Dysmenorrhea caused by cold uterus can lead to delayed menstruation and painful menstruation in many women. More seriously, it may cause infertility. If the uterus temperature is not enough, it is difficult for the fertilized egg to successfully implant and survive. Can moxibustion be used to treat cold uterus?
Can moxibustion be used for cold uterus?
Moxibustion for cold uterus should not be excessive. 4-5 times a week is sufficient, with each session not exceeding 1 hour. Excessive moxibustion can cause dryness and heat, leading to constipation. Moxibustion should be performed once a day for the first three to four days, and then once every one to two days. It can be continued for several months or even half a year or more, until the symptoms of cold uterus improve. The duration of moxibustion varies for each individual depending on their constitution and severity of the condition. Generally, the duration is around 30 to 40 minutes, adjusted according to comfort.
Methods of moxibustion for cold uterus
Take a moxa stick or moxa wool, and a moxibustion box. Light the moxa stick and move it up and down, left and right, near the acupuncture points to be treated. The moxibustion should be warm and comfortable for the skin. During moxibustion, concentrate your thoughts to avoid deviating from the position or burning the skin.
The best method is to light the moxa stick and place it in the moxibustion box, then place it over the entire abdomen without contact, so that the moxibustion effect is comprehensive and safe. The Sanyinjiao acupuncture point can be treated with a portable moxibustion box.
Diet therapy for cold uterus
1. Chicken cooked with Chinese motherwort
Ingredients: 1 chicken, 500g Chinese motherwort (divided into 4 portions, soaked and fried with ginger juice, wine, vinegar, and Chuanxiong juice until dry).
Instructions: First, put the prepared Chinese motherwort into the chicken belly and cook with clear soup. The chicken can be eaten plain or washed down with wine. Roast the chicken bones and herbal residue until dry, grind into powder, add 120g of Gui Shen, 60g of Xuduan, and 18g of ginger powder, mix with honey to form pills, and take 1 pill in the morning, noon, and evening.
2. Bird's nest porridge
Ingredients: bird's nest, lily, pear, honey
Instructions: Bird's nest is both nourishing and mild, and can gently nourish the body. Soak the bird's nest in water, wash and drain, then put it in a stew pot with lily and pear (with skin), cover the pot and stew over low heat for 45 minutes. Add honey when eating.
3. Longan red date blood-nourishing tea
Ingredients: 3 red dates, 4 longan fruits, hot water
4. Ginger tea with brown sugar and black jujube
Ingredients: 10g ginger, 5 black jujubes, 8g brown sugar, 350ml water
Instructions: Slice the ginger and rinse the black jujubes. Prepare the brown sugar. Then, boil water in a pot and add the ginger slices and black jujubes. Simmer for 20 minutes on low heat. Finally, add the desired amount of brown sugar and stir.
Chinese medicine methods for regulating cold uterus
1. Daily exercise
Brisk walking is the simplest method. Walking, especially on pebble roads, can stimulate the meridians and acupoints on the foot, promote meridian flow, regulate blood circulation, and make the whole body warm.
2. Menstrual period care
Drink water boiled with brown sugar and moxa leaves to warm the uterus and dispel coldness and stasis. Drink brown sugar water for three days before menstruation to increase the amount of flow and ensure a clean discharge of menstrual blood, as well as invigorate blood circulation and warm the uterus.
3. Daily nourishment
Make a soup with wolfberry, walnut, longan, jujube, mulberry, angelica, chicken blood vine, ginger, and chicken or lamb meat. The soup has the effects of warming the kidneys, assisting yang, nourishing essence, and nourishing blood. Cold uterus constitution is characterized by insufficient yang energy, and symptoms of excessive inner heat and body heat are not likely to occur.
4. Chinese herbal foot soak
Boil water with moxa leaves, cinnamon, and Sichuan peppercorns, and use it to soak the feet. This has the effects of warming the kidneys, dispelling coldness, regulating meridians, and promoting blood circulation.
