In daily life, the use of hands can be said to be countless, but the reflex area on the hand can treat diseases, especially toothache, which many people may not know. On the ulnar side of the left thumb (near the index finger), the second finger joint corresponds to the first large tooth on the right side, the upper tooth corresponds to the upper tooth, and the lower tooth corresponds to the lower tooth; The second finger joint on the radial side of the left index finger (near the thumb) corresponds to the second tooth on the right side, which is also divided into upper and lower parts. The ulnar side is the third tooth, and so on. Both hands correspond to 32 teeth of a person, and the left hand corresponds to the right tooth and the right hand corresponds to the left tooth. Specifically, you can understand it by looking at the picture.
First aid for toothache
When there is a toothache, many people cannot distinguish which one it is. At this point, the quickest way is to search for pain points and areas of sand along the inside and outside of each finger on your hand. After finding them, stick to pushing and pressing with your thumb. After a few minutes, the teeth will no longer hurt.
The above is the quickest and best way to relieve toothache. It can be very painful when doing it, but as long as you hold back the pain and persist in doing it, it will be very effective. I have tried this method for many people and it has not been satisfactory.
Another way to treat toothache is to massage the lower acupoint. Where is the Xiaguan acupoint? You open your mouth, there is a concave area near your ear that protrudes when you bite your teeth, which is the Xiaguan acupoint. Find a pain point near this acupoint and massage clockwise for 36 turns, then counterclockwise for 24 turns. For people with long-term toothache, doing this 2-3 times a day can be a good health method.
Once, I was eating with a few students at a small restaurant next to my house when someone called me and came over with a bitter face. Someone said he hasn’t eaten for three days, has a toothache, and his mouth is swollen and can’t open. I held onto his shoulder and used the above method to do it for about a minute. He said, “Auntie Yang, it’s really easy, but I guess many people can’t bear the pressure.” I smiled and said, “You’ve taken it. I’ll reward you with some food.” He waved his hand at the time, saying that he couldn’t even bite cabbage these past few days. I asked him to give it a try, but he took a bite of cabbage. It was okay, so I gave him another orchid bean and he also ate it. This method is so effective!
Near the Xiaguan acupoint is the temporal nerve, which is particularly effective in treating toothache. When my daughter has a toothache, I often use this trick for her, which is often more effective than taking anti-inflammatory drugs. But this child is afraid of pain. If I am not at home, she will take her own anti-inflammatory medicine and even say that I am cruel and ruthless.
This method may seem cruel, but it is not as cruel as many pills. Those drugs silently harm your body, and the consequences are very serious. It is truly “harmful to others invisibly”.
What to do when wisdom teeth are painful
The causes of toothache are complex and can occur anytime, anywhere. Some people start to experience it in spring and summer, and even year after year. During an attack, the entire posterior gum will swell very badly. In fact, this is caused by wisdom teeth.
Traditional Chinese medicine says that teeth are beyond the bones. Spring and summer are the growth periods of all things, and the yang energy is surging upwards, which is also when children grow faster. So people with wisdom teeth need to supplement calcium in advance before spring and summer, so that their wisdom teeth have enough strength to “break through the darkness before dawn” and not be trapped inside.
People with wisdom teeth, because their teeth cannot grow for a long time, and the gum sometimes bears the responsibility of biting, have become relatively thick, lacking calcium and unable to protrude. When encountering this situation, many people simply pull out their wisdom teeth, thinking that once removed, it will not hurt in their lifetime. This is not right, giving up eating due to choking is actually a very foolish method.
I think that if a person has sufficient nutrition or a healthy body, growing wisdom teeth is not a big deal. Instead of enduring the pain of tooth extraction, it’s better to start by regulating the body and supplementing nutrition, and easily deal with wisdom teeth.
If you have oral ulcers, there’s no need to trouble the doctor
Oral ulcers are a very distressing thing, with difficulty eating, drinking, and speaking. I have a simple way to deal with this, which is to start by taking riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2.
I once had an oral ulcer and the pain was unbearable while eating. I took a few B2 tablets according to the usual dosage without much effect, so I swallowed 30 tablets in one breath. I think I can’t absorb it at most and excrete it the next day! But it was this unreasonable and even somewhat “barbaric” method that cured my oral ulcer in one go.
Some people may say, “Will consuming such a vegetarian food cause a disorder in the body’s functions?”? I said no, B2 is a vitamin. If it cannot be dissolved in the body, it will be excreted through urination. Moreover, from the actual effect, it does work for me to eat like this, and everyone can refer to it.
I have a journalist friend who almost suffers from oral ulcers once or twice a year and has seen many doctors but it doesn’t work. He said he often feels tired, easily gets tired after meals, has bloating, and doesn’t have a regular bowel movement. I told him that this is a serious spleen deficiency because the spleen opens the mouth. I want him to soak his feet in hot water every night, soak for half an hour, and then use a massage stick to massage the spleen reflex area of his left foot. The child was very obedient and immediately followed suit when he returned home. The next noon, he called and said, “Aunt Yang, my mouth is no longer painful. I still want to soak my feet tonight.”
I suggest that friends with oral ulcers, in addition to using the methods mentioned above, should also insist on tapping the stomach reflex area of their calves 100 times a day. After finishing, massage the blood sea and Sanyinjiao acupoints on the spleen meridian, as well as the pain points on the spleen meridian for two minutes each. After persisting for a period of time, the effect is countless times better than taking medication randomly.
For frequently occurring oral ulcers, oral or topical Yunnan Baiyao can be used. If taken orally, grams per time, 4 times a day. After the ulcer disappears, take g each time, three times a day, for half a month to consolidate the therapeutic effect. For external use, apply Yunnan Baiyao directly to the affected area 3-5 times a day until the ulcer heals.