Can gout be fumigated with moxa sticks?

Gout is a relatively common disease, mainly caused by excessive purine content in the body. It is a type of arthritis. The most obvious symptoms are pain in the fingers, toes, knees and elbows. Gout is a chronic disease that causes great distress to people. It requires slowly regulating the meridians and expelling the cold evil from the body. So can gout be treated with moxa sticks?

The onset of gout brings great distress and pain to patients. Today, I will bring you a treatment method for gout: moxibustion. The main functions of moxibustion are also to expel, supplement, unblock and regulate. It is to expel cold evil, replenish positive energy, dredge meridians, and adjust the body's yin and yang. Moxibustion helps boost yang, and uses fire to drive away the cold and eliminate wind evil. All drugs for treating gout are harmful to our body, especially purine drugs, which are most damaging to the stomach, liver, spleen and kidneys. Many people use drugs to treat gout, but they are not cured and instead suffer from renal failure. There are many such examples.

I strongly recommend the use of moxibustion. Personally, I feel that moxibustion for treating gout is a treatment method that we ordinary people can perform ourselves. Maybe you won’t see immediate therapeutic effects when you first start moxibustion, but you must not be discouraged. If you persist, you will see good results. So what acupoints should be moxibustioned for gout?

During the treatment process, we not only need to treat the pain points, we also need to use moxibustion to restore physical strength, restore the vital energy destroyed by the disease, and use moxibustion to raise the yin and yang.

Moxibustion treatment mainly focuses on pain points and swollen areas, which are the focus of our moxibustion. At the same time, we also use Zhongwan point, Shenque point, Guanyuan point, Zusanli point, Shenshu point, and Yaoyangguan point.

Zhongwan Point: Located in the upper abdomen of the human body, on the anterior midline, 4 inches above the navel. It belongs to the Ren meridian of the eight extraordinary meridians.

Shenque point: located in the center of the navel. Belong to: Ren Meridian.

Guanyuan Point: Located in the lower abdomen, on the anterior midline, 3 inches below the navel. Lie on your back to locate the acupoint. (Four fingers placed horizontally is three inches) belongs to the Ren meridian. The direct theory of moxibustion says: After moxibustion is applied to Guanyuan acupoint for 200 to 300 times, a feeling of "flowing through" will appear, and the disease will flow to wherever there is.

Zusanli Point: Located four finger widths below the outer kneecap, on the edge of the tibia. It belongs to the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming.

Shenshu point: Located 1.5 inches (two finger widths) lateral to the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, it belongs to the foot-sun bladder meridian.

Yaoyangguan Point: Located on the waist, on the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. Belongs to the Du meridian.

Massage each of the above acupoints for 10-15 minutes, 1-2 times a day. Remember to drink plenty of water before and after moxibustion. You can rest for 1-2 days after 5 days of moxibustion, and you can start to see the effects in a month. In the later stage, moxibustion can be performed 2-3 times a week. Gout is caused by long-term exposure to rheumatic and cold environments; therefore, one should stay away from rheumatic and cold environments and live in a relatively warm and dry environment. You can eat less acidic foods and consume less salt; eating seafood and drinking beer can cause gout.

How to prevent gout : The onset of gout is often related to improper diet, cold, and overwork. Therefore, the following points should be done to prevent the onset of gout:

1. Quit drinking.

2. Avoid excessive fatigue and catching cold.

3. Eat less shrimp, crab, animal offal, and foods high in purine, as well as spinach, beans, and other foods.

4. Drink plenty of water to promote uric acid excretion.

5. Milk, eggs, most vegetables and fruits are not restricted.

6. It is recommended to eat leavened noodles and alkaline porridge because the alkaline substances they contain can promote the excretion of uric acid and protect the kidneys.

Moxibustion precautions:

1. Be focused and patient: Pay attention to concentrating your mind when applying moxibustion, and do not be distracted during the application, so as to avoid the moxa stick moving and not being on the acupuncture points, which will hurt the skin and flesh and waste time. For health care moxibustion, you need to persist for a long time. Occasional moxibustion will not achieve the desired effect.

2. Pay attention to the accuracy of body position and acupoints: On the one hand, the body position should be suitable for the needs of moxibustion, and on the other hand, it should be comfortable and natural. The body position and acupoints should be accurately located according to the prescription to ensure the effect of moxibustion.

3. Before moxibustion: keep calm. It is not advisable to perform moxibustion after a full meal or after drinking alcohol, or when sweating profusely.

4. During the moxibustion period: do not catch a cold.

5. After moxibustion: It is not advisable to take a bath within half an hour to avoid the cold air from entering. To avoid getting angry, drink more warm water.

Moxibustion has always been a slow and effective method. Whether it is for health care or disease prevention, you need to persist! I hope that friends who have moxibustion like Bu Er can study and learn together!