There are many ways to get rid of cold and dampness, such as moxibustion at Guanyuan, Yinlingquan and other acupoints, or taking medicines such as Cangzhu Pill and Ganjian Lingjiu Tang to dispel cold and dampness. Methods have their own indications, there is no “best”.
1. Moxibustion: Guanyuan is located in the abdomen, three inches below the umbilicus, has the effect of tonifying the kidneys and cultivating vitality, warming the yang and fixing the dehumanizing effect, and can treat the deficiency of vital energy and cold ailments. Yinlingquan is located in the lower leg, the lower edge of the medial condyle of the tibia and the medial edge of the tibia in the depression, has the effect of diuresis (to promote the flow of water to dispel dampness), can treat water-dampness as a disease. The combination of the two points can dispel cold and dampness.
2. Medicines: Cangzhu Pill is mainly composed of Poria, Paeonia lactiflora, Boneset, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, Polygonatum odoratum, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Sichuan Pepper, Cumin, with the efficacy of dispelling cold and eliminating dampness, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and treating cold pain in the epigastric region (cold and painful feeling in the stomach and abdomen), and loose stools (loose, unformed stools) and diarrhea due to cold and dampness trapping in the spleen.
Gan Jiang Ling Zhu Tang is mainly composed of Gan Jiang, Poria, Atractylodes Macrocephalae, and Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, which has the effects of warming the kidneys and dispersing cold (warming the kidneys and dispersing the cold), dispelling dampness and clearing the collaterals, and treating the symptoms such as heavy and cold pain in the lumbar region, fear of cold and fear of chills caused by cold and dampness obstructing the collaterals.
Acupuncture points need to be operated by a professional physician, if you have similar symptoms, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, do not self-acupuncture or medication.