Which part should be moxibustioned for cervicitis?

Cervicitis is a relatively common gynecological disease that can be treated with both Chinese and Western medicine. The most commonly used method of Chinese medicine to treat cervicitis is moxibustion. Moxibustion has a very long history, and it is very effective in treating cervicitis. Moxibustion can also promote blood circulation. Although the treatment cycle of moxibustion is long and the effect is relatively slow, it has a very good effect on the treatment of cervicitis. So which part of the body should be moxibustioned for cervicitis?

Moxibustion can completely treat gynecological diseases such as cervicitis, which is one of the traditional treatment methods of Chinese medicine. It mainly relies on the stimulating effect of warmth to promote local blood circulation, improve the nutritional status of tissues, promote the absorption and disappearance of inflammation, warm the yang and replenish qi, warm the meridians and dredge the collaterals. Various ancient books on traditional Chinese medicine have written that moxibustion can eliminate blood stasis and resolve nodules, replenish the middle and invigorate Qi, and has a strong targeted effect on cervicitis. It can be said to be the nemesis of cervicitis.

If you want to use moxibustion to treat cervicitis, you need to know which part of the body the moxibustion should act on. Generally speaking, moxibustion treatment mainly chooses to moxibustion the patient's waist or abdomen. The effects of moxibustion in the two places are different. Moxibustion on the waist mainly plays the role of consolidating the foundation, warming the yang and replenishing qi. It is to improve the patient's body immunity and strive to let the patient's own immunity overcome the disease. Abdominal moxibustion is designed to promote local blood circulation, improve tissue nutritional status, and suppress symptoms. In other words, abdominal moxibustion can quickly treat the symptoms. For patients who already have lower abdominal pain, it is a good means of relieving pain.

Moxibustion has a very good effect in treating cervicitis, but its disadvantages of long treatment cycle and slow effect are unavoidable. Therefore, patients and their families should not rush into it and give up treatment after only one treatment with slight effect. You have to persist and receive three to five courses of treatment, which is two to three months, to see the real effect of moxibustion.

Where to moxibustion for cervicitis : Guanyuan acupoint

Location: Guanyuan acupoint is located 3 inches below the navel. It is distributed with the medial branch of the anterior cutaneous branch of the twelfth intercostal nerve, branches of the superficial abdominal artery and vein, and branches of the inferior abdominal artery and vein.

Efficacy: Guanyuan acupoint has the function of nourishing the vital energy and strengthening the foundation, and replenishing the lower part of the body. It can be used when the vital energy is deficient. It is mostly used clinically for diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems. Modern research has confirmed that massaging and vibrating the Guanyuan point can mainly achieve the purpose of treating reproductive system diseases by regulating the endocrine system. Guanyuan point is the gathering point of the small intestine. The qi of the small intestine gathers at this point and is transferred to the skin through this point. It is the innate sea of ​​qi, and the place where you can breathe in and out to concentrate your mind for health preservation. The ancients called it the place where the yin and yang of the human body intersect; Lao Tzu called it "the most mysterious, the door to all wonders."

Methods: moxibustion, massage, and plastering.

Warm moxibustion: Use the Fuyang cup for warm moxibustion for 3-5 minutes a day. It has the effect of strengthening the kidneys and improving yang, and increasing male sexual function. It is recommended to use it for a long time, and the effect is significant.

Massage: kneading or vibration method. The vibration method is to cross and overlap your hands and place them on the Guanyuan acupoint, apply a little pressure, and then push the crossed hands up and down quickly and in small amplitude. The operation can be done at any time and place. Be careful not to use excessive force. Just massage until you feel a local soreness or swelling.

Plaster: acupoint application method. You can apply waist and kidney ointment on the Guanyuan acupoint to replenish kidney deficiency, or you can use other plasters.