Our ancestors used moxibustion to treat diseases for thousands of years. Zhuangzili in the Spring and Autumn Period? The more people smoke, the more they like them. Record; Mencius has a saying:? Seven years of illness, when three years of love? ; Is it also in Kong Kun's Ai Fu? Chiai is ill. She smokes a lot? Record. ?
The following excerpts from the ancient sages' discussion on moxibustion, and discuss the ideas, adaptation categories and efficacy of moxibustion in treating diseases. ?
First, the way to save lives, first burn Ai.
People are yang-oriented. Yang qi is a mass of internal heat, with which people can live endlessly. As soon as the fire goes out, life disappears. Ivy embodies the yang of heaven and earth. Moxibustion can inject hot air into bones and warm the five internal organs. Therefore, moxibustion is the yang of heaven and earth that nourishes people. ?
Dou Cai, a doctor too much, said in Bian Que's Heart Book:? The real element of a lady is the master of the whole body. Strong qi makes people strong, weak qi makes people sick, and when qi is removed, people die. Life-saving method, mourning is the first. ?
Li Shizhen said in Compendium of Materia Medica:? Moxibustion clears the meridians and cures all diseases. The person who is addicted to it is Kangtai, and his merits are also great. ? Li Shizhen's father, Li Yanwen, praised Artemisia argyi in "Biography of Ai Yi": It was produced in Yinshan, and it was collected during the Dragon Boat Festival, which made a great contribution to the treatment of moxibustion. . ?
It can be seen that moxibustion is a great treatment method with high curative effect and can be used to control deficiency and excess. As a traditional Chinese medicine, decoction is often emphasized in treating diseases. It's a pity that some Chinese medicine practitioners do not abandon acupuncture, but neglect moxibustion?
Second, moxibustion cures all diseases.
Is there a cure for all diseases? Decoction can be used, acupuncture can be used, and moxibustion can also be used. The farewell record of famous doctors clearly States:? Folium Artemisiae Argyi is bitter, slightly warm and non-toxic, and it is the main moxibustion for all diseases. ?
First, the mechanism of moxibustion to treat all diseases?
The pathogenesis of various diseases is nothing more than imbalance of yin and yang, imbalance of zang-fu organs, disharmony of qi and blood, obstruction of meridians, insufficient positive energy and excessive pathogenic factors. Moxibustion can balance yin and yang, harmonize viscera, dredge channels and collaterals, smooth qi and blood, strengthen the body resistance and eliminate evil spirits, and of course it can also treat various diseases. ?
The new theory of materia medica also mentioned the mechanism of moxibustion in treating all diseases:? Folium Artemisiae Argyi tastes bitter and pungent, belonging to pure yang, which can restore absolute yang, dredge the twelve meridians, activate three yin, regulate qi and blood, dispel cold and dampness, warm uterus, and use it to moxibustion fire, which can penetrate meridians and cure all diseases. ? Shenjiu Jinglun also has a similar view:? Husband moxibustion is taken from people, which is hot and quick, soft and just used. It can eliminate yin stagnation, move without inspection, and enter the viscera. With wormwood incense as the wick, it can dredge the twelve meridians, move the three yin, regulate qi and blood, and treat all diseases with the same effect. ?
Simply put, moxibustion can support yang and suppress yin, dredge meridians, make yang flow smoothly, reconcile various pulse conditions and treat all diseases. When I use acupuncture to treat diseases in clinic, I often ask patients to moxibustion Shenque point. The purpose is to warm the middle and lower jiao with moxibustion fire, replenish vitality and improve the curative effect of acupuncture. ?
Second, the wind is the length of all diseases, driving wind energy to cure all diseases?
Wind syndrome is the most common in clinic. On the one hand, wind is yang evil, and its nature is catharsis, which is easy to attack yang position; On the other hand, the common cold always goes hand in hand with cold pathogens and wet pathogens, and * * * is the same trouble. It can be said that wind is the source of all diseases. If you can dispel the wind, you can cure all diseases. To dispel the wind, moxibustion should be used. ?
Wang Dao in the Tang Dynasty said: Is it possible to cure diseases by using decoctions, acupuncture and steaming? As for the fire wormwood, is it a unique miracle? . Neijing Cloud? Sweating in the wind, acupoint moxibustion? .
My clinical experience is that Fengchi point and Dazhui can be moxibustion to dispel wind. Any common cold can be treated like this. For example, the sudden onset of hypertension and the patient's dizziness and redness indicate that liver yang turns to fire, and fire brings a cold and invades the brain. If you can moxibustion Fengchi bone, it will have the effect of dispelling wind and calming the nerves. Acupuncture is also acceptable. ?
All diseases are related to wind, especially exogenous diseases. Such as cold, cough, fever and so on. You can use moxibustion. I often ask patients to moxibustion Dazhui, Fengchi, Shu Fei, Shen Zhu and Gaozhuyu, and the effect is excellent. ?
As herbal justice said:? The ancient moxibustion method is incurable. Ai is very useful, but this is the most? . If we can learn and make good use of moxibustion, there is nothing wrong with it. If you can cooperate with decoction and acupuncture, it is equivalent to adding a life-saving medical skill. ?
