Fire Needle Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Folliculitis, Boils, and Abscesses

Fire Needle Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Folliculitis, Boils, and Abscesses

Click Blue Words Follow us! Folliculitis is a purulent inflammation of the hair follicle. When it involves acute purulent infection of the deeper follicle and surrounding tissue, it is referred to as a boil. Multiple adjacent follicles and surrounding tissues can merge to form an abscess, presenting as a red, swollen, and painful lump, often … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture – Fire Needle Therapy

Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture - Fire Needle Therapy

Fire Needle Therapy is a form of acupuncture treatment that uses a specially designed needle, heated until red hot, and then inserted into specific acupuncture points (腧穴, shùxué) or affected areas of the body using certain techniques. As a unique method within acupuncture, fire needle therapy has the effects of warming the meridians (经络, jīngluò), … Read more

Understanding Fire Needle Therapy: What You Need to Know

Understanding Fire Needle Therapy: What You Need to Know

Learn a bit of Traditional Chinese Medicine every day, enjoy your meals, and keep your body healthy!Fire needle therapy, also known as “chuan ci”“burning needle,” is a method of treating diseases by heating a needle until it is red hot and then quickly inserting it into the body. Historical records indicate that fire needle therapy … Read more

The Power of a Needle

The Power of a Needle

A needle, is something we are very familiar with; it is common yet small. However, when this needle is in the hands of a dermatology nurse, it possesses magical powers to help patients alleviate their suffering. The dermatology clinic often sees many patients with herpes zoster, whose duration of illness varies. Some have just developed … Read more

Fire Needle Therapy for Non-Healing Wounds: Effective Treatment

Fire Needle Therapy for Non-Healing Wounds: Effective Treatment

Many wounds take a long time to heal, academically referred to as “prolonged non-healing”. Such wounds are termed “difficult-to-heal wounds” or “chronic wounds”. Examples include low-temperature burns, diabetic foot ulcers, pressure sores, lower limb venous ulcers, and poor healing of surgical incisions.Mr. Pan (pseudonym), who has had diabetes for many years, was hospitalized due to … Read more

Treasure Doctor | Combining ‘Needle Kung Fu’ with ‘Fire’ to Achieve Enhanced True Skills

Treasure Doctor | Combining 'Needle Kung Fu' with 'Fire' to Achieve Enhanced True Skills

Did you know that when the “needle” of acupuncture is combined with “fire”, it becomes the more effective “fire needle”? A doctor from Fuzhou has introduced fire needle techniques from outside the province, successfully treating numerous common and difficult diseases over the past eight years, gaining countless fans. She is Zheng Minqin, the director of … Read more

Dermatological Specialty Therapy – Fire Needle Treatment

Dermatological Specialty Therapy - Fire Needle Treatment

Fire needle therapy involves the rapid insertion of a heated needle into the skin, a traditional external treatment method in Chinese medicine. It primarily relies on thermal stimulation and the mechanical stimulation at the moment of needle insertion to exert therapeutic effects. Clinically, it can be applied to various skin diseases, such as common acne, … Read more

Acupuncture Science Popularization | Unique TCM Therapy

Acupuncture Science Popularization | Unique TCM Therapy

Click the blue text to follow us Unique TCM Therapy – Fire Needle Therapy A small tungsten wire can illuminate; Made into a small needle to treat major diseases. It is the Fire Needle! The fire needle is a type of acupuncture tool. It is mentioned in the “Emergency Essential Prescriptions”. Also known as the … Read more

The Marvel of Fire Needle Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Marvel of Fire Needle Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Many people are curious about the “Fire Needle” mentioned in the “He’s Acupuncture Three Pass Method” for warming and tonifying. In this issue, Dr. Zou Kun from Sichuan Province will help us understand the unique treatment techniques of the Preventive Health Department, specifically focusing on Fire Needle therapy. Dr. Zou Kun, a graduate of Chengdu … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Fire Needle Therapy

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Fire Needle Therapy

Introduction Fire needle therapy involves the rapid insertion of a needle heated to red-hot into acupuncture points to treat diseases. It is also known as burning needle or roasted needle. As early as in the “Ling Shu: Official Needle” it is recorded: “Those who use the burning needle will relieve obstruction.” “Shang Han Lun” also … Read more