One. The definition and function of moxibustion;
Moxibustion Moxibustion, what does Ai mean? A grass head and a fork below are human hands. What is Ai? Ai is something that the ancients could cure many diseases with this grass! There are two kinds of medicines that are the kings of all kinds of medicines, one is laurel and the other is wormwood! From this word-making, we can see that the ancients affirmed the medicinal function of this moxa! !
Second, Ai, the fork below also means weapon. A soldier is an unknown weapon, but it is also a stable weapon! ! Maintaining national stability depends on political power and military strength, while maintaining human stability. According to the ancients, the first thing is to rely on Dan medicine, and the second is to rely on moxibustion. The third is to rely on other conditioning, including your own mentality, other drugs, and other exercises. Therefore, the word Ai also has the meaning of safety, which can cure stable diseases!
Ai's third meaning is love! When the ancients bid farewell to their friends, they often had three kinds of grass as their best consideration. The first one is blue grass, I hope the other person is happy. I also hope that the other party will face life as calmly as a gentleman, and in friendship, I hope that a gentleman is lighter than water and lighter than blue. The second is the day lily, also known as the girl without worry, with obvious meaning. The third is to send wormwood, hoping that the other party can be healthy. Everything represents the deep affection of friends. The usage of wormwood as medicine is not found in the earliest classic of traditional Chinese medicine, that is, it is not found in Shennong Materia Medica. The first one was the Record of Famous Doctors written by Tao Hongjing, a famous Taoist priest in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but the ancients didn't know about Ai for a long time. That was not the case. Ai is described in The Book of Songs, and also in The Second Book. The Book of Songs calls it Ai. The most famous mugwort is mugwort in Hubei and mugwort in Nanyang, Henan. Our sage said that seven years' illness needs three years' love, which is really profound. Many diseases are beyond the reach of needles and medicines, and moxibustion is necessary, but moxibustion is moxibustion, and moxibustion is moxibustion. Moxibustion is just one of many moxibustion methods, and it is by no means that everyone thinks that holding hands for such a moment is called moxibustion. Now everyone can only call it moxibustion. The real moxibustion method is to rub the moxa stick into the size of a wheat grain, which is called strong moxibustion, and then stick it close to the skin, light it with thread incense, and moxibustion one by one until the skin turns red, or let the moxa stick burn out directly if you want to do scar moxibustion.
Judging from the superficial meaning of these two words, moxibustion is moxibustion with moxa sticks. The original meaning of moxibustion is "long time", and later it developed into moxibustion, which means burning. So moxibustion is defined as baking with fire for a long time. Moxibustion has two characteristics, one is heating, and the other is aiming at acupoints. Furthermore, moxibustion is a Chinese medicine therapy that hangs moxibustion on human acupuncture points with burnt moxa sticks. It is a therapeutic method to regulate the disordered function of human body by stimulating menstrual qi, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases.
Artemisia argyi leaves are the sun of heaven and earth, so it tastes bitter and slightly warm, while heat is hot, which can rise or fall. Its gas is fragrant and strong, and it is pure Yang grass! ! ! As a kind of medicine, wormwood has five classic functions, the first is to warm meridians to stop bleeding, the second is to dispel cold and relieve pain, the third is to regulate menstruation and prevent miscarriage, and the fourth is to dispel dampness and relieve itching. But in fact, there are at least a dozen functions of moxibustion, but in fact, there is only one function of moxibustion, that is, warming yang, and all its functions are produced on the basis of warming yang, such as activating qi and dredging collaterals, warming meridians to dispel cold, and supporting yang to disperse knots. We often hear the saying that "moxibustion is king, acupuncture becomes immortal, and drug therapy is overbearing". This shows that moxibustion is the mildest and most respected therapy, so today I will talk about the topic of moxibustion.
