◎ What is the difference between moxibustion and acupuncture?
Moxibustion and acupuncture were called "Moxibustion" in ancient times. In fact, moxibustion is earlier than acupuncture and has more advantages than acupuncture. First of all, needles can kill people. Acupuncture in the wrong place or in blood vessels and nerves will hurt people. For example, deep needling at Fengfu point is very dangerous, and carelessness may cause negligence and injury. Moxibustion only burns on the skin, or warm moxibustion with moxa sticks is harmless to the human body and safer than acupuncture.
Second, the acupuncture time is short, and acupuncture stops after acupuncture; Moxibustion, especially scar moxibustion, will leave scar marks after moxibustion, which will form a * * * shape on this acupoint for a long time. For example, moxibustion at Guanyuan point makes you feel warm in your stomach for several days, because it lasts longer.
Thirdly, the techniques of acupuncture are very complicated, and the requirements for acupoints are very accurate, such as which acupoints are tonic and which ones are diarrhea, and the techniques are more complicated, such as burning mountain fires and cooling the heart. There are three main moxibustion techniques, namely warm moxibustion, rotary moxibustion and bird pecking moxibustion, which are simple to operate.
Ouyang Xiu's Burning Ai Sticks in the Northern Song Dynasty: "Xiuqi, I haven't seen you for many days, and I am sincere." See words, once burn ai, I don't know where I am? I will be at home tomorrow, or I can see it. This person often happens, and he is not a vulgar worker. You can talk to him about power. I have my own career, too, and I want to meet. I went through the practice of unannounced visits and learned correctly. The twenty-eighth "
◎ What are the characteristics of moxibustion therapy compared with drug therapy?
As we all know, taking too many drugs will lead to drug resistance, because many drugs contain antibiotics, and abuse of antibiotics will cause drug resistance in human bacteria, so the state has strict restrictions on the use of this drug. Moxibustion will not have the problem of drug resistance. The main function of moxibustion is to enhance human function. There is a saying that "healthy qi keeps pregnant, evil does not cause trouble", which strengthens the body, tonifies the yang and naturally eliminates evil. Moreover, moxibustion can slowly open the meridians of the human body, and the circulation of qi and blood will lead to a hundred lives, so it is not aimed at the human body, but at the human body. When the function of human body is improved, it will have the ability of self-healing and there will be no problem of drug resistance.
Talking about "three-point poison is medicine", taking medicine often will destroy the normal flora in the body. After the drug enters the human body, it not only acts on bad bacteria, but also acts on normal bacteria, which makes the normal flora of people lose balance and has a bad influence on the normal function of the human body. Moxibustion, on the other hand, won't have this shortcoming, because it regulates the human body by relaxing the qi and nourishing the healthy qi, so it won't have adverse effects on the human body.
Moxibustion is better than medicine.
Moreover, drug addicts generally become dependent on drugs. For example, once you take antihypertensive drugs, you have to take them for a long time; For another example, a diabetic depends on insulin, so he should use insulin all the year round. This is drug dependence. Why are you dependent on this drug? Because after the drug enters the human body, it replaces the function of the internal organs themselves. For example, if insulin secretion is less, the medicine taken will replace this function of the human body itself. After a long time, the corresponding functions of the human body will not be enough, and he will rely on this drug. Moxibustion will not have this problem. The role of moxibustion is to improve the functions of related organs of human body, slowly make up for the functional defects of human body and make it have normal functions, so moxibustion will not make human body dependent and will not cause drug poisoning.
Although drugs have the characteristics of quick response in treatment, it is difficult to cure some chronic diseases, such as rhinitis and prostate diseases. First, drugs must first pass through the stomach, and then reach the patient's site through the transport of qi and blood. In other words, drugs have to go through digestion and absorption to reach the patient's site, and even if they arrive, their efficacy will be greatly weakened. Furthermore, if the patient's site is hidden, it is difficult to reach the medicine, and the treatment effect will not be obvious. Moxibustion is not the case. Take rhinitis as an example. Moxibustion is used to treat Shangxing and Xiang Ying points, and it is easy to affect the position of sinus. When moxibustion reaches the stars, the feeling of moxibustion can be directly transmitted from the head to the nose, so its efficacy is faster than medicine in some aspects.
