Shan Guimin treats insomnia with moxibustion

Moxibustion is a relatively common treatment method in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It has the effect of dredging the meridians. Moxibustion on different acupoints has a good effect in treating diseases and maintaining health. It is also quite effective in treating insomnia. For example, you can moxibustion the Baihui point, Shenmen point, Yongquan point and other corresponding acupoints to achieve a good effect of relaxing the nerves, which has a good effect in treating insomnia.

Moxibustion for insomnia

Moxibustion is a traditional health-care and treatment method in Chinese medicine. If you suffer from insomnia, you might as well ask a Chinese medicine doctor to help you with acupuncture on some acupoints. This is good for health and can treat diseases, killing two birds with one stone.

1. Baihui Point

Baihui is a meridian point on the Du meridian, located at the highest point in the middle of the human head. It is the meeting point of all yang meridians and is closely related to the internal organs through the back-shu points of the Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang. Famous doctors pointed out: "The brain is the home of the soul." The physiology and pathology of the brain are all attributed to the heart and belong to the five internal organs, so "the heart controls the mind."

2. Shenmen acupoint

Shenmen acupoint is an acupuncture point on the Heart Meridian and is often used to treat symptoms such as insomnia, palpitations, and heart palpitations. For heart and emotional instability, such as getting angry easily or being distracted, you can apply moxibustion on Shenmen, which can calm the mind. The combination of Baihui and Shenmen can treat various insomnia symptoms, including severe insomnia.

3. Yongquan Point

Yongquan acupoint is the well point of the Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin, which has the effect of calming the mind and relieving fainting. It is also the place where the Qi of the Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin originates. It can communicate Yin and Yang and open and close the orifices. Moxibustion on the Yongquan acupoint can cure neurasthenia, insomnia, and nightmares. Yongquan acupoint is located on the sole of the human foot, in the depression of the front part of the foot, one-third of the way between the ends of the webs between the 2nd and 3rd toes and the heel. It is the lower part of the body's Shu acupoints.

When you suffer from insomnia, you can use acupuncture on the above acupoints to help you sleep. There are many reasons for insomnia, and we need to figure out why.

What causes insomnia?

1. Too much pressure in life

With the increasing pressure of depressing life, many young people who have just started working have to work harder. Because of the heavy family burden, coping, entertainment, and overtime work, these unavoidable phenomena have become commonplace for young people, and their sleep time has been reduced again and again, and they have become insomniacs overnight.

2. Oversleep

The time for sleeping should be regular, but many young people choose a time to sleep for a long time after staying up all night or even several nights. Although it is due to various reasons that I have irregular sleep at night, I sleep madly during the day to make up for the lack of sleep in the previous few days. Moreover, working at night and sleeping during the day has gradually become a habit. These thoughts are the root causes of insomnia.

3. Psychological factors

Psychological factors often cause insomnia, including a lot of psychological stress, such as interpersonal conflicts or psychological conflicts; major changes in life (marriage, childbirth); heavy workload or major changes in work; sudden extremely desperate and frightening events. There is a type of patient called "Sunday insomnia", who suffers from anticipatory anxiety due to the worry of having to go to work the next day and the high pressure of work. It must be noted that whether it is positive or negative; stimulation or sudden loss of stress can cause insomnia.