Usage of moxibustion
(1) Moxibustion with moxa sticks: 24 grams of pure and soft moxa sticks are laid flat on a fine straw paper with a length of 26 cm and a width of 20 cm, and rolled into a diameter of 1. 5 cm, it is required to be rolled tightly, wrapped with soft, loose and tough mulberry paper, and sealed with glue or paste.
(2) Mild moxibustion: During moxibustion, one end of the moxa stick is lit, aiming at the point to be moxibustion or the affected part, about 1.5-3 cm away from the skin, and then smoked. It is advisable to smoke and bake to make patients feel warm locally without burning pain. Generally, each part is moxibustion for 5-7 minutes until the skin is red. For patients with fainting and local insensitivity, the doctor can separate the middle finger and the index finger and put them on both sides of the moxibustion site, so that the local heating degree of the patient can be measured by the feeling of the doctor's fingers, so as to adjust the moxibustion distance at any time and prevent burns.
(3) Bird-pecking moxibustion: During moxibustion, the lighting end of the moxa stick is not fixed at a certain distance from the skin of the moxibustion site, but moxibustion is performed up and down like bird pecking. In addition, you can move up and down or left and right evenly or apply moxibustion repeatedly.
(4) Rotating moxibustion: The distance from the skin is about 1.5-3 cm, and the moxa stick rotates clockwise or counterclockwise on the skin.
The role of moxibustion
Moxibustion Zusanli:
Zusanli is the meeting point of Yangming stomach meridian, one of the five Shu points and the most important supporting point of the whole body. Has the effects of invigorating spleen and stomach, promoting circulation, removing qi, regulating qi and blood, strengthening body resistance, strengthening yang, expelling pathogenic wind, and prolonging life. As the saying goes, it is the most commonly used health point in ancient and modern times. Common methods are mild moxibustion with moxa sticks or purulent moxibustion.
Moxibustion Guanyuan point:
Guanyuan belongs to the meridian point of Ren meridian, which is the intersection point of the three Yin meridians of the foot and Ren meridian, and also the ascending point of the hand, small intestine and the sun. It has the effects of warming kidney, consolidating essence, invigorating qi and restoring yang, strengthening body constitution, regulating qi and blood, regulating chong and ren, and strengthening body constitution. Moxibustion can regulate the tension of bladder and promote pituitary gland. Gonadal function, improve immunity, prevent diseases and strengthen health care. As the ancients said, "Guan Yuan governs all the losses". It has a good effect on preventing and treating enuresis, nocturnal emission and habitual constipation. It is a common acupuncture point for health care moxibustion for middle-aged and elderly people.
Moxibustion at Qihai point:
Qihai point belongs to Renmai point and is an important point for health care. Has that function of nourishing primordial qi, tonify kidney, consolidating semen, harmonizing chong and ren, and strengthening body constitution, and moxibustion can regulate gastrointestinal tract and kidney function and improve immunity. Can be used for preventing and treating diarrhea, enuresis, impotence, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, apoplexy and infertility. The ancients said: "Those who are angry with the sea are born of people." .
Moxibustion at Shenshu point:
Shenshu point is the back Shu point of the bladder meridian of Foot Taiyang, which has the functions of tonifying kidney and replenishing essence, strengthening waist and back, improving hearing and eyesight, strengthening bones and building body, warming yang and dispelling cold. Moxibustion can regulate kidney; Function, promote adrenal cortex function, regulate bladder tension, stimulate the phagocytosis of reticuloendothelial system, and mainly treat kidney deficiency, lumbago, oligospermia, premature ejaculation and various asthenia. It can be used for preventing and treating lumbago due to kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission, impotence, premature ejaculation, enuresis and asthma.
Moxibustion ointment Yu Shu point:
Shu Shu, an ointment, is the back Shu point of the bladder meridian of Foot Taiyang, which has the effects of regulating lung qi, nourishing yin and moistening lung, and tonifying deficiency and benefiting damage. Moxibustion can relieve bronchial diseases, increase hemoglobin and red blood cell count, and prevent and treat tuberculosis, bronchitis, asthma, fatigue and all blood syndromes.
Moxibustion at Fengmen point:
Fengmen point belongs to the bladder meridian of Foot Taiyang, which is the intersection of bladder meridian of Foot Taiyang and Du meridian, also known as hot compress, and is the gateway to colds. Has the effects of dispersing lung qi, relieving exterior syndrome, dispelling common cold, and regulating qi. Moxibustion can regulate lung function and enhance lung ventilation. Indications for all wind syndromes, prevention and treatment of colds, rhinitis, pneumonia, stroke, facial paralysis, etc.
Moxibustion at Sanyinjiao:
Sanyinjiao point belongs to Foot Taiyin Spleen Point, which is the intersection of the meridians of Foot Yin San. It has the effects of protecting health, regulating stomach, nourishing liver and kidney, regulating menstrual blood and controlling reproduction. . Indications are liver, spleen and kidney diseases. Prevention and treatment of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, mental neuropathy, gynecological diseases and other diseases.
