It is an external treatment method of burning and warm ironing moxa or other drugs on acupuncture points on the body surface. With the help of the slight heat of moxibustion fire and the action of drugs, through the conduction of meridians, it plays the role of warming and nourishing qi and blood, strengthening the body resistance and eliminating evil, so as to achieve the purpose of treating diseases, preventing health care.
Other acupuncture methods
Triangular needle, dermal needle, intradermal needle, fire needle, tent needle, electroacupuncture, warming needle and catgut embedding therapy.
Cupping method
Various methods are used to eliminate the negative pressure formed by the air in the tank and make it adsorb on the body surface to treat diseases. Also known as aspiration therapy and cupping therapy. In ancient times, it was made from the horns of animals, which was called the horn method. Through suction, local tissues can be congested or congested, the meridians can be unblocked, and qi and blood can be replenished. Has the effects of promoting blood circulation, promoting qi circulation, relieving pain and swelling, dispelling cold and removing dampness, resolving hard mass and removing toxic substances, and relieving fever.
Plum blossom acupuncture therapy
Plum blossom acupuncture therapy, also known as skin acupuncture therapy, consists of five or seven needles to form a cluster of needles and prick skin meridian points.
moxibustion
Moxibustion therapy includes moxa stick moxibustion, moxa cone moxibustion and warm acupuncture. Moxibustion with moxa sticks can be divided into three types: mild moxibustion, pecking moxibustion and ironing moxibustion. Moxibustion with moxa sticks can be divided into direct moxibustion and indirect moxibustion. Warm acupuncture is also called acupuncture on the needle or moxibustion on the needle handle, that is, after acupuncture gets angry, put a moxa stick on the needle handle and light it so that it can be introduced into the acupoint through the needle body.
Modern acupuncture and moxibustion
Ear acupuncture, scalp acupuncture, eye acupuncture, hand acupuncture, foot acupuncture, wrist-ankle acupuncture.
Acoustic electroacupuncture, electric fire needle, microwave acupuncture.
Acupoint laser irradiation, acupoint sticking, acupoint catgut embedding, acupoint magnetic therapy, acupoint injection, acupoint pointer, acupoint iontophoresis, acupoint cutting and treatment, and acupoint ligation. The characteristic of acupuncture therapy is that it does not rely on taking medicine to treat diseases, but only uses acupuncture on a certain part of the patient's body to stab nerves and cause local reactions, or burns the part with the warm stimulation of fire to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. The former is called acupuncture, and the latter is called moxibustion, collectively referred to as acupuncture therapy.
Clinically, acupuncture therapy can diagnose the cause, find out the key to the disease and distinguish the nature of the disease according to the diagnosis and treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine. Then make the corresponding acupoint prescription for treatment. In order to dredge meridians, regulate qi and blood, make yin and yang relatively balanced, and make the functions of viscera tend to be harmonious, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases.
Acupuncture therapy has many advantages: first, it has a wide range of indications and can be used for the treatment and prevention of many diseases such as internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, ent, etc. Second, the effect of treating diseases is relatively rapid and remarkable, especially it has good functions of stimulating physical function, improving disease resistance, sedation and analgesia; Third, the operation method is simple and easy; Fourth, the economy of medical expenses; Fifth, it has no or few side effects, is basically safe and reliable, and can be combined with other therapies for comprehensive treatment. These are also the reasons why it has always been welcomed by the people.
In the long-term medical practice, acupuncture has formed a meridian theory consisting of fourteen meridians, eight odd meridians, fifteen different meridians, twelve meridians, twelve tendons, twelve skin parts, sun collaterals, floating collaterals, etc., as well as the knowledge of acupoints such as 36 1 point and odd meridians, and discovered the specific contact law between specific parts of the human body, creating a new one. In the long-term medical practice, acupuncture has formed a meridian theory consisting of fourteen meridians, eight strange meridians, fifteen different meridians, twelve meridians, twelve tendons, twelve skin positions, sun collaterals and floating collaterals. And the knowledge of acupoints such as 3 1 acupoints, odd acupoints and the main diseases of acupoints, and found the law of specific relationship between specific parts of the human body.
Because of its unique advantages, wide adaptability, rapid and remarkable curative effect, simple operation method, economical medical expenses and few side effects, acupuncture in China spread to Japan, Korea, India, Arabia and other countries as early as the Tang Dynasty, and blossomed in other countries, resulting in acupuncture medicine with exotic characteristics. So far, acupuncture has spread to more than 40 countries and regions in the world, which has played a great role in ensuring the life and health of all mankind.
