The correct way to use moxibustion navel patches

Warming navel patches are easy to use. Before application, clean the skin around the navel, apply the temperature-regulating patch onto the acupoint, then place the moxa navel patch over the temperature-regulating patch. The moxa navel patch can maintain warmth for approximately 8 hours. Care should be taken to control the temperature and avoid burns.

The area where the moxa navel patch is applied is the navel, known in traditional Chinese medicine as the Shenque (CV8) acupoint. The main medicinal ingredients in the moxa navel patch are mugwort floss, Sichuan pepper, and longan flesh. Mugwort floss is made by crushing dried mugwort leaves and removing impurities, resulting in a fine, soft material. It has a bitter, pungent taste and warm nature, entering the liver, spleen, and kidney meridians, and functions to warm the meridians and dispel cold. Sichuan pepper, commonly used as a spice in cooking and also a medicinal herb, is hot in nature and pungent in taste, entering the spleen, stomach, and kidney meridians, and helps warm the middle burner and relieve pain. Longan flesh, also known as dragon eye meat, is warm in nature and sweet in taste, entering the heart and spleen meridians, and nourishes blood and promotes blood circulation.

The ingredients in the moxa navel patch have effects of warming the meridians, dispelling cold, and warming the uterus. Women who often suffer from cold hands and feet or experience abdominal coldness and menstrual pain may find relief through applying the moxa navel patch, thus achieving a health-preserving effect. Individuals with obesity, those sensitive to cold, or those who easily develop abdominal pain after consuming cold foods—symptoms typically associated with cold-damp constitution due to poor spleen and stomach function—can also benefit from using moxa navel patches for wellness purposes.