Thirdly, moxibustion is used to treat emergencies.
Chinese medicine is good at treating emergencies. Clinically, I like to use acupuncture. First aid is very convenient and the curative effect is very high. At the same time, I also attach importance to using moxibustion to save the emergency. There is a saying in the Emergency Moxibustion Law of the Song Dynasty:? Those who are in a hurry to save lives, only burning moxa is the first? . ?
Why moxibustion can treat emergency? Any emergency is a serious imbalance of yin and yang, viscera and qi and blood. At this time, the onset is often sudden, and the patient's discomfort symptoms are prominent. If you don't need decoction urgently, you can use acupuncture or moxibustion first. ?
For example, my friend in Ceng Zhi suddenly fainted, and there was no needle or moxibustion at hand, that is, he took a cigarette instead of moxibustion at Shaoshang point. Dozens of seconds later, his friend woke up. I told myself that I had a similar attack before, and 120 was rushed to the hospital, which often took several days to recover. ?
For another example, a cold causes acute abdominal pain, and moxibustion with a few moxa sticks is very effective. When catching a cold, there are more moxibustion grains, and the sensory symptoms are alleviated; High fever with moxa stick moxibustion, fever quickly; Parkinson's disease suddenly has general weakness, and urgent moxibustion takes effect quickly.
Fourth, moxibustion can preserve health and prevent diseases.
Moxibustion can not only cure diseases, but also prevent diseases and protect health. As the saying goes: raising Ai at home is suitable for all ages. Take the following acupoints that can be used for moxibustion for health preservation:
First, Zusanli?
Zusanli is a good health-care acupoint, including stomach meridian matching point, lower harmony point and soil meridian earth point. Physicians of all ages like moxibustion at Zusanli for health care.
Like what Sun Simiao said? If you want to be safe, Li San usually doesn't do this? And think moxibustion Zusanli is called? Live longer? . The word "health" records: Moxibustion is indeed a secret recipe for health preservation, and it is over forty years old, and moxibustion is three miles. Moxibustion is not the limit of cold and heat, but fatigue moxibustion is the best policy? . ?
My clinical experience is that if you want to prevent diseases, you may wish to moxibustion Zusanli in advance. For example, if the flu comes, you can moxibustion Zusanli in advance; For another example, if you are afraid of getting seriously ill, you can moxibustion Zusanli first, which is far more reliable than physical examination. ?
Moxibustion at Zusanli can not only prevent diseases, but also cure diseases. For patients who are already seriously ill, it is suggested that they might as well moxibustion Zusanli again to burn moxibustion sores, which is very helpful for rehabilitation. As "Acupuncture Yi Xue" said:? It is inevitable that moxibustion will cause sores, and getting rid of diseases is like taking medicine. ?
Second, Yongquan?
As the saying goes: To care for the elderly, spring warms bloom. ? From the analysis of traditional Chinese medicine, Yongquan is located at the sole of the foot and is the well point of the kidney meridian. Kidney contains fire and water, which is the real yin and yang of human body. If the kidney yang is insufficient, the warming ability will be reduced, which will lead to yang deficiency, leading to the decline of gasification function and persistent haze, and become the source of various diseases. Moxibustion and Yongquan can warm the kidney meridian, promote the free spread of kidney yang, effectively improve the state of yang deficiency and yin excess, and make people less likely to get sick.
In life, we can see that many young people are afraid of cold limbs and sleep in socks even in summer. This is actually a deficiency of kidney yang, and Yang Can can't spread freely in the limbs. It will be of great benefit if you can often moxibustion Yongquan point. ?
Furthermore, moxibustion at Yongquan point can improve the physique of the elderly. As the saying goes, people get old when they get old. Frequent moxibustion at Yongquan point can keep the lower limbs warm and the yang clear, that is, it is not easy to get old. The legs are not old, and the elderly are full of vitality. ?
3. Guanyuan, Qihai, Mingguan and Zhongwan?
Bian Que's heart book? In old age, people's yang drops, their hands and feet can't be warm, their backs are weak, and it is difficult to move. If people have a breath, they will not die, and those who are angry will have yang. Therefore, when the yang is exhausted, the heart will die. When people are not sick, they often moxibustion Guan Yuan, Qi Hai, Ming Guan and Zhong Wan. Although you won't live forever, you can live for a hundred years. ? Acupuncture classics? If you want to be safe, Dantian (Guanyuan) will not do it for three miles. ?
These acupoints are divided into two groups: Guanyuan and Qihai (both can be called Dantian) live in the lower abdomen and communicate with the kidney, and moxibustion can tonify the kidney; However, Mingguan (instantaneous sinus, point of spleen meridian) and Zhongwan (point of spleen collection) are located in the upper abdomen and communicate with the spleen, so moxibustion can replenish the spleen. If the kidney is the innate foundation, the spleen is the acquired foundation, the spleen and kidney complement each other, and the yang is strong, then the innate foundation is strong, and of course it can be healthier. ?
