1, where is moxibustion in dog days?
1. 1, Zusanli point
Zusanli is located in the anterolateral part of the calf, 3 inches below the nose of the calf, and 1 finger from the front edge of the tibia. There is an obvious feeling of acid swelling when pressing. Zusanli is the most widely used acupoint in human body, and it is the representative of spleen and stomach as the acquired foundation and the source of qi and blood biochemistry.
1.2, Guanyuan point
Guanyuan point is the recruitment point of small intestine meridian, and it is also the intersection point of spleen meridian, liver meridian, kidney meridian and ren meridian. Located in the lower jiao, it contains kidney, small intestine, bladder, uterus, prostate and other viscera. Therefore, it has the functions of treating meridian diseases, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, warming meridians and dredging collaterals, regulating qi and blood, tonifying deficiency and damage, and tonifying the whole body vitality.
2. The efficacy of moxibustion in dog days
2. 1, reconcile yin and yang. The balance of yin and yang in human body is fundamental to the occurrence and development of diseases. Using the reinforcing and reducing effect of moxibustion therapy, the effect of harmonizing yin and yang can be achieved.
2.2. Warming meridians to dispel cold. The warmth of Artemisia argyi leaves and the ignition of fumigation moxibustion make the heat reach the muscle layer, warm the qi machine and promote blood circulation. Moxibustion has the effects of warming channels and activating collaterals, dispelling cold and removing dampness, regulating qi and blood, relieving arthralgia and relieving pain.
2.3, blood circulation, blood stasis. It is good for gas to see heat, but it condenses when it sees cold. It is good for gas to see high temperature. Moxibustion is a kind of warm stimulation, which can coordinate qi and blood, camp and health, blood circulation, promote qi and blood circulation, remove blood stasis and dissipate stagnation.
3. How to moxibustion in dog days depends on physical fitness.
3. 1, yin deficiency
Most of them are thin, blushing or cheekbones are red; Often have a burning sensation, hands and feet fever, dry mouth and throat, like to drink cold; Lips are red and slightly dry, winter cold is easy to pass, and summer heat is uncomfortable; Red tongue with little or no coating, thin and thin pulse.
Yin deficiency moxibustion: Gu Ran point of Sanyinjiao Taixi point
3.2, Yang deficiency
Like cold and afraid of heat, energetic, thirsty and like cold drinks; When urine turns yellow, it is easy to cause high fever, strong pulse flushing, red tongue and thin yellow fur; It is not easy to get sick. Once you get sick, it is mostly acute and sudden. The amount of exercise should also be larger, so that the yang accumulated in the body can be distributed as soon as possible.
Yang deficiency moxibustion: Dazhui point, Mingmen point and Guanyuan point.
3.3. Qi stagnation
The body is thin or fat, and the face is yellow or black; Irritability, irritability, excitability or melancholy; The diseases are chest and hypochondriac pain or channeling pain or chest and abdomen pain, irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea; Or abdominal pain, bowel sounds, uncomfortable stool, pale red tongue with white fur and thready pulse; Travel frequently at ordinary times to make your mind happy, so as to eliminate the depression of sentimentality.
Qi stagnation moxibustion: Qi Hai point Guanyuan point Zusanli
What should I pay attention to in dog days moxibustion?
1, you need to keep warm when moxibustion is in dog days.
Moxibustion in dog days should pay attention to keep warm. Although it is very hot in dog days, you should avoid catching cold during moxibustion, especially when maintaining indoor air circulation.
2. Don't be casual about moxibustion in dog days.
Pay attention to it when it is going on in the dog days, and don't be casual. For example, the general face can not be moxibustion to avoid burns; It is not advisable to use suppurative moxibustion at the active parts of joints to avoid difficult healing after suppuration; Important viscera, large blood vessels and other places can not be directly moxibustion; Women are not allowed to carry out waist and lumbosacral moxibustion at will during menstruation and pregnancy.
3. Pay attention to correct nursing after moxibustion in dog days.
Care must be carried out correctly after moxibustion in dog days, such as paying attention to local cleaning and drying. Especially after moxibustion, if there is a local burn caused by improper operation, we must be careful not to break the sore. If it has been broken, it is necessary to continue anti-inflammatory treatment in time.
4. Choose the amount of moxibustion reasonably in dog days.
Attention should be paid to the control of moxibustion amount in dog days. If it is direct moxibustion, choose a small wick or a middle wick; Indirect moxibustion uses a medium pot or a large pot. In addition, the appropriate amount of moxibustion can be selected according to factors such as age and physical strength.
Who can't moxibustion in dog days?
1. Patients who are overworked, hungry or nervous should not be treated with moxibustion. People with weak constitution should not have strong moxibustion.
2, spontaneous bleeding or bleeding after injury, or skin infections, ulcers, scars and other parts should not be moxibustion; Moxibustion should be cautious in the eye area, neck back area and chest back.
3, pregnant women and children with unclosed fontanelle should not be moxibustion.
4. Psychotic patients and other critically ill patients who are not suitable for moxibustion should also use moxibustion with caution.
5, people with spontaneous bleeding should not be moxibustion.
Once there is a problem with the anticoagulant system in the body, the blood will not stop as long as there is a slight trauma in a certain part of the body. People with this constitution should not try moxibustion easily to avoid danger.
6. Yang Sheng's constitution is not suitable for moxibustion.
A strong constitution of yang means that the yang in the human body is too strong, and the internal organs are hotter than ordinary people. If moxibustion is still used at this time, it will become hot compress, which will not only relieve fatigue, but also increase the heat in the body and cause a greater burden on the body.