Although the use of moxibustion is not as rich as that of internal medicine, we can also see the dialectical treatment of moxibustion from the clinical application of various moxibustion and Taiyi and Lei Huo acupuncture. What is particularly worth mentioning is the role of moxa sticks, the main raw material of moxibustion. In Materia Medica in Qing Dynasty, Wu said: "Folium Artemisiae Argyi is bitter and bitter, warm in nature, ripe and hot, and pure in yang qi, which can counteract yang qi, dredge the twelve meridians, take three yin, regulate qi and blood, dispel cold and dampness, warm uterus, stop bleeding, warm middle warmer, relieve depression, regulate menstruation and prevent miscarriage. It is no exaggeration to say that moxibustion is not necessary. The effect of moxibustion on human body is mainly a comprehensive effect, which is the overall therapeutic effect of various factors influencing each other, complementing each other and exerting together.
First of all, the treatment of moxibustion is comprehensive. For example, if winter diseases are treated in summer, drugs such as white mustard seed are applied to Zhongshan, Shu Fei and Gaojia points to treat asthma, and aconite cake moxibustion at Shenshu points is used to resist aging. It includes local stimulation (local suppurative moxibustion, separated moxibustion), meridian points (specially selected points) and drugs, which are organically related.
Second, the role of treatment is comprehensive. The stimulation of moxibustion heat can regulate local qi and blood, and the stimulation of moxa fire combined with drugs will inevitably increase the curative effect of drugs. Aromatic drugs are particularly easy to be absorbed in a warm environment. When moxibustion is applied to acupoints, it first stimulates the acupoints themselves, stimulates meridian qi, mobilizes the functions of meridians, and gives full play to the overall functions of promoting qi and blood circulation and harmonizing yin and yang.
Third, people's responsiveness and therapeutic effect are comprehensive. Treatment (Moxibustion)-External factors can only act through internal factors (human reactivity). The researchers found that the same moxibustion therapy has different sensory transmission and different curative effects for patients with the same disease. The reason is that people have different reflexes. Under the guidance of the overall concept of traditional Chinese medicine and the idea of syndrome differentiation and treatment, all the above factors can be reasonably selected and flexibly used in clinical practice, thus giving full play to the greatest effect of moxibustion.