Is moxibustion effective for breast hyperplasia?

There are now many treatments for the disease of breast hyperplasia. Patients must first undergo psychological treatment and adjust their mentality, which is very important for the treatment of breast hyperplasia. In addition, patients can take Western medicine under the guidance of a doctor. It is particularly important to emphasize that there are now many Chinese medicines that are very effective in treating breast hyperplasia. In addition, moxibustion, a traditional Chinese medicine treatment method, also has a good effect on breast hyperplasia.

Is moxibustion effective for treating breast hyperplasia?

Many adolescent or young women experience breast pain before menstruation, and sometimes the pain spreads to the shoulders and back. The breast pain gradually subsides after menstruation, and only some thickening of the breast can be felt, without obvious nodules. These are physiological changes, not diseases and do not require treatment. They are physiological hyperplasia. Breast hyperplasia is the physiological proliferation and incomplete involution of normal breast lobules, which leads to disorder of the normal structure of the breast. It is a pathological hyperplasia and is a type of disease that is neither inflammatory nor tumorous.

According to the physiological characteristics of women and the characteristics of the breast meridians, the meridians passing through the breasts include the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming, a straight line with the nipple perpendicular to the ground; the Kidney Meridian and Chong Meridian, 2 inches away from the inner side of the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming, close to the anterior midline of the human body; and the Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, and Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian on the chest outside the nipple. Beijing Judaotang Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute believes that due to the structural characteristics of the mammary gland itself, which is loose and soft, when the above meridians are blocked, the local breast becomes a place where qi and blood are easily gathered. When qi stagnation, qi depression, and poor circulation of qi and blood last for a long time, the Chong meridian is not regulated, the kidney qi is insufficient, the heart and lungs are not in good condition, the spleen qi is not functioning well, etc., nodules, edema, and lumps will appear in the areas where the meridians pass. If the above symptoms occur, you should go to the hospital for ultrasound or mammography examination in time. In addition to drug treatment, patients with breast hyperplasia can also perform moxibustion at home.

The specific moxibustion method is:

Main acupoints: Tanzhong, Tianchi, Rugen, Ashi point

Moxibustion method: You can hold the moxa sticks specially used for breast hyperplasia at Judaotang and suspend them on the above-mentioned acupoints for about 10 minutes at each acupoint; the acupoints will become flushed after moxibustion. The moxibustion distance can be adjusted for individual patients with poor heat tolerance. Moxibustion should be applied once a day, each time for 30 to 40 minutes. For severe cases, moxibustion can be applied twice, once in the morning and once in the evening. If you are not sure about the location of the acupoints, you can hold the moxa stick and slowly circle it around the breast, or sweep it up and down along the meridians.

Symptoms of moxibustion: The main symptoms of moxibustion are itching and crawling sensation, and some patients may experience pain. Some patients will feel pain in the affected area when they first start moxibustion. Sometimes they will feel pain in another area after moxibustion in one place, or even suffer unbearable pain. After a certain number of days and a certain amount of moxibustion, the pain will be relieved or disappear. The breasts are soft and free of nodules after moxibustion, indicating that the disease is cured. One course of treatment is 15 days, and the efficacy should be statistically analyzed after 1 to 3 consecutive courses of treatment. For those with severe breast hyperplasia, they should go to the hospital for a check-up every three months.

Traditional Chinese medicine treats breast hyperplasia and breast diseases mainly by soothing the liver and tonifying the kidneys, promoting blood circulation and unblocking meridians, and resolving phlegm and dispersing nodules. Using moxibustion and warming the relevant acupoints is a treatment method that combines etiology and pathological changes, and is also an effective way to improve the clinical efficacy of breast hyperplasia. Jiudaotang's special moxa sticks for treating breast hyperplasia contain a specific Chinese medicine formula, such as natural medicinal materials such as Angelica sinensis, roasted pangolin, Cyperus rotundus, Prunella vulgaris, Epimedium brevicornum, Citrus aurantium, White peony root, Corydalis yanhusuo, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Fritillaria thunbergii, etc., which can reach deep into the lesion with the help of the penetrating power of moxa fire and the penetration power of medicine. Clinically, it is effective in preventing breast diseases.

In addition, the effect will be better if you combine breast massage along the meridians before going to bed and after waking up. The specific method is to place the fingers of your right hand on the intercostal space on the left breast, starting from the kidney meridian on the inside, and slowly push and knead to the spleen meridian and lung meridian on the outside of the breast. Then massage the right breast in the same way, massaging each breast for 5 to 10 minutes, twice a day.

If you think it is too troublesome to massage yourself with moxibustion every day, some Chinese medicine hospitals' departments of preventive treatment also have breast moxibustion services, or it is better to go to a professional moxibustion clinic that holds a CETTIC moxibustion therapist certificate for moxibustion. The effect will be better if professional technicians use moxibustion or natural aromatic plant essential oils to massage along the meridians, combined with Moxibustion Daotang's special Chinese medicine moxa sticks or moxibustion powder.