Chinese medicine believes that the main cause of diabetes is poor diet, emotional disorders and excessive exertion, and the main pathogenesis is the deficiency of Yin, dryness and heat, and the deficiency of both Qi and Yin.
Can moxibustion cure diabetes?
Moxibustion can cure diabetes.
The main purpose of moxibustion for diabetes is to regulate the body's functions through the use of acupuncture points to control blood sugar, improve immunity and prevent diabetes.
The principle of moxibustion for diabetes
Moxibustion enables diabetic patients to effectively absorb and utilize nutrients, improve their immune function and anti-disease ability, in addition, moxibustion has the effect of replenishing Yuan Yang and regulating the balance of Yin and Yang in the internal organs, which can fundamentally regulate the body's Yuan Yang and promote the balance of Yin and Yang, so that the function of the spleen, lungs and kidneys can be restored to normal, thus improving the deficiency of Qi and blood in the body due to diabetes.
Which acupuncture points for diabetes moxibustion
Lung point
The Lung point is located on the left and right side of the third thoracic vertebra in the back, about a little wider than the thumb from the spine.
Moxibustion is applied to this point in a gentle way to regulate lung function.
Spleen point
The spleen point is located two fingers below the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra, and can be obtained by standing up straight with both arms close to the waist, and the thoracic vertebra located near the height of the elbow is the 11th thoracic vertebra.
Moxibustion with mild moxibustion has the effect of regulating the function of the spleen.
Dazhi point
The 7th cervical vertebra is the highest point of the cervical vertebra, and the depression beneath it is the dazhi point.
Use mild moxibustion to moxibustion this point, along with other acupuncture points moxibustion, can help improve the body's immunity.
Shen Que Point
The Shen Que point is located in the middle of the navel.
Moxibustion with gentle moxibustion can warm the meridians and expel cold, balance nutrition and regulate qi and blood.
Diabetes moxibustion method
Moxibustion with moxa sticks for 20-30 minutes per acupuncture point, or 10-30 strokes per acupuncture point using ginger interval moxibustion. All operations are performed 1-2 times a day, and every 10 days is a course of treatment, after a course of treatment, rest for 3-5 days before the next course of treatment.
What are the benefits of moxibustion for diabetics?
Moxibustion can regulate blood sugar in both directions, locking it in a normal constant range. It can improve the oxygen supply to the tissues and has a significant therapeutic and ameliorative effect on microangiopathy causing blurred vision, retinal lesions such as fundus hemorrhage and nephropathy.
Acupuncture points can improve the function of pancreatic cells, repair damaged cells, and gradually realize insulin self-sufficiency, as well as improve patients' weakness, low immunity, low protein blood and wound healing.
