1. Moxibustion with Folium Artemisiae Argyi: Grind Folium Artemisiae Argyi into powder, add appropriate amount of water, and stir evenly to make paste. Apply mud to the affected area, light it with fire, let it burn for a while and then put it out. The mud moxibustion has the functions of warming channels, dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and is suitable for arthralgia due to wind-cold and dampness.
2, ginger mud moxibustion: cut ginger into thin slices, add appropriate amount of water to boil, and make ginger juice. Mix ginger juice with proper amount of flour, stir well, and make it into mud. Apply mud to the affected area, light it with fire, let it burn for a while and then put it out.
3, safflower mud moxibustion: grind safflower into powder, add appropriate amount of water and stir evenly to make mud. Apply mud to the affected area, light it with fire, let it burn for a while and then put it out. This mud moxibustion has the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, relieving swelling and pain, and is suitable for traumatic injury, blood stasis and swelling and pain.
4, garlic moxibustion: garlic smashed into mud. Apply mud to the affected area, light it with fire, let it burn for a while and then put it out. This mud moxibustion has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and analgesic effects, and is suitable for sores, swelling and pain, hemorrhoids and other diseases.
5, herbal mud moxibustion: choose different herbs according to different diseases, such as Artemisia argyi, cassia twig, angelica dahurica and so on. Grinding herbs into powder, adding appropriate amount of water, and stirring evenly to make slurry. Apply mud to the affected area, light it with fire, let it burn for a while and then put it out.
Benefits of mud moxibustion:
1. Warming meridians and dispelling cold: The warming effect of mud moxibustion can warm meridians and promote blood circulation, thus achieving the effect of warming meridians and dispelling cold. It has a good relief effect on symptoms such as wind-cold-dampness arthralgia and joint pain.
2, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: The warming effect of mud moxibustion can promote blood circulation, accelerate metabolism, help eliminate blood stasis and improve the nutritional status of local tissues. It has a good therapeutic effect on traumatic injury, blood stasis and swelling and pain.
3. Dispelling wind and removing dampness: The warming effect of mud moxibustion can dispel cold and dampness, enhance the body's resistance, and have a good relief effect on symptoms such as wind, cold and dampness and muscle soreness.
4, anti-inflammatory sterilization: the herbal ingredients in mud moxibustion have anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects, which can prevent skin infections and sores.
5, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals: The warming effect of mud moxibustion can relieve muscle tension, promote muscle relaxation, and have a good relief effect on symptoms such as muscle soreness and stiffness. At the same time, mud moxibustion can also stimulate meridian points, adjust qi and blood circulation, and achieve the effect of relaxing tendons and activating collaterals.