2. Description of burning smoke of moxa sticks:
Let me briefly talk about the efficacy difference between smoked moxa sticks and smokeless moxa sticks. As the name implies, smoked moxa sticks are moxa sticks that produce smoke when burning. Smokeless moxa sticks are moxa sticks that do not produce smoke when burning. Of course, this explanation is rough. Let's explain their differences in detail from three aspects: 1. The difference between making smoked moxa sticks and smokeless moxa sticks: the main raw material for making smoked moxa sticks is moxa sticks, which are processed from moxa sticks and made of paper rolls. Smokeless moxa sticks are actually charcoal, mainly to prevent smoking too much. 2. The efficacy difference between smoked moxa sticks and smokeless moxa sticks: Their functions are all used to warm meridians and dispel cold, so it is the same when moxibustion with moxa sticks is ordered. Smokeless moxa sticks often burn for a long time, but their firepower is not strong. Smoked moxa sticks have short burning time and strong firepower. Pay special attention to, this moxa smoke is also a kind of medicinal gas, non-toxic! In fact, it has a therapeutic effect on the human body itself. The therapeutic effect of this kind of smoke on human body is completely different from the harmful effect of smog on human body now, because the composition is different. Speaking of cigarettes, say a little more. Now no matter which hospital you go to, Chinese medicine hospital or western hospital, moxibustion is used for disinfection. It is good to have moxa smoke at home, which will reduce many respiratory diseases. The ancients in China used moxibustion to diminish inflammation. This kind of cigarette will never achieve the effect of smokeless moxa sticks. 3. The smoke difference between smoked moxa sticks and smokeless moxa sticks: In fact, as mentioned above, the smoke generated by burning smoked moxa sticks will be larger than smokeless moxa sticks; But smokeless moxa sticks are not really smokeless, but much less than those with cigarettes, so they are considered smokeless moxa sticks. What I want to say here is that smokeless moxa sticks and smoked moxa sticks have their own characteristics, mainly depending on the place where they are used, such as some acupuncture points near the face and nostrils. Moxibustion will stimulate respiratory organs such as nose, and smokeless moxa sticks in these places will be much better than moxa sticks.
3. Moxibustion operation:
Generally speaking, we all generally believe that moxibustion is a process of heating a certain part of the body with lighted moxa sticks. It's really not that simple. There are several points that need our attention during the operation. The first one is that you must hold it with your hands when moxibustion. Why? Because the purpose of our moxibustion is to preserve health or cure diseases, only when we hold moxibustion with our own hands can you concentrate and your heart be still. This process itself is to cure diseases. No matter what kind of therapy is used to treat a disease, Chinese medicine pays attention to the unity of man and god, so this is an irreplaceable role of moxibustion as a moxibustion tool. Of course, under special circumstances, such as physical inconvenience or occasional rush of time, you can temporarily consider using moxibustion tools. In addition, it is best to use hand-held moxa sticks to concentrate moxibustion.
Four. Indications of moxibustion:
Although we highly admire this therapy, we should never demonize it, thinking that it can cure all diseases. That was not the case. It also has its indications. For example, meridian obstruction caused by wind, cold, heat, dampness and dry fire cannot be treated with moxibustion, and meridian obstruction caused by summer evil, fire evil and dry evil can never be treated with moxibustion, otherwise it will add fuel to the fire. For example, it is absolutely uncomfortable, which means it still has shortcomings. Not all wind, cold, heat, dampness and dry fire can be cured, but heat and dry fire can never be treated with moxibustion. Otherwise, why do you have to learn so many other therapies, such as acupuncture, Chinese medicine, scraping, cupping and patting? For example, heatstroke, the most classic and traditional treatment is scraping, or therefore, according to the different conditions, choose the most effective and safest different treatment methods.
Then talk about the indications of moxibustion. There are three signs. The first kind is people with weak constitution and weak qi and blood, the second kind is people with yang deficiency and cold, and the third kind is people with depressed fire. Speaking of fire depression, it needs to be clear that moxibustion can never clear away heat. Although moxibustion can be used to treat heat syndrome, it is definitely not used to treat true heat syndrome. This heat will get worse and worse.
5. Types of moxibustion:
There are many classifications of moxibustion, and we only need to know the more commonly used ones. Generally, there are mild moxibustion, bird-pecking moxibustion, rotary moxibustion, point-free moxibustion, point-separated moxibustion, and object-separated moxibustion, and the other is the electronic moxibustion currently used, in which the object-separated moxibustion includes ginger-separated moxibustion, salt-separated moxibustion, garlic-separated moxibustion, and aconite cake-separated moxibustion.
In the above classification, there are several points to pay attention to. Let's talk about purulent moxibustion first. Purulent moxibustion does not mean that you can put the moxa stick on your body and light it next to your body. It's not that simple. First of all, the moxa stick should not be too big, but smaller, the smaller the better. The grain size is the best. In addition, the bottom of the moxa stick should be coated with ginger juice, otherwise the moxa stick as big as that will fall down if you move your body a little. When you put the moxa stick on your skin, it can't burn completely. If you wait until it burns, you will burn your skin. This is a place to pay attention to.
