"It's a good autumn with cool weather" - Moxibustion for diarrhea

As we enter autumn, we can all clearly feel that the weather is very cool in the morning and evening. The change in temperature difference reminds us to add clothes in time to avoid diarrhea caused by cold. The increase in the number of diarrhea patients in autumn reminds us to pay attention to our own maintenance. In addition to paying attention to diet and keeping warm, if we suffer from diarrhea, we can use moxibustion treatment, which has a good effect on patients.

Moxibustion is a health care method that uses moxa cones, moxa sticks and other materials to place on certain parts of the human body, using high temperature to affect specific acupuncture points to prevent and treat diseases and strengthen the body. It has the effects of tonifying qi and warming yang, warming the meridians and dredge collaterals, eliminating blood stasis and dispersing nodules, and tonifying the middle and replenishing qi. It is especially effective for functional diseases such as diarrhea, edema, and dysmenorrhea.

Moxibustion 1

Acupoint: Special point for diarrhea (location: directly below the highest point of the lateral malleolus, at the junction of red and white flesh).

Moxibustion: Use gentle moxibustion with moxa rolls, 10 to 15 minutes each time, 2 to 3 times a day, until cured.

Acupoints: Zhongwan, Shenque, Tianshu and Zusanli.

Acupoint combination: For chronic diarrhea, add spleen, stomach and large intestine points; for diarrhea at early morning, add Guanyuan, Qihai and Mingmen points.

Moxibustion method: Use gentle moxibustion with moxa sticks, moxibustion each acupoint for 5 minutes; you can also use moxa cones, moxibustion each acupoint 3 to 5 times.

Acupoints: Tianshu, Zhongwan, Qihai and Shangjuxu points.

Combined acupoints: For those with severe cold, add Shenque and Guanyuan points; for those with severe dampness, add Yinlingquan point; for those with nausea and vomiting, add Neiguan point; for those with severe tenesmus, add Zhongluyu point.

Moxibustion method: Shenque point is treated with salt moxibustion or ginger moxibustion, 5 to 8 times each time. Other acupoints are treated with gentle moxibustion with moxa sticks, 5 minutes each time, once a day. This method is mostly used for cold and dampness type diarrhea.

Acupoints: Tianshu, Zhongwan, Zusanli and Yanglingquan.

Combined acupoints: For those with tenesmus, add Juxu and Xiajuxu acupoints; for those with food stagnation, add Liangmen acupoint; for those with epigastric distension, add Neiguan acupoint; for those with fever, add Dazhui acupoint.

Moxibustion: Use lamp moxibustion, moxibustion each acupoint once, once a day, 3 to 5 days as a course of treatment. This method is used for acute diarrhea.

Acupoint: Shenmai point.

Moxibustion: Use moxa stick pecking moxibustion. The patient takes a sitting or supine position. Light the moxa stick and apply pecking moxibustion on the acupoints to make the local area feel warm but without burning pain. Each time is 10 minutes, once a day.

Acupoints: Zusanli, Yinbai, Tianshu, Zhongwan and Shenque.

Moxibustion method: Shenque point is treated with salt-separated moxibustion, 5 to 7 times each time; other acupoints are treated with scar-free direct moxibustion with moxa cones. First, apply a small amount of vaseline ointment on the acupoint, then place a moxa cone the size of a grain of wheat, light it and apply moxibustion. When the patient feels the heat and pain is unbearable, replace the moxa cone. Moxibustion each acupoint 5 to 7 times, once a day, and 10 times as a course of treatment.