Menstrual disorders are common gynecological disorders, such as early menstruation, late menstruation and irregular menstruation. According to Chinese medicine, menstrual disorders are mainly due to emotional injury, depression and anger, resulting in qi stagnation and blood stasis, and dysregulation of the flush.
Which part of menstrual disorders can be moxibustion?
Guan Yuan point: in the lower abdomen, on the front median line, when the umbilicus in three inches, i.e. four horizontal fingers below the umbilicus.
Uterus point: in the lower abdomen, when the umbilicus is 4 inches below the middle of the umbilicus and 3 inches below the middle pole, i.e. four fingers below the umbilicus.
Blood Sea point: flexed knee, on the medial thigh, 2 inches above the medial end of the base of the patella, when the lateral head of the quadriceps muscle is elevated.
Sanyinjiao point: in the medial calf, 3 inches above the tip of the inner ankle, behind the medial edge of the tibia.
Qihai point: in the lower abdomen, on the anterior median line, when the umbilicus is 1.5 inches below the middle.
Qi point: in the lower abdomen, 3 inches below the middle of the umbilicus and 0.5 inch next to the anterior median line.
Pre-menstrual moxibustion treatment
Main symptoms: Pre-menstruation means that the menstrual cycle is more than 7 days early, more than two consecutive cycles, or even twice a month. If the menstruation is early, the quantity is purple, thick and sticky, accompanied by red face and heart, red tongue and dry mouth, yellow urine and stool, it is real heat; the quantity is small and red, and the five hearts are troubled and hot for deficiency heat; the quantity is more or less, purple and lumpy, and the chest and ribs are swollen and breast pain, it is liver depression; the quantity is light, the quality of the menstruation is thin, the body is weak, and the heart is palpitating and short of breath, it is qi deficiency. However, if the advance is only 3-5 days, or once in a while, without other obvious symptoms, do not do the disease theory.
Moxibustion therapy: the patient lies on his back, take Guan Yuan, uterus, blood sea, Sanyinjiao points, with moxa stick mild moxibustion, the patient to feel warm and comfortable, or even slightly hot and painful feeling for the degree, so that the warmth continuous stimulation, each point moxibustion 5-10 minutes, or use moxa cone interpreter, each point moxibustion 3-5 strong. In the case of Qi deficiency, moxibustion is added to the Zhongwan, Shenjue, Qihai, the Foot Sanli, and Yinbai points; in the supine position, moxibustion is added to the Heart Yu and Spleen Yu points; in the supine position, moxibustion is added to the Periodic Gate, Neiguan, Diji, and Taichong points; in the prone position, moxibustion is added to the Liver Yu and Subsolar points.
The effect of moxibustion is to relieve liver depression and activate blood circulation to remove blood stasis.
Late menstruation moxibustion treatment
Main symptoms: Late menstruation is also known as late menstruation. If the menstrual cycle is delayed for more than 7 days, or even 40-50 days once, for more than two consecutive cycles, if the late menstruation, small amount of dull color, cold pain in the abdomen, warmth and cold, white face and cold limbs, thin white moss, sunken tight pulse, for the blood component of the real cold; if the period is delayed, small amount of light color, thin quality, small abdominal pain, like warmth and press, lumbar acidity, long and clear urine, loose stools, light tongue, thin white moss, sunken and weak pulse, for the If the menstrual period is wrong, low volume, pale color, thin texture, dizziness or insomnia, pale face, pale tongue with little moss, weak pulse, blood deficiency; if the late menstrual period, low volume, dull color with lumps, abdominal distension and pain, chest and ribs, breast swelling, stringent and astringent pulse, qi stagnation.
Moxibustion therapy: patient supine, take Qihai, Guangyuan, uterus, Qi points, blood, Sanyinjiao points, moxibustion with moxa, warm continuous stimulation, each point moxibustion 5-10 minutes, or moxibustion with moxa cones across the ginger, each point moxibustion 3-5 strong, then supine, take diaphragm Yu, liver Yu, kidney Yu points, moxibustion method as above. If the blood is cold, add moxibustion on the Tianshu and Guilai points in the supine position, and on the secondary plexus point in the prone position; if the blood is deficient, add moxibustion on the Shenqu, Diji and Taixi points in the supine position, and on the Life Gate point in the prone position; if the blood is deficient, add moxibustion on the Shenmen and the Foot Sanli points in the supine position, and on the Heart and Spleen points in the prone position; if the qi is stagnant, add moxibustion on the Periodic Gate, Sichiman, Zhongji and Ligou points in the supine position. The moxibustion method is the same as above.
Moxibustion effect: to de-stress the liver, benefit Qi and activate blood.
Moxibustion for irregular menstruation
Main symptoms: irregular menstruation, also known as "menstrual disorder", refers to menstruation not according to the cycle, early or wrong after 7 days or more, including the volume of menstruation or less, menstruation purple dull, irregular flow or blood clots, chest and ribs, breast, abdominal distension, depression, sighing is liver depression, small amount of color, mental discomfort, dizziness and tinnitus, waist and knee weakness Mostly kidney deficiency.
Moxibustion therapy: the patient lies on his back, and moxibustion is applied to Guan Yuan, Zi Gong, Blood Sea and Sanyinjiao points. For kidney deficiency, moxibustion is applied to Taixi and Shuiquan points in the supine position, and Life Gate and Kidney Yu points in the prone position; for liver deficiency, moxibustion is applied to Zhimen, Ligou and Taichong points in the supine position, and Liver Yu points in the prone position, and moxibustion is applied to each point for 5-10 minutes with moxa stick and continuous warm stimulation, or moxibustion with moxa cones across the ginger, with 3-5 strokes per point.
Moxibustion effect: to de-stress the liver, activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
