Can moxibustion reduce inflammation?

Many people often feel this situation in their lives, such as sore and itchy throat, physical discomfort, and feeling of getting angry recently, which leads to hoarseness, dry and sore throat. Whether moxibustion can reduce inflammation depends on each person's physical needs and the type of illness. Moxibustion itself can kill bacteria and reduce inflammation, so if there are some uncomfortable symptoms in the body, moxibustion can be used as an auxiliary treatment.

1. Zhaohai acupoint on the kidney meridian, do you have the following symptoms: itchy and painful throat, dry and hot feeling, always feel that there is something blocking the throat, can't spit it out or swallow it, but it doesn't affect eating, and may be accompanied by dry cough and retching, which is called "plum pit qi" in Western medicine, as if there is a plum pit blocking the throat. They accumulate in the throat and hinder the circulation of qi and blood in the throat. Anti-inflammatory drugs will not have much effect on this disease;

Some people suffer from pharyngitis for a long time, but it is not advisable to take antibiotics to treat chronic pharyngitis. Because chronic pharyngitis is not a bacterial infection, anti-inflammatory drugs cannot penetrate deep into the mucosa and kill pharyngeal toxins. Instead, they can lead to a decrease in immunity and accelerate the progression of the disease. The longer chronic pharyngitis persists, the more difficult it is to treat. Massaging Zhaohai (and Tiantu points) can protect your throat. Moxibustion Zhaohai acupoint should be applied for 10 to 20 minutes each time. Tiantu point can also be treated with moxibustion.

Method: Use DeRen Ai to support Yang and nourish the kidney moxa stick to moxibustion Zhaohai acupoint, and keep your mouth closed and don't talk. After a while, you will feel saliva in your mouth. Swallow it slowly. After doing this a few times, the discomfort will be gone.

1. Zhaohai point is located in the depression just below the tip of the inner ankle. It is a wonderful point for strengthening the kidneys and reducing internal heat, which can say goodbye to sore throat and insomnia. It is very suitable for hosts, announcers, singers, teachers, company leaders, patients with periarthritis of the shoulder and insomnia. Moxibustion on Zhaohai point can also relieve some symptoms such as chest tightness, dry and sore throat, hoarseness, chronic pharyngitis, etc., and has an auxiliary effect on periarthritis of the shoulder and insomnia.

2. Shangqiu point on the spleen meridian corresponds exactly to the lower body lymph reflex area in the plantar reflex zone, so it can treat various inflammations. Why can moxibustion on this acupoint eliminate inflammation? This is because the spleen is responsible for blood transportation. It can transport fresh blood to the lesion. After the dirt is cleared away, the inflammation will naturally be eliminated.

The acupuncture points on the spleen meridian all help blood circulation and can lead fresh blood to the lesion, so Shangqiu acupoint can eliminate various inflammations in the lower body and treat the following diseases:

1. Digestive system diseases: gastritis, enteritis, indigestion, constipation, hemorrhoids, jaundice;

2. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system: gastrocnemius spasm, ankle joint and surrounding soft tissue diseases, athlete's foot;

3. Others: convulsions in children, whooping cough, edema. If you suffer from cystitis, urethritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc., you must apply moxibustion to Shangqiu acupoint more often to draw the qi and blood down. You can also do the kneeling knee method and massage other acupoints at the same time, the effect will be better.