Can moxibustion be done in summer?
Chinese medicine believes that people with yang deficiency and qi deficiency are more suitable for acupuncture therapy. Most of the sick people belong to yang deficiency constitution. Artemisia argyi leaves are warm and belong to pure yang. Moxibustion can warm meridians, dispel cold and dampness, and tonify human yang. Summer happens to be the time when the yang in nature is the heaviest, and the yang and heat of the two are combined, and the warming effect is stronger. Therefore, moxibustion can achieve the best nourishing effect in the summer with the most sunshine in nature.
Benefits of moxibustion in summer
1, asthma treatment
Moxibustion is more effective in dog days. Moxibustion starts from the first day of every dog day and ends in dog days. The acupoints are Jiaji (1 between the thoracic vertebra and the 5th lumbar vertebra), Dazhui (the 7th lower cervical vertebra depression) and Taodao (the thoracic vertebra 1 lower spinous process depression).
Step 2 treat diarrhea
In summer, diarrhea is often caused by careless diet or abdominal cold. Moxibustion at the corresponding acupoints can strengthen the spleen and stomach, tonify the middle warmer and treat colds. These acupoints are: Zhongwan (4 inches above the umbilicus), Jianli (3 inches above the umbilicus) and Zusanli (3 inches below the external knee, at the edge of the tibia).
Step 3 treat stomachache
After selecting the right acupoints, light the moxa stick, and hang moxibustion at Zhongwan point (located 4 inches above the navel in the midline of the abdomen) and Zusanli point on one side for 10 minute depending on the skin flushing on the acupoints. Stomach pain can be relieved immediately. Pay attention when using.
4. Treat insomnia and dreaminess
Baihui point (head center line between ears), Sishencong point (Baihui point, front, back, left and right 1 inch), Tang Yin point (between eyebrows) and temple (above the extension line of the outer corner of the ear). Moxibustion on these points, twice a day, each time 10-20 minutes.
5. Treat facial wrinkles.
Before going to bed, light one end of the moxa stick, aim at the acupoints on the face, and smoke moxibustion at a distance of 2 ~ 3 cm from the acupoints. Choose 2 ~ 3 acupoints at a time and moxibustion for about 5 minutes at a time until the skin turns red. There are many crow's feet, choose sun, silk and bamboo; The forehead pattern is selected as Bai Yang and Tang Yin; Laughter pattern selection warehouse, Shimonoseki, cheek cart. Or fill the umbilical hole with salt powder, cut 1 piece with 0.3 cm fresh ginger, and puncture several holes in the center with a needle to wear on the umbilical cord. Put a piece of wormwood (such as soybean) on ginger and light moxibustion. When the moxa cone is completely burned out, change another moxa cone, 3-5 sticks each time, until the local skin produces flushing, once a night/kloc-0 times.
Step 6 treat facial paralysis
Use ginger moxibustion, that is, cut fresh ginger into 0.2 cm thick ginger slices, punch a few holes in the ginger slices, and light the moxa cone on the ginger slices. Moxibustion at Bai Yang, Buche, Cang Di, Zygomatic Iliac, Hegu and Zusanli on both sides of limbs. When scalding ginger slices locally, lift the ginger slices for a while and then put them down, and repeat them several times until they are warm. Moxibustion before lying down every night 1 time.
Step 7 treat freckles
After burning the moxa stick, smoke and burn the freckles in the valley, winding pool and face, so that the local area feels warm and the skin is red. When applying moxibustion, especially on the face, be careful that moxa dust falls and burns the skin. Moxibustion every night or every other night 1 time. Dispelling menstruation and promoting blood circulation, preventing and treating freckles.
8. Treat ptosis
After lighting with a moxa stick, hang moxibustion back and forth from the upper eyelid to the forehead until the part is red and feels warm and comfortable. Moxibustion lasts for about 20 minutes. Be careful when applying moxibustion that moxa ash falls and burns the skin. Every night 1 time, 1 time is1course of treatment.
9. Treat acne
After the moxa stick is lit, the acupoints of facial cheekbone, Shimonoseki, Ju Gu and Xiang Ying are moxibustion, which is about 65438±0 ~ 2cm away from the acupoints. Moxibustion at each acupoint for 2 minutes until the local skin turns red.
10, treating facial edema
Before going to bed every night, you should light the moxa stick, sit in front of the bed and moxibustion Zusanli, Shutian and Zhongwan points respectively. Each acupoint will pause for about 5 minutes, and local blush will appear, which will make you feel warm and comfortable. Yiqi Jianpi, beauty.
Matters needing attention in summer moxibustion
1, absorb it and be patient. 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, not at the acupoint, hurting the skin and wasting time. For health moxibustion, we should persist for a long time, and occasionally moxibustion can not achieve the expected effect.
2. Pay attention to the accuracy of posture and acupoints. On the one hand, the location should be suitable for the needs of moxibustion, and at the same time, it should be comfortable and natural. The location and acupuncture points should be determined according to the prescription to ensure the effect of moxibustion.
3. Fire prevention. Pay attention to fire prevention when moxibustion, 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.
4. Pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling. Because moxibustion should expose part of the body surface, heatstroke should be prevented when it is hot in summer, and attention should be paid to the adjustment of indoor temperature and the opening of ventilation fan to exchange fresh air in time.
5. Prevent infection. If suppurative moxibustion or moxibustion is not properly treated, it may cause sores due to local burns, so don't break the sores. If it is broken and infected, use anti-inflammatory drugs in time.
6. Master the procedures of moxibustion. If moxibustion points are numerous and scattered, it should be carried out in the order of back, chest and abdomen, head and limbs.
7. Pay attention to the time of moxibustion. Some diseases must pay attention to the time of moxibustion, such as insomnia should be moxibustion before going to bed. Do not apply moxibustion on an empty stomach before and after meals.
8, step by step, the first use of moxibustion should pay attention to the amount of stimulation, first a small amount, small dose, such as the use of small moxa sticks, or moxibustion for a short time, less intensity. Increase the dose in the future. Don't start with a large dose.
9. Although the prevention of dizzy moxibustion is rare, once it is dizzy, it will cause dizziness, dizziness, nausea, pallor, palpitation and sweating. , even fainted. Immediately after the occurrence of dizzy moxibustion, stop moxibustion, lie on your back, add moxibustion at Zusanli, and gently moxibustion for about 10 minutes.
10, pay attention to the adjustment of moxibustion temperature. For children with sensitive person's skin, put the index finger and middle finger on both sides of the moxibustion site to sense the temperature of the moxibustion site, which will not burn the skin and achieve good results.