Can moxibustion improve sleep?

Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medical therapy method. It is very beneficial to people's health. Many diseases or difficult and complicated illnesses can be treated by moxibustion. Some women can use moxibustion to remove spots on their faces, so moxibustion is popular with most people. As long as the acupoints are treated, moxibustion can improve many symptoms of physical discomfort. So can moxibustion improve sleep?

In traditional Chinese medicine, the theory of "harmony between man and nature" is used to understand the human body's sleep and wakefulness phenomena of "sleeping at night and waking during the day".

Some people always have difficulty falling asleep at night or have poor sleep quality, which seriously affects their mental state the next day. What should we do if we have poor sleep quality? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that moxibustion on Baihui and Yongquan points can promote sleep.

Poor sleep quality, moxibustion Yongquan Baihui acupoints

The specific method is also very simple: wrap the moxa cup with a towel and place it directly on the Baihui and Yongquan acupoints.

Sometimes, you will feel very thirsty after moxibustion. It is recommended to drink some brown sugar water or boiled water.

Expert reminder:

Persistence is the key to everything. After persisting for a period of time, it can effectively improve sleep quality, thereby enhancing one's own immunity and making one energetic. In addition, it can also improve the symptoms of dark circles under the eyes.

When the moxa stick is lit, you can choose the moxibustion posture according to the moxibustion acupoints to prevent the moxa ash from falling on the skin and causing burns. The distance between moxa sticks can be adjusted according to the temperature they can withstand, while moxa patches can be directly attached to the acupuncture points.

1. Baihui Point

[Quickly locate the acupoint] This acupoint is located at the intersection of the line connecting the two ear tips and the midline of the head. If you press on it, there will be a depression, which is the acupoint.

2. Anmian Point (Figure 3)

[Quick acupoint location]: At the midpoint of the line connecting Yifeng and Fengchi points.

1) Yifeng point (Figure 1): Sit sideways or lie prone on your side, open your mouth and press the earlobe backwards, facing the depression at the edge of the earlobe, until you feel a sore and swollen sensation.

2) Fengchi point (Figure 2): Sit upright or lie prone. This point is located in the depression on the outer edge of the two large tendons under the back of the skull, roughly at the same level as the earlobe. If you press it hard, you will feel soreness and heaviness in the brain.

3. Shenmen acupoint

【Quick acupuncture point selection】Sitting position. Extend your elbow and turn your palm upward. You can feel a protruding round bone (pisiform bone) near the wrist on the hypothenar muscle of the palm. Below the round bone, on the first transverse line on the back of the palm, and around the lateral edge of the ulnar flexor carpi tendon (the large tendon that can be felt on the inner side of the forearm), you can touch a depression. The place where you feel a sore and swollen sensation when pressing it is the point.

4. Sanyinjiao

[Quick acupoint selection] Sit sideways or lie on your back. Put the four fingers together, with the lower edge of the little finger close to the tip of the inner ankle. Press the intersection of the horizontal line of the upper edge of the index finger and the posterior edge of the tibia. This point is the one that you feel sore and swollen when you press it.

5. Yongquan Point

【Quick acupuncture point selection】Supine position. Curl your foot and you will see a depression in the front 1/3 of the sole. Pressing it will cause a sore and swollen feeling. This is the point.