Can moxibustion treat depression?

Many female friends are very fond of moxibustion, mainly because moxibustion therapy can treat many diseases in the body. It can solve the problem without taking medicine, which makes it the first choice for people. Precisely because moxibustion treatment is very widespread, many people are wondering whether moxibustion can treat depression? Moxibustion treatment mainly regulates the body through acupoints, so people can treat depression through the corresponding acupoints.

1. Moxibustion for anxiety

Some people have inadvertently treated depression and anxiety through moxibustion, and some patients have achieved good results. However, during the moxibustion treatment, you also need to adjust your mentality. The saying "heart disease needs heart medicine" is exactly this truth.

Moxibustion is a kind of treatment method that allows the body to adjust its own yin and yang balance. In other words, if you have Yin deficiency, Yang hyperactivity and liver depression, moxibustion can adjust the Yin and Yang to balance, soothe the liver and regulate Qi.

2. Acupuncture points for treating anxiety disorders

1. Baihui Point

Baihui point has the effects of opening the orifices and refreshing the brain, restoring yang and consolidating deficiency. It is mainly used to treat dizziness, insomnia, anxiety, insufficient yang, neurasthenia, etc.

Baihui Point: Baihui Point cannot be treated with a moxibustion box or hanging moxa sticks because of the hair. If you do it yourself, it is easy to burn the hair. You can use a Chuyang Moxibustion Instrument for moxibustion.

You can also use ginger moxibustion. Cut 2-3 slices of ginger as thick as a one-yuan coin and poke holes on them with toothpicks. Place a piece of moxa stick the size of your thumb tip on your hair, light it and place it on the Baihui acupoint. Place 3-5 sticks each time.

2. Tanzhong Point

The Danzhong point has the function of regulating the Qi in the human body and can be used for all diseases caused by poor Qi movement, such as the upward flow of lung Qi that fails to descend, Qi and blood stagnation in the heart, and liver Qi stagnation.

Danzhong point: Danzhong point can be moxibustioned with Chuyang moxibustion instrument, with each point moxibustioned for 10 minutes. You can also use hand-held moxa sticks for moxibustion, and using a moxibustion instrument can moxibustion multiple areas, saving labor.

3. Liver Shu Point

The Ganshu point soothes the liver and promotes bile secretion, regulates qi and improves eyesight. It is mainly used to treat jaundice, flank pain, stomachache, hematemesis, epistaxis, vertigo, night blindness, red and painful eyes, glaucoma, mania, epilepsy, back pain, acute and chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis, neurasthenia, intercostal neuralgia, etc.

Liver Shu Point: Liver Shu Point combined with Shen Shu Point and Taixi Point are mainly used to treat forgetfulness and insomnia.

You can use the Chuyang Moxibustion Instrument for moxibustion, moxibustion each acupoint for 10 minutes. You can also use hand-held moxa sticks for moxibustion, and using a moxibustion instrument can moxibustion multiple areas, saving labor.

4. Neiguan acupoint

Neiguan acupoint is one of the commonly used acupoints of the hand Jueyin pericardium meridian, which comes from "Lingshu Jingmai". It is located on the palm side of the forearm, on the line connecting Quze and Daling, 2 inches above the transverse wrist line, between the palmaris longus tendon and the radial flexor carpi tendon. It is commonly used in modern times to treat angina pectoris, myocarditis, arrhythmia, gastritis, hysteria, etc.

Neiguan acupoint: "Prescriptions for Emergencies" states: "When the heart is full, there will be sudden pain in the heart, and when it is empty, there will be irritability, paralysis and inability to move, and loss of intelligence. Neiguan acupoint is the main point."

Moxibustion on the Neiguan point has the effects of calming the mind, regulating qi and relieving pain.

You can hold the moxa stick for moxibustion for 10 minutes each time.

5. Yanglingquan Point

Yanglingquan acupoint can treat diseases and symptoms related to the meridians: according to the course of the Foot Shaoyang Meridian, the direction of the needle sensation and the location of the acupoint, the acupoint is selected along the meridian. This point can treat diseases of the lower limbs, hip joints, ribs, and neck along the course of this meridian, as well as liver and gallbladder fire, and lesions of the eyes, ears, and head along the meridians.

Yanglingquan Point: Moxibustion at Yanglingquan can activate the Qi and blood of the Gallbladder Meridian, soothe the Gallbladder Meridian from the shoulders to the ribs, to the lower abdomen, and can achieve the effect of warming the meridians, promoting Qi and activating blood circulation.

You can hold the moxa stick for moxibustion for 10 minutes each time.

In addition to moxibustion, it is very important to actively adjust your mindset. Build up confidence in overcoming the disease, learn to regulate emotions and self-control, such as mental relaxation, diverting attention, and eliminating distracting thoughts, so as to achieve a state of letting nature take its course and remaining calm. Get enough sleep, stay optimistic, and learn to relax. These are all very important. Moxibustion is only an auxiliary treatment for anxiety disorders, and it is particularly important for you to adjust the treatment yourself.