🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Such incontinence refers to involuntary leakage of urine from the urethra, which may occur at any time of year but is more severe in autumn and winter. Urinary incontinence can affect individuals of any age or gender, but it is more common among elderly people and women.
It may be caused by psychological factors, neurological diseases, childbirth, trauma, etc., mostly due to dysfunction of bladder or urethral function such as stress incontinence, urge incontinence, overflow incontinence, etc. Among these, stress incontinence is most prevalent. This results from weakened pelvic floor muscles' control over the urethra and reduced strength of the urethral sphincter, unable to resist the increased pressure from accumulated urine in the bladder, leading to unintentional leakage—especially during laughter, crying, coughing, sneezing, standing, or walking—with slight relief when quiet or lying down. Hence, this condition is also known as stress incontinence.
For stress incontinence, medication usually proves ineffective; conservative treatment is generally adopted. Traditional Chinese medicine holds that urinary incontinence arises due to deficiency of kidney qi and sinking of middle qi. Therefore, treatment primarily focuses on tonifying kidney qi and elevating middle qi. Commonly used methods include moxibustion at points such as Shenque (CV8), Guanyuan (CV4), Zhongji (CV3), and Yongquan (KI1). The specific method involves lighting an moxa stick and rotating it over these acupoints, switching sites once each point feels intensely hot. Each session lasts about 30 minutes, once daily for one week. If symptoms disappear, treatment stops. When recurrence occurs, repeat the procedure for another week. Repeated application can quickly control the condition.