Can moxibustion cure skin diseases?

The effect of moxibustion as a treatment method has always been very good. It can be used to treat various difficult-to-cure diseases. Even skin diseases can be easily treated. However, you must find the correct acupoints when using moxibustion. If you do not find the correct acupoints, it will cause more and more situations and make the skin lesions more serious. In fact, moxibustion can have the effect of dredging the meridians after treatment.

Other acupoints: Zhiyang point (2 inches above Quchi point), Quchi, Hegu, and Sanyinjiao. Each acupoint should be massaged for 15-20 minutes each time, and the time can be gradually increased.

If skin diseases recur repeatedly, there may be problems with the vital energy in other parts of the body. You can add or subtract acupoints depending on the situation:

For gastrointestinal problems, you can add moxibustion on Zhongwan, Weishu, Zusanli, and Fenglong.

For allergies or low immunity, you can add moxibustion to Guanyuan, Shenque, Feishu, and Zusanli.

If the dampness and heat are severe, you can add moxibustion on Dazhui, Shenzhu, Feishu, Xuehai, etc.

Here, the effects of moxibustion are:

Enhance the deformability of red blood cells, dredge tiny blood vessels, dredge meridians, and improve microcirculation;

Improve immunity, restore vitality, and accelerate the growth of new cells;

Rapidly change epidermal symptoms, unclog pores, improve cell vitality, regulate endocrine, and promote cell regeneration function.

Reconstruct the damaged vascular network, restore normal blood circulation, and ensure normal nutritional supply to the lesion site.

It enhances skin resistance and immunity, can quickly expel toxins from the body, promote skin metabolism, and restore normal physiological functions.

If the condition is more serious and there are many affected areas, you can prick the affected areas for bloodletting before moxibustion. Bleeding needs to be performed by professionals and it is not recommended to bleed on your own.

For example, people suffering from dermatitis have dampness and toxins in their blood. The method of bloodletting by pricking can remove the dampness and toxins from the body. Therefore, the effect of bloodletting plus moxibustion is more obvious.

Moxibustion after bloodletting can not only quickly kill the pathogens on the surface, but also kill the deep pathogens. It can completely remove the damaged tissue of the lesion, restore normal blood circulation, and restore the disordered epidermal cell differentiation mechanism to normal.

However, some people's constitutions are not suitable for bloodletting therapy, such as pregnant women and patients with blood deficiency.

If you experience detoxification reactions such as rashes and blisters during your first moxibustion session, don’t be afraid. Just continue with the moxibustion session, or you can perform bloodletting to eliminate the toxins. Of course, if the detoxification reaction is too severe, you will have to stop moxibustion for a period of time and disinfect the affected area to avoid infection.