In life, we often see obese patients. From the analysis of traditional Chinese medicine, obese people are mostly deficiency cold, often yang deficiency, because yang dominates gasification, while yang deficiency reduces gasification function. Moxibustion can help yang. If the abdomen is obese, mostly due to spleen-yang deficiency, you can moxibustion Mingguan point and Zhongwan; If the buttocks are obese, it is mostly caused by kidney-yang deficiency. Moxibustion of Guanyuan and Qihai can help improve the constitution of yang deficiency.
Take Guanyuan or Qihai as an example, Danxi's mental method has a cloud: serious illness collapses, because of yin deficiency, those who use moxa sticks to moxibustion Dantian, so Yang qi is replenished, Yang qi is born, and Yin qi is long. ? Zhu Danxi believes that moxibustion can be used for those who suffer from serious diseases and long-term diseases, regardless of yin deficiency or yang deficiency. My clinical experience shows that moxibustion can help people with yang deficiency to lower their absolute yang. Moxibustion for yin deficiency patients needs to be combined with decoction such as Frye Decoction and Yinhuo Decoction to suppress floating fire, or to consolidate yin and reduce fire, so that yin and Yang Can can supplement each other without overstepping the deficiency of yang. ?
Fourth, the fairy?
Shenque point, located in the center of navel, is an important point for health preservation. Ancient doctors were called Shenque? The origin of nature, the root of life? . If you can moxibustion Shenque, it has the functions of warming kidney, strengthening yang, invigorating spleen, regulating stomach and restoring yang, and is mostly used for the symptoms of old people's physical weakness, deficiency of middle qi and collapse of yang. Can be used for preventing and treating dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysentery, asthenic asthma, etc.
Does the Classic of Eastern Medicine say navel moxibustion? Raise Tian Dan, help two kidneys, replenish essence and marrow, rejuvenate, get rid of illness and prolong life? Work. I often use aconite moxibustion in clinic. Its practice: raw aconite, ground into fine powder, mixed with a little white flour, made into pancakes the size of a dollar coin with yellow wine, pierced with holes in the middle, and dried for later use. You can first fill the navel with fine salt, cover it with aconite cake, and then moxibustion with mung beans and moxa sticks. With the help of aconite and moxa fire, aconite moxibustion across umbilicus can warm Yang Qi, introduce refined salt into kidney, and consolidate kidney qi. This method is applicable to those who have been in the kidney for a long time, or who are physically weak. It can really warm and tonify yang qi and has a very high curative effect. ?
Verb (short for verb)? What acupuncture cannot do is what moxibustion cannot do. ?
Moxibustion is a treatment method different from acupuncture and medicine. When the effect of acupuncture or medicine is not obvious, moxibustion can be considered. ?
Introduction to medicine:? If medicine is not as good as needle, it must be moxibustion. ? The scope and principle of moxibustion treatment are clearly recorded in Huangdi Neijing. What the needle does not do, moxibustion is suitable; Yin and yang are both deficient, and fire should be self-sufficient; If you are trapped, the fire will be it; The meridians are firm, the fire is treated, and the sink is moxibustion; Collaterals full of meridian deficiency, moxibustion with yin pricks yang, meridians full of meridian deficiency, yin pricks moxibustion with yang. ?
I refer to these experiences in Neijing in clinic. Anyone with yang deficiency, cold coagulation or low viscera function is treated with moxibustion combined with decoction, and the effect is very good. ?
For example, patients with renal failure have edema of lower limbs and dark complexion, which indicates that yang deficiency is not conducive to gasification, leading to flooding of water and dampness. Moxibustion on Yongquan and Shenque can support yang and suppress yin, which is really effective; For another example, when women suffer from dysmenorrhea due to yin deficiency, moxibustion at Sanyinjiao point and moxibustion at Huoxue point can relieve the pain. ?
There are many diseases in clinic, which belong to yang deficiency and yin excess, acupuncture is effective in eliminating pathogenic factors and weak in supporting yang; Although decoction can help yang, it is inconvenient in an emergency. Moxibustion is necessary at this time, and moxibustion has a good effect. ?
6. Moxibustion is feasible for everyone.
Acupuncture is a technical activity, which needs years of tempering, but moxibustion is very simple, and everyone can learn it to facilitate their own moxibustion. What about "sketch" The husband's acupuncture must be a teacher's practice, and his moxibustion must be given to mortals. ? That's true. ?
I often instruct patients to go home and moxibustion a certain point in clinic. Our studio has developed a product called. Hanging moxibustion? Moxibustion in this way is not only convenient, but also effective, and there is not much moxa smoke, so it is very suitable for patients to go home and operate by themselves. ?
I hope everyone will pay attention to moxibustion, because moxibustion can keep us from getting sick. As the old saying goes:? I have been at home for three years, so the doctor need not come. ? It costs money to get sick and see a doctor. Why not apply moxibustion before you get sick, so as to prevent problems before they happen? It's far better than seeing a doctor after getting sick. Besides, learning moxibustion can also help you to reconcile yin and yang, balance viscera, unblock meridians, qi and blood, and make good and evil not dry, which can not only help you prolong life. From this? Know who loves you and is good at moxibustion to prolong life? . (Dong Hongtao)