Baby's Arm And Hand (Palm) Acupressure Points
(See Figure 7)

Sanguan- Radial border of forearm; for digestive relief, cold and weak arms.
Tianeshui- Medial border of forearm; for fever, cold relief, restlessness and irritability.
Liufu- Ulnar side of forearm; cooling the body during heat spells, detoxification and clearing heat that the body stores.
Neibagua- Around in a circle in the palm of the hand, rotate gently clockwise; harmonizing the cough, diarrhea, abdomen, digestive pains, food digestion and abdominal pain relief. (See Figure 6.)
Dahengwen- On the wrist crease, palm up; press the point gently with both thumbs and do fulling to outer wrist. Can relieve vomiting, chills, fever, asthma, spitting- up, food stagnation, abdominal distension and diarrhea.

Fig. 7.  Acupressure points on the inside of a baby's arm and hand.

Zongjin- Midpoint of the wrist crease on the palm; knead with thumb gently 15 to 20 times, clockwise. Can be used for convulsions, mental stress, diarrhea, vomiting and mouth ulcers.
Yujijiao- Middle end of wrist crease on the palm; tap the point lightly seven to eight times with pointer finger. Can be used for stopping convulsions, easing the mind, brightening the eyes, clearing pathogenic heat, epilepsy, blurred vision, redness, pain and swelling of the eye, excessive crying.
Banmen- The second phalangeal joint of the thumb near Yuji; hold, rub the point with thumb gently clockwise 75 to 100 times. Can be used for acute or chronic convulsions and indigestion.
Neilaogong- In the center of the palm; knead gently clockwise 30 to 75 times. Can be used for convulsions caused by fright, reducing fever of common cold and excessive heat.
Pijing- The radial side of the thumb between the tip and the base of the thumb. To reinforce spleen (can be used for constipation), stroke toward the heart 100 times and for reducing (can be used for diarrhea) stroke away from the heart 100 times.
Xinjing- The tip of the middle finger. Stroke toward the heart for reinforcing (diarrhea relief) and away from the heart for reducing (constipation relief).
Feijing- Tip of ring finger; hold point for 30 seconds. Can be used for the common cold, cough, asthma, spitting- up and constipation.
Shending- Tip of the littlest finger; knead the tip gently 75 to 100 times. Can be used for night sweats.
Yunshuirutu to Yunturushui- From tip of little finger, forming a half- circle, all the way to the base of the thumb. For dysuria, yellow urine and constipation.
Hongchi- Crease of the forearm; guide fingers gently from Hongchi up to Tianshui at the crease of wrist to Zhongjian. Can be used for fever, cold, mental stress and external cold.
Yinchi- Gently stroking Liufu (six Fu organs) away from heart, toward wrist. Can be used for fever, cold, restlessness and irritability.
Sanguan- Stroke gently; radial border of forearm between crease in arm all the way to crease in wrist. Can be used to strengthen Yang energy or treat exterior (common cold) symptoms from pathogenic factors.

Fig. 8.  Acupressure points on the back of baby's hand and outside of his or her arm.

Back- of- the- Hand Acupressure Points
(See Figure 8)

Yiwofeng- The depression of the middle of the wrist at the crease (top of baby's wrist); press the point with index finger or thumb about 75 to 100 times for warming the middle jiao, promoting circulation of qi, relieving abdominal pain and stopping joint pain.
Weiling- The top of the hand between second and third metacarpal bones, beside the Wailaogong point; press the point two to five times with the tip of thumb, then gently rub after pressing. This point can resuscitate from coma, and is good for tinnitus, headache and unconsciousness caused by acute convulsions.
Jingning- On the top of hand beside Wailaogong point between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones. Press the point with thumb two to five times, and then gently knead for about 10 seconds. May help with asthma and excessive spitting- up, palpating the lumps in the abdomen or gassy full stomach and chest area.
Wailaogong- In the center (of the top) of the hand opposite Neilaogong point. Knead the point for three to five minutes gently. Can be used for warming the yang energy of the body, diarrhea, dysentery from common cold, prolapsed rectum, ascariasis, hernia and borborygmia.
Boyangchi- Stroke gently toward wrist from anterior middle of the forearm. Can be good for promoting circulation and digestive relief.

Ershanmen- In the center of the top of the hand in the depression between the third and fourth metacarpal bones. Press the point three to five times gently. Can be used for promoting better circulation of blood and qi relaxing tendons, and good for asthma, cold from wind, stiffness in the chest, spitting- up and clearing common cold symptoms.
Laolong- The tip of the middle finger. Press three to seven times. Can help to resuscitate an unconscious baby, stop convulsions, reduce fever and pathogenic fire qi (excessive heat).
Duanzheng- At the middle finger nail root (base of nail). Press sides of baby's middle finger with thumb and index finger (as to squeeze) three to seven times. Can help with dysentery, diarrhea, vomiting and spastic colon.
Erma- On the top of the hand in the depression between the ring finger and the little finger. Hold and gently rub the point with thumb up to 25 times. Can be used for reinforcing the yin energy of qi in the body, dysuria, indigestion, prolapsed rectum, abdominal pain, weak body constitution, cough, asthma and difficulty expelling toxins.
Tianmenruhukou- Between thumb and index finger (top of hand). Press point up to 75 times. Can be used for smoothing circulation, clenched teeth, sore throat and fullness in the chest.
Wuzhijie- On the top of hand of all five fingers (phalang- ometacarpal joints). Press points three to five times. Can help with resuscitating an unconscious baby, stopping convulsion, and calming the baby.
Shixuan- All five tips of fingers. Press points one to three times. Can be good for resuscitating unconscious baby, acute convulsions, dull behavior and crying fits. 

Author Linda Larson, licensed massage practitioner, Tuina specialist, aesthetician, cosmetologist, certified spa specialist, aromatherapist, and reiki master, practices in Santa Cruz, California, and can be viewed on television in San Jose and San Francisco. She can be reached through her Web site: [www.LELarson.com].

This article was adapted, with permission, from The Little Baby Massage Book by Linda Ellen Larson. Copyright 1999. (A new edition of this book will be available this fall.)

Acknowledgments
The author wishes to thank the following people for their help in creating this article: Neil Jameson, photograper and Marg Anne Jameson, editor of book; Paul Titangos, photographer; Linda Levy, computer/graphic/web- designer; Stacie Sheridan, illustrator of baby images; baby model, Andre Katz (parents Raqib Lynn- Katz, L.Ac. and John Katz); Dr. Ken Lubowich, O.M.D. of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, U.S. Foreign Office; Dr. Yin Ming, O.M.D., M.D., the Jiang- Su Provincial Hospital of Nanjing, China.