Is moxibustion effective for uterine cold?

Moxibustion is a common method of treating diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In addition, moxibustion also has the function of health care. In real life, many women with cold uterus will choose to use moxibustion to remove the "cold" in their bodies. So is moxibustion effective for uterine cold? What should we pay attention to when doing moxibustion? Let us take a brief look at it below, and we hope it will be helpful to all women.

1. Can moxibustion be used for uterine cold?

The so-called moxibustion is to light the moxa stick and then fumigate the corresponding acupuncture points to penetrate the heat into the meridians. The medicinal effects will then travel along the meridians to regulate the body. "The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" says: "Hidden cold causes fullness disease, which is best treated with moxibustion." This shows that moxibustion is very suitable for warming the meridians and dredge collaterals, removing blood stasis and resolving nodules, and replenishing the middle and invigorating Qi. It is a good way to treat uterine cold. ”

The so-called uterine cold refers to the lower abdominal distension and pain caused by insufficient kidney yang in women and the lack of warmth in the uterus, which is relieved by heat, and the main symptoms are excessive leucorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menstrual disorders, deep and tight pulse, and a thin, white, and fluid tongue coating. Uterine cold is the name of a disease under the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and cannot be confused with the specific name of a disease in Western medicine.

Guanyuan point is three inches below the navel. Moxibustion on Guanyuan point can enhance the body's yang energy and replenish deficiency and benefit loss. It is more effective for symptoms such as insufficient Yang Qi, physical weakness and fear of cold, and has the effect of nourishing the essence and strengthening the foundation, and replenishing the lower part of the body.

It is located at the navel and is a key acupoint on the Ren Meridian of the human body. When the body's qi, blood, yin and yang are out of balance and disease occurs, stimulating or applying medicine to the Shenque point can adjust the balance of yin and yang.

This point is located in the lower abdomen of the human body, with a straight line connecting the navel and the top of the pubic bone, dividing it into ten equal parts, starting from the 3/10 position of the navel. Moxibustion on this point has a preventive and therapeutic effect on irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia and infertility.

Moxibustion should be performed for 30-40 minutes every day, generally not more than an hour. If it is performed for too long, you will easily feel dry mouth and tongue, and even cause constipation. In addition, if moxibustion is performed for a long time, blisters will appear on the local skin. Chinese medicine believes that this is a sign of therapeutic effect, but you must pay attention to skin care to avoid infection after the blisters break.

2. What are the causes of uterine cold?

There are many reasons for uterine cold. On the one hand, it is related to physical constitution, which manifests itself in being afraid of cold and having cold hands and feet. This is due to insufficient "yang energy" in the body. On the other hand, lifestyle habits can also cause "uterine cold". Some female friends like to eat cold drinks, set the air conditioner temperature too low in summer, and wear thin clothes in winter. These habits can cause uterine cold due to the invasion of cold evil spirits.

A cold constitution is mostly caused by acquired factors. Living in a cold environment, liking cold food, overwork or irritability that damage the body's yang are common problems that make the body cold.

Some female friends particularly like to eat cold drinks, or in order to be cool, they set the air conditioner temperature too low, or in order to be beautiful, they also wear thin clothes in winter. These habits are easy to cause "uterine cold" due to the invasion of cold evil spirits.

In traditional Chinese medicine, women’s constitution is yin and they should not be too cold. Even in the hot summer, you should not eat too much cold drinks, iced tea, fruits and other cold foods, let alone those who hold ice cream all year round. After eating too much cold and raw food, these foods will consume yang energy when entering the body, causing the internal generation of cold evil and damaging the uterus. Therefore, Chinese medicine's guidance on eating cold foods is mainly applicable to women.