Can I use moxibustion to fumigate my stomach during menstruation?

The most common menstrual disease in women is dysmenorrhea. Many people take painkillers to relieve the pain, but long-term use of painkillers will cause dependence and side effects. Moxibustion can treat women's dysmenorrhea, so, can women use moxibustion during their menstrual period?

1. Generally, moxa stick fumigation is not recommended, but if the menstrual flow is small and there is abdominal pain, moxa stick fumigation can be used. Mugwort has the effect of relaxing the meridians, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. It is generally effective for menstrual pain. Of course, if you often have abdominal pain during menstruation, it is recommended to use moxa sticks for fumigation appropriately on a regular basis, which can prevent abdominal pain during menstruation.

2. Keep warm and cool down: When doing moxibustion, part of the skin will be exposed, so you should keep warm in winter and avoid heat stroke in summer. At the same time, pay attention to room temperature adjustment and maintain ventilation;

3. Pay attention to the accuracy of posture and acupoints: When doing moxibustion, pay attention to a comfortable posture. Of course, choose the right position or acupoint for moxibustion according to the prescription to ensure the effect of moxibustion.

4. Pay attention to concentration: Pay attention to concentration during moxibustion to prevent the moxibustion patch from moving and not on the acupoints. Also, pay attention to avoid getting burned, especially when using moxa sticks to prevent the moxa sticks from rolling and falling, and burning the skin and flesh. It is not suitable to perform moxibustion when you are too hungry or too full.

5. Women with heavy menstrual flow are not suitable for moxibustion; people with damp-heat constitution or high fever are not suitable for moxibustion; people with yang deficiency and hyperactivity, internal pathogenic heat, heat syndrome and solid syndrome are not suitable for moxibustion.

What is the most effective moxibustion therapy?

(I) Immediate moxibustion

Rub the fine moxa wool into a moxa stick and immediately place it on the acupuncture point and light it. The temperature can reach 70℃.

Method: When moxibustion is performed, the burning end should be about 3 cm away from the skin. Generally, each acupoint should be moxibustioned for about 10 minutes, until the skin becomes moist, hot and red, and there is a sense of moisture and heat, but it should not cause burning pain or burns to the skin.

(ii) Indirect moxibustion

Use other medicines to separate the moxa sticks and acupoints, which can avoid moxibustion on the skin and cause suppuration. In addition, it can also take advantage of the medicinal effects of the distance material and the characteristics of moxibustion to give full play to the synergistic effect and obtain greater practical effects.

1. Gelutech Moxibustion

Use moxa sticks or moxa cakes (cut the moxa sticks into powder, mix with rice wine to make cakes, about 0.5cm thick and 2cm in diameter) as spacing, and place moxa sticks on them for moxibustion.

Function: Because Lu Te Technology is pungent, warm and hot, it has the effect of warming the kidney and tonifying yang, so it is used to treat various yang deficiency syndromes, such as erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and surgical sores, sinus tracts, which do not heal for a long time, or which neither fester nor disappear, showing negative deficiency external symptoms.

2. Moxibustion with ginger

Take fresh ginger slices, cut them into slices slightly thicker than a one-yuan coin, place them on the selected acupuncture points, put moxa sticks on them, and ignite the tip of the moxa sticks with a matchstick or something similar.

Function: Ginger slices are warm in nature and spicy in taste, and have the effects of boosting yang, dispersing cold, warming the body and stopping vomiting.

3. Moxibustion with garlic

Cut a single garlic into slices about 0.5 cm thick, pierce several holes in the middle with a needle, and place them on acupuncture points or lumps (such as pus spots that have not yet ruptured and become purulent), and moxibustion them with moxa sticks.

Effect: Garlic moxibustion has the effects of clearing away heat and removing fire, and eliminating insects. It is mostly used for carbuncle, ulcer, sore, boil, wart and abdominal lumps. In recent years, it has also been used as an auxiliary treatment for tuberculosis.