Where is the best place to treat gout with moxibustion

Many friends now suffer from gout, which is actually mainly related to their personal eating habits. Gout can cause severe pain to patients, but there is no effective medicine to treat it, and the only way to control uric acid levels is through dietary adjustments. The effect of treating gout through moxibustion is actually quite general, because the root cause still needs to be addressed through diet.

1. Where is the best place to get moxibustion for gout?

Moxibustion treatment mainly focuses on pain points and swollen areas, which are the key points of moxibustion, as well as Zhongwan, Shenque, Guanyuan, Zusanli, Shenshu, and Yaoyangguan. Because moxibustion is not only used to treat pain points, but also to restore physical strength, to restore the vital energy destroyed by the disease, and to raise the yin and yang. The main functions of moxibustion are also to expel, supplement, unblock and regulate. It is to dispel cold evil, replenish positive energy, dredge meridians, and adjust the body's yin and yang.

2. Is moxibustion effective for gout?

Don't expect miraculous effects. You need to slowly experience the effects. This process varies from person to person. Some people may see the effects very quickly, while others may see the effects very slowly. However, as long as you don't give up, using moxibustion to treat gout may be the best choice, because moxibustion helps yang, and uses fire to drive away the cold and eliminate wind evil.

3. TCM Syndrome Differentiation and Classification of Gout

Gout is mostly caused by the influence of damp-heat, or the transformation of cold-dampness into heat, which blocks the meridians and joints and causes the disease. If the spleen and stomach are weak, transportation and transformation will be disrupted, dampness and turbidity will be generated inside the body, which will turn into heat over time and flow into the meridians, causing disease. Eating rich and greasy food for a long time will damage the spleen and stomach, and spleen deficiency will cause dampness and heat, and the dampness and heat will block the blood vessels and cause illness. In the acute stage, the treatment of gout is mainly focused on eliminating evil, using methods such as clearing heat and dampness, and removing wind and dampness; in the chronic stage, the treatment is mainly focused on strengthening the body and eliminating evil, using methods such as tonifying the liver and kidneys, and strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. The TCM syndrome differentiation of gout can be divided into five types: damp-heat obstruction, wind-cold-dampness obstruction, phlegm and blood stasis obstruction, spleen and kidney yang deficiency, and liver and kidney yin deficiency.

What to eat for gout

1. Eat more low-purine foods

Gout patients should eat more low-purine foods. Such as: whole grains, eggs, milk, fruits and vegetables.

2. Eat more alkaline foods

Alkaline foods are beneficial to the excretion of uric acid, and the recommended daily vegetable intake should reach 500 grams. Such as: green vegetables, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, and cabbage.

3. Eat more foods rich in active enzymes

In our daily diet, try to eat more foods rich in active enzymes. For example, female carrots have the function of breaking down purines. In addition, female carrots are rich in natural estrogen.

The ratio of male to female gout patients is 20 to 1. The main reason for the low incidence of gout in women is that estrogen in women can promote uric acid excretion and inhibit the onset of arthritis.

Some experts call "female carrots" the "natural enemy of gout" and they are also of certain value in treating gout.

4. Eat foods rich in vitamins

Increase the intake of B vitamins and vitamin C to promote the dissolution of urate deposits in the body. Eat more vegetables and less rice.

Eating more vegetables can help reduce purine intake, increase vitamin C and increase fiber. Eating less helps control calorie intake, limit weight, and lose weight and reduce fat.

Gout Diet Therapy

Radish porridge: Take 250 grams of radish, 30 grams of vegetable oil, and 30 grams of polished rice. Cut the radish into shreds, put it into a pan and stir-fry it. Add 750 ml of water and cook porridge with the polished rice. Finally, add some salt and MSG. It is suitable for regular drinking. It is also suitable for drinking when gout attacks.

Grape porridge: Take 30 grams of fresh grapes, 50 grams of polished rice, and 750 milliliters of water, and cook porridge with fresh grapes and polished rice. It is suitable to be eaten frequently. Suitable for patients with acute gout.

Celery porridge: 100 grams of celery (including roots), 30 grams of polished rice, 750 milliliters of water. Wash and chop the celery, then cook it with rice into porridge. Add salt and MSG when it is almost cooked.

Papaya soup: 100 grams of papaya, 30 grams of coix seed. Boil the papaya and coix seed, filter out the residue and you can drink it. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting dampness and relieving pain. It is suitable for joint pain caused by acute gout.

Chestnut porridge: 30 grams of chestnut powder, 50 grams of glutinous rice, 750 ml of water. Cook the chestnut powder and glutinous rice together to make porridge. It is suitable for people who have not yet developed gout.

Daylily wine: 30 grams of fresh daylily root and an appropriate amount of rice wine. Boil the daylily root with clean water and filter out the residue before eating, once a day. It has a certain effect on joint pain, redness, swelling and stiffness caused by gout.