The navel is the passage for the fetus to get nutrition from the mother before death, and it is the last closed mouth of the abdominal wall during embryonic development. At the same time, navel is the thinnest part of human skin. Therefore, when the medicine is applied to the navel, the skin can quickly absorb the effective components of the medicine and distribute them to the whole body through the meridians, so as to adjust the qi and blood function of the human viscera, change the pathological state of the viscera, and achieve the purposes of strengthening the body resistance, eliminating pathogenic factors, regulating yin and yang, and curing diseases.
Umbilical application therapy of traditional Chinese medicine has a long history and is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine therapeutics. Based on the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine, under the guidance of the theory of syndrome differentiation and treatment, it applies drugs to the navel of patients, and through the stimulation of Shenque point by drugs, it penetrates into the body through meridians, thus stimulating meridians, dredging meridians, promoting the operation of qi and blood, regulating the functions of yin and yang and viscera of human body, and achieving the purpose of preventing and treating diseases. It is a unique and effective treatment summarized by the working people in our country in the long-term struggle against diseases. It has experienced numerous development processes of practice, cognition, re-practice and re-cognition, which embodies the essence of traditional Chinese medicine.
Generally, the drugs used for umbilical application are mainly products with fragrance for dredging meridians, warming meridians and dredging collaterals, which have the effects of removing dampness by fragrance, dredging meridians by fragrance, invigorating spleen, warming and dispelling cold evil. Selecting drugs based on syndrome differentiation, grinding traditional Chinese medicine into powder, concocting it into paste with vinegar, wine, honey and other solvents, directly applying it to navel, and using the stimulation and pharmacological action of drugs on umbilical point (Shenque point) to achieve the purpose of treating diseases.
Umbilical application of traditional Chinese medicine is an organic combination of traditional acupuncture therapy and drug therapy, and its essence is a compound treatment method integrating meridians, acupoints and drugs, not just a single factor at work. This method is effective, convenient, cheap and easily accepted by patients.
Characteristics and advantages of umbilical application with traditional Chinese medicine
1. The function is intuitive, simple and easy to operate.
The navel is the thinnest part of the abdominal wall, with no subcutaneous fat and rich blood vessels. Drugs directly stimulate acupoints, are absorbed through the skin, are easy to penetrate and disperse, and have a direct effect. Applying Chinese medicine to navel is easy to learn and use, and does not require special medical equipment and instruments. Whether it is medical staff, patients or family members, it can be used for learning and reference.
2. Drug safety and willingness to accept
Traditional Chinese medicine applied to umbilicus rarely passes through the liver and digestive tract. On the one hand, it can avoid the decomposition and damage of the liver and various digestive enzymes and digestive juices to the drug components, so that the drug can retain more effective components and play a better therapeutic role. On the other hand, umbilical application therapy is an ideal and safe way of administration, which is easy for patients and their families to accept and master, and is safe and reliable. It is especially suitable for patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases and the elderly and infirm, and is more convenient for those who take too much medicine to damage the digestive tract or those who don't like taking medicine.
Even if there is skin allergy in umbilical region and periumbilical region in clinical application, you can stop taking medicine in time and treat it symptomatically, and the symptoms will disappear soon, so you can continue to use it.
3. The curative effect is remarkable, non-invasive and painless.
The cuticle of umbilical epidermis is the thinnest, without adipose tissue, directly connected with fascia and peritoneum, with strong permeability; There is a rich venous network under the peritoneum. After umbilical infiltration, drugs directly spread to venous network or branches of lower abdominal veins and enter systemic circulation. Umbilical artery wall structure is special, and it is the terminal of internal iliac artery, so it is absorbed quickly. It can be seen that the navel is the most important part of the human body, and it is also the most sensitive and favorable part for drug absorption and physical factors, and it is not disturbed and destroyed by gastric enzymes.
Umbilical application of traditional Chinese medicine is a special acupoint therapy for digestive system diseases, which is only applied to navel without trauma and pain. Patients are willing to accept it, which has a wide range of clinical applications and remarkable clinical effects.
4. Wide range of materials, low price and economy.
Most of the medicines used in umbilical application in traditional Chinese medicine are common Chinese herbal medicines with low prices, and some of them even come from daily necessities, such as dried ginger, ginger and pepper. Moreover, the dosage of this method is very small, which can not only reduce the economic burden of patients, but also save a lot of medicinal materials.
Operation and application of umbilical application therapy with traditional Chinese medicine
Operation method of umbilical application with traditional Chinese medicine:
First of all, according to the condition, select drugs based on syndrome differentiation; Then, the selected drugs are ground into fine powder and mixed with vinegar, wine, honey, etc. And made into paste for later use. Before use, clean the navel and dry it. After the navel is cleaned, the prepared medicine is directly applied to the navel and fixed with adhesive tape or plaster. Generally, it can be kept for 1.2 hours. Clinically, it is widely used to treat digestive system diseases such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal distension, spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
Abdominal pain: if it is deficiency-cold abdominal pain, it is manifested as persistent abdominal pain, and it likes warm and cold, and the limbs are not warm. Alpinia officinarum, Evodia rutaecarpa, clove, cinnamon, fennel, white mustard seed, asarum and other drugs can be used to warm the middle and dispel cold and relieve pain. If it is abdominal pain due to qi stagnation, it is manifested as abdominal distension pain and palpitation pain, and the pain is often reduced with belching, bowel sounds and the rise of qi. Drugs such as Radix Aucklandiae, Rhizoma Cyperi preparata, Fructus Toosendan, Rhizoma Corydalis and Linderae can be used to promote qi circulation and relieve pain.
Diarrhea: the frequency of defecation increases, and the stool is thin and even watery. Drugs such as gallnut, Sanguisorba officinalis and pomegranate peel can be used. If diarrhea is accompanied by abdominal cold and limb cold, Evodia rutaecarpa, Flos Caryophylli, Cortex Cinnamomi, Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinalis and other drugs can be added to warm the middle and dispel the cold.
Constipation: symptoms such as dry stool, difficulty in defecation, abdominal distension and abdominal pain, etc., rhubarb, radix aucklandiae, magnolia officinalis, betel nut and other drugs can be used to promote qi circulation and relieve constipation.
Abdominal distension: Abdominal distension is mostly caused by qi stagnation and abdominal fullness and discomfort. You can choose some drugs such as radish, pericarpium arecae, radix linderae, lignum Aquilariae Resinatum, radix aucklandiae, and Fructus Toosendan to relieve flatulence.
To sum up, it is safe to apply traditional Chinese medicine to navel, and there is no toxic or side effect without taking medicine or injection. It is easier for patients who are afraid of injections and unwilling to take drugs orally, especially young patients. It is a simple, economical, effective and widely applicable external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. But the navel is a weak part, so we should pay attention to protection every day. It is not advisable to expose the navel to the cold for a long time. At the same time, while applying traditional Chinese medicine to navel to treat gastrointestinal diseases, we should not give up the treatment aimed at the cause, nor ignore the adjustment of daily diet and mood.
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