1, Shen Zhu point regulates nerves.
Location of Shen Zhu Point: The point belongs to the Du Meridian, between the third thoracic vertebra and the fourth thoracic vertebra behind the neck.
Advantages of Moxibustion at Shen Zhu Point: Moxibustion at Shen Zhu Point can warm and tonify Yuanyang, harmonize qi and blood, and promote the growth and development of teenagers. Modern research holds that moxibustion at Shen Zhu point can regulate people's nervous system, prevent neurasthenia, insomnia and headache, prevent fatigue and promote physical recovery. Moxibustion has preventive and therapeutic effects on gastrointestinal diseases such as dyspepsia, galactorrhea, diarrhea and loss of appetite in children.
2. Dazhui point enhances immunity.
Location of Dazhui point: Dazhui point belongs to the Du meridian, between the 7th cervical vertebra and 1 thoracic vertebra. Dazhui point, also known as Bailao point, is the intersection of Du Meridian, Three Yang Meridian of Hand and Foot and Yangwei Meridian, and is known as the meeting of all Yang and the sea of Yang Meridian.
Benefits of moxibustion at Dazhui point: Modern studies have found that moxibustion at Dazhui point can increase the number of lymphocytes, improve the lymphocyte transformation rate and the formation rate of E- rosette, and improve the cellular immunity of the body. Moxibustion at this point can be used for elderly people who are afraid of cold in the back neck, fatigue, head swelling, dizziness caused by excessive brain use, stiff neck discomfort, cervical spondylosis, vascular tension headache and so on.
3. Zhongwan point can improve gastrointestinal function.
Location of zhongwan point: zhongwan point belongs to ren meridian, located on the midline of abdomen, 4 inches above umbilicus.
Advantages of moxibustion at zhongwan point: moxibustion at zhongwan point can enhance gastric peristalsis, immediately open pylorus, slightly widen the lower edge of stomach, deepen mucosal folds of jejunum and enhance intestinal peristalsis.
4. Moxibustion at Guanyuan point till the morning is good for heart health.
Location of Guanyuan point: Guanyuan point belongs to Renmai, located in the midline of abdomen, 3 inches below umbilicus. This point is the "ink and blood point" of the small intestine, the intersection of Sanyin Meridian and Renmai, and the place where vitality lies. Alias "Dantian".
Benefits of moxibustion at Guanyuan point: Chinese medicine believes that Guanyuan point is the place where true yang produces sperm. Moxibustion on Guanyuan point can make the clear yang rise, the turbid yin fall, the Yuanyang warm, the qi and blood full, the kidney tonify and strengthen, the qi replenish and yang restore, the chong and ren functions are regulated, and the qi is regulated and the blood is promoted. Moxibustion on Guanyuan can treat cold accumulation, male hernia, wet dream stranguria, female gathering, and postpartum leukorrhagia.
Modern research has found that moxibustion at Guanyuan point can change hemodynamics and have a positive inotropic effect on myocardium, thus making stroke index (SI) and left ventricular stroke work index (LVSWI) increase steadily.
5, Qihai points to benefit the intestines.
Location of Qihai point: Qihai belongs to Renmai, located on the midline of the abdomen, below the umbilicus 1.5 inch.
Benefits of Moxibustion on Qihai Point: Modern research believes that Moxibustion on Qihai Point can prevent and treat lower abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, nocturnal emission, amenorrhea, metrorrhagia, leukorrhagia, uterine prolapse, stroke, abdominal distension, asthma, hernia, insomnia, neurasthenia and enteritis.
6, Shenque point to replenish vitality
Location of Shenque Point: Shenque Point (navel) belongs to Renmai, also known as navel.
Benefits of Moxibustion at Shenque Point: Moxibustion at Shenque Point has the effects of warming and invigorating vitality, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, and consolidating the foundation and strengthening the yuan. Moxibustion at Shenque point can also treat diarrhea, bloody stool and constipation after illness. According to "Dou Cai Moxibustion Method", "The intestine is bloodthirsty for a long time, and this diet is cold and harmful to the large intestine. Top 300 moxibustion at Shenque point; Moxibustion at Shenque point is effective for people who are tired and ill, and it is beneficial to prevent and treat diarrhea, abdominal pain around umbilicus, proctoptosis, apoplexy, hunchback, postpartum urinary retention, chronic diarrhea, skin itching and urticaria.
7. Zusanli point regulates the spleen and stomach.
Location of Zusanli point: Zusanli belongs to the stomach meridian of Zuyangming. Located in the anterolateral part of the calf, 3 inches below the nose of the calf, with the front edge of the tibia pointing horizontally.
Benefits of moxibustion at Zusanli point: Zusanli is the main point of stomach meridian, which has the functions of regulating spleen and stomach, invigorating spleen and yang, warming middle warmer and dispelling cold, invigorating middle warmer and benefiting qi, harmonizing qi and blood, promoting ventilation, lowering qi, tonifying deficiency and strengthening body.
8, the efficacy of moxibustion
1. It can be used to treat various diseases caused by cold coagulation and blood stasis and meridian obstruction, such as wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, cold hernia, abdominal pain, etc.
2. It can be used to treat exogenous wind-cold exterior syndrome, deficiency of cold in middle energizer, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms.
3. It can be used to treat spleen and kidney yang deficiency and sudden loss of vitality, such as chronic diarrhea, moxibustion dysentery, enuresis and nocturnal emission, impotence and premature ejaculation, collapse shock, etc.
4. It can be used to treat qi deficiency subsidence and organ prolapse, such as gastroptosis, nephroptosis, uterine prolapse, proctoptosis and uterine bleeding.
5. It can be used to treat initial or long-lasting surgical sores, and has the functions of promoting healing and increasing muscles.
6. Moxibustion at Yongquan point is used to treat Yang Can's syndrome of hyperactivity of liver yang.
5, the taboo of moxibustion
1. Moxibustion therapy is not suitable for excess heat, fever due to yin deficiency and pathogenic heat, such as high fever, hypertension, advanced tuberculosis, massive hemoptysis, vomiting, severe anemia, acute infectious diseases, skin carbuncle and furuncle fever, etc.
2. Organic heart disease, schizophrenia, pregnant woman's abdomen and lumbosacral region with cardiac insufficiency are not suitable for moxibustion.
3. Face, neck, body surface area where great blood vessels run, and the vicinity of mucosa are not suitable for direct moxibustion.
4. In modern acupuncture clinic, moxibustion therapy can be applied to other acupoints of human body, except Jingming, Bladder Meridian, Ren Ying and Weizhong.
9. Precautions for moxibustion
1, the exposed parts can't be directly moxibustion, so as to prevent scarring and affect the appearance.
2. Moxibustion is not suitable for the following parts: places with thin skin and few muscles, where muscles gather, pregnant women's lumbosacral parts and lower abdomen, male and female nipples, female private parts, testicles, large blood vessels, heart parts, eyeballs, etc