Is moxibustion effective for uterine fibroids?

Data shows that uterine fibroids have become the most common disease that endangers women's physical and mental health. Moxibustion is a common method of treating diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. So can moxibustion be used to treat uterine fibroids in women? What methods should women use for effective treatment of uterine fibroids? How to use moxibustion to effectively treat uterine fibroids?

Can moxibustion treat uterine fibroids?

Let's first look at the situations of these two friends. For the convenience of the following description, the friend whose uterine fibroids were cured will be referred to as A, and the one whose uterine fibroids became larger will be referred to as B. A's fibroids were discovered during a physical examination at work and are relatively small, about one centimeter in size. After she knew she had uterine fibroids, she would apply moxibustion to the acupuncture points on her lower abdomen every day when she had nothing to do. After a few months, she went for another check-up and found that the fibroids had disappeared. So she said that moxibustion is very effective in treating uterine fibroids.

B discovered the fibroid when she went to the hospital for a check-up because she was feeling unwell. The fibroid was about three centimeters in size. After returning home, she also wanted to eliminate the fibroid through moxibustion. She has to go to work every day, and when she gets home from get off work, she does moxibustion for a while. I spend about an hour a day on moxibustion. As a result, after about twenty days to a month, she went to the hospital for a check-up and found that the fibroid had grown again and became four centimeters. She was very panicked and did not dare to do the moxibustion anymore. She felt that moxibustion might not be suitable for her uterine fibroids.

Uterine fibroids are necrotic menstruation

Why does this happen? According to Chinese medicine, cold causes coagulation, coagulation causes stagnation, stagnation causes blood stasis, blood stasis causes blockage, and blockage causes tumors. Therefore, uterine fibroids, as a type of tumor, are also caused by cold. According to traditional Chinese medicine, uterine fibroids are actually necrotic menstruation. Under normal circumstances, menstruation is discharged on time every month under the impetus of heat. If there is not enough heat in the body to discharge all the menstrual blood from the uterus, a portion of it will accumulate. If too much accumulates, it will become a fibroid.

Since uterine fibroids are caused by the condensation of cold air, moxa heat has the effect of warming the meridians and dispersing cold, reducing swelling and removing blood stasis. In theory, it is effective for uterine fibroids. Why do uterine fibroids grow larger after moxibustion?

I have to talk about uterine fibroids again. Traditional Chinese medicine calls tumors and cancers Yin-shi, and uterine fibroids are also a type of Yin-shi. To get rid of the so-called solid, you need to open it up first. When the moxa heat goes in, the Yin-shi expands when it encounters heat, and its texture becomes loose, so it slowly dissolves and then slowly gets discharged.

Which acupoints should be moxibustioned for uterine fibroids?

Guanyuan, uterus, Pigen and Shangliao are the acupoints that need heavy moxibustion, especially Guanyuan.

In addition, you can also add or subtract these acupoints: Guilai, Zhongji, Shenshu, and Sanyinjiao.

If I have uterine fibroids, can I do moxibustion during menstruation?

Many precautions about moxibustion state that moxibustion should not be performed during menstruation. However, if it is uterine fibroids, moxibustion should also be performed during menstruation. Since uterine fibroids are necrotic menstruation, it is caused by insufficient heat to expel all the menstruation. Moxibustion during menstruation increases the heat of the uterus. Firstly, it allows the newly produced menstrual blood to be discharged. Secondly, it increases the heat to discharge the necrotic menstrual blood from the fibroids as well. Therefore, when doing moxibustion during menstruation, large chunks of black blood may be discharged. This is a good sign, indicating that the uterine fibroids are slowly being discharged, so don't worry.

Also, if moxibustion during menstruation causes heavy bleeding, adding moxibustion on Yinbai and Dadun can reduce the amount of menstrual bleeding.

Therefore, uterine fibroids are not scary. Moxibustion can eliminate them. It is important to use the right method.