Experts point out that in emergency situations where there is both a lack of medicine and no medicine, mastering a few very practical methods of acupoint therapy with bare hands can earn patients valuable time to be sent to the hospital for treatment.
1. Stop Headache:
When a headache occurs, the patient can use their index fingers to press the temples on both sides of the head (located one inch back between the eyebrows and the outer corners of the eyes), until there is a feeling of swelling and pain, and rotate clockwise for about 1 minute to relieve the headache.
2. Treatment of shock:
Stimulating the middle acupoint (located at the midpoint of the nasolabial sulcus in the human body) has the function of raising blood pressure and stimulating the respiratory center. When a patient with stroke, heatstroke, poisoning, or allergies suddenly experiences coma, respiratory arrest, decreased blood pressure, or even shock, pressing the middle acupoint with the tip of the thumb can often have an emergency effect.
3. Lowering blood pressure:
Hypertensive patients often experience a sharp increase in blood pressure due to factors such as anger, anger, excitement, and fatigue, which poses a great threat to their lives. Pressing the Laogong acupoint (located in the palm of the human body, when the second and third metacarpal bones are leaning towards the third metacarpal bone, at the tip of the middle finger where the fist is clenched and the finger is bent) can often gradually restore normal blood pressure.
4. Constipation treatment:
If a constipated person uses the middle finger of their left hand to press the left Tianshu acupoint (located 2 inches on the left side of the navel) while defecating, and there is a noticeable feeling of soreness and bloating, then hold it down for about 1 minute, and there will be a feeling of defecation; Then hold your breath, increase intra-abdominal pressure, and you can defecate smoothly in a while.
5. Treating syncope:
When suffering from heatstroke, stroke, or collapse, the patient suddenly faints, becomes unconscious, pale, and sweats profusely. At this time, family members can use their thumbs to pinch and press the patient’s Hegu acupoint (located on the back of the hand, midpoint of the second metacarpal bone, on the side of the thumb), for 2-3 minutes, and it will generally relieve symptoms.
6. Stop vomiting:
When vomiting, patients can use their middle finger to press the Neiguan acupoint (located 2 inches above the wrist crease in the middle of the forearm) to stop vomiting. It is advisable to press until there is a feeling of soreness and swelling, and vomiting should be stopped after about 1 minute.
7. Stop nosebleeds:
When nosebleeds, immediately pinch your heel acupoint (located in the depression between the ankle joint and heel bone) with your thumb and index finger. For left nosebleeds, pinch your right heel, and for right nosebleeds, pinch your left heel to stop the bleeding.
8. Relieve stomach pain:
When experiencing stomach pain, use both thumbs to massage the Zusanli acupoint on both legs (located three inches below the knee and one transverse finger on the outer side of the tibia), and persist for 3 to 5 minutes until there is a feeling of soreness, numbness, and bloating. The stomach pain can be significantly relieved.
9. Anti angina:
When angina attacks, it is often accompanied by feelings of chest compression, suffocation, etc. At this point, you can press to Yang point (located on the back of the human body, on the midline of the back, in the depression below the seventh thoracic spine spinous process). Generally, pressing for 3-6 minutes can effectively relieve angina.
10. Anti biliary colic:
When cholecystitis and gallstones occur, severe colic can occur in the upper right abdomen. The patient can continuously massage the Yanglingquan acupoint on the right calf with their thumb (located below the knee angle, slightly concave in the anterior part of the fibular head on the outer side of the calf) for 2 minutes to achieve a good analgesic effect.
11. To stop renal colic:
When renal colic occurs, patients often suffer unbearable pain. At this time, they can use their thumb to massage the Sanyinjiao acupoint (located on the inner side of the calf, 3 inches above the ankle tip of the foot, behind the medial edge of the tibia), and repeatedly massage for 3-5 minutes to relieve renal colic.
12. Stop hiccup:
When experiencing hiccup, the patient can use their thumb and index finger to tightly press the Shaoshang acupoint (located 0.1 inches next to the nail corner on the radial side of the thumb) until there is a feeling of soreness. The hiccup will stop for half a minute to one minute.