TCM: Navel Veins Sickness

 TCM: Navel Veins Sickness (脐部脉络病) — What It Means

In TCM, the navel (Shenque 神阙 / CV8) is a major gateway of:

• Yuan Qi (source qi)

• Kidney qi

• Spleen yang

• Body fluids & channels

• Blood vessels and collaterals (脉络)

When TCM speaks of “navel vein sickness”, it refers to pathology in the vessels, collaterals, qi and blood flow around the umbilicus.

This is not a Western medical term — in TCM it includes several patterns involving stagnation, deficiency or cold invading the navel area.

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🔍 TCM Understanding: Why the Navel Area Gets Sick

1. Cold Invading the Navel (寒凝脐腹) — most common

Cold contracts → blood cannot flow → pain or tightness.

Symptoms:

• Navel pain better with warmth

• Cold lower abdomen

• Diarrhea or loose stool

• Cold limbs

• Fear of cold wind on abdomen

Common in: women after menses, postpartum, swimming, sleeping with aircon directly on stomach.

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2. Qi Stagnation Around Navel (脐周气滞)

Emotions, stress, or Liver qi stagnation → qi cannot move → distension.

Symptoms:

• Tightness or bloating around belly button

• Moving or twisting pain

• Belching, sighing

• PMS irritability

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3. Blood Stasis Around Navel (脐周瘀血)

Poor circulation → sharp, fixed pain.

Symptoms:

• Sharp stabbing pain

• Pain worse when pressing

• Dark or purplish umbilicus

• Pain after surgery (e.g., laparoscopy scar)

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4. Dampness Accumulation (湿困脐腹)

Spleen qi weak → damp collects around abdomen.

Symptoms:

• Soft navel pain

• Feeling heavy in body

• Sticky stools

• Oily face or fatigue

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5. Kidney Qi Deficiency (肾气虚)

Because the navel is closely linked to Kidney via Du & Ren mai.

Symptoms:

• Weakness around navel

• Cold low back

• Low libido

• Fatigue

• Frequent urination

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🔥 Common Symptoms of “Navel Vein Sickness” (TCM)

• Pain at or behind the navel

• Pulsating feeling around belly button

• Cold sensation in the umbilicus

• Weak digestion

• Abdomen swelling

• Pain radiating to lower abdomen

• Loose stools or diarrhea

• Fatigue, low energy

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🩹 TCM Treatment Methods

1. Warming the Navel (Moxibustion, Warm Compress)

Good for: Cold, Yang deficiency

• Moxibustion at CV8 (Shenque)

• Ginger moxibustion

• Salt moxibustion

• Warm towel on navel

• Avoid cold drinks/ice bath/aircon blowing

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2. TCM Herbal Patches on Shenque

For improving qi & blood circulation:

• Ginger paste

• Mugwort paste (艾灸膏)

• Ba Duan Jin herbs (八段锦膏)

• Wu Zhanyu herbal navel patch (五子衍宗贴) for kidney qi

• Liu Jun Zi Wan paste for spleen qi

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3. Internal Herbal Formulas (Based on pattern)

A. Cold + Pain

Li Zhong Wan (理中丸)
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan (附子理中丸)
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang (当归四逆汤)

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B. Qi Stagnation

Chai Hu Shu Gan San (柴胡疏肝散)
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Wan (香砂六君子丸)

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C. Blood Stasis

Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang (少腹逐瘀汤)
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (桂枝茯苓丸)

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D. Dampness

Ping Wei San (平胃散)
Huoxiang Zhengqi San (藿香正气散)

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E. Kidney Qi Deficiency

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan (金匮肾气丸)
You Gui Wan (右归丸)

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🍲 Diet for Navel Vessel Healing

Avoid (very important):

❌ Cold drinks
❌ Ice cream
❌ Raw salads
❌ Cold showers on abdomen
❌ Sleeping with air-con directly blowing on stomach

Eat more:

• Ginger

• Red dates

• Goji berry

• Warm porridge

• Steamed pumpkin

• Black beans

• Cooked vegetables

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🧘‍♂️ Lifestyle & Navel Therapy

• Keep navel warm (flask, moxa, plaster)

• Avoid tight belts

• Do abdominal breathing

• Light massage clockwise around umbilicus

• Avoid overeating

• Reduce stress to prevent qi stagnation

From FB

An old Indian man, 62 years of age, had very weak vision in his right eye and could hardly see. His doctor, Professor Aji Dubey, told him that his eyes were fine, but the blood vessels feeding the eye had dried up. Therefore, he would never see again—unless those vessels and veins were nourished

The professor advised him to put olive oil in his navel every night before sleeping, hoping that the blood vessels of his eyes might start working again. Indeed, the old man followed this advice regularly, and after some time his vision was restored.

From this, it became clear that, scientifically, the first part to form after conception is the navel, which is connected to the fetus through the umbilical cord. After birth, the navel remains warm for about 3 hours because nutrition reaches the fetus through it.

That is why all the veins in the human body are connected to the navel, making it an essential point of life. Behind the navel (connected to it directly or indirectly) there are more than 72,000 veins, the total network of blood vessels in the human body.

Using oil on the navel helps treat:

1. Weak eyesight

2. Pancreatic dysfunction

3. Chapped lips

4. Cracked heels

5. Brightens the face

6. Makes hair shiny

7. Relieves knee and joint pain

8. Treats dryness

9. Heals eye problems

10. Treats nail fungus

11. Relieves dry skin and many other issues

How to apply:

Before sleeping, put 3 drops of olive oil, pure ghee (animal-based), or coconut oil in the navel, and spread it around 1.5 inches around the navel.

For knee pain: At night before bed, put 3 drops of castor oil in the navel and massage 1.5 inches around it.

For tremors, fatigue, joint pain, and dry skin: Put 3 drops of mustard oil in the navel at night before bed and massage around it.

Why apply oil to the navel?

The navel can detect which vein is dry and deliver the oil to open and nourish it.

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