Which part should be moxibustioned when liver fire is severe?

Moxibustion as a treatment method has a certain traditional significance in Chinese medicine, because people have mastered this treatment method in ancient times, and with the continuous improvement of technology, moxibustion now has more and more functions and effects. Not only can it be used to treat diseases, moxibustion can also be used for daily health maintenance, and it is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people. So the question is, which part should be moxibustioned when liver fire is strong?

Liver fire can be treated with moxibustion at Zusanli acupoint

Acupoint location: About 4 finger widths below the depression on the outer side of the knee.

Efficacy: Soothes the liver and spleen, clears away heat and dampness, and calms the mind. It is especially good to combine it with Yanglingquan acupoint and Xingjian acupoint, which have the effects of regulating the spleen and stomach, eliminating dampness and turbidity, soothing the liver and gallbladder, and clearing away dampness and heat.

Liver fire can be treated with moxibustion at Dadun acupoint

Acupoint location: Sit upright or lie on your back, and locate the point 0.1 inch (about 2 mm) outside the edge of the root of the nail at the end of the big toe (on the second toe side).

Efficacy: Dadun acupoint is the first acupoint to be cleansed. Massaging this point can transport clean warm water to the surface of the body, which has the effect of purging heat, regulating the liver and kidneys, extinguishing wind and opening the orifices, calming the nerves and relieving epilepsy, and regulating blood.

Liver fire can be treated with moxibustion at Taichong acupoint

Acupoint: Taichong point is the original point of the Liver Meridian. It is the deepest place where the Liver Meridian Qi and the liver's essence converge.

Acupoint location: Taichong point is located on the dorsum of the foot, in the depression behind the first metatarsal space.

Efficacy: Taichong has the effect of regulating Qi and blood, calming the liver and extinguishing wind. It is used to prevent and treat headaches, toothaches, sore throats, hypertension, madness, epilepsy, etc. caused by hyperactivity of liver qi; it is used to prevent and treat menstrual disorders, abdominal distension, stomachaches, nodular tumors, etc. caused by stagnation of liver qi.

Liver fire can be treated with moxibustion at the Xingjian acupoint

Acupoint: between the big toe and the second toe.

Efficacy: Xingjian acupoint is a fire point. The liver belongs to wood and wood produces fire. If the liver fire is strong, the heart fire must be drained. In spring, strong liver fire will cause toothache, oral ulcers, blisters on the tip of the tongue, nose bleeding and other symptoms, indicating that the liver fire has entered the heart. Moxibustion on Xingjian acupoint can drain the heart fire from this point.