Current location - Health Preservation Learning Network - Health preserving class - The role of moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine What are the benefits of moxibustion to the human body?
The role of moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine What are the benefits of moxibustion to the human body?
1. Harmony of Yin and Yang. The balance of yin and yang in human body is fundamental to the occurrence and development of diseases. Using the reinforcing and reducing effect of moxibustion therapy, the effect of harmonizing yin and yang can be achieved.

3. Promote qi and blood circulation, remove blood stasis and dissipate stagnation. Qi can move when it sees heat, condense when it sees cold and move when it sees temperature. Moxibustion is a kind of warm stimulation, which can coordinate qi and blood, camp and health, blood circulation, promote qi and blood circulation, remove blood stasis and dissipate stagnation.

4. Warming yang to tonify deficiency, tonifying middle and benefiting qi.

5. Return to Yang to save the inverse.

6. Prevent diseases and protect health, keep fit and prolong life. Moxibustion therapy has many functions. If the acupoints are different, the moxibustion methods are different, the degree of stimulation is different or the materials used in moxibustion are different, then the efficacy is different; Therefore, different acupoints and operation methods should be selected according to the specific condition in clinical application.

When warming moxibustion, first moxibustion on the left side, then moxibustion on the right side.

Light one end of the moxa stick, and put the burning end into the moxibustion stick.

Try the temperature with the palm of your hand, make sure the temperature is moderate, and you can start warm moxibustion.

After massaging the abdomen with essential oil, warm moxibustion is performed, the warm moxibustion stick is rolled back and forth in the abdomen, and then the periumbilical acupoints (Gui, Qi Hai and Guan Yuan) are selected to dredge the acupoints and meridians and make the skin smooth and ruddy. Warm moxibustion time: 15 minutes.