There is also a short story about the method of burning moxa:
During the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, a soldier named Wang Chao retired and became a thief in Jiangyang, committing various crimes. When he was young, he once met an enlightened stranger and taught him a set of "Huang Bai's way of life", which Wang Chao practiced according to. After 90 years old, he is still full of energy and moist skin. ..... Then he was arrested for the crime and sentenced to death. Before the execution, the prison officer asked him: You are so old and in good health. What are the health secrets? Wang Chao replied, "I don't have secret skills, but when I was a child, Master taught me to use moxa stick moxibustion at Guanyuan point in the lower abdomen for thousands of times at the turn of summer and autumn every year. Over time, I am not afraid of cold in winter, not hot in summer, and I don't feel hungry after eating for a few days. My navel is always as warm as fire. Haven't you heard that soil turns into bricks, wood into charcoal, and it will last for thousands of years, all of which are the power of fire? After Wang Chao was executed, the criminal officer warmed his abdomen, cut it open, and saw something, not meat or bone, as solid as a stone. This is the result of long-term moxibustion.
It can be seen that burning moxa sticks has a great effect on cultivating and consolidating human yang. According to Shennong's Materia Medica, wormwood has the effects of warming yang, warming palace, eliminating dampness, relaxing muscles and activating blood.
Guanyuan point is a small intestine recruitment point, where men store sperm and women store blood. It is the intersection of the spleen meridian of Foot Taiyin, the liver meridian of Foot Jueyin, the kidney meridian of Foot Shaoyin and Renmai, so it dominates Yin San, small intestine and Renmai. It has the effects of strengthening yang, warming channels, regulating qi and blood, tonifying deficiency, and strengthening body vitality. Ancient and modern times have always been an important point.
Guanyuan is in the lower abdomen, on the midline of the body, 3 inches below the navel. Take the supine position, put the four fingers of the hand together and place them horizontally under the umbilicus, which is the acupoint at the lower edge of the little finger of the hand.
Warm moxibustion at Guanyuan point is to ignite one end of moxa stick and aim at Guanyuan point for fumigation moxibustion. The distance between the moxa stick and the skin is about two to three centimeters, so it is advisable to feel warm locally without burning. Every time moxibustion 15 ~, local skin is flushed due to moxibustion.
The best time to moxibustion Guanyuan is at the turn of summer and autumn, which is equivalent to the end of July to the middle of September in Nanjing. Moxibustion every other day 1 time, continuous moxibustion every month1time. In winter and spring, except for special reasons, try not to moxibustion Guanyuan point, because winter is the main harvest, spring is the main hair, and more moxibustion will drain sperm.
At the beginning of studying medicine, my teacher had a man with sexual dysfunction. The teacher didn't prescribe medicine for him, so he was asked to moxibustion Guanyuan point with moxa stick once a day, each time 15. A month later, the patient recovered. The teacher told him that it is best to use moxa sticks to moxibustion Guanyuan point every summer and autumn. Now nearly seventy years old, the body is still healthy, and there are no symptoms such as frequent urination and impotence.
There is also a little secret in Taoism: before going to bed every night, rub your hands, aim the Laogong point of your palm at Guanyuan, stay here and fall asleep slowly. Laogong point is the big point of pericardium meridian, belonging to fire, Guanyuan point is the point of small intestine meridian, and small intestine meridian also belongs to fire. Fire in the heart meridian and small intestine meridian is used to warm and replenish the yin of ren meridian, and both fire and water help.
Besides moxibustion at Guanyuan point, moxa stick moxibustion and Sanyinjiao can also be used to burn moxa. It is the joint point of the stomach meridian of foot Yangming, which is full of qi and blood, increases gastrointestinal peristalsis and strengthens the spleen and stomach. Smoke once a week for twenty minutes. Sanyinjiao point is the meeting point of three yin meridians of liver, spleen and kidney. Moxibustion at this point is beneficial to the liver, spleen and kidney. Long-term moxibustion at this point has the effect of tonifying and consolidating the liver, spleen and kidney. It can eliminate dampness and turbidity, reduce blood fat, and can also be used for adjuvant treatment of fatty liver. Women's weak waist and knees, increased leucorrhea and irregular menstruation are all treated with this acupoint. If it's convenient, you can also ask others to help you moxibustion at kidney deficiency points, which can warm the yang and be very helpful to patients with kidney deficiency.
Besides moxibustion, the other two ways to help yang are Dan medicine and aconite. Dan medicine, the main component is minerals, mainly lead and mercury and other stone products. The name of Dan medicine mentioned by Bian Que Shuxin is Taishang Jinye Dan, mainly sulfur, which helps yang to eliminate dampness. Zhang Xichun was a great medical scientist in the Republic of China, and he was deeply influenced by the Taoist doctors. In his book "Enthusiasm of Western Medicine", he advocated taking raw sulfur to restore yang. He believes that the aphrodisiac effect of raw sulfur is better than that of ginseng, which can promote the decline of yang. But now there are a lot of sulfur impurities, which can only be used after refining. The refining of Dan medicine must be guided by a master, and the process is complicated and the operation is not easy. Only a few doctors who are proficient in Dandao medicine use it.
Aconite is widely used in modern Chinese medicine. Since ancient times, many famous doctors have used aconite, such as Zhang Zhongjing in the Eastern Han Dynasty, who created many decoctions mainly based on aconite in Treatise on Febrile Diseases, and the prescriptions such as Sini Decoction in Fuzi decoction are also mainly based on aconite. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Sichuan famous doctors established a medical school, the famous Vulcan school, with the guiding ideology of returning to Yang and supporting Yang.
When I visited Taoism in Sichuan, a teacher was a disciple of Bu Xiaolan, a famous doctor in Chongqing. He told me that Mr. Bu Xiaolan is a master of Dan Daoism and is good at treating diseases with aconite. When Mr. Bu was practicing medicine in Chongqing, he had to cook two cauldrons of aconite as the main soup every day to treat diseases. All patients with yang deficiency simply take decoction, no matter what disease, as long as it is yang deficiency, the clinical effect is very good.
Now there is also a famous dish in Yunnan and Sichuan: Fuzi stew, which is a delicious dish to entertain distinguished guests. But not everyone can eat this delicious food. You should check it before eating. People with dry mouth and body heat are not allowed to eat, otherwise they will easily get angry. Because aconite and aconite are both hot products. People with symptoms of yang deficiency will feel very comfortable and warm after eating the dog meat stewed with aconite, just like wine, which not only cures diseases but also preserves health. The most commonly used Chinese patent medicine for aconite is. Suitable for people with cold hands and feet, no temperature in limbs, diarrhea and chills.
The law helps the yang.