The benefits of moxibustion for women

If a woman does not pay attention to maintenance when she is young, she will age much faster than her peers when she is older. For women, maintenance is not only about managing the skin, but also about replenishing the qi and blood inside the body. Because only when the qi and blood are sufficient can a woman's complexion look healthier and her skin look more transparent and rosy. Among them, insisting on moxibustion is a way to help women activate their own qi and blood. What benefits does regular moxibustion have for women?

1. The benefits of regular moxibustion for women

1.1. Improve irregular menstruation and advance

Early menstruation is caused by insufficient spleen qi. The spleen is the manager of blood. If the spleen is not good, the blood being managed will rebel. At the same time, spleen deficiency, dampness and yin can cause neuroendocrine disorders, excessive yang and fire in the body, or depression. Moxibustion regulates spleen deficiency caused by spleen and kidney deficiency by restoring yang and consolidating deficiency, warming and replenishing yang, can relieve depression and disperse liver qi to achieve body balance, can improve endocrine disorders, and activate the uterine and ovarian nerves to achieve improvement.

1.2. Delayed menstruation

Delayed menstruation, scanty, dark, clotted menstruation, poor discharge, phlegm obstruction, light, mucous menstruation, heavy vaginal discharge before and after menstruation, blood deficiency, paleness, lower abdominal pain, pale lips and teeth, kidney deficiency, and back pain. Moxibustion can dispel cold and dampness, enhance Yang Qi, improve the problem of blood clots being unable to be discharged, and menstrual irregularities caused by excessive phlegm and dampness in the uterus. Moxa has the effect of dredging meridians, regulating Qi and blood, and removing dampness and activating blood circulation.

1.3. Uterine coldness and infertility

Insomnia, frequent dreams, scanty menstruation with blood clots and no ovulation (the ovaries will not ovulate when the temperature is very low), increased leucorrhea, breast tenderness, and dysmenorrhea. Moxibustion uses far infrared rays and moxa to warm the uterus, dispel cold, and improve blood circulation. Moxibustion on corresponding acupoints can increase the temperature and activity of the uterus.

2. Who is not suitable for moxibustion?

2.1. People with Yin deficiency constitution have insufficient Yin essence, are prone to excessive internal heat, and have poor sleep, so moxibustion is not suitable.

2.2. People with hot constitution (oral ulcers, abscesses, fear of heat but not cold, constipation, etc.).

2.3. Do not use if you have acne on the face or body, acute eczema, high fever, or local skin damage.

2.4. Women should not use moxibustion during pregnancy and menstruation.

2.5. Avoid moxibustion if you are extremely tired, too hungry, too full, drunk, sweating profusely, or emotionally unstable.

What are the reactions after moxibustion?

6. Avoid moxibustion during certain infectious diseases, high fever, coma, convulsions, or when the body is extremely exhausted and thin.

3. What are the reactions after moxibustion?

1. First of all, depending on the distance, there will be a feeling of scalding or even burning pain. If the yin and cold are extremely severe, the reaction will be relatively slow, and some people may not feel hot but instead feel a chill flowing along the meridians.

2. People with severe cold often feel extremely itchy, those with severe rheumatism often feel numbness, and those with both severe rheumatism and severe cold have both numbness and itching, which is different from the normal feeling of numbness and itching when experiencing heat. People with extremely severe cold do not feel itchy during moxibustion, but only feel itchy several hours after moxibustion; and some people continue to have unbearable itching until the moxibustion is thorough.

3. Those who respond well will fart after about half an hour of moxibustion, and may even feel obvious gas movement in the abdomen.

4. People with severe dampness and cold, especially those with severe dampness and cold in the lower abdomen, will feel abdominal pain after 2 or 3 hours, or even diarrhea, and will smell extremely fishy the next day. This is more common in women.

Precautions for moxibustion

1. Pay attention to the accuracy of body position and acupoints: On the one hand, the body position should be suitable for the needs of moxibustion, and on the other hand, it should be comfortable and natural. The body position and acupoints should be accurately located according to the prescription to ensure the effect of moxibustion.

2. Be focused and patient: Pay attention to concentrating your mind when applying moxibustion, and do not be distracted during the application, so as to avoid the moxa stick moving and not being on the acupuncture points, which will hurt the skin and flesh and waste time. For health care moxibustion, you need to persist for a long time. Occasional moxibustion will not achieve the desired effect.

3. Fire prevention: Many clothes of modern people are made of chemical fiber, down and other materials, which are easy to burn. Therefore, you must pay attention to prevent fire when performing moxibustion, especially when using moxa cones for moxibustion, you must be more careful to prevent the moxa cones from rolling and falling off. After moxibustion with moxa sticks, you can put the lit end of the moxa stick into a bottle with a diameter slightly larger than the moxa stick to facilitate extinguishing.