Is moxibustion effective for adnexitis?

Moxibustion is a traditional treatment method in Chinese medicine. Although moxibustion seems simple and does not cause pain to the body, we should not perform moxibustion blindly, because although moxibustion can help as an auxiliary treatment for some diseases, it is not effective for all diseases. So, is moxibustion effective for adnexitis? Chinese medicine experts tell us that moxibustion is not very helpful in treating adnexitis.

Moxibustion is a treatment method that uses moxa fire to stimulate specific parts of the human body to prevent and cure diseases. Its mechanism is primarily related to the warm stimulation of local fire. It is this warm stimulation that causes local skin congestion, capillary dilation, enhances local blood circulation and lymphatic circulation, relieves and eliminates smooth muscle spasms, strengthens the metabolic capacity of local skin tissue, and promotes the dissipation and absorption of pathological products such as inflammation, adhesion, exudate, and hematoma; it can also cause the diffusion of inhibitory substances in the cerebral cortex, reduce the excitability of the nervous system, and exert a sedative and analgesic effect; at the same time, the warm effect can also promote the absorption of drugs.

The main effect of moxibustion on the human body is a comprehensive effect, which is an overall therapeutic effect in which various factors influence and complement each other and work together.

First of all, moxibustion therapy is a comprehensive treatment method. For example, treating winter diseases in summer, using white mustard and other drugs to apply to Tanzhong, Feishu, and Gaohuang to treat asthma, and using aconite cake to moxibustion on Shenshu and other acupoints for anti-aging, etc. The methods include local stimulation (local suppurative moxibustion, moxibustion through objects), meridian acupoints (specifically selected acupoints), and drugs. They are organically related to each other and are not independent. If any one of them is missing, the original therapeutic effect will be lost.

Second, the effect of treatment is comprehensive. The heat stimulation of moxibustion therapy adjusts local Qi and blood. The moxa fire stimulation combined with medicine will inevitably increase the efficacy of the medicine. Aromatic medicines are particularly easy to absorb in a warm environment. Moxibustion applied to acupoints first stimulates the acupoints themselves to stimulate the meridian Qi, mobilize the function of the meridians to better play the role of promoting Qi and blood, and harmonizing Yin and Yang.

Third, the body's reactivity and therapeutic effects are comprehensive. Treatment method (moxibustion) - external factors can only work through internal factors (human body reactivity). Researchers have found that the same moxibustion has different effects on patients with the same disease. The reason is that the human body's reactivity is different. The above factors, under the guidance of TCM's holistic concept and the idea of ​​syndrome differentiation and treatment, can be rationally selected and flexibly applied in clinical practice to maximize the effectiveness of moxibustion therapy.