Which Acupuncture Points for Gastritis

Gastritis in traditional Chinese medicine belongs to the category of “stomach pain” and other diseases, the need for evidence-based treatment, spleen and stomach cold, cold and evil guest stomach and other evidence is more suitable for moxibustion, moxibustion can be Shen Que, the epigastric and other acupuncture points, please be operated by a professional doctor. Stomach pain can be divided into spleen and stomach deficiency cold, cold evil guest stomach, liver qi regurgitation, dietary stagnation, etc., of which spleen and stomach deficiency cold, cold evil guest stomach and other evidence is more suitable for moxibustion, can play the effect of warming and dispersal of cold (to warm the spleen and stomach and dispel cold evil). Spleen and stomach cold can be seen stomach pain hidden, like warm, abdominal pain, food is slow, etc.; cold evil guest stomach can be seen stomach pain, even if the emergency (due to the feeling of wind and cold and the body spasm, convulsions) for pain, heat pain, pain in the cold pain increase. The Shen Que point is the navel; the central epigastric point is at the center of the line connecting the lower end of the sternum and the navel. The specific operation of moxibustion is to pinch moxa fleece into a cone shape of 2.5cm high and 2cm in diameter, take Shenque, the middle epigastric and other acupoints, and moxibustion through the ginger slices; or directly use moxa to moxibustion in the air, and take away the moxa cones immediately after the patient has a burning sensation, or raise the moxa stick up high, so as to avoid burns. Note that bleeding disorders, skin infections or broken places, tumor sites, etc. should not be moxibustion. In addition, moxibustion can play an auxiliary role and should not replace the therapeutic effect of drugs. If you feel unwell, please go to the hospital and have moxibustion performed by your doctor, and choose the appropriate treatment plan under your doctor’s guidance.