Can San Fu Tie treat rheumatism? Many people wonder if San Fu Tie can be used to treat rheumatism.
Can San Fu Tie treat rheumatism?
San Fu Tie can alleviate rheumatism, but it is difficult to cure it completely.
Rheumatism often occurs in winter or during climate changes. It has a clear seasonal pattern and tends to flare up during rainy and humid weather, greatly affecting the quality of life of patients.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, by using the yang energy of the San Fu period and applying yang and warm medicinal patches to the corresponding acupoints, the medication can penetrate the skin, permeate the meridians, invigorate the body's yang energy, enhance the body's positive energy, regulate the functions of the organs, and achieve the goal of preventing and treating rheumatism, reflecting the concept of preventive treatment in traditional Chinese medicine.
Can San Fu Tie cure rheumatism?
As a method of treating rheumatism, acupoint application has its unique aspects and limitations. Although it has a dual effect of "acupoint" and "medication," the area of effect is small and the dosage is light. Especially for many severe cases of rheumatism, it is difficult to have a strong therapeutic effect.
For patients with more severe conditions, a comprehensive treatment plan is needed to achieve therapeutic effects. Acupoint application requires long-term and repeated treatments to achieve efficacy, usually taking three to five years or more, and it requires long-term adherence.
Where to apply San Fu Tie for rheumatism?
Liver Yu Point
1. Location:
Liver Yu Point is located on the back, 1.5 inches beside the lower edge of the 9th thoracic vertebra process.
2. Method of application:
The patient should sit upright or lie down, and Liver Yu Point is located on the back, beside the spine, below the protruding bone of the 9th thoracic vertebra, 1.5 inches on the left and right (or below the 9th thoracic vertebra process, two finger widths on the left and right).
3. Functions:
Dispelling heat from the liver. Liver Yu Point has the functions of clearing and benefiting the liver and gallbladder, calming the mind and improving vision, nourishing blood and resolving stasis, promoting liver and gallbladder function, and regulating qi and improving vision.
Yang Ling Quan
1. Location:
It is located on the outer side of the lower leg, in the depression in front of the head of the fibula.
2. Method of application:
Adopt a supine or lateral position to apply the acupoint. When lying supine, slightly flex the lower limb and apply the acupoint in the depression in front of the head of the fibula.
3. Functions:
Dispelling turbidity and removing dampness. Yang Ling Quan has the functions of promoting liver and gallbladder, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, relaxing liver and gallbladder, and strengthening the waist and knees.
Xuan Zhong Point
1. Location:
Xuan Zhong Point is located on the outer side of the lower leg, 3 inches above the tip of the lateral malleolus, along the anterior edge of the fibula.
2. Method of application:
Sit upright with the feet hanging or lie down. Apply the acupoint in the depression between the posterior edge of the fibula and the tendons of the long and short muscles of the fibula, 3 inches above the tip of the lateral malleolus.
3. Functions:
Clearing heat and generating energy. Xuan Zhong Point has the functions of draining gallbladder fire, clearing marrow heat, dispelling wind and dampness, and opening meridians, balancing liver and extinguishing wind, and relaxing liver and benefiting kidneys.
Da Zhu Point
1. Location:
Da Zhu Point is located in the spinal area, 1.5 inches beside the lower edge of the 1st thoracic vertebra process.
2. Method of application:
Sit upright and lower the head or adopt a prone position. The acupoint is located on the back, below the 1st thoracic vertebra process, 1.5 inches beside the midline.
3. Functions:
Providing damp and cold moisture to the head. Da Zhu Point has the functions of dispelling wind and resolving surface, clarifying and purging lung heat, dispelling pathogenic wind and dampness, and opening meridians, clearing liver and extinguishing wind, and relaxing liver and benefiting kidneys.
Zu San Li
1. Location:
Zu San Li Point is located four horizontal finger widths below the outer knee, along the edge of the tibia.
