to gently and rhythmically tap the Du Meridian from Dazhui down to the heart, diaphragm, liver, and finally to the sacrum, tapping for 2–3 minutes. At the level of the heart and lungs, switch to open-palm tapping.
Intelligence Enhancement Method
Prescription: Rub Erma point for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Procedure:
Erma point is located in the depression between the bases of the ring and little fingers on the dorsum of the hand. Rubbing Erma involves bending the child’s little finger into the palm, then using the pad of the thumb or middle finger to rub left and right.
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