Can moxibustion be used for Yin deficiency and excessive fire?

Yin deficiency and excessive fire is a symptom in traditional Chinese medicine. Some friends will feel their hands and feet getting hot at night, and they will have cold sweats from time to time, which is called night sweats. Their body temperature will also be higher than normal. If such symptoms appear for a long time, it will greatly endanger human health and may affect some organs, such as the kidneys, heart, etc. So, can moxibustion be used for Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire?

Can moxibustion be used to treat Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire?

1. Seeing this, some people may ask whether people with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire can use moxibustion? If you ask a doctor, most doctors will tell you that people with Yin deficiency cannot use moxibustion. Many people understand that if yin deficiency leads to excessive fire, moxibustion and warm moxibustion will cause heat. If moxibustion and warm moxibustion are used, it will not only add fuel to the fire, but also make the fire more intense.

Let’s use an analogy as an example: a car pulling goods uphill relies on the power of the car engine. If the engine has sufficient power, it can pull a truckload of goods up the hill. But if the engine is old and has insufficient power, it may not be able to pull the same amount of goods up the same hill. When a person is healthy and strong, his vital energy is sufficient and his fire can be reduced, he will not suffer from yin deficiency. When you are sick and weak, your vital energy is depleted and insufficient, and your fire cannot be reduced, you suffer from yin deficiency. The root cause of Yin deficiency is insufficient middle Qi. If you replenish the middle Qi, you will no longer be Yin deficient.

2. So what is the principle of moxibustion in treating Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire?

Moxibustion can make the meridians unblocked, and the evil will leave the meridians, so the heat will subside. For deficiency-heat syndrome, moxibustion can make the meridians unblocked, and the deficiency of yin and yang, qi and blood will be stimulated, resulting in the filling of the meridians, the balance of yin and yang, and the heat will also subside.

Acupuncture points for regulating Yin deficiency and excessive fire

1. Yongquan Point

Acupoint location: The patient can sit upright or lie on his back with his feet crossed. The Yongquan point is located at the sole of the foot, in the depression at the front of the foot when the foot is curled, approximately at the intersection of the front 1/3 and the back 2/3 of the line connecting the tip of the interphalangeal crease between the 2nd and 3rd toes and the heel.

Efficacy: If the Yongquan point is warm, the yin part of the human body will be filled with Yang. When the Yang is sufficient, the gravitational force will increase, and the Yang in the upper part will be drawn downwards and return to its source.

2. Sanyinjiao

Method of finding the acupoint: First, sit upright with your knees bent at a right angle. Except for the thumb, put the other four fingers together and place them horizontally above the tip of the inner ankle. The intersection of the midline of the calf and the fingers is the Sanyinjiao point.

Efficacy: People with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire constitution mainly have imbalance of Yin and Yang in the body, so it is recommended that patients first coordinate the Yin and Yang in their body.