The good curative effect of moxibustion should be sought from the sense of moxibustion.
"Half-hearted and Half-hearted" in Moxibustion Therapy
If you want to do moxibustion well, you need "three hearts and two minds". Which "three hearts"? The first is love. On the one hand, you have love for the person who has been moxibustion, on the other hand, you have love for the tools you use. You should like it, make friends with it and communicate with it. Moreover, stroke, in particular, is a long-term disease. Some people have been suffering from it for many years, and you need it when you are treating it. This is the second heart in what we call "three hearts", which is called perseverance. Therefore, moxibustion should not only have love, but also have perseverance. As long as you persist, you may win.
There used to be a Hua tuo who treated Cao Cao. After Cao Cao had a gust of wind, Hua Tuo pricked him with a needle. But after a year, Cao Cao's head wind disease broke out. At this time, Hua Tuo had been killed by him. He was hopeless and finally died. A doctor of traditional Chinese medicine named Dou Cai commented that Hua Tuo cured Cao Cao's illness, and if he insisted on moxibustion for him, Cao Cao's illness would not recur. It can be seen that moxibustion is used to remove the root of the disease during the treatment.
Let me give you another example. A friend of mine learned moxibustion from me. He got a hernia when he was three years old. As a result, when he was doing moxibustion, the symptoms of hernia came out, which was the root cause of his childhood. He insisted on moxibustion, and the result was good. It may not happen again in the future, of course, provided that moxibustion continues. So if you have old problems, don't be afraid. With moxibustion, it will be of great help to you. But don't worry, take your time. Maybe in the process of moxibustion, you can get rid of your old roots and old problems. Then continue moxibustion, I can give you moxibustion. What is moxibustion used for? To get rid of the root cause. Anyone who is old and cannot be cured is suitable for moxibustion.
Moxibustion is widely used in medicine.
There is also a kind of mind called meditation. Only when you are quiet can you feel the changes inside your body. I have studied acupuncture for a while before, and I have done acupuncture for two years. After I put the needle in, there will be a feeling of needle in my body. If you don't calm down, you won't feel it That feeling is very subtle. At the same time of moxibustion, the firepower of moxibustion is penetrating. I can't calm down, I can't feel it. Not only you should be calm, but also the patients who have been moxibustion should be calm. Both sides feel quietly that the tacit understanding between heart and heart is a very important link to obtain the curative effect of moxibustion.
What does "two meanings" mean? The first thing is to have "true meaning". What do you really mean? We can learn from the Taoist viewpoint. It thinks that the general meaning is either this meaning or what we usually think in our minds. This is not a real thought, but a kind of worry and delusion. What do you really mean? The meaning of "meaning" really comes from the heart, and the empty heart is the true meaning. Therefore, it is good and meaningful to do moxibustion for each other and let each other do it for themselves.
Moreover, it is "satisfactory" for both sides, and it should be said that moxibustion practitioners are particularly satisfied. How can I be satisfied? You can have love, calm down in the process of doing it for the other party, and let the other party be sincere, then the other party will be satisfied. Therefore, if moxibustion is to be effective, it is necessary to be "half-hearted".
Moxibustion: Experience a different feeling.
If you want to see the effect in moxibustion, you must find a way to find out the feeling inside. This is called "Moxibustion Sense". As we all know, there is a feeling of needling when needling. Once the needle is inserted, it will feel sour, numb, bloated and sleepy. Then moxibustion will also give you a sense of moxibustion. There are several manifestations of this moxibustion feeling, generally it is hot and windy, that is, the wind is blowing outside; There is cold and cold; Sometimes it's heavy, sometimes it hurts, sour and numb. This feeling is moxibustion.
There are two kinds of moxibustion feelings, one is hidden, that is, you can't feel it. After I give you moxibustion, your body is also changing, but you have no symptoms outside, so it is called implicit telepathy. If you continue to insist on moxibustion for a period of time, this feeling will change from recessive to dominant, and from insensitive to sensitive. When a physically sensitive person feels moxibustion, he will feel it. It turned out that I gave moxibustion to a patient, and his feet were cold all day. Moxibustion is the third strongest in Zusanli. Once again, my feet have been burned. This kind of person is less, but it shows that his sensitivity is very high.
