How to treat insomnia with moxibustion

There are more and more insomnia patients around us now. There are various reasons for insomnia, so we must find the cause of insomnia in order to cure it. Only the insomnia patients themselves can understand the pain brought by insomnia. Many insomnia patients want to find the best way to treat insomnia. In fact, we can use moxibustion to treat insomnia. Let’s take a look at the introduction below.

Moxibustion can treat insomnia by nourishing the heart and calming the mind, with Shenmen, Xinshu, Zusanli, Taixi, Baihui and Shenshu as the main acupoints. Shenmen point can nourish the heart and soothe the mind, Xinshu point can regulate Qi and calm the mind, Zusanli point can make Qi and blood grow continuously, Taixi and Shenshu points can nourish Yin and tonify the kidney, and Baihui point can unblock brain Qi and calm the mind. Therefore, moxibustion on the above-mentioned acupoints can improve sleep.

In addition, if you feel irritable and depressed, you can add moxibustion on Taichong and Yanglingquan points to promote qi and relieve depression; if you have dizziness, tinnitus, back pain, dry mouth and less saliva, hot hands and feet, and night sweats, you can add moxibustion on Sanyinjiao point to nourish yin and reduce fire; if you get angry easily, lose your appetite, have abdominal distension, and indigestion, you can add moxibustion on Ganshu and Pishu points to regulate the liver and spleen; if you have palpitations, memory loss, frequent dreams, limb fatigue, indigestion, and loss of appetite, you can add moxibustion on Pishu and Sanyinjiao points to strengthen the spleen and nourish the heart.

Of course, when moxibustion is used to treat insomnia, symptoms of relapse and expulsion of pathogenic qi may occur. These symptoms include dizziness, sweating, foul-smelling stools, frequent urination, tinnitus, small bumps on the body, etc. These are all reactions to moxibustion, but these reactions may not appear in the same person at the same time. What I am talking about are the manifestations of the reactions.

In addition, there are many acupoint selection methods for moxibustion treatment of insomnia, not limited to the ones introduced above. Insomnia also has many different symptoms. If you think the effect is not very obvious, you can choose other acupoints for moxibustion under the dialectical guidance of the doctor.

In the above article, we introduced the various troubles that insomnia brings to patients. We know that insomnia is very difficult to treat, so we must find the best way to treat insomnia. The above article introduced the use of moxibustion to treat insomnia.