Moxibustion for gynecological diseases

Gynecological diseases are usually the most difficult to treat because the causes of these diseases are complicated and not just caused by one reason. However, if moxibustion is used for treatment, it will not be so complicated because moxibustion therapy is suitable for female friends. This is because most gynecological diseases are caused by blood deficiency, or qi stagnation and blood stasis.

Acupoints for moxibustion: Baliao, Guilai, Sanyinjiao

Acupoints for moxibustion: Baliao, Guilai, Sanyinjiao

Use ginger moxibustion or gentle moxibustion, and use a three-eye moxibustion box to moxibustion the lower abdomen. Guilai and Ba Liao points are moxibustioned with a three-eye moxibustion box, and Sanyinjiao points are moxibustioned with a single-eye moxibustion box.

Requirements: The return point should be no less than 10 minutes; the Baliao point should be no less than 15 minutes, and the Sanyinjiao point should be 10 minutes.

Irregular menstruation due to cold blood. Symptoms include late menstruation, small amount of dark color, clots, or light color and loose texture, accompanied by cold pain in the lower abdomen, which prefers warmth and pressure, and is relieved by heat, or is afraid of cold and has cold limbs, clear and long urine, loose stools, pale tongue, thin white fur, and a deep and tight pulse or a deep, slow and weak pulse. The treatment should be to warm the meridians, dispel cold and regulate menstruation.

Acupoints for moxibustion: Guanyuan, Baliao, Sanyinjiao, Zusanli

Use ginger moxibustion or gentle moxibustion, and use a moxibustion box to moxibustion on the lower abdomen. Use a three-eye moxibustion box, and you can insert three moxa sticks or two moxa sticks at the same time, so that the fire power will be stronger. Moxibustion on Guanyuan and Baliao points for 20 minutes, and Zusanli and Sanyinjiao points for 10 minutes each.

Qi stagnation type menstrual irregularity. Symptoms include late menstruation, small amount of dark-colored menstruation with clots, poor discharge, accompanied by lower abdominal distension and pain, breast distension and flank pain, depression, normal or slightly dark tongue, and wiry and hesitant pulse. Treatment should be aimed at promoting qi and activating blood circulation.

Moxibustion acupoints: Guanyuan, Mingmen, Jianjing, Taichong

Guanyuan and Mingmen can be moxibustioned with a three-eye moxibustion box or with ginger. Jianjing and Taichong points can be moxibustioned using a single-eye moxibustion box or hand-held moxa sticks.

Time: 20 minutes each for Guanyuan and Mingmen, 10 minutes each for Jianjing and Taichong.

Oligomenorrhea is often caused by blood loss due to long-term illness or loss of essence and blood after childbirth, or spleen deficiency and blood deficiency; or congenital deficiency, multiple childbirths, loss of kidney essence, and kidney deficiency with insufficient Chong and Ren meridians; or eating raw and cold food or feeling cold during menstruation, causing blood to become cold; or depression, emotional distress, qi stagnation and blood stasis. According to experts, too much or too little menstrual flow is not normal, and it is due to poor endocrine function.

In the article, we have learned about the method of using moxibustion to treat gynecological diseases. However, we still need to find out the real cause of our gynecological diseases before we can use moxibustion. Because of different reasons, the corresponding acupoints for moxibustion are completely different. Basically, the moxibustion methods used to treat gynecological diseases are all gentle moxibustion.