Ginger paste navel is generally not considered to have special therapeutic effects, but if the ginger is placed in the navel and then moxibustion then belongs to the traditional Chinese medicine “ginger moxibustion” treatment method, ginger moxibustion is applicable to the general cold disease, can be dispersed cold and warm. Because the navel area is the location of the Shen Que point in Chinese medicine, ginger ginger has the effect of warming the yang and dispersing the cold (warming the yang, dispersing the cold).
Ginger spaced moxibustion belongs to one of the indirect moxibustion moxibustion methods. Take about 3mm thick slices of ginger, with a fine needle to puncture several holes, the upper set of moxa cones placed on the point of moxibustion, to be the patient feels pain, will be slightly lifting the ginger, a little pause to put down and then moxibustion, until the local skin flushed and moist, applicable to the general cold disease.
Ginger itself has the role of warming the meridians and dispersing cold (warming the human body meridians, get rid of the cold in the body), so the use of ginger paste navel moxibustion, can warm Yang dispersal of cold.
But acupuncture is a professional operation, the patient can not be carried out arbitrarily, it is recommended to go to the regular medical institutions to seek professional help, do not operate on their own so as not to lead to adverse consequences.