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Self Massage

1. Prescription
Head and Face: Taiyang, Fengchi (GB20), Yintang, Shenting (GV24), Yamen (GV15), Fengfu (GV16), Jianjing (GB21), Dazhui (GV14).
Neck: Biantaoti (Tonsil point), Renying (ST9), Shuitu (ST10), Yifeng (TE17).
Chest and Abdomen: Tiantu (CV22), Guanyuan (CV4) Front-Mu Point of the SmallIntestine, Zhangmen (LR13)Front-Mu Point of the Spleen, Influential Point of Zang Organs, Danzhong (CV17) Front-Mu Point of the Pericardium, Zhongwan (CV12) Front-Mu Point of the Stomach.
Back and Lumbar Region: GV14, Feishu (BL13), Neck-jiaji, Zhishi (BL52).
Leg: Quchi (LI11) He-Sea Point, Shousanli (LI10), Hegu (LI4) Yuan-Source Point, Waiguan (TE5) Luo-Connecting Point the Eight Confluent Point, Neiguan (PC6) Luo-Connecting Point the Eight Confluent Point, Chize (LU5)He-Sea Point, Taiyuan (LU9)Shu-Stream Point, Yuan-Source Point, Sanyinjiao (SP6), Taixi(KI3) Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source Point, Zusanli (ST36) He-Sea Point, Zhaohai (KI6) The Eihgt Confluent Point, Kunlun (BL60) Jing-River Point, Taichong (LR3) Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source Point, Yongquan (KI1) Jing-Well Point.


2. Technique of Massage
2.1 Knock teeth technique, upper teeth and lower teeth knock each other gently for 36 times with the strength from small to large until hear little sound.  
2.2 Agitate saliva technique: use your tongue to rotate along the inner and outer of upper and lower teeth for 18 times left and right respectively, do not ingest momentarily when the saliva is produced, close your mouth, gargle your mouth with saliva for 36 times, then ingest the saliva via 3 times.
2.3 Take sitting position, both thumbs or index fingers and middle finger spress-knead both Taiyang for 2 minutes.
2.4 Take sitting position, one thumb wipe from Yintang to GV24, repeat the operation for 2 minutes.
2.5 Take sitting position, both thumbs hold both GB20 for 2 minutes.
2.6 Take sitting position, one thumb hold-knead GV16 for 2 minutes.
2.7 Take sitting position, both thumbs press-knead TE17 on back of the ear for 2 minutes.
2.8 Take sitting position, one thumb gently press-knead both tonsil points for 2 minutes.
2.9 Take sitting position, one thumb presses GV15 for 2 minutes.
2.10 Take sitting position, one index finger clasp-presses CV22 for 1 minute. 
2.11 Take sitting position, thumb and index finger of one hand gently hold-knead around Adam's apple for 2 minutes.
2.12 Take sitting position, thumb and index finger of one hand gently press-knead both ST9 for 1 minute.
2.13 Take sitting position, thumb and index finger of one hand gently press-knead both ST10 for 1 minute.
2.14 Take sitting position, backhand hold-pinch both Qianding (GV21) for 5-10 times, and tap both shoulder with hollow-fist.
2.15 Take sitting position, both index fingers press-knead neck-jiaji for 30-40 times.
2.16 Take sitting position, thumb press-rub GV14 repeatedly for 1 minute.
2.17 Both thumbs press-knead BL13 on back with backhand for 1 minute.
2.18 One thumb press-knead both LI11 for 1 minute.
2.19 One thumb press-knead both LI4 for 1 minute.
2.20 One thumb press-knead both LI10 for 1 minute.
2.21 One thumb push along the running course of lung meridian of one side for 2 minutes.
2.22 One thumb press-knead both SP6 for 1 minute.
2.23 One thumb press-knead both KI6 for 1 minute.
2.24 For chronic pharyngitis, one thumb press-knead both ST36 for 1 minute. 
2.25 For chronic pharyngitis, one thumb press-knead both KI on foot center for 1 minute.
2.26 When pharyngitis is on sudden onset, thumb and index fingers of one hand dip a little balm or water, pinch the skin around Adam's apple and lift-draw, repeat the operation for several times until find purplish redness on the local skin.
2.27 When throat is varicose and painful, together with the symptoms of redness on jugal region, red lip, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability and insomnia, weakness and soreness on lumbar region and knees, feverish sensation on the hands and feet, etc, add knead-rub BL52 for half minute, knead CV4 for half minute, hold PC6 for half minute, hold TE5 for half minute, hold-press KI3 for half minute, hold-press BL60 for half minute, pinch LR3 for half minute.
2.28 When throat is varicose and painful, together with the symptoms of fullness on the chest, distention and pain on both flanks, cracked, slight painful of the throat, incrassated edge of vocal cords, etc, add knead CV17 for half minute, rub CV12 for half minute, rub LR13 for half minute, press LI4 for half minute, press-knead LU5 for half minute, hold PC6 for half minute, hold TE5 for half minute.
2.29 When throat is varicose and painful, together with the symptoms of dryness of pharynx and mouth, itching throat, cough, thick phlegm, exhaustion of spirit, difficult speech, add press-knead LU5 for half minute, pinch-knead LU9 for half minute.


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