Which parts should be pressed to reduce fever

In fact, everyone has experienced having a fever. For a mild fever, you can just do the relevant care. Common nursing care tasks include hot compress, cold compress, warm water bath, etc. Another common method is massage to help reduce fever. However, this method requires a correct understanding of the acupoints. If you don’t understand it, you should avoid using this method for treatment.

Massaging the Hegu acupoint can help reduce fever

Location: Hegu point is located on the back of the hand, at the highest point of the muscle between the thumb and index finger after the five fingers are put together. There is an acupuncture point on each hand.

Technique: Use the tip of the thumb of your other hand to press the Hegu point firmly.

Efficacy: Suitable for fever, cough, asthma, runny nose, nasal congestion and other discomfort symptoms caused by colds.

Massaging Dazhui acupoint can help reduce fever

Location: The Dazhui point is located in the middle of the back of the neck, at the lower edge of the larger protruding bone.

Technique: Use the index and middle fingers of one hand to press hard on the Dazhui point.

Efficacy: Dazhui point can help prevent colds, especially for fever or persistent high fever caused by colds.

Massaging Yongquan acupoint can help reduce fever

Location: Yongquan acupoint is located on the sole of the human foot, in the depression at the front of the sole. Flex your toes firmly and create the depression at the front of your foot.

Technique: Press the Yongquan point with the tip of your thumb. The strength should be enough to feel a slight soreness.

Efficacy: It can help dissipate heat and anger, and relieve symptoms such as physical fatigue, nasal congestion, and dry mouth caused by colds.

There are also some minor acupuncture points that can help cure colds and thus help reduce fever.

Massaging the Shixuan acupoints can help reduce fever

Location: Shixuan acupoint is located at the tips of the ten fingers, 0.1 inch (finger inch) away from the free edge of the nail. There are ten acupoints on the left and right.

Technique: Use the nail of your thumb to pinch the acupoint repeatedly and forcefully until you feel a sore sensation, until the Shixuan acupoint turns red and hot. The total stimulation time should not exceed 3 to 5 minutes each time.

Efficacy: Shixuan acupoint is mostly used for first aid and is widely used in high fever such as fever, epilepsy, and infantile convulsions. Massaging the Shixuan acupoint can relieve heatstroke, coma, shock, high blood pressure, and finger numbness.

Massaging Quchi acupoint can help reduce fever

Location: Located in the depression at the end of the elbow crease.

Technique: Press or tap with your fingertips for 1 to 3 minutes, with no limit on the number of times.

Efficacy: Quchi point is the He point of the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. It mainly has the effects of dispersing wind and relieving itching, clearing away heat and reducing swelling, and dredging meridians. Massaging the Quchi point can treat shoulder and elbow pain, upper limb paralysis, hypertension, urticaria, influenza, tonsillitis, goiter, acute gastroenteritis, etc.

Massaging Fengchi acupoint can help reduce fever

Location: Fengchi point is located at the back of the neck, in the depression on the outer edge of the two large tendons under the back of the skull, parallel to the earlobe.

Technique: Open your hands, place the tips of your thumbs on the Fengchi point, and place the rest of your fingers close to the back of the pillow. Press and rub the Fengchi point vigorously until you feel a noticeable soreness and swelling in the point.

Efficacy: Fengchi point can help dispel wind. The so-called cold is also called "cold". Massaging Fengchi point is very beneficial for colds.

Massaging Yingxiang acupoint can help reduce fever

Location: The midpoint of the outer edge of the nose, where the shallow groove naturally forms between the nose and the outer side of the lips when smiling.

Technique: Press the Yingxiang point with the tip of your index finger for about 2 minutes, with enough pressure to cause a slight soreness and swelling.

Efficacy: It can help clear away heat and disperse wind, especially it has a good effect on relieving nasal congestion caused by colds.