What is the method of moxibustion to eliminate chloasma

Speaking of melasma, also known as butterfly spots, they are often distributed symmetrically on both sides of the cheeks, making an originally fair face no longer look like it used to be. Facing their strange looks is also very frustrating. Nowadays, there are many ways to treat melasma. Of course, you have to choose the one that is effective for you and least harmful to your body. Here I will tell you about the moxa method and introduce the method of using moxa to eliminate melasma.

Modern medicine believes that the cause of chloasma is endocrine disorders, which are mostly related to dysfunction of the liver, spleen, and kidneys, and are by no means caused by local lesions of the facial skin. Therefore, only by establishing a holistic concept and adopting a method that combines internal and external factors and takes into account both the symptoms and the root causes, can the Qi and blood be abundant, the organs function normally, and the Yin and Yang be coordinated, and will chloasma disappear.

Melasma acupoints:

1. Shenque Point: (navel)

Indications: Warming the yang, rescuing adverse conditions, promoting diuresis and consolidating collapse. It is mainly used to treat dysentery, abdominal pain around the navel, rectal prolapse, infertility due to cold blood in women, stroke, edema, enteritis, and postpartum urinary retention.

2. Zusanli:

Location: 3 inches below the Dubi point, one finger width outside the anterior crest of the tibia.

Main Indications: It has a strengthening and health-care effect on the body, can improve the body's absorption of nutrients and enhance immunity. It also has a therapeutic effect on stomachache, vomiting, abdominal distension, breast pain, constipation, edema, and tuberculosis.

Moxibustion method: Cut fresh ginger into slices with a diameter of 2-3 cm and a thickness of about 0.2-0.3 cm. Make a hole in the middle and absorb the ginger juice. Then apply it to the moxibustion head and place it on the Shenque point and bilateral Zusanli points. The skin will feel warm after moxibustion.

effect:

1. Nourish the kidney essence: strengthen the spleen and stomach to prevent new blood stasis, purify the blood, and resolve illness and congestion.

2. Cultivate Yang Qi, warm the blood circulation, and blood circulation will dissolve congestion, thus clearing away long-accumulated congestion (brown spots).