This disease is mostly caused by overwork, lack of vital qi, empty veins, weak defense, and wind evil invading the meridians in the middle of the face, leading to stagnation of qi and blood, yang deficiency in the facial meridians and muscles stagnation. The main treatment is expelling wind and dredging collaterals, benefiting qi and nourishing blood. Moxibustion on related acupoints is beneficial to dispelling wind and removing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, and has obvious effect on improving facial paralysis symptoms.

Moxibustion is often used for facial paralysis. Moxibustion of facial paralysis is mainly based on Yangming meridian, supplemented by Zutaiyang meridian.

Treatment principle: expelling wind and dredging collaterals, nourishing blood.

Moxibustion prescription: buccal cart, underground warehouse, Yifeng, Hegu, Bai Yang, Waiguan, Zusanli and Xiaguan.

Moxibustion prescription: dispel wind, Hegu, Xiaguan and Waiguan to dispel wind evil, dredge meridians, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis; Buccal vehicle, underground warehouse and yang white regulate local menstruation and dredge collaterals; Zusanli tonifies the spleen and stomach, benefiting qi and generating blood.

Moxibustion:

1. Mild Moxibustion: Choose 4-7 acupoints at a time, and moxibustion at each acupoint lasts for 5- 15 minutes, and moxibustion at 1-2 times a day, with 5-7 times as a course of treatment.

2. Ginger-separated moxibustion: Choose 4-6 acupoints at a time, each with 507 acupoints, and the moxa sticks are as big as soybeans. Moxibustion every day 1 time, 5-7 times as a course of treatment.

3 Syndrome Differentiation and Classification of Facial Paralysis Treated by Moxibustion At the beginning, the wind and evil guest are tired and tired, and the body is not healthy enough. I feel that the cold evil poison attacks the head and face, leading to the obstruction of meridians and stagnation of qi and blood, except for facial muscles, mouth and eyes. In addition to common symptoms such as strabismus, dizziness and tinnitus, some patients may also have typical post-ear herpes, red skin lesions and severe pain.

Treatment principle: fundamentally treat, treat from the etiology, mainly dispel wind and detoxify, supplemented by dredging collaterals and guiding righteousness.

Moxibustion Acupoints: Main acupoints: Bai Yang, Taiyang, Gou, Underground Compartment, Buccal Car, Hurricane and Hegu (healthy side). Matching points: bamboo storage, incense welcoming guests, Waiguan and Fengchi.

Moxibustion method:

1. Mild Moxibustion: Moxibustion at each point for 5- 10 minutes, 1 time per day, 7 times for 1 course of treatment, and rest 1 day for follow-up moxibustion.

2. Ginger-separated Moxibustion: Choose 5-7 acupoints at a time, each acupoint moxibustion is 5- 10 strong, and moxa sticks and broad beans are big. Moxibustion once a day 1 time, 7 times as 1 course of treatment, rest 1 day for follow-up moxibustion.

3. Garlic-separated moxibustion: Mash fresh garlic into mud, apply it to acupoints, put the broad bean mugwort pot on it, and apply moxibustion to 5-7 acupoints at a time, with 5- 10 strong moxibustion at each acupoint, every other day 1 time, and take a day off for re-moxibustion.

Facial paralysis in the middle stage of qi stagnation and blood stasis turned into meridian block two weeks later, with qi stagnation and blood stasis, the patient's facial sensation was dull, facial muscles were weak, and the eyeball of the affected side turned outward and upward when closing eyes, exposing white sclera, crocodile tears or local stagnation of the affected face, purple tongue or petechiae, and thin and astringent pulse.

Treatment principle: fundamentally treat, fundamentally treat, mainly promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, supplemented by dredging collaterals and guiding righteousness.

Moxibustion Acupoints: Main acupoints: Bai Yang, Shuigou, Underground Warehouse, Buccal Vehicle, Traction and Hegu (healthy side). Matching points: the silk and bamboo are empty through the fish waist, the bones are exhausted, and the four are white.

Moxibustion method:

1. Mild moxibustion: each acupoint can be moxibustion for 10-20 minutes, 1-2 times a day, 5-7 times for 1 course of treatment, and take a day off for follow-up moxibustion.

2. Bird-pecking Moxibustion: Moxibustion at each acupoint lasts for 5- 15 minutes, 1-2 times a day, with 5-7 times as 1 course of treatment, and one day off for follow-up moxibustion.

3. Ginger-separated moxibustion: moxa cone is as big as a jujube pit, and each point can be moxibustion 3-7 times, 1 time per day, 5-7 times for 1 course of treatment, and moxibustion is repeated every other day.

Long-term illness is accompanied by solid facial paralysis (the course of disease is more than 2 months). In addition to facial paralysis, patients also have symptoms such as fatigue, poor appetite, spontaneous sweating and tinnitus, dry eyes, decreased saliva secretion and dizziness.

Treatment principle: treat from the root, treat from the root, replenish qi and blood, and dredge meridians.

Moxibustion Acupoints: Main acupoints: Bai Yang, Zhuan, Shuigou, Underground Warehouse, Buche, Hurricane and Hegu (healthy side). Matching points: bamboo silk penetrates into the waist of fish, welcoming incense, Zusanli.

Moxibustion method:

1. Mild moxibustion: each acupoint can be moxibustion for 10-20 minutes, 1-2 times a day, 5-7 times for 1 course of treatment, and take a day off for follow-up moxibustion.

2. Bird-pecking Moxibustion: Moxibustion at each acupoint lasts for 5- 15 minutes, 1-2 times a day, with 5-7 times as 1 course of treatment, and one day off for follow-up moxibustion.

3. Ginger-separated moxibustion: Take 4-6 acupoints at a time, and use 5-7 strong moxa cone for each acupoint, twice a day, 6 times for 1 course of treatment, and take a day off for follow-up moxibustion.

4 points for attention in moxibustion treatment of facial paralysis 1. Moxibustion is effective in treating facial paralysis, and it is the first choice to treat this disease. Patients with poor moxibustion treatment effect should go to the hospital as soon as possible.

2. Pay attention to keep your face warm during the treatment, avoid catching cold and blowing, and wear an eye mask to protect it.

3. Suitable for rest, eat less spicy food, quit smoking and drinking.