Moxibustion stickers to dispel dampness can generally stick spleen Yu points, Sanyinjiao, foot Sanli, Yinlingquan and other points, different points to relieve the disease is different, there is no so-called “stick where it is better,” the argument.
1. Spleen Yu point: belongs to the foot solar bladder meridian, is located in the spine area, the 11th thoracic vertebrae under the spinous process, after the center line 1.5 inches away. It has the functional effects of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the stomach and lowering rebelliousness (harmonizing the stomach qi and making the upwardly rebellious qi descend), and has a certain alleviating effect on the symptoms of abdominal distension, diarrhea, and edema.
2. Sanyinjiao: belongs to the foot Taiyin Spleen meridian, located on the inner side of the lower leg, 3 inches above the tip of the inner ankle, at the posterior margin of the medial edge of the tibia. It has the effect of benefiting qi, strengthening the spleen, activating blood circulation and regulating menstruation, and moxibustion paste can promote the discharge of dampness in the body when it is applied to this area.
3. Foot Sanli: located in the inner calf, 3 inches below the calf’s nose, 1 finger outside the anterior ridge of the tibia, has the spleen and stomach, tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi (by tonifying the spleen to treat qi deficiency), regulating qi and lowering the rebellious, through the blood, the main treatment of vomiting, bloating, dysentery, constipation and other evidence.
4. Yinlingquan Point: Located on the inner side of the lower leg, in the depression between the lower edge of the medial condyle of the tibia and the medial edge of the tibia. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and kidney, promoting water and dampness (promoting the flow of water to dispel dampness), and activating the meridians and channels, and to a certain extent, it can also promote the discharge of dampness.
It should be noted that moxibustion paste to dispel dampness should be operated in a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, if necessary, also need to cooperate with other treatments to dispel dampness to regulate, the patient must not blindly apply the paste on their own, so as not to produce adverse consequences.