Moxibustion at Fengchi point:
Fengchi point is located in the depression between the connecting line between sternocleidomastoid muscle and trapezius muscle, and the deep layer is the head clamp muscle; Occipital artery and vein have branches; The lesser occipital nerve has branches. It has the functions of relaxing muscles and relieving muscle stiffness. Prevent and treat headache, dizziness, neck pain, red-eye pain, tears, sinusitis, nosebleeds, deafness, shortness of breath, stroke, mouth-eye deviation, malaria, fever, cold and suffocation.
Moxibustion at Dazhui point:
Dazhui point is located in the sub-vertebral depression of the seventh cervical vertebra. There are lumbar fascia, supraspinous ligament and interspinous ligament; There are 1 dorsal branches in the posterior intercostal artery, vein and interspinous vein plexus; There is a posterior branch of the eighth cervical nerve. It is often used to prevent and treat various respiratory diseases. Modern research has confirmed that moxibustion at Dazhui point can improve immune function and lung function, and has a two-way regulation effect on platelets and white blood cells.
Moxibustion Yongquan point:
Yongquan point is located in the first third of the connecting line between the toe joint of the second and third toes and the heel. It is often used to prevent and treat headache, insomnia, low back pain, convulsion, etc. , is an important point of health care for the elderly. Frequent moxibustion at Yongquan point has the functions of nourishing the heart, calming the nerves, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, and prolonging life.
Side effects of moxibustion
Moxibustion is a pure natural therapy, and moxibustion itself will not produce side effects. The side effects of moxibustion are mainly manifested in the wrong judgment of physical fitness and the wrong choice of acupoints, which leads to physical discomfort and can be adjusted through correct guidance. As long as the operation method is proper and the acupoints are mastered accurately, it will generally not cause adverse reactions to the human body.
Moxibustion is a combination of physical therapy and drug therapy in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a kind of green natural therapy, which originated in ancient China. It is a method of burning moxa sticks made of wormwood to treat diseases and preserve health. It is precisely because of its green nature that it has spread to this day. Moxibustion therapy should be patient, don't rush for success, moxibustion has been going on for a long time, and you must have the confidence to persist for a long time in order to receive unexpected results. We must persevere in medical care. However, due to different constitutions and symptoms, moxibustion may cause fever, fatigue, dry mouth, general discomfort and other reactions. Generally, it will disappear if moxibustion continues.
The best time of moxibustion
Chinese medicine experts pointed out that the most suitable season for Chinese medicine moxibustion therapy is summer. Because there are few clothes to wear in summer, moxibustion at home is very convenient even if you don't go to the hospital, unlike moxibustion at home when you take off your clothes in winter, which is easy to catch a cold. Moreover, when the weather is hot, the human body is more sensitive to temperature and is not easy to be burned. The most important thing is that moxibustion in summer conforms to Chinese medicine? Winter disease is cured in summer? The theory of.
Chinese medicine believes that people with yang deficiency and qi deficiency are more suitable for acupuncture therapy. Most of the sick people belong to yang deficiency constitution. Artemisia argyi leaves are warm and belong to pure yang. Moxibustion can warm meridians, dispel cold and dampness, and tonify human yang. Summer happens to be the time when the yang in nature is the heaviest, and the yang and heat of the two are combined, and the warming effect is stronger. Therefore, moxibustion can achieve the best nourishing effect in the summer with the most sunshine in nature.
Optimum moxibustion amount of moxibustion
Moxibustion should consider the influence of weather, geography and climate to determine the amount of moxibustion. If the amount of moxibustion is large in winter, it can dispel cold and relieve arthralgia, and help yang to return to syncope. Moxibustion should be applied less or lightly in summer, so as to avoid getting angry and hurting yin. The cold in the north is fierce, and the amount of moxibustion is large; The climate in the south is warm, and the amount of moxibustion is less.
Different age, constitution, sex, yin and yang, the rise and fall of qi and blood and the tolerance to moxibustion are different. The elderly or infirm use health moxibustion, the amount of moxibustion should be small, but it should last for a long time;
However, the prime of life increases with age.
As for the degree of moxibustion, it should be consciously warm and comfortable after moxibustion, reaching deep and lasting for a long time. It's been a long time since moxibustion was stopped, and it's still warm before you get home. Medical director Jin Jian thinks:? All diseases caused by moxibustion will be filled with fire, and only in this way can they be cured. However, the flesh of the head and limbs is shallow, and if moxibustion is combined, it will cause embarrassment to the bones and muscles. It must be moxibustion every other day, and there should be fewer moxa sticks and fewer strong times. If you are sick, you must moxibustion Jueque and Dovetail, not too strong. The skin below the back and waist is deeper, and the moxa is bigger and stronger, so as to achieve internal heat and eliminate cold disease. ? Therefore, no matter which acupuncture point moxibustion is, it is necessary. Is that enough? Heat should be able to penetrate deep into the body and reach the disease directly. In order to prevent the pain during moxibustion, it is suggested that moxibustion can be done once every other day, and the size and quantity of moxa cones are determined according to the severity of the disease and the position of acupuncture points.
How to deal with moxa sticks after moxibustion;
You'd better not cut the moxa stick. It's a waste. It's best not to put it out with water, or it will take a long time next time. I introduce a safe and simple method: find a small bottle with two empty bottles in it. When you want to put out the moxa stick, put the burning part of the moxa stick directly into the bottle mouth, it will go out in two minutes, and it will be easy to ignite when you recall it. The square bottle won't roll, it's stable. So it is safe.