Acupuncture Healthcare

On a trip to Thailand I found the Pericardium 6 point useful.  There were six of us loaded-up in the back of a taxi-truck headed across Kho Phangan.  The roads were dirt-packed and bumpy, and the woman sitting next to me had turned green.  Selfishly I asked if I could help her (visions of vomit on my shoes were running through my head).  I held the point Pericardium 6, located on the midline of the inside of the wrist, three fingers breadth up from the wrist crease, and watched as she turned from green to pale to a normal color and continued to hold until the truck stopped.  She was grateful to be feeling better and I was happy we avoided a mess.

I recommend this when motion sickness or the stomach flu makes a visit.  By held, I don’t mean lightly.  The thing I like about needles is that I can put them in and not worry about pressure and my fingers getting tired.  Fortunately they sell wristbands now with a nob that pushes into PC 6, but remember it’s important to have firm pressure.

Tags: motion sickness, vomiting