The treatment involves applying medication to the umbilical area (the shenque acupoint) as a paste, patch, ointment, liquid, smoke or steam, to prevent or treat disease.
方法是將中藥填、敷、貼、灸、薰、洗、蒸於臍部中央（神闕穴），達到防治疾病的目的，臨床上可用於急性腹瀉、痢疾、四肢厥冷、虛脫等。