Dog days moxibustion, also known as moxibustion, is a method to treat diseases through moxibustion in dog days, and it is a therapy that combines time medicine, acupuncture and external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. The specific method is to stick Chinese medicine on the corresponding acupoints according to the diseases to be prevented, so as to achieve the effect of moxibustion treatment. Dog days moxibustion generally lasts three times, and then intensive moxibustion can be carried out, and its time is strictly regulated, that is, the first, middle and final moxibustion.

Second, the dog days health care strategies are:

1. Stay up late at night and get up early: The reasonable sleep time in summer should be: bedtime is 22: 00 ~ 23: 00, and waking time is 5: 30 ~ 6: 30. You can take a proper lunch break at noon, which is beneficial to the balance of qi and blood. In the afternoon, you can supplement your physical strength and improve your work efficiency.

2, breathing meditation: summer is fire, corresponding to the heart, so in the hot summer, we should pay attention to the care of the soul. Stay calm, happy and broad-minded.

3, eat acid to supplement salt: if you sweat more in summer, you will lose more salt. It is advisable to eat more sour taste to strengthen the exterior and more salty taste to replenish the heart. Eating watermelon, drinking mung bean soup and dark plum bean soup are the best products to quench thirst and relieve summer heat.

4, spleen and dampness: During the dog days, you can drink some porridge at breakfast and dinner, such as yam porridge, glutinous rice porridge, lotus seed porridge and so on.

5, drink three bean soup in dog days: three bean soup can not only clear away heat and relieve summer heat, strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, but also relieve fatigue and eliminate heat rash. Mung beans and red beans have the effects of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, while black beans strengthen the spleen and tonify the kidney.

6. At the same time, be careful not to be greedy for cold drinks and not to rely on air conditioning.