Can moxibustion cure high blood pressure?

High blood pressure can be quite dangerous for the human body. Once you suffer from high blood pressure, you need to be prepared for a long-term struggle. After all, high blood pressure may not be cured, and the symptoms can only be alleviated by controlling blood pressure. There are many ways to treat high blood pressure in life, and the most common method is to take antihypertensive drugs. However, everyone knows that medicine is partially toxic. So, can moxibustion treat high blood pressure?

Recently, a friend asked me how to choose acupoints when using moxibustion to treat high blood pressure. Today I will make a short video specifically on using moxibustion to treat high blood pressure. Hypertension is mainly manifested in increased systemic arterial pressure, which then affects the brain, heart, kidneys, eyes and other organs of the human body, and in severe cases can cause their functional failure. The causes of high blood pressure are closely related to lifestyle habits, diet, work environment, personal habits, etc., such as long-term excessive drinking, overeating, preference for greasy and sweet foods and drinks, excessive fatigue, staying up late, and lack of physical exercise.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse are signals sent by the circulation of qi and blood in the five internal organs of the human body. Hypertension is a symptom caused by the disease, which is only a manifestation. It is the result of the disease rather than the cause. The body's meridians are blocked by various reasons, blood circulation is poor, and the five internal organs are dysfunctional. Coupled with factors such as personal irregular life and mental stress, the body's internal yin and yang are out of balance, the body's metabolism is abnormal, and the circulation of qi and blood is not smooth, so high blood pressure will occur. For friends with high blood pressure, you can use moxibustion to regulate it. Traditional Chinese medicine divides high blood pressure into deficiency syndrome and excess syndrome. Therefore, if you want to use moxibustion to treat high blood pressure, you must first distinguish between excess syndrome and deficiency syndrome. Different syndromes require different acupoints. It is best to find a Chinese medicine practitioner for confirmation before applying moxibustion.

Friends use moxibustion to regulate high blood pressure, which is based on the heat stimulation and special short infrared rays generated during the burning process of moxa sticks. The penetration power is 3 to 4 times that of ordinary long infrared rays, and the penetration power to the human body is above 10mm. It can activate cellular immune activators and enhance the body's special immunity. This heat stimulates the acupuncture points of the human body, and is transmitted to the meridian system of the human body through the acupuncture points, acting on the internal organs and limbs of the human body, stimulating the meridian qi, mobilizing the meridians, strengthening the body and eliminating evil, and achieving the purpose of promoting qi and blood, and regulating yin and yang. Moxibustion has a two-way effect, nourishing the kidney and liver, and removing phlegm and turbidity. These effects combined can regulate blood pressure, lower high blood pressure, or increase low blood pressure, and have a certain effect on hypertension.