The advantages and disadvantages of moxibustion eyes

Moxibustion is a treasure of traditional Chinese medicine. It plays an outstanding role in treating diseases and maintaining health. Many people don’t know that moxibustion also has a good conditioning effect on the eyes. By fumigating the eyes, it can prevent cataracts, prevent dry eyes, and has a good preventive effect on optic nerve atrophy. It has a good health-care effect for people who overuse their eyes, but you should also be aware of some precautions when moxibustioning the eyes.

The benefits of moxibustion on the eyes

There is only one way to treat eye diseases: fumigation and moxibustion of the eyes. The acupoints around the eyeball include Yintang, temple, Yuyao, Shangming, Qiuhou and other acupoints. Fumigation and moxibustion can treat various eye diseases: such as red and swollen eyes, optic nerve atrophy, eyelid twitching, drooping eyelids, crooked mouth and eyes, cataracts, glaucoma, myopia and hyperopia, blurred vision, dry and sore eyes, etc.!

When fumigating the area around the eyes, you can also fumigate the acupoints around the eye sockets. These acupoints are also commonly used in meridian therapy to treat various eye diseases, such as Chengqi and Sibai points (meaning that the surroundings become white and bright) on the stomach meridian to treat night blindness, myopia, tearing in the wind, optic nerve atrophy, etc.

The Jingming point of the bladder meridian is also a key point for treating chronic eye diseases and myopia. The Zanzhu point is a key point for treating various eye diseases and pseudomyopia. The Sizhukong point of the triple burner meridian is a key point for treating red, swollen and painful eyes and improving eyesight. The Yingxiang point of the intestine meridian is a key point for treating crooked mouth and eyes and preventing colds. The Tongziliao point of the gallbladder meridian is a key point for treating red and painful eyes and various eye diseases.

Fumigation and moxibustion of the areas around the eyes can simultaneously fumigate and moxibustion more than a dozen important acupoints of several meridians for treating various eye diseases. This can be said to be a method of killing two birds with one stone. This is also the characteristic advantage of this fool-proof fumigation and moxibustion method that is particularly effective. Each part is fumigated for about 5 minutes each time, 1 to 2 times a day. This group of moxibustion is for the eye area.

Disadvantages of moxibustion on eyes

Because the skin around the eyes is relatively delicate, especially the skin of children, please be sure to close your eyes when fumigating the eyes, and choose a high proportion of high-quality aged moxa. When doing moxibustion, strive for comfort and avoid a burning sensation. It is more convenient to choose a moxibustion cup that will not burn the skin.