The second is salt-separated moxibustion, but I don't quite agree with everyone's point of view. In particular, some people give their children salt moxibustion, which is easy to burn, that is, putting salt in the belly button, even if it burns a layer of Jiang Ye thoroughly. My Chinese medicine teacher improved a method by himself, that is, soaking the moxa stick in Chinese liquor, putting the moxa stick soaked in Chinese liquor in the navel, and then moxibustion. The effect is very good. Because the requirement of salt-separated moxibustion is very strict, it requires your mind to be absolutely quiet before you can do it. If you don't do it well, the salt will melt in it, and you don't know it yet. At this time, it is very hot inside. Sometimes I don't feel hot, but I've actually burned myself. It's better to do salt-separated moxibustion. Although the effect of salt-separated moxibustion is very good, it is very unsafe. This is also a place to pay attention to.
Six. Physical reaction during moxibustion;
When moxibustion, the body will have some reactions, such as itching and blistering. Itching is actually a good thing. Moxibustion and cupping are the same. Itching is the performance of expelling cold and exhausting air, but it is absolutely not good to go to Dazhui to bleed and scrape. Scraping when itching is very bad, because moxibustion is biased and scraping is diarrhea, so it can't be like this. Moxibustion and scraping can't be done together, so it will itch.
Secondly, there will be some blisters during moxibustion, and the problem of blisters is actually well solved. It's different from cupping. Cupping is extrusion, which will damage local skin before foaming. The blisters from cupping are different from those from moxibustion. This is the first point. The second point we often talk about in Chinese medicine is pores. Moxibustion is warm. Cold pathogens, yin pathogens and colds can only come out of pores and never form blisters. Blisters are edema after scalding. If you burn your skin and burn this grass root, blisters will form, otherwise it will only come out from the pores, that is, from the sputum. Many of us can't feel the heat when moxibustion, and they are far apart, but sometimes the heat is difficult to control. You don't know when it's far and near. Go away when it's hot, but it's not hot most of the time. In fact, you were burned by then. Some skin was burned at first sight, because the skin was reddish and uneven, which proved that the firepower was uneven, so it was burned. It may not hurt very much when it is closed occasionally, but it will blister after a while. Blisters usually appear, just pick them.
7. Taboos and precautions of moxibustion:
There are six points to note here. First of all, moxibustion also has the method of reinforcing and reducing. We usually do this by strengthening methods. There is only one situation, that is, purging method, which is the place where moxibustion is blown with the mouth. This is a purification method. The second one is emphasized by too many people now. Basically, all people who do moxibustion say that it is absolutely impossible to moxibustion Guanyuan and Zusanli every day. In addition, moxibustion is not allowed on the head, unless it is really serious yang deficiency, qi deficiency subsidence and uterine prolapse. Allergic rhinitis can be moxibustion. Moreover, moxibustion is not allowed at night, the first day and the fifteenth day, especially on the fifteenth day and the full moon, when people's qi and blood are also the most vigorous. You can't make it up at this time. If you make it up, there will be problems. Besides, as Chinese medicine says, someone must be taboo. Your god is in that place at this time, so you can't disturb it at that point, so you must pay attention to these things. When you can't get moxibustion, you should know for yourself. In addition, moxibustion is generally carried out during the day, preferably in the sunny morning, and moxibustion has the best effect. Night moxibustion is needed unless there is a special emergency, and other circumstances require night moxibustion.
Thirdly, it is often said that Zusanli is a good health care method if you want to keep your stomach calm, but not all ages can get moxibustion. The traditional understanding of Chinese medicine is that you can't moxibustion Zusanli under the age of 30, not that the nourishing function of Zusanli doesn't exist, but that moxibustion Zusanli under the age of 30 is easy to damage a person's vision, especially children.
The fourth is to bring the fire back to Yuan after moxibustion, and finally to moxibustion in spring.
Fifth, moxibustion should not be used when you are hungry, full, drunk, afraid, angry and thirsty.
The sixth is aftercare after moxibustion. Moxibustion generally has no discomfort, but some people will feel tired, dry mouth and general discomfort. Generally, no treatment is needed. They can drink a little water, eat lightly and rest quietly.
The seventh is to completely extinguish the fire after moxibustion to avoid fire. You'd better not cut the moxa stick. It's a waste. It's best not to put it out with water, or it will take a long time next time. There is a safe and simple way: find an empty wine bottle suitable for the size of moxibustion stick. When you want to put out the moxa stick, put the burning part of the moxa stick directly into the bottle mouth, it will go out in two minutes, and it will be easy to ignite next time. The square bottle won't roll, it's stable. So it is safe. If it is not easy to put out the fire after use, take scissors to cut off the point with fire and let it burn in the house or toilet.
Finally, it is emphasized that moxibustion must be done in advance: 1. Have good moxa sticks; 2。 To understand the direction of the twelve meridians; 3. Choose a local moxibustion.
Therefore, with so many moxa sticks, the most important thing is to stick to moxibustion according to the doctor's advice on the premise of having good moxa sticks. Only long-term persistence is the most important thing.
At present, there are few doctors who use moxibustion to treat diseases completely in China, but in Japan, there are many famous moxibustion doctors, and people can use moxibustion to treat many diseases. Now China pays attention to environmental protection. Today, so many cars are not checked, so many factories are not checked. The smoke produced by moxibustion is environmental pollution. I didn't know that there was moxibustion day every year in Japan! We admire moxibustion very much, and the people have only one impression of Chinese medicine, that is, the horrible and bitter black liquid medicine. In fact, for thousands of years, there have been various treatments of traditional Chinese medicine and many medicines. Where only medicine can cure diseases, there are many ways, but we can't help but understand. Some people think that Chinese medicine is poison, which makes us feel deep pain. According to the latest archaeological discovery, there is another site in Gansu, which can push the civilization history of China forward for three thousand years! ! In other words, China bid farewell to an ancient country with a civilization history of 5,000 years, and we have a civilization history of at least 8,000 years. The history of western medicine in China is less than 200 years. Before that, what was protecting the health of China people for 8,000 years? China traditional medicine is the only uninterrupted ancient civilization in the world! Our Chinese medicine has always been strict with self-discipline, systematically mastering and applying various therapies of Chinese medicine, and the treatment is by no means limited to any subject. People are a whole. Among all kinds of therapies, I only like moxibustion. The needle never dies, the medicine is overbearing, and moxibustion is king! ! ! This is my little anger.
Japan has the highest proportion of the longest-lived population in the world. Many people say that Japanese people eat deep-sea fish all the year round. In fact, this is biased, which is inseparable from the good atmosphere of Japanese traditional Chinese medicine. Everyone knows that moxibustion is needed. Many medicines in Japan are made into granules directly for the convenience of ordinary people. In China, no matter how effective you are. If you can't apply for a trademark, you can't register at all.
Furthermore, I personally admire moxibustion because people's illness is difficult to treat, where is the difficulty, and it is difficult to be confused in their hearts. We often say that reciting the scriptures well is to calm people down, so that the qi and blood will calm down, just like water. Only when it is quiet will it clear up, and those who are turbid will divide themselves. Sick people have a lot of qi and blood, only. Do moxibustion, and it is best to hold moxibustion in your hand, put aside your mobile phone and computer, that is, hold this burning moxibustion stick in your hand, and you can feel the warmth it brings to you, and as long as you are careful in the process of moxibustion, it is actually a static state, that is, a state of meditation. Zeng Guofan said that he benefited from one thing all his life, that is, no matter how busy he is, he has to sit still for 15 minutes every morning, noon and evening. Nowadays, most people don't have such time, and are busy with all kinds of work and entertainment. When I am free, I also bow my head and touch my mobile phone. In fact, when you insist on picking up the moxibustion stick with your hand and aiming at your own acupoints for moxibustion, your illness is actually half better, because at this time you have already spent your time communicating with yourself.
People are very smart nowadays. They know everything, know everything and see through everything. They just don't know themselves, don't know themselves, and can't see through themselves. In fact, they communicate less with themselves. Moxibustion is such a good bridge for us to communicate with ourselves, and the word moxibustion itself is a long-lasting fire, which shows that you insist on warming yourself with sunshine, attracting yang with yang, replenishing yang, and your body will naturally be fine. As for the specific disease moxibustion, it is a doctor's business, so doctors will open acupuncture points as long as they open moxibustion strips. Only moxibustion at this acupoint can make your qi and blood recuperate to the best state.
Another problem is that many people say they have no time for moxibustion. Can they do it at night? They must never do this. If they do it at night, they will die young! ! It must be daytime! Preferably in the morning. For those who often say that they have no time to keep fit, I think they are actually too lazy. I also want to say that if you want to sleep so much, you can sleep three years earlier. Don't you have time for moxibustion after getting up an hour early? People who say they have no time to keep fit have never seen people in great pain. If you look at their desire for survival, maybe you will find the motivation to get up early and stick to health care programs such as moxibustion.
The reason for saying so much is that I hope everyone can have a correct understanding of moxibustion. I hope this therapy can help everyone. This is not a pheasant method, but the purest, most primitive and most effective treatment! ! ! Finally, I will end with one sentence. Who knows about moxibustion? I hope everyone can benefit from it and stick to moxibustion. I just hope that more people can feel the virtues of China's traditional culture!
This article was published by "Hanhan 72 1202 Account", 2017165438+1October 20th.