How effective is moxibustion in treating prostatitis?

The treatment of prostatitis is quite troublesome, but many people are worried that prostatitis will harm the health of male patients. Many people use many methods to treat this disease. Some people say that moxibustion can treat this disease, so let's first examine the effect of this treatment. So what is the effect of moxibustion in treating prostatitis? Let's see how authoritative experts answer this question.

Moxibustion can relieve symptoms and improve health for prostatitis, but the key is to use Chinese medicine to treat the symptoms in order to fundamentally solve the problem. When doing moxibustion, pay attention to the temperature and safety measures. The main material of moxibustion therapy is moxa fluff, which is processed from moxa leaves. Use wild moxa leaves grown in May in sunny places, air-dry them and place them indoors for one year before use. This is called aged moxa. Take aged moxa, remove the impurities and thick stems, grind them into pieces, sieve them, remove the sharp scraps, take the white fibers and grind them into fluff. You can also take the new moxa leaves of the year, dry them thoroughly, grind them several times, and then make moxa fluff until they are as soft as cotton.

1. Preliminary preparation for moxibustion:

1. Making moxa cones

Place an appropriate amount of moxa on a flat disk and use the index finger, middle finger and thumb to pinch it into a cylindrical shape to make a moxa cone. The more compact the moxa is, the better. Depending on the needs, moxa cones can be made into three sizes: thumb-sized, broad bean-sized, and wheat-grain-sized, called large, medium, and small moxa cones. Figure 146.

2. Making of moxa rolls

Use your hands to pinch an appropriate amount of moxa into long strips with appropriate hardness and softness to facilitate charcoal burning. Then place it on a mulberry paper or pure cotton paper about 5.5 cm wide and 25 cm long, and roll it into a cylinder. Finally, use flour paste to glue the edges of the paper together and press the two ends of the paper to make a moxa roll about 20 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter.

3. Preparation of spacers

During intermittent moxibustion, different intervening materials need to be selected, such as fresh ginger slices, garlic slices, garlic paste, medicine bottles, etc. All of them should be prepared in advance before moxibustion. Wash fresh ginger and garlic and cut them into thin slices about 2-3 mm thick. Use a fine needle or a needle to pierce the middle of the ginger and garlic slices to form sieve holes to facilitate heat conduction and ventilation during moxibustion. Garlic paste, green onion paste, earthworm paste, etc. should all be washed and mashed into paste. For medicine bottles, the corresponding medicine should be selected, crushed and ground into powder, and then mixed with rice wine, ginger juice or honey, etc., and molded into a thin pancake shape. It also needs to be pierced with sieve holes in the middle before use.

2. Steps of moxibustion treatment:

1. Moxibustion acupoints:

You can choose Huiyin point, Shenshu, Mingmen, Guanyuan, Zhongji, Sanyinjiao, Qihai, and Baliao points. For those with lumbar and sacral discomfort, focus on moxibustion of Shenshu and Ciliao; for those with lower abdominal discomfort, focus on moxibustion of Guanyuan and Sanyinjiao.

2. Moxibustion method:

The acupoints on the waist and abdomen can be moved with a four-hole moxibustion box. The acupoints on the waist and abdomen should be moved for no less than 40 minutes. The acupoints on the limbs should be moved for 15-20 minutes each. Gentle moxibustion is enough to avoid burns.

3. Efficacy:

Moxibustion can warm and nourish the kidney yang. Guanyuan acupoint belongs to the Ren meridian, located in the midline of the abdomen, 3 inches below the umbilicus. This acupoint is the "recruiting point" of the small intestine, the meeting point of the three Yin meridians of the foot and the Ren meridian, and the place where the body's vital energy is located. It is also known as "Dantian". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Guanyuan is the place where the true yang resides and where the essence and energy are generated. Moxibustion on Guanyuan can make the clear yang rise, the turbid yin descend, the original yang warm, and the blood fill. It can nourish the kidney and strengthen the foundation, replenish qi and restore yang, regulate Chong and Ren, and regulate qi and activate blood circulation. Moxibustion on Guanyuan can treat cold accumulation, hernia in men, nocturnal emission and turbidity, mass accumulation in women, leucorrhea after menstruation, and various deficiencies. Eight acupoints are called "Baliao". They are Shangliao, Ciliao, Zhongliao and Xialiao. This is an area where the pelvic cavity is located, close to the uterus. Among them, moxibustion on Guanyuan and Baliao is the main treatment. If the perineum is painful, moxibustion on the perineum can relieve inflammation and pain.

How effective is moxibustion in treating prostatitis? The above is the specific content of the expert's introduction to this issue. Experts remind everyone that after moxibustion, patients should pay attention to rest, not drink tea, and not eat to nourish qi and blood; avoid excessive fatigue, moderate sexual intercourse, avoid long-term riding, and avoid spicy food, tobacco, alcohol and other stimulants. Finally, I wish male patients with prostatitis a speedy recovery!