Dog days are the hottest time in summer. Huangdi Neijing holds that man and nature are unified, and the yang of human body is consistent with that of nature. It was born in spring, flourished in summer, harvested in autumn and hidden in winter. Summer is the most vigorous time of human yang, especially in dog days. At this time, the human meridians are full of qi and blood, and the pores are open, which is conducive to drug absorption. At this time, regulating some cold diseases can treat colds with heat to the maximum extent, stimulate Yang Qi, dispel the cold in the body, and regulate yin and yang, thus achieving the effect of reducing the incidence frequency in winter.

"Dog-day moxibustion" is a disease prevention and treatment method based on the theory of "treating winter diseases in summer" and "nourishing yang in spring and summer" in traditional Chinese medicine, which stimulates acupoints with moxibustion in dog days to stimulate meridians and regulate qi and blood. There are strict regulations on the time of dog days moxibustion, that is, the first, middle and last three days. "Sanfu" refers to three lunar festivals. According to the ancient medical books, the blessed day must be Geng, which belongs to gold and matches the lungs.

20 17 dog days moxibustion time:

Initial stage: July 12, 2017—July 2 1.

Zhongfu: 20 17 July 22-August 10.

Terminal: 2065438+August 7th11-August 20th.

Dog days moxibustion can prevent many winter diseases, especially digestive and respiratory diseases related to intestines and lungs and joint pain related to deficiency and cold. But this does not mean that people without obvious diseases have nothing to do with moxibustion in dog days. As the saying goes, "Prevention before illness", even if there is no obvious disease, dog moxibustion can tonify yang, dispel cold, prevent diseases and play a certain health care role.

Recite Shu acupoint songs:

The first is the second valve, the third is the lung Shu and Jue Yin, the fifth is the heart and the sixth is the lower heart, the seventh is the liver and the ninth is the gallbladder Shu, the eleventh is the spleen Shu and the twelfth is the stomach, the thirteenth is the triple energizer and the fourteenth is the kidney, the qi sea is fifteen, the large intestine is six, and the seventh is the Guanyuan small intestine Shu. Nineteen bladder meridians, twenty middle bladder meridians and twenty-one vertebral meridians.

Location: On the back and waist, there is a back Shu point in each of the five internal organs, which is located on the bladder meridian of the back and waist foot and the sun, and the position is generally close to the upper and lower arrangement of the related internal organs.

Matters needing attention in dog days moxibustion:

1, moxibustion has the best effect on the first day and good lasting effect;

2. In dog days, the best conditioning time is around noon, followed by10-11am;

3, in the "dog days moxibustion", we must also pay attention to appropriate taboos. Avoid smoking, alcohol, greasy and spicy food during conditioning, and don't eat a lot of foods that are too cold, such as seafood, duck, goose, bitter gourd and watermelon, so as not to cause allergies or weaken the conditioning effect.

4. Drink warm water before and after moxibustion in summer. Don't turn on the air conditioner even if it is very hot during moxibustion, and don't touch cold water within two hours after moxibustion to avoid cold air entering the body.

Winter disease and summer treatment have their own unique skills.

Every dog days, major hospitals are crowded with people who come to post dog days stickers, but do you know? Ai Zhen Hao Moxibustion Sticker integrates far infrared, magnetic therapy, moxibustion therapy, physical therapy and other multiple effects, and lasts for 8 hours. Moxibustion is stronger than traditional moxa sticks, and it is easy to operate. You can enjoy moxibustion in dog days at home anytime and anywhere.