Can fire therapy cure constipation?

Since most modern people are under great pressure in life, coupled with irregular work and rest schedules and diet, they are prone to getting inflamed and constipated. Constipation is a disease that is very difficult to bear. The feeling of being suffocated is simply indescribable. Many people are troubled by constipation every day. So can fire therapy, a popular Chinese medicine treatment method, be used to treat constipation? Are the following fire therapy prescriptions effective?

(1) Fire therapy recipe 1

Formula

Saposhnikovia divaricata 20g, ephedra 10g, cinnamon twig 10g, asarum 6g, gentiana 20g, clematis 20g, aconite 20g, cinnamon bark 20g, chuanxiong 20g, angelica 20g, ginger 20g, mugwort 30g, smilax glabra 30g, radix polygoni aviculare 30g, luffa 20g, and brucea javanica 30g.

Efficacy: dispel wind, dredge meridians, dispel cold and remove dampness.

It is mainly used to treat soreness and pain in the joints and muscles of the limbs, and wandering pain.

(2) Fire therapy recipe 2

Formula

Chuanwu 30g, Caowu 30g, Ephedra 10g, Cassia twig 10g, White Peony 20g, Chuanxiong 20g, Angelica 20g, Qianghuo 20g, Duhuo 20g, Saposhnikovia 20g, Gentiana 20g, Clematidis 20g, Aconitum 30g, Asarum 6g, Artemisia argyi 30g, Smilax glabra 30g, Radix pieris 30g, Luffa 20g, Brucea 30g.

Efficacy: warming the meridians and dispelling cold, removing wind and dampness.

It is mainly used to treat severe pain in the joints and muscles of the limbs. The pain is localized, the pain is relieved by heat and increased by cold, and the local area is neither red nor hot.

(3) Fire therapy recipe 3

Formula

Coix seed 30g, Atractylodes 20g, Atractylodes 20g, Poria 20g, Notopterygium 20g, Angelica dahurica 20g, Saposhnikovia divaricata 20g, Chuanwu 30g, Caowu 30g, Ephedra 20g, Cassia twig 20g, Angelica 20g, Chuanxiong 20g, Ginger 20g, Gentiana macrophylla 20g, Artemisia argyi 30g, Smilax glabra 30g, Radix radix polygoni multiflori 30g, Luffa 20g, Brucea 30g.

Efficacy: removes dampness, dredges meridians, dispels wind and relieves cold.

It is mainly used to treat heaviness and soreness of limb joints and muscles, pain in a specific location, heaviness of hands and feet, difficulty in moving movements, and numbness of the skin.

(4) Fire therapy recipe 4

Formula

20g of Pinellia, 20g of Arisaema, 20g of White Mustard Seed, 20g of Sanguisorba Officinalis, 20g of Sappan Wood, 30g of Millettia Spatholobi, 20g of Notopterygium, 20g of Angelica dahurica, 20g of Pheretima, 20g of Snakehead Snake, 20g of Sophora flavescens, 20g of Peach Kernel, 20g of Safflower, 20g of Frankincense, 20g of Myrrh, 30g of Artemisia argyi, 30g of Lycopodiella Ceratonia, 30g of Radix Penicillae, 20g of Luffa, and 30g of Brucea Maxim.

Efficacy: Resolving phlegm, removing blood stasis, unblocking meridians and relieving pain.

It is mainly used to treat joint swelling, stiffness, deformation, tingling, and difficulty in flexion and extension.