ABSTRACT
It was found that there were various forms of massage treatment of infantile diarrhea, mainly including patterns differenciation massage, school massage, special manipulation massage and comprehensive therapy. All of them had showed curative effect, with points mainly including large intestine, spleen meridian, abdomen, umbilicus, Guiwei acupoint and Qijiegu parts. The wind cold diarrhea was treated with pushing three passes, kneading Wailaogong acupoint; dampness heat diarrhea with Qing Tian He Shui massage, regularing six Fu-organs massage; dyspepsia diarrhea with clearing stomach meridian, kneading Banmen acupoint and Zusanli (ST 36); spleen deficiency diarrhea with Qihai (CV 6), and Baihui (GV 20). However, there are still some problems, such as few literature research, few mechanism study, and inconsistent evaluation criteria.