Shi Suhua's experience in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with moxibustion of yin and yang warming channels
Primary dysmenorrhea(PD)is a common disease in gynecology,and moxibustion has certain advantages in treating PD.Based on the chongdu qiyang,tongdu qishen concept of inheriting Professor Li Zhigang's"tongdu qishen"acupuncture method,as well as years of clinical experience in moxibustion treatment of PD,Shi Suhua summarized the pathogenesis characteristics of dysmenorrhea with"deficiency,cold,stasis,and stagnation",paid attention to the influence of emotional factors on dysmenorrhea.Based on this,Shi Suhua also put forward the moxibustion treatment principle of"tonifying deficiency,dispelling cold,expelling stasis,dredging stagnation as the main,with tongdu qishen and moxibustion smoothing emotion",and clinical moxibustion based on yin and yang warming channels to treat PD with syndrome.The moxibustion method is combined with heavy moxibustion method on the basis of the improvement of Yue Meizhong"big moxibustion",with the main moxibustion characteristics of selecting time and reverse moxibustion,large amount and long duration,heavy moxibustion through up to moxibustion,with the advantages of large moxibustion surface,sufficient firepower,strong temperature,permeability,and efficient moxibustion therapy.Based on Shi Suhua's understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of PD,this paper introduces moxibustion of yin and yang warming channels and typical medical records for reference,providing new ideas for clinical moxibustion treatment of such diseases.
Primary dysmenorrheaMoxibustion of yin and yang warming channelsReverse moxibustionHeavy moxibustionExperience