Umbilical therapy, usually called umbilical therapy, is a wonderful work in the precious heritage of traditional Chinese medicine and one of the important contents of external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. Based on the meridian theory and viscera theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it selects corresponding therapeutic drugs according to the needs of different diseases and makes them into dosage forms that meet the needs of diseases, such as pills, powders, ointments, pills, ointments, etc. In order to prevent and treat diseases, it is an effective method widely circulated among the people.

Umbilical therapy drugs stimulate the local acupoints of navel, penetrate the skin and conduct through meridians, stimulate the qi of meridians, coordinate the functions of human organs and dredge meridians. Promote the qi and blood circulation of zang-fu organs to achieve the purpose of prevention and treatment.

Umbilical therapy has a long history as other therapies in traditional Chinese medicine. Rich in content and rich in medical experience. From 65438 to 0973, the cultural relic "Fifty-two Sick Prescriptions of Silk Books in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period" unearthed from the No.3 Han Tomb in Mawangdui, Hunan Province was recognized by academic circles at home and abroad as the earliest medical work discovered in China. About half of the 283 prescriptions compiled in this book are external treatments, including umbilical therapy. Achieved the first umbilical incision therapy.

Umbilical therapy has been recorded in Huangdi Neijing, Lingshu Wei Ying, Suwen Qiwei Shuo, Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, Miscellaneous Therapy Prescription, Elbow Acute Cholera Prescription and Acupuncture A-B Classic since the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Advantages of umbilical therapy: Chinese medicine is divided into internal treatment and external treatment, both of which play a role in regulating the balance of yin and yang of zang-fu organs and the rise and fall of qi and blood through the corresponding pharmacological effects of drugs. Just as Xu Dachun, a famous doctor in Ming Dynasty, said when explaining the function of external therapy including umbilical therapy, "If the decoction is insufficient, it is necessary to paste it with plaster to block its qi, so that the medicinal properties can enter the stomach or be pulled out from the pores. Or attack and then disperse. It is particularly powerful than embryonic medicine. " Recent studies have confirmed that umbilical therapy drug molecules can diffuse into the human body through the penetration and absorption of umbilical skin. In addition to its own therapeutic effect, spicy drugs can also weaken the barrier effect of umbilical epidermis and stratum corneum and enhance the permeability of drugs.