What are the magical effects of moxibustion on the Tanzhong point

Moxibustion is a part of traditional Chinese medicine. It has magical therapeutic effects. It can play a good role in promoting blood circulation, relieving pain and preventing insomnia. When using moxibustion for treatment, it is mainly aimed at acupoints, which has a good effect of relaxing meridians and dredging collaterals. For example, moxibustion on the Danzhong point is very effective in treating chest tightness and shortness of breath, and treating breathing difficulties. It has the effect of warming the meridians and dredge the meridians, promoting blood circulation and removing numbness.

What are the effects of moxibustion on Tanzhong?

The method of moxibustion on the Danzhong point has obvious effects and is risk-free and painless, so it is more easily accepted by patients. Sinus bradycardia belongs to the category of "palpitations", "palpitations" and "chest pain" in traditional Chinese medicine. The main clinical symptoms are palpitations, chest tightness and fatigue, and slow or irregular pulse. Insufficient heart qi and deficiency of yang qi are the root causes of this disease. The heart is a yang organ. If the heart yang is not warmed up, the heart qi will be deficient, the heart yang will be weak, and it will be unable to beat. This will lead to stasis in the heart vessels, poor blood circulation and a slow pulse.

When Yang is deficient, Yin and cold are severe, so symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, and fear of cold may occur. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the heart is the monarch of the human body and should not be affected by evil. If external evil invades the heart, the pericardium will be affected first, so the pericardium can "accept evil on behalf of the heart." "Lingshu?" "The Evil Guest" says: "The heart is the master of the five internal organs and six bowels, and the place where the spirit resides. Its organs are solid and cannot tolerate evil. If it tolerates it, the heart will be hurt, and if the heart is hurt, the spirit will leave, and if the spirit leaves, death will occur. Therefore, all the evils in the heart are in the heart's pericardium." Tanzhong is located in the chest. It is the meeting point of Qi and the gathering point of the pericardium, so Tanzhong is chosen to treat heart diseases.

Moxibustion has the effects of warming and dispersing cold evil, warming and unblocking the meridians, activating blood circulation and removing numbness, and restoring yang and consolidating deficiency. "Introduction to Medicine" states: "For any disease that cannot be cured by medicine or acupuncture, moxibustion must be used." Modern research suggests that moxibustion uses the combustion of multiple chemical components in moxa leaves to produce antioxidant substances that adhere to the skin at the acupuncture points. With the help of the moxibustion heat, the antioxidant substances penetrate deep into the body through the acupoints, thereby increasing blood circulation, stimulating sensory nerves to cause reflexes, and acting on blood vessels and nerves to promote metabolism. Moxibustion on the Tanzhong point can invigorate the heart yang, make the blood flow smoothly and the pulse strong.

Functions of Tanzhong acupoint :

We carry with us all sorts of “miracle pills” that can cure our ailments. For example, the Danzhong point can make us feel happy. If you massage the Danzhong point 100 times with your middle finger every morning and evening, you can feel happy every day. If combined with the Huagai point, it can also play the role of regulating qi, resolving phlegm, relieving cough and relieving asthma.

Tanzhong is where the upper and lower qi seas correspond to each other. If the middle qi is insufficient or there is a problem, it will definitely affect the lower qi sea, and then affect the whole body. Therefore, the Danzhong point is closely connected with the most important material activity basis of the human body - Qi. Any disease related to Qi, such as Qi deficiency, Qi stagnation, etc., can be treated with it. When you have a cold and fever, massaging other acupoints is the best way to reduce fever. This is especially the best choice for children who have a fever and don’t want to take too many antibiotics.

The main treatment scope of Danzhong point can be summarized into two aspects: cardiopulmonary diseases and diseases related to the breast system. Because it belongs to the Ren meridian and is close to the breast, it is an essential acupuncture point for preventing and treating diseases related to the breast system; therefore, it is one of the "key gynecological acupuncture points". In addition, some modern people have used the method of infrared radiation spectrum scanning on the body surface to confirm that in patients with breast hyperplasia, the infrared radiation intensity of the Danzhong point is lower than that of other places. This suggests that the Danzhong point is a special symptom reaction point of the disease of breast hyperplasia.