First, moxibustion precautions
1, attention should be paid to the accuracy of body position and acupoint selection: on the one hand, the body position should meet the needs of moxibustion, and at the same time, attention should be paid to the comfortable and natural body position, and the accurate position and acupoint selection according to the prescription should ensure the effect of moxibustion.
2. Be attentive and patient: pay attention to concentration when moxibustion is applied, and don't distract attention when moxibustion is applied, so as to avoid moxa sticks moving, not at acupoints, hurting the skin and wasting time. For health moxibustion, we should persist for a long time, and occasionally moxibustion can not achieve the expected effect.
3, fire prevention: many modern clothes are made of chemical fiber, down and other textures, which are easy to burn. Therefore, we must pay attention to fire prevention when moxibustion, especially when moxibustion with moxa sticks, to prevent the moxa sticks from tumbling off. After moxibustion, the lighted end of the moxa stick can be stuffed into a bottle with a diameter slightly larger than that of the moxa stick to facilitate extinguishing.
4, step by step: the first time you use moxibustion, you should pay attention to the amount of stimulation, first a small amount, small dose, such as using moxa sticks, or moxibustion for a short time, less intensity. Increase the dose in the future. Don't start with a large dose.
5, pay attention to keep warm and prevent heatstroke: Because moxibustion should expose some body surface parts, keep warm in winter and prevent heatstroke in summer, but also pay attention to adjusting indoor temperature, turn on the ventilator and exchange fresh air in time.
6. Pay attention to the adjustment of moxibustion temperature: For children with sensitive person's skin or children, put the index finger and middle finger on both sides of the moxibustion site to sense the temperature of the moxibustion site, which will not burn the skin and get good results.
7, pay attention to the time of moxibustion: Some diseases must pay attention to the time of moxibustion, such as insomnia should be moxibustion before going to bed. Do not apply moxibustion on an empty stomach before and after meals.
Second, the taboo of moxibustion
Because moxibustion is smoked with fire, careless moxibustion may cause local skin burns. On the other hand, some Xue Jing will be injured in the process of moxibustion, so some parts or some people can't be moxibustion. These are all taboos of moxibustion. There were many taboos about moxibustion in ancient times. Although some taboos can be broken, some situations should be taboo.
1, thin skin, less muscle, muscle aggregation. Do not moxibustion pregnant women's lumbosacral region and abdomen, male and female genitals and testicles. 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.