Some people, although he can't feel it, but his body is also changing, he will gradually feel relaxed, so it is called hidden sexy biography. If there is this symptom, we should induce it or stimulate it. Once the sense of moxibustion comes out, it will give people confidence.
The feeling of moxibustion will appear radially, and there is another situation. When they give me moxibustion, they give me moxibustion at Dazhui point. I don't feel it here, but my hands are very hot. It's hard to say how it passed. If moxibustion reaches the affected area, the treatment effect will be quick. Therefore, when we do moxibustion, we must pay attention to the guidance of this moxibustion feeling, or the initiation of moxibustion feeling.
Moxibustion has become a new method to prevent diseases.
Now there is a kind of heat-sensitive moxibustion, which used to be called a hot spot. It is to find out the most sensitive place on your body, then moxibustion here, and then slowly moxibustion elsewhere, and the insensitive places will gradually feel. Therefore, we should learn to trigger the feeling of moxibustion, thus increasing the effect.
Why is this happening? Because Ai is the meridian, Ai can pass through the twelve meridians. So you feel it in the process of communication. There is also a dispute between good and evil, that is, righteousness goes in, and there are evil spirits in the body, so you will fight. This is the same as a local war, and it will have some influence in that place, so that you will feel that this is also a sense of moxibustion.
There is another kind, that is, the dispute between good and evil is fierce, and the disease lies in the body. In this process, you will have chills inside and outside, or be afraid of cold, or have high fever and diarrhea. Moxibustion with moxa sticks is rare, but it is common in direct moxibustion.
Ten taboos of TCM health moxibustion
, is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to eliminate diseases, prevent diseases and preserve health. Because moxibustion is smoked with fire, a little carelessness may cause local skin burns. On the other hand, some Xue Jing will be injured in the process of moxibustion, so some parts or some people can't be moxibustion. Let's take a look at the 10 taboo of moxibustion.
Taboo 1
All exposed parts, such as face, neck and arms. It is not appropriate to moxibustion directly to prevent scarring and affect the appearance.
Taboo 2 ※
Don't apply moxibustion in areas with thin skin, few muscles and muscle blocks, pregnant women's lumbosacral parts and lower abdomen, and men's and women's testicles. In addition, do not directly moxibustion joints. In addition, don't moxibustion in big blood vessels, heart parts, eyeballs and other places.
Taboo 3 ※
Do not wash your hands or bathe in cold water within half an hour after moxibustion. Drink more warm water than usual after moxibustion (never drink cold water or ice water) to help excrete toxins from the body.
Taboo 4 ※
Pay attention to concentration when moxibustion is applied, and don't distract attention when moxibustion is applied, so as to avoid the moxa stick moving away from the acupoint.
Taboo 5 ※
Pay attention to the accuracy of acupoint selection: pay attention to the comfort and naturalness of acupoint selection, and pay attention to the accuracy of acupoint selection to ensure it.
Taboo 6 ※
Many modern clothes are made of chemical fiber, down and other materials, which are easy to catch fire. Therefore, we must pay attention to prevent the fire from falling, especially when moxibustion with moxa sticks, to prevent the moxa sticks from rolling down. After moxibustion, the lighted end of the moxa stick can be stuffed into a bottle with a diameter slightly larger than that of the moxa stick to facilitate extinguishing.
Taboo 7 ※
Because part of the body surface should be exposed when moxibustion is applied, we should pay attention to keeping warm in winter to avoid the old disease from healing and adding new diseases.
Taboo 8 ※
It is very important to pay attention to the amount when using moxibustion for the first time. First, use a small amount of small doses, such as moxa sticks, or moxibustion for a shorter time and fewer times. Increase the dose in the future, not at the beginning.
Moxibustion should be carried out by professionals.
Taboo 9 ※
For children with sensitive person's skin, the index finger and middle finger can be placed on both sides of the moxibustion site to sense the temperature of the moxibustion site, so as not to burn the skin, and the effect is good.
Taboo 10 ※
Avoid moxibustion when you are extremely tired, hungry, full, drunk, sweating, emotionally unstable, during some infectious diseases, high fever, coma, convulsions, or when your body is extremely tired and emaciated, or people who have no self-control ability such as mental patients.
Conclusion: Moxibustion is effective, but it must not cause burns to patients with loss of skin sensation.