2. Method of application:
When searching for the acupoint, use the right hand for the left leg and the left hand for the right leg. Use the second joint of the index finger to move along the tibia until encountering the prominent slope bone that blocks the way. The fingertip is the location of this acupoint.
3. Functions:
"Zu San Li" is indeed an acupoint for treating neurasthenia. Pressing on this point can promote smooth blood circulation, stabilize emotions, eliminate fatigue, and have a significant effect on treating neurasthenia.
San Yin Jiao
1. Location:
San Yin Jiao Point is located on the inner side of the lower leg, 3 inches above the inner ankle, behind the inner edge of the tibia.
2. Method of application:
First, sit upright with the knees bent at a right angle. Except for the thumb, the other four fingers are held together and placed horizontally above the ankle bone on the inner side of the foot (the highest point of the inner ankle bone). The intersection point between the midline of the calf and the fingers is the San Yin Jiao Point.
3. Functions:
Tonifying the spleen and stomach, regulating and nourishing the liver and kidneys, promoting qi and blood circulation, and dredging meridians.
Pi Yu Point
1. Location:
Pi Yu Point is located on the back, 1.5 inches beside the lower edge of the 11th thoracic vertebra process.
2. Method of application:
Apply the acupoint in a prone position, located on the back, 1.5 inches beside the 11th thoracic vertebra process (about two finger widths).
3. Functions:
Dispelling heat from the spleen. Pi Yu Point has the functions of invigorating the spleen and resolving dampness, tonifying the spleen and stomach, and clearing dampness and promoting clarity.
Qu Chi Point
1. Location:
Qu Chi Point is located at the starting point of the extensor carpi radialis longus muscle, on the radial side of the brachioradialis muscle; it is supplied by a branch of the radial recurrent artery; and it is innervated by the dorsal cutaneous branch of the forearm.
2. Method of application:
Bend the elbow at a right angle, at the end of the elbow crease; when bending the elbow, apply the acupoint at the midpoint of the line connecting the ulnar crest and the radial head.
2. Functions:
Clearing heat and releasing exterior, dispelling wind and relieving itching, reducing swelling and relieving pain, harmonizing qi and blood, dredging meridians.
Shen Zhu Point
1. Location:
Shen Zhu Point is located in the spinal area, below the 3rd thoracic vertebra process, behind the midline.
2. Method of application:
Lie prone or adopt a prone position, and apply the acupoint at the depression below the 3rd thoracic vertebra process in the midline.
3. Functions:
Tonifying qi and strengthening yang. Shen Zhu Point has the functions of purging lung heat, calming the mind, clearing lung heat, and calming the mind and suppressing cough.
Ming Men Point
1. Location:
Ming Men Point is located in the lumbar spinal area, below the 2nd lumbar vertebra process, behind the midline.
2. Method of application:
Adopt a prone position, and Ming Men Point is located in the lumbar region, between the 2nd and 3rd lumbar vertebrae, with strong tenderness when pressed.
3. Functions:
Continuing the Du meridian's qi and blood, Ming Men Point has the functions of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, tonifying the origin and replenishing the kidneys, and strengthening the waist and spine.
San Fu Tie treatment for rheumatism formula
Medicinal formula: Weilingxian, Fang Feng, Sheng Chuan Wu, Cao Wu, Ma Qian Zi, Bai Jie Zi, Huang Qi, Yan Hu Suo, Gan Sui, Xi Xin, Rou Gui, mixed in equal amounts and ground into fine powder, mixed with ginger juice.
Application method for San Fu Tie in treating rheumatism
Grind the above-mentioned herbs into fine powder. When using, add the herbal powder to fresh ginger juice and mix well. Apply it during the San Fu period in summer, and then apply the herbal cake to acupoints such as Qu Chi, Zu San Li, Wai Guan, Yang Ling Quan, etc., and fix them with adhesive tape for about two hours. The local skin may feel burning and become red, but no blisters should form. Remove the herbal cake when this occurs. Apply it once during each San Fu period, and the treatment lasts for three years.
