Can moxibustion treat gout? Is moxibustion effective in treating gout?
Gout is a disease that modern people are very prone to, traditional Chinese medicine believes that often eating sweet and fatty food, phlegm and dampness are blocked in the body, and after a long time, it will damage the muscles and bones, so it will cause gout. Traditional Chinese medicine calls gout pain and paralysis, and for the treatment of ventilation, you can do moxibustion, moxibustion helps yang, can dissipate cold and dispel evil.
1. The effect of treating gout
Moxibustion is the most convenient and effective way to treat gout, with the patient's pain points and swelling points, as the basis for moxibustion, and at the same time, add the Kidney Yu acupoint, Waist Yang Guan acupoint, Zusanli acupoint, Shenque acupoint, moxibustion These acupoints can regulate the meridians, regulate qi and activate blood, dissipate cold and relieve pain, strengthen the foundation, and nourish the liver and kidneys.
Moxibustion can speed up blood circulation in the lesion area and relieve pain. The effect of moxibustion in the treatment of gout varies from person to person, some people need a longer time, and some people need a shorter time, but all of them are effective, do not give up the treatment.
2. The cause of gout
The dampness and heat of the human body are abundant and invade the internal organs, which is the impaired function of the internal organs, the dampness and heat are poisonous, and the irregular diet leads to spleen deficiency. The spleen weakens, forming dampness and blocking the meridians and blood. Damp poison retains internal organs, attacks the joints outward, and accumulates in the joints, if it is stimulated by external evils, gout will attack.
3. Prevention of gout
Nowadays, people's eating habits are particularly bad, and most people find it difficult to achieve balanced nutrition, and they eat wild food they like to eat, which is not conducive to health.The prevention of gout is actually very simple, in life you should eat less seafood, animal offal, spinach and other foods high in purines, drink less beer, and do not smoke. Don't overwork, pay attention to keep your body warm, and drink plenty of water to help metabolize uric acid.