The scientific and cultural knowledge that acupuncture has grown up in the specific natural and social environment of China in the past dynasties contains the unique spirit, thinking and cultural essence of the Chinese nation, a lot of practical observation, knowledge system and technical skills, and embodies the strong vitality and creativity of the Chinese nation. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation and the treasure of all human civilization, which should be better protected and utilized.
Acupuncture can treat many diseases, which are used for beauty, mostly for treating adult acne and losing weight.
Principle of acupuncture and moxibustion for acne removal: According to the specific causes of acne, such as lung fire, stomach fire or spleen-stomach imbalance, a targeted acupuncture conditioning scheme is formulated to dredge meridians through treatment to achieve the purpose of acne removal and beauty.
First, the acupuncture weight loss principle
Acupuncture weight loss regulates the functions of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal cortex and sympathetic-adrenal medulla by stimulating meridian points, accelerates basal metabolic rate, thus promoting fat metabolism, increasing heat production and consuming accumulated fat; Then adjust, perfect and repair the balance of the human body itself.
Acupuncture weight loss can strengthen spleen and kidney function and help healthy qi by strengthening the body resistance and eliminating pathogenic factors, stimulating acupoints and adjusting meridians. In addition, he can get rid of stagnation pathogens by dredging meridians, which can not only achieve the overall weight loss effect, but also eliminate local fat and achieve the purpose of partial weight loss.
1. acupuncture weight loss can effectively regulate lipid metabolism. Lipid peroxide in obese patients is higher than normal. Acupuncture can reduce the content of lipid peroxide in human body and accelerate the metabolism of fat, thus achieving the purpose of losing weight.
Second, it can correct the abnormal appetite of patients, and inhibit the excessive secretion of gastric acid through the regulation of the nervous system, so as to achieve the goal of not being tired or hungry. After acupuncture, the stomach empties slowly and the stomach is not empty. Naturally I feel full and don't want to eat too much.
Third, it is to effectively regulate endocrine disorders. The incidence of endocrine disorders in obese patients is extremely high. Why do women get fat after giving birth, not only because of overnutrition, but also because they break her endocrine balance after giving birth and cause obesity. When women reach menopause, endocrine disorders can also lead to obesity. Acupuncture weight loss, regulating the hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal cortex and sympathetic adrenal cortex, correcting endocrine disorders and accelerating fat metabolism, thus achieving the purpose of losing weight.
At present, there are many ways to lose weight, but acupuncture weight loss has a unique effect, that is, it is safe and convenient, and there is no adverse reaction. Acupuncture weight loss is different from drugs to lose weight. Drugs usually have a certain action time, while acupuncture weight loss plays an internal role by adjusting the patient's internal function, so acupuncture weight loss generally won't gain weight soon after the treatment stops. In other words, acupuncture weight loss generally won't rebound. Now acupuncture weight loss has attracted the attention of scholars at home and abroad, and it is the most effective way to lose weight healthily. In particular, acupuncture can treat obesity and simple obesity caused by endocrine disorders, which can quickly reduce excess fat, tighten the skin, and affect health. Acupuncture weight loss is suitable for those who have failed to lose weight for a long time or lost weight with drugs, and has the advantages of no need for dieting, no need for a lot of exercise, no pain in surgery, etc.
Acupuncture has a wide range of applications, including internal medicine, surgery, trauma, gynecology, pediatrics, facial features, skin and other diseases, and most of them can be treated through acupuncture. The World Health Organization (WHO) has also publicly declared that acupuncture is indeed helpful for some diseases. The following are 43 diseases that are effective in acupuncture announced by the World Health Organization (WHO), including:
( 1980)
I. Respiratory diseases
1. allergic rhinitis 2. Sinusitis III. Rhinitis 4. Cold 5. Tonsillitis 6. Acute and chronic laryngitis. Bronchitis 8. bronchial asthma
Second, ophthalmic diseases
8. Acute conjunctivitis. Central retinitis 10. Myopia 1 1. cataract
Third, oral diseases.
12. toothache 13. Pain after tooth extraction 14. gingivitis
Fourth, gastrointestinal diseases.
15. Esophageal achalasia 16. Hiccup 17. Gastroptosis 18. Acute and chronic gastritis 19. Hyperacidity. Chronic duodenal ulcer (analgesia) 2 1. Simple acute duodenal ulcer.
Five, nerve, muscle and bone diseases
27. Headache 28. Migraine 29. Trigeminal neuralgia Facial paralysis 3 1. Slight paralysis after stroke. Peripheral neuropathy. Sequelae of polio. Meniere's syndrome. Neurogenic bladder dysfunction. Enuresis 37. Intercostal neuralgia 38. Neck and arm syndrome. Shoulder coagulation 40. Tennis elbow 46543.
(The World Health Organization recommends acupuncture clinical guidelines for 43 diseases. China Metrology Publishing House. 1995) in the 1970s, taking the opportunity that China announced the research results of acupuncture anesthesia to the whole world, the international community set off a craze for understanding acupuncture and applying acupuncture to treat diseases, which was a worldwide acupuncture craze. Due to the research on acupuncture and moxibustion, western medical circles gradually eliminated the misunderstanding of acupuncture and moxibustion, and some foreigners became interested in it and became the main force in the application, research and promotion of acupuncture and moxibustion. In the process of internationalization of acupuncture and moxibustion, the World Health Organization has played an important role in promoting and guiding, such as establishing cooperation centers for acupuncture research and training in some countries, supporting and establishing the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, and formulating international standards for names of meridians and acupoints and standards for clinical research of acupuncture and moxibustion. At present, there are 140 countries and regions in the world, and the number of people engaged in acupuncture is about 200,000 ~ 300,000.
In the second half of the 20th century, the clinical focus of acupuncture was to observe and summarize the indications of acupuncture. In 1990s, the clinical application of acupuncture has expanded to four aspects, namely, diagnosis of meridians, acupuncture anesthesia, acupuncture health care and acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture can now treat more than 800 diseases, of which 30% ~ 40% have remarkable therapeutic effects. Including some common diseases, functional diseases, chronic diseases, some difficult diseases and acute diseases, acupuncture is more effective. Because of its unique advantages, wide indications, rapid and remarkable curative effect, simple operation method, economical medical expenses and few side effects, acupuncture in China spread to Japan, Korea, India, Arabia and other countries and regions as early as the Tang Dynasty, and blossomed in other countries, resulting in some exotic acupuncture medicine. So far, acupuncture has spread to more than 40 countries and regions in the world, which has played a great role in ensuring the life and health of all mankind.
Ancient people in China used acupuncture to keep fit a long time ago. In Huangdi Neijing, doctors who master acupuncture and moxibustion health care technology are called "workers", and in Lingshu Inverse Shun, they are called "workers stab unborn children."
By the Tang Dynasty, acupuncture had occupied a considerable position in health care. For example, in Forward Fang Yao, many materials used for acupuncture and moxibustion health care are discussed. Wang Zhizhong's Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Song Dynasty recorded that acupuncture was used to prevent many diseases, such as pricking and purging the air door without carbuncle. Doctors in the Ming Dynasty also advocated acupuncture and moxibustion for health care. Gao Wu said in "Acupuncture gathers English": "Those who are not ill, acupuncture rebelled first, and those who did not arrive welcomed them." Inverse, that is, the meaning of disease prevention. In the Qing Dynasty, Pan also expounded the health care function of acupuncture in his book Hygiene Requirements. He said: "People's viscera, meridians, qi and blood, muscles are not careful every day, and external evils are dry, which leads to illness. In ancient times, acupuncture was the foundation ... so benefiting joints, benefiting qi and blood, so that evil can be quickly removed, evil can be removed from self-healing, and diseases can be cured. "
The so-called acupuncture and moxibustion health care is to stimulate some acupoints of the human body with filiform needles, stimulate the qi of meridians, and make the human body metabolize vigorously, so as to achieve the purpose of strengthening the body and prolonging life. This health care method is acupuncture health care. Although the methods of acupuncture health care and acupuncture treatment are basically the same, the emphasis is different. Acupuncture treatment focuses on correcting the excess of yin and yang and qi and blood, while acupuncture health care focuses on strengthening the body and improving the metabolic ability of the body, with the aim of preserving health and prolonging life. It is precisely because of their different views that there are certain differences in acupoint selection and needle use. If it is used for health care, the stimulation intensity of acupuncture manipulation should be moderate, and it is not advisable to choose too many points, mainly those with strong curative effect.
Health moxibustion is one of the unique health-preserving methods in China, which can be used not only for health care, but also for the rehabilitation of long-term patients. The so-called health-care moxibustion method is to apply moxibustion on some specific acupoints of the body to achieve the purpose of harmonizing qi and blood, regulating meridians, nourishing viscera and prolonging life. "Introduction to Medicine" says: "If medicine can't reach the needle, it must be moxibustion", which shows that moxibustion can play a role that acupuncture and medicine sometimes can't. As for the health care function of moxibustion, it was clearly recorded in Bian Que's Heart Sutra: "When people are not ill, they often moxibustion Guanyuan, Qihai and Mingmen ... Although they are not immortal, they can still be over 100 years old."
The state attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. On May 20th, 2006, acupuncture was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. On June 5th, 2007, the Ministry of Culture confirmed Wang Xuetai of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and He Puren of Chinese Acupuncture Society as the representative inheritors of this cultural heritage project, and they were included in the list of 226 representative inheritors of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage projects.