1. What are the benefits of moxibustion in winter?
Warming meridians and dredging collaterals, activating qi and promoting blood circulation
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that only the smooth flow of qi and blood can maintain the normal life activities of the human body. Qi and blood have the characteristics of "warming leads to movement, and cold leads to coagulation". Moxibustion therapy can make high temperature penetrate the musculoskeletal meridians of the body thoroughly, and make the cold qi and blood warm up and flow more smoothly.
Eliminating cold and dampness, removing blood stasis and resolving hard mass
The pure yang heat of moxa fire and drugs can quickly open the qi knot and dissipate blood stasis. Yang enters the body, which can clear dampness and turbid qi, and dispel cold and return to Yang.
Warming the middle warmer, benefiting qi, protecting health and strengthening the body.
Moxibustion therapy has always been considered by doctors to stimulate the function of human immune system and promote metabolism. Healthy people can improve the disease resistance of various tissues and organs in the body, and have a good health-keeping effect of tonifying and strengthening the body.
2. Moxibustion at two acupoints in winter has miraculous effects.
Shenque point moxibustion
The most suitable acupoint is Shenque. Moxibustion at Shenque point can strengthen the new yang in the body, grow slowly and be used by the body. The location of Shenque point is navel. The navel is located at the "golden section" of the human body, and it is the best acupuncture point to regulate human function. Shenque point is the foundation of the internal organs. It is the place where ren pulse and chong pulse follow, the root of qi returning to Tibet, and the key point connecting human body with nature and nurture.
Moxibustion Guanyuan point
Dispelling cold and strengthening yang, you can also moxibustion Guanyuan point. Guanyuan point, located three inches below Shenque, has the functions of consolidating the foundation and strengthening the yuan, and consolidating the lower energizer. It can be used for moxibustion of any physical deficiency disease with remarkable curative effect. Modern research has confirmed that moxibustion at Guanyuan point can also regulate endocrine, thus achieving the effect of strengthening the body.
3. Moxibustion taboo
1, thin skin, few muscles, muscles together. Do not apply moxibustion to the lumbosacral region, lower abdomen, male and female nipples, female private parts, testicles and other parts of pregnant women. In addition, do not directly moxibustion joints. In addition, don't moxibustion big blood vessels and heart. The eyeball belongs to the face, so don't moxibustion.
2, face and other exposed parts, do not directly moxibustion, in case of scarring, affecting the appearance.
3, extreme fatigue, hunger, satiety, drunkenness, sweating, emotional instability, avoid moxibustion.
4, during some infectious diseases, high fever, coma, convulsions, or extreme physical exhaustion, avoid moxibustion.
5, people who have no self-control ability, such as mental patients, avoid moxibustion.
The above introduces some precautions and taboos of moxibustion for everyone. Before choosing moxibustion, you must first see whether your body is suitable for moxibustion and go to a regular place for moxibustion.