Chosei-kyu - Stick-on Moxa
Moxibustion ( Moxa, 灸) is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy which consists of burning dried mugwort (moxa) on particular points on the body. It plays an important role in the traditional medical systems of China, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries. Practitioners use Moxa to warm regions and meridian points with the intention of stimulating circulation through the points and inducing a smoother flow of blood and Qi.
In our clinic, we use Japanese style Moxibustion combining with Acupuncture treatment. Moxa is an excellent tool for stress reduction, insomnia and improves fertility by warming & relaxing the body through increasing Qi & blood circulation, for women, especially good for circulation in the ovaries and uterus.
We use the smokeless Japanese Stick-on Moxa, called "Premamaplus", which is effective during fertility treatment and throughout pregnancy. In case if you wish to try Stick-on Moxa at home, the Chosei-kyu Stick-on Moxa is available in the US market.
1) Moxa points for stress reduction
Points – LV3, PC8, PC6, HT7, SP6, CV12, CV17, BL10, BL23, DU20
PC 8 Laogong 労宮（ろうきゅう）
Location: When a fist is made, the point is where the tip of the middle finger touches.
Indication: Clears Heart Heat, Calms the Shen (spirit), Fever, coma, loss of consciousness, Epilepsy, mania-depression, Heart pain
PC 6, Neiguan, 内関（ないかく）
Location: 3 fingerbreadths (2 cun) above the transverse crease of the palmer side of the wrist, between two tendons.
Indications: Calms the Shen (spirit), insomnia, nausea & vomiting, and any condition related to the chest.
2) Moxa points for sleep problem
Points – Insomnia point, CV12, CV14, PC6, ST36, GB20, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL23, DU20
Insomnia point, 失眠（しつみん）
ST 36, Zusanli 足三里（あしのさんり）
Location: one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
Indication: Harmonise the Stomach, Gastric pain, abdominal distention, borborygmus, diarrhea, indigestion, constipation, Emaciation due to general deficiency, palpitation, shortness of breath, lassitude, dizziness, insomnia, Cough and asthma
3) Moxa points for Qi & Blood circulation and over all women’s health
Points –LV3, ST36, SP6, ST27, CV4, CV6, BL67, BL18, BL23, BL32
SP6 San Yin Jiao 三陰交（さんいんこう）
Location: On the medial side of the lower leg, 4 fingerbreadths (3 cun) superior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, in a depression close to the medial crest of the tibia.
Indication: Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, amenorrhea, prolapse of uterus, postpartum faintness, infertility, nocturnal emission, impotence, premature ejaculation, hernia, Enuresis, edema, dysuria
LV 3 Taichong 太衝(たいしょう)
Location: On the dorsum of the foot, in the hollow distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones.
Indication: Headache, vertigo, redness, swelling and pain of the eye, Depression, pain in the hypochondrium, Weakness of the lower extremities, Irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, hernia, enuresis Epilepsy
BL18 ( Gānshū, Liver Shu 肝俞) , BL20 ( Píshū Spleen Shu 脾俞), and BL23 (Shènshū
Kidney Shu 腎俞)area