1, can moxibustion be done every day?
Whether moxibustion can be done every day depends on your physique and your symptoms. If you are seriously unwell, you can do it every day. If you have a chronic disease, or simply rely on moxibustion for health, there is no need to do it every day.
2. How long does moxibustion take effect?
(1) Moxibustion for Acute Diseases
Some people have severe physical discomfort or acute symptoms, and moxibustion can last longer. If the body can accept it, moxibustion once or twice a day.
(2) Moxibustion for chronic diseases
If it is a chronic disease, it is necessary to properly choose the time of moxibustion. At first, you can moxibustion every day for about half a month, rest for a few days in the middle, and then moxibustion; If you feel better after moxibustion in the first half of the month, you can choose moxibustion once every other day, or moxibustion two or three times a week.
(3) Health moxibustion
If you rely solely on moxibustion for health care, you can moxibustion about 3 times a week, or once every 3 to 5 days. If you follow the course of moxibustion, you can continue moxibustion for the first three days, rest for a while, and then moxibustion the next day.
3. How long does moxibustion last?
The time of moxibustion is generally 10 to 30 minutes. If you feel comfortable, moxibustion can last longer. If you feel dizzy or chest tightness after moxibustion, then moxibustion is about 10 minutes to let your body adapt slowly, and then it is better to extend the time.
4. When is moxibustion best?
There is no specific choice of moxibustion time, before and after meals, in the morning and evening, when watching TV and reading books, and before going to bed at night. Just be careful not to do moxibustion when you are too hungry or too full. Moxibustion is best after half an hour to an hour after meals.
5, moxibustion precautions
1, the exposed parts can't be directly moxibustion, so as to prevent scarring and affect the appearance.
2. Moxibustion is not suitable for the following parts: places with thin skin and few muscles, where muscles gather, pregnant women's lumbosacral parts and lower abdomen, male and female nipples, female private parts, testicles, large blood vessels, heart parts, eyeballs, etc. In addition, do not directly moxibustion joints.
3, extreme fatigue, hunger, satiety, drunkenness, sweating, emotional instability, or women should remember not to moxibustion during menstruation.
4. Moxibustion is not suitable for patients with certain diseases: some infectious diseases, high fever, coma, convulsions, or extreme physical exhaustion, skinny people, mental patients, etc. It should not be moxibustion.
5. Pay attention to the accuracy of posture and acupoint selection: the posture should meet the needs of moxibustion, and at the same time pay attention to the comfort and naturalness of posture, find the accurate position and acupoint selection, and ensure the effect of moxibustion.
6, step by step, master the amount of the first stimulus, first a small amount, a small dose, a short time, and then increase the dose.