Can I use moxibustion during menstruation?

Moxibustion is a method of health care in traditional Chinese medicine. It is very good for human health. It not only has the effect of health care, but also can treat and prevent the occurrence of many diseases. However, women have menstruation every month, and their bodies are relatively special. There are many taboos during menstruation. If you don't pay attention during menstruation, it is easy to cause virus invasion. Can you do moxibustion during menstruation?

Can I use moxibustion during menstruation?

The menstrual period is the time when a woman's body is most deficient. If you apply moxibustion at this time, it is just the right time to let moxibustion replenish the body. Because women will experience more than 400 menstrual periods in their lifetime, each lasting 2-8 days. During menstruation, the body's metabolic rate is three or four times faster than before. At this time, moxibustion can help women excrete toxins and repair the body! The reason why women live longer than men is because they have a uterus and menstruation, which provide an extra detoxification channel. This is the most important thing. In other words, theoretically, moxibustion during menstruation will not cause harm to the body.

However, Chinese medicine is different from Western medicine in that it emphasizes treatment based on syndrome differentiation. Whether moxibustion can be used during menstruation depends on the individual: these treatments cannot be a rigid approach. When we perform moxibustion, we must tailor it to the individual. We cannot say with absolute certainty that moxibustion is not allowed during menstruation, nor can we say that moxibustion is definitely allowed during menstruation. We must decide based on our own situation. Moxibustion during menstruation can sometimes have very good results. By increasing the amount of blood discharged during menstruation, it can help the body expel cold and dampness, some blood clots, etc. Otherwise, it will be detrimental to the health of the body .

Can I use moxibustion when I have heavy menstrual flow?

The fundamental reason for heavy menstrual flow is spleen deficiency, which cannot retain menstrual blood, resulting in heavy bleeding. When the menstrual flow is heavy, can moxibustion be used at this time? This also requires dialectical treatment. Some people experience excessive bleeding, prolonged menstruation, and bright red blood after moxibustion during menstruation. In this case, heavy moxibustion on Duanhong and Yinbai can be used to stop the bleeding. If the menstrual bleeding is excessive and uncontrollable after each moxibustion, you should be careful in this case.

When a woman's menstrual period comes, the blood flow is turbulent and more active than usual. Moxibustion happens to have the effect of promoting qi and activating blood circulation. At this time, moxibustion can activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, which will cause a heavier menstrual flow. Some people will cause themselves panic and doubt. There are also people who are skeptical and superstitious, and who worry that moxibustion during menstruation will cause metrorrhagia based on what they read in books. This inner cowardice will affect the effectiveness of the moxibustion treatment, and the subsequent troubles will come more from the person performing the moxibustion. Therefore, it is better for such people not to have moxibustion at all.

Can I use moxibustion during my light menstrual period?

There are generally two situations in which menstrual flow is scanty: one is blood stasis, and the other is deficiency. Congestion is caused by some reason, either cold or dampness, which resides in the uterus and blocks the meridians, especially affecting the exchange of Qi and blood in the Chong and Ren meridians, resulting in scanty menstrual flow. Deficiency is caused by insufficient Qi and blood. At this time, the meridians are open, but because the Qi in the middle is weak, the Qi and blood do not have sufficient sources for biochemical production, so the menstrual volume naturally cannot increase.

As we all know, moxibustion actually has two major benefits, one is warming and the other is tonifying. Warm means that moxibustion can dredge the meridians, and at the same time can dissolve and expel the congestion in the meridians, which is a process of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. To tonify means that moxibustion has the effect of replenishing yang energy and strengthening positive energy. Moxibustion replenishes yang energy to the internal organs through acupuncture points and meridians, allowing them to perform their best functions, and then nourishes enough qi and blood, so that the menstrual flow will naturally increase.

People with scanty menstrual flow can use moxibustion during their menstrual period. Moxibustion at this time can help the body expel blood clots and clear stagnation. It can also promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, dredge meridians and discharge some congestion in the body, thereby achieving the purpose of preventing and curing diseases.