How to use moxibustion to treat irregular menstruation

We know that irregular menstruation brings a lot of trouble to female friends. We must find a way to treat irregular menstruation, but we find that it is not so easy to treat irregular menstruation, because there are many factors that lead to irregular menstruation. However, we can still use moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine to treat irregular menstruation. Let’s take a look at the detailed introduction below.

1. Irregular menstruation due to blood deficiency. Symptoms include late menstruation, small amount of light color, clear and thin menstruation, accompanied by dizziness, insomnia, palpitations, pale complexion, fatigue, pale tongue, and weak pulse.

Acupoints selected for moxibustion treatment: Tanzhong, Guanyuan, Zi, Neiguan, Yongquan.

Use ginger moxibustion or mild moxibustion, and use a moxibustion box with a three-eye moxibustion box for moxibustion in the lower abdomen, and a single-eye moxibustion box can be used for the uterus, Neiguan, and Yongquan.

Requirements: Guanyuan Gongzi should not be less than 20 minutes, Neiguan and Yongquan should be 10 minutes each.

2. Irregular menstruation due to kidney deficiency. Symptoms include late menarche, delayed menstruation, scanty menstruation, normal or dark color, thin texture, accompanied by back pain, normal or pale tongue, and deep pulse. Treatment should be aimed at tonifying the kidney and nourishing blood.

Acupoints for moxibustion: Baliao, Guilai, Sanyinjiao

Use ginger moxibustion or gentle moxibustion, and use a three-eye moxibustion box to moxibustion the lower abdomen. Guilai and Ba Liao points are moxibustioned with a three-eye moxibustion box, and Sanyinjiao points are moxibustioned with a single-eye moxibustion box.

Requirements: The return point should be no less than 10 minutes; the Baliao point should be no less than 15 minutes, and the Sanyinjiao point should be 10 minutes.

3. Menstrual disorders due to cold blood. Symptoms include late menstruation, small amount of dark color, clots, or light color and loose texture, accompanied by cold pain in the lower abdomen, which prefers warmth and pressure, and is relieved by heat, or is afraid of cold and has cold limbs, clear and long urine, loose stools, pale tongue, thin white fur, and a deep and tight pulse or a deep, slow and weak pulse. The treatment should be to warm the meridians, dispel cold and regulate menstruation.

Acupoints for moxibustion: Guanyuan, Baliao, Sanyinjiao, Zusanli

Use ginger moxibustion or gentle moxibustion, and use a moxibustion box to moxibustion on the lower abdomen. Use a three-eye moxibustion box, and you can insert three moxa sticks or two moxa sticks at the same time, so that the fire power will be stronger. Moxibustion on Guanyuan and Baliao points for 20 minutes, and Zusanli and Sanyinjiao points for 10 minutes each.

In the above article, we introduced that irregular menstruation causes many troubles for female friends, so we must find a way to treat irregular menstruation. The above article analyzes several types of irregular menstruation and how to use moxibustion to treat irregular menstruation.