灸法辨治甲状腺功能减退

The Consideration of Application of Treating Hypothyroidism by Moxibustion

甲状腺功能减退可归属"虚劳""虚损""水肿""痴呆"等范畴,为先天不足或后天失养,多由情志内伤、水土失宜、饮食劳倦,及误治失治等所致。脾肾阳虚,命门火衰以致运化失司,生化乏源,气化无权,多脏腑功能失调,形成虚劳。单纯甲状腺激素长期替代治疗,可使甲状腺功能正常但持续有症状,副反应常发。灸法不仅具有温热效应,还可通过光谱辐射、生物热及生物非热效应等刺激腧穴引起一系列生理、生化、免疫等变化调整机体以达防治疾病目的,可改善症状,增强垂体、甲状腺合成分泌功能。有报告艾灸脾俞、肾俞、命门,隔药饼灸大椎、双侧肾俞、双侧脾俞、膻中、中脘、神阙、关元、双侧足三里,增强垂体、甲状腺的合成分泌功能,促进老年机体代谢,增加机体机能活动。

Shaped gland hypofunction attributable ＂consumptive disease deficient edema＂ dementia ＂category, such as＂ is congenitally deficient or alongwith the day after tomorrow, much by modern internal injuries, inappropriate soil and water conservation, diet weary, and the disease caused by lost, etc. Spleen and kidney Yang deficiency, Ming fire failure so that the transport department, biochemical spent sources, gasification has no right to, multiple viscera function disorder, form virtual fatigue. Pure thyroid hormone replacement therapy for a long time, can make the normal thyroid function but continued to have symptoms, side effects often hair. Moxibustion not only has the warm effect, but also by spectral radiation, biological heat and biological non- thermal effect to stimulate acupuncture points caused a series of physiological, biochemical and immune changes to adjust the body in order to do the prevention and treatment of disease, can improve symptoms, enhance the pituitary gland, thyroid gland secretion. Reports moxibustion Pishu, Shen Shu, Mingmen, Dazhui, double side Shenshu, double side Pishu, Danzhong, Zhongwan, Shenque, Guanyuan, double Zusanli, enhancing synthesis secretion of pituitary, thyroid, promote the elderly to metabolism, increase the body＇s functional activity.