Usually, in the absence of special diseases, navel moxibustion is only for daily health care, so it is not recommended to moxibustion every day, and acupoint moxibustion can be done once every 3-5 days. Because people who have no pain have moxibustion every day, it is easy to cause excessive internal heat, dry mouth, constipation, acne and nosebleeds.
If it is a constitution of yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity such as night sweats, fever in hands and feet, upset and insomnia, dry mouth and thirst, yellow urine and dry stool, it is not suitable for moxibustion on navel every day.
2 chronic disease moxibustion navel can be moxibustion for fifteen days. For chronic patients, you can moxibustion navel every day for about half a month at first, that is, fifteen days, with two days' rest in the middle, and then continue moxibustion every day.
If you feel much better half a month before moxibustion, or you don't have enough time, you can choose moxibustion every other day, or moxibustion two or three times a week.
3 Moxibustion navel needs daily moxibustion according to the course of treatment. If it is moxibustion according to the course of treatment, usually 10 days is a course of treatment, then it is best to moxibustion continuously every day for the first three times, and moxibustion at each point is 15-20 minutes. In the subsequent course of treatment, moxibustion can be done every other day to give full play to the best curative effect of umbilical moxibustion.
However, there is a premise that your body can eat. If moxibustion has the phenomenon of getting angry, you can moxibustion Yongquan point to ignite the fire or drink more water.
How long is it best to moxibustion navel? If it is moxibustion according to the course of treatment, it is best to moxibustion continuously every day for the first three times, each acupoint 15-20 minutes, subject to the local warmth and comfort, and the moxibustion time for children and the elderly is shorter.
Moxibustion is flexible in health care, and the time of moxibustion can be selected according to your actual situation and comfort. Under normal circumstances, the time of moxibustion with moxa sticks can be shorter, and the time of moxibustion with moxa sticks or moxibustion pots can be slightly longer, because it is milder.