Moxibustion is effective for uterine fibroids, but it depends on the size of the fibroids to judge.
Uterine fibroids are common tumors in the female genitalia. Generally speaking, uterine fibroids with a diameter of not more than 6cm can be treated with moxibustion, which has the effect of activating the meridians, warming the yang qi, eliminating swelling and dispersing knots, and tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, and it can inhibit the damage of uterine fibroids from the local area.
2 Common Symptoms of Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids in the early stages of the disease, most of the qi stagnation and blood stasis, the common clinical manifestations of uterine bleeding, abdominal masses, lumbar and abdominal pain, leucorrhoea, anemia, urinary urgency, stools, and other symptoms.
3 Uterine fibroids moxibustion which part of the qi stagnation blood stasis type of uterine fibroids
Main symptoms: menstruation successive irregular, the amount of menstruation is more normal, some people may be a little more menstruation, menstrual period prolonged, menstrual blood drenching is difficult to clean, breasts distension and pain, the moss is thin and white, the pulse is basal and astringent. Examination reveals a slightly larger uterus and a hard tumor.
Acupuncture points: two Hegu points, two Taichong points, Sanyinjiao, Ashigaru, Zhongji, Guanyuan, Shenque, and Uterus points.
Moxibustion efficacy: liver and qi, blood circulation and blood stasis.
Blood stasis and accumulation of uterine fibroids
Main symptoms: heavy menstrual flow, purple color with blood clots, tingling sensation in the lower abdomen, some patients' menstrual flow lasts for a long time, it is difficult to be clean, the tongue is purple and dark with petechiae, the examination found that the uterus is uniformly or asymmetrically enlarged, the texture of the hardness, and can be touched by a single or multiple protrusions, ultrasound shows a larger or more tumors under the body.
Moxibustion points: the middle epigastric point, Shenque point, Guanyuan point, the life gate point, the foot Sanli, A is the point, the big vertebrae point.
Moxibustion efficacy: clearing away heat and dampness, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, warming menstruation and dispersing cold, and tonifying qi and blood.
Spleen deficiency and blood stasis type uterine fibroids
Main symptoms: heavy menstrual flow, menstrual blood color of lavender, abdominal swelling and pain, accompanied by dizziness, fatigue, loss of appetite feeling, the face is less Chinese, some people have diarrhea symptoms, the tongue is fat, there is a purple gas, the moss is thin or greasy, the pulse is basal and astringent.
Acupuncture points: Belt Pulse, Middle Epigastric, Qihai, Foot Sanli, Yinlingquan points.
Moxibustion effect: strengthening the spleen and qi, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
4 moxibustion treatment of uterine fibroids moxibustion method
The patient to take the supine position, the fresh ginger cut into 2-3 cm in diameter, 0.2-0.3 cm thick slices, the middle of the needle with a number of holes, the acupuncture point routine disinfection, will be placed in the ginger should be moxibustion acupuncture point, and then the cones will be made into the size of a grain of rice moxa velvet, moxa velvet will be placed in the ginger on the lit moxibustion, when the cones are burned out, and then change the cones moxibustion, each time 3-5 moxibustion, each time, the cones are not used, the cones are used for moxibustion. Each time each moxibustion 3-5 strong, to make the skin red and not blistering to the degree.