Moxibustion can treat halitosis, but moxibustion has obvious effect on halitosis.
Moxibustion can remove bad breath. Most halitosis is caused by the stagnation of stomach meridian heat. Another is bad breath, which refers to the feeling of abnormal taste in the mouth, such as sweetness and stickiness in the mouth, or sourness and bitterness in the mouth. Although I consciously feel these abnormal feelings, there is no bad breath, that is, others will not smell the conscious smell in your mouth. This situation generally belongs to spleen deficiency or liver-gallbladder heat syndrome. Bad breath is mainly moxibustion at Juxu point, which is an auxiliary treatment for what is usually called bad breath, that is, bad breath in the mouth.
Bad breath caused by excessive liver and gallbladder fire at acupoints of halitosis moxibustion
Moxibustion location: Ganshu, Danshu, Zhongwan, Zusanli and Taichong.
Moxibustion method: Moxibustion the lighted moxa stick at a distance of 2 cm from the acupoint to make the local skin feel warm and red. Moxibustion at each point is 10- 15 minutes in turn, 1 time per day, 10 is 1 course of treatment, with a rest for 2-3 days between courses.
How to judge: People with liver and gallbladder fire generally have bad breath, as well as clinical symptoms such as irritability, head swelling and pain, red tongue with yellow fur and thready pulse.
Damp-heat syndrome
Moxibustion sites: Shu Wei, Shu Yao, Zhongwan, Tian Shu and Zusanli.
Moxibustion method: Moxibustion the lighted moxa stick at a distance of 2 cm from the acupoint to make the local skin feel warm and red. Moxibustion at each point is 10- 15 minutes in turn, 1 time per day, 10 is 1 course of treatment, with a rest for 2-3 days between courses.
All acupoints can be treated with mild moxibustion, ginger moxibustion or garlic moxibustion.
How to judge: In addition to bad breath, people with damp-heat syndrome also have clinical manifestations such as dry mouth and cold drinks, dreaminess, constipation and yellow greasy tongue coating.
Cold-dampness syndrome
Moxibustion location: Pishu, Mingmen, Zuoyangchi, Zhongwan and Zusanli.
Moxibustion method: Moxibustion the lighted moxa stick at a distance of 2 cm from the acupoint to make the local skin feel warm and red. Moxibustion at each point is 10- 15 minutes in turn, 1 time per day, 10 is 1 course of treatment, with a rest for 2-3 days between courses.
All acupoints can be treated with mild moxibustion, ginger moxibustion or garlic moxibustion.
How to judge: In addition to bad breath, patients with cold-dampness syndrome also have clinical manifestations such as fear of cold, loose stool, like hot drinks, fat tongue and teeth marks on the edge.
Bad breath caused by strong stomach and weak spleen
This kind of bad breath is the most common. The stomach is strong and the spleen is weak, and the appetite is large, but the spleen deficiency can not be fully digested and absorbed, and the accumulated food in the stomach overflows from the mouth, resulting in bad breath, which can be manifested as cold-dampness syndrome and damp-heat syndrome.
Bad breath caused by excessive heart fire
Moxibustion location: Laogong point, Quchi point, Tianshu point and Taixi point.
Moxibustion method: Moxibustion the lighted moxa stick at a distance of 2 cm from the acupoint to make the local skin feel warm and red. Moxibustion at each point is 10- 15 minutes in turn, 1 time per day, 10 is 1 course of treatment, with a rest for 2-3 days between courses.
How to judge: In addition to bad breath, people with strong heart fire also have symptoms such as dry mouth, constipation, short and red urine, red tongue, yellow and greasy fur and slippery pulse.
Taboo of moxibustion in treating halitosis 1. Do not directly moxibustion any exposed parts, such as the face, to prevent scarring and affect the appearance.
2, thin skin, less muscle, muscle aggregation, pregnant women's lumbosacral, lower abdomen, male and female nipples, genitals, testicles and so on. Do not moxibustion. In addition, do not directly moxibustion joints. In addition, don't moxibustion in big blood vessels and heart.
3, extreme fatigue, hunger, satiety, drunkenness, excessive sweating, emotional instability, or women avoid moxibustion during menstruation.
4, during some infectious diseases, high fever, coma, convulsions, or extreme physical exhaustion, avoid moxibustion.
5, people who have no self-control ability, such as mental patients, avoid moxibustion.
The difference between bad breath and bad breath Chinese medicine believes that people with gastrointestinal heat accumulation, excessive stomach fire, or lung and large intestine heat will have bad breath, mostly caused by fiery evil invading the stomach. In addition, hot phlegm invading the lungs or long-term stagnation of hot phlegm may cause bad breath. In this case, symptoms such as dry stool, swollen gums and naked face will generally appear.
But there are many other reasons that can cause bad breath. One of the common causes is oral diseases. According to experts, untreated dental caries, residual roots, residual crowns, periodontitis and oral mucosal diseases can all cause bad breath. This is because food residue and plaque often remain in the cavity of deep caries and under the overhang of bad restorations, and bacteria ferment and decompose to produce odor. Periodontal patients are often accompanied by a large number of dental calculus and dental plaque, and bacteria in periodontal pockets ferment to produce hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, which produces odor.
Another common cause is digestive system diseases. Experts say that if indigestion, gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastrointestinal metabolic disorder, etc. Odor may appear; Bad duck egg halitosis often occurs in pyloric obstruction and advanced gastric cancer.