Where is the moxibustion site for liver fire

As we all know, the liver is one of the most important organs in the human body. However, many people in life have irregular work and rest schedules or bad eating habits, such as staying up late, smoking, drinking, etc., which lead to certain problems in the liver organ in the body, such as liver failure. In addition to cooperating with the doctor's drug treatment, many people also like some health-preserving methods to protect the liver, such as: drinking tea, moxibustion, etc.

If the meridians are blocked, all kinds of diseases will arise and no matter what you supplement, it will be useless. It is not necessary to take medicine or get an injection, because each acupoint is a Chinese medicine. When a person has a bad temper and is restless, people often describe it as "liver fire". Let us now understand what “liver fire” means.

The "fire" mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine actually refers to certain heat symptoms in the body. Among them, liver fire is divided into two types: deficiency and excess. Real fire is mostly caused by the destruction of the liver's function of regulating and dispersing qi, resulting in stagnation of liver qi; virtual fire is excessive fire due to yin deficiency, mostly caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency.

Ten symptoms of liver fire

1 Head swelling is often caused by anger, with swelling and pain in the head, drowsiness, stuffiness, protrusion of the head tendons, dry and bitter mouth, and even deafness in both ears. The tongue coating is thin and yellow, and the pulse is stringy or rapid.

2. Head hot, red face, irritability, restless sleep, flank pain, bitter taste in the mouth, red tongue with thin coating.

3. Weight loss due to hyperactivity of liver fire. Weight loss, irritability, impatience, dizziness, burning pain in the ribs, bitter taste in the mouth and red eyes, short and dark urine, dry and hard stools, red tongue with yellow coating.

4 Liver fire rushes up to cause blood on the tongue. Bleeding on the tongue, swollen and hard tongue, yellow tongue coating, red edges of the tongue, or thorns, and symptoms include heat in the head, irritability, dizziness, red face and eyes, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, tinnitus, deafness, pain in the ribs, impatience and anger, yellow and red urine, dry stool, and even fainting.

5. Cough due to liver fire attacking the lungs. Symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, and difficult sputum discharge, which may be like plum pits or like rotten cotton and difficult to cough up. When coughing, the face becomes red and there is pain in the ribs. Dry throat, irritability. The tip of the tongue is red, and the tongue coating is thin, yellow and dry.

6. Stomach pain caused by burning liver fire. There is burning pain in the stomach, which is urgent and refuses to be pressed. The patient prefers cold to heat, has heartburn and acid refusing, dry and bitter mouth, and even vomiting of bitter water, or vomiting blood or bloody stool. Irritability, constipation and red urine. The tongue is red with yellow coating.

7. Heart and liver fire is strong and menstrual fluid is sticky

The menstruation is heavy and heavy, or even uterine bleeding, with a thick paste-like texture, bright red, purple-red, or purple-black in color, and accompanied by red face and eyes, irritability, insomnia, pain in the chest and flanks, bitter taste in the mouth and thirst, or fever during menstruation, vomiting blood, nosebleed, red tongue with yellow coating.

8 Hyperactivity of liver fire causes menorrhagia, premature menstruation, excessive menstrual flow or prolonged menstruation, bright red or purple-black color, thick texture, with blood clots, red face, upset, irritability, chest tightness, breast swelling, dizziness, headache, frequent dreams at night, bitter and dry mouth, loss of appetite, dry and hard stools, short and dark urine, red tongue with yellow coating.

Moxibustion nourishes the liver

There is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine about moxibustion: Moxibustion in early spring has many benefits, better than ginseng soup and cordyceps.

In early spring, moxibustion on the Qi Hai, Qu Chi and other acupoints can help generate yang energy and prevent eye diseases.

If you suffer from weakness in your limbs and frequent cramps, you may try moxibustion on the "Taichong Point" to replenish liver qi. The "Taichong Point" is the original point of the liver meridian and is also the warehouse for storing the vital energy of the liver meridian.