The idiom "terminal illness" comes from a song in Zuo Zhuan. Duke Jing of Jin was ill and sent someone to the state of Qin for treatment. Qin sent a doctor named Yi Slow to treat him. Before medical help arrived, Gong Jing had a dream. In the dream, his pathological changes became two children. One said, "that man is a famous doctor and will harm us." Where can he escape? " Another said, "We are above the diaphragm, under the heart, where moxibustion, acupuncture and drugs are hard to reach." How can he help us? " After medical treatment arrived, after diagnosis, he said to Gong Jing in a rather difficult way: "The disease is above the diaphragm, but below the heart, and it is terminal. You can't attack and cut, and medicine won't help. It can't be cured. " Later, Gong Jing really died. Therefore, future generations often use "terminal illness" to refer to serious illness.
The plaster points on the back of the human body can play a role in the prevention and treatment of "incurable diseases". "If you work hard on acupuncture, you will be satisfied and work hard", which is a well-known acupuncture ode. Bailao point is another name of Dazhui point of Du Meridian, which is located between the seventh cervical vertebra and the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra in the middle of the back. The plaster point with three inches (about four horizontal fingers) is opened between the fourth and fifth thoracic vertebrae, which belongs to the bladder meridian of Foot Taiyang and is an important point for treating various fatigue and chronic diseases. When the body is weak and emaciated after a long illness, moxibustion at plaster points is the most suitable, which can play the role of supporting yang and strengthening the body, helping yin to camp, harmonizing qi and blood of the whole body and restoring the body. Sun Simiao, the drug king of Tang Dynasty, said in Qian Jin Fang: "Ointment can cure emaciation due to physical weakness, five strains and seven injuries, dreaminess, cough due to excessive breath, burning in phlegm and fire, forgetfulness, prenatal and postpartum, etc." . It can be seen that acupoint application is widely used in the treatment of deficiency syndrome.
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, there are Du Meridians on the back of the human body that control the yang of the whole body and the bladder meridian that runs through the whole body. "Always keep your back warm", and various health care methods such as rubbing your back, pounding your back, scraping, supporting your spine, cupping, etc. carried out by doctors in previous dynasties have certain effects. Besides the acupoints on the back, there are also important acupoints such as Dazhui, Shen Zhu, Fengmen and Shu Fei. Choose 2~3 of them for health moxibustion (mild moxibustion with moxa sticks 10~20 minutes) every other day 1 time, which can prevent and treat children's colds, cough, wheezing, breast vomiting and other diseases, and is very beneficial to maintaining cardiopulmonary function, improving disease resistance and promoting health and longevity.