1, children's moxibustion benefits
Moxibustion in children can treat diarrhea, indigestion, vomiting, cough, cold and other diseases in children. Moxibustion can produce obvious warming, treatment, conditioning and health care effects on children with lung and spleen deficiency and cold. Some chronic diseases are easy to attack in winter and can be treated by moxibustion in summer. In summer, children wear less clothes, which is convenient for fumigation and high temperature. Children are not afraid of cold, and they are not easy to catch a cold.
2. Principles of children's moxibustion
Children's moxibustion points should be precise, moxibustion has a strong aphrodisiac effect, and children's moxibustion can't be like adults. Secondly, children are active and moxibustion time should not be too long, which may disturb children's qi and blood. Zusanli point can cause downward movement. Children should not moxibustion this point easily, which will affect their growth and development. When doing moxibustion, parents should pay attention to the whole process to prevent burns. If children have food retention or diarrhea, they can be properly moxibustion at Pishu, Zhongwan, Shu Wei, Shenque and Zusanli points under the guidance of a doctor.
3, children moxibustion points
Children with poor spleen and stomach function are particularly prone to diarrhea, nausea and vomiting and poor diet. Children's moxibustion can focus on regulating the spleen and stomach. Commonly used acupoints are: Pishu, Gongsun, Tian Shu, Shenque, Guanyuan and Shu Wei. Children's lungs are not fully developed, so moxibustion can be used at Feixue, Fengmen, Hegu and Fengchi points.