There are too many reasons why moxibustion is ineffective. Of course, the main point is wrong. Moxibustion should be symptomatic. This is the premise. If the acupoints are not found right, they will have no effect. In terms of acupoint selection, no one is so precise from the beginning, and they all achieve accurate acupoint selection through continuous learning and exploration.
On the premise of accurate acupoint selection, we should pay attention to the following points to ensure the effect of moxibustion.
1. Focus on the feeling of qi during moxibustion.
The process of moxibustion is actually a process of experience. In this process, it is necessary to integrate body and mind and experience the qi feeling of moxibustion. Many people will choose moxibustion instrument when they are doing moxibustion. This is not to say that moxibustion instrument is not good. Moxibustion instrument is very convenient and is the best companion of moxibustion, which can save manpower and time. However, moxibustion apparatus is walkman moxibustion, not random moxibustion. When people use moxibustion apparatus, they may watch mobile phones, watch TV and do housework. At the same time, some even wash clothes and play mahjong over and over again, so that they can't understand the feelings brought by moxibustion, and the effect is greatly reduced.
The essence of moxibustion is that qi is effective, and moxibustion without qi is soulless. Moxibustion can be made simple through the use of instruments, but it must not be casual. When we do moxibustion, we should keep warm, avoid catching cold, and don't sit in the wind and get wet. Sit or lie down in the most comfortable and relaxed way, don't walk around at will, be calm, and pay attention to the feeling of qi at acupoints.
2. The amount of moxibustion should be sufficient and the time should be enough.
According to some cases recorded in Bian Que's Heart Sutra, moxibustion at Guanyuan is the top 300, which can last from day to midnight, and it is the top 300 in continuous moxibustion! Many people are surprised. How can they have so much time for moxibustion? If you want to treat diseases, 30 minutes of mild moxibustion is far from enough and can only be used for health care. There was once a moxibustion friend who kept warm moxibustion on Guanyuan for 9 hours without any discomfort. In the process of moxibustion, it is said that it is always cold below the ankle, and it is still cold when wrapped in a cup. This coolness is in the bones, and it is useless to wrap it up. At the eighth hour, the ankle finally became hot and comfortable. I feel warm when I sleep at night. I said it was too hot to cover the quilt!
The amount of moxibustion varies from person to person, from serious illness to light moxibustion for health preservation. The amount of moxibustion can be selected according to the upper limit that the body can bear. Generally, the waist and abdomen should not exceed 1 hour, and the limbs can be less. However, if your body doesn't feel anything and has no special reaction, maybe you can choose to increase the amount of moxibustion step by step.
3. Choose Ai and make good use of Ai
At present, there are more and more moxibustion lovers, most of whom are novices, so when choosing Ai, we need to pay attention to how to choose. The raw material of moxibustion, that is, moxa sticks, is better in three years. Then why are there many Ai Chen who are five, seven or even nine years old in the market? This can only be said to be exaggerated. After more than three years, the efficacy of wormwood has faded, so don't consider it. Their only advantage is that they look shiny and feel delicate, which is not found anywhere else.
A good moxa is khaki, with a little green and black terrine fine particles. Inferior moxa is cyan and blue-black, and the stalks are much larger. Good quality moxa sticks are fragrant and light, not pungent, poor quality moxa sticks are strong and pungent, and worse moxa sticks have a musty smell. Good moxa sticks have soft firepower and strong penetration. Inferior moxa sticks have strong firepower, weak penetration and are easy to burn. The burnt ash of good quality moxa sticks is grayish white, delicate and smooth to the touch, and difficult to disperse, while the burnt ash of poor quality moxa sticks is dark gray, scattered everywhere and rough and granular to the touch.
Understand the above aspects and pay attention to moxibustion in the future. I believe it will be effective soon!