Moxibustion at Guanyuan point is performed in the lower abdomen, 3 inches below the center of the umbilicus, 2 to 3 cm from the skin.
Guanyuan point is located in the lower abdomen, 3 inches below the middle of the umbilicus, on the anterior midline. The end of the moxa stick will be lit against the Guanyuan point for chest smoking, 2~3cm from the skin, local warmth, comfortable feeling, without burning pain on the fixed, such as feeling hotter can be a little farther away from the skin.
According to Chinese medicine, Guanyuan acupoint can treat stroke, consumptive cold exhaustion, thinness and weakness, abdominal (abdominal) pain, hernia, diarrhea, dysentery, prolapse of the anus, blood in the stool, five lymphatic, blood in the urine, urinary blood, urinary closure, urinary frequency, spermatorrhea, impotence, premature ejaculation, leukodystrophy (cloudy urine such as white slurry), menstrual disorders, menstrual cramps, menstrual cramps, menstrual amenorrhea, disintegration (menstruation is too much or more than one drip), with the next and so on.
It should be noted that Guanyuan point is used with caution for pregnant women. Moxibustion is generally recommended for 15 to 30 minutes, to the extent that the skin is red and moist. If the patient has a burning or painful sensation should, the moxa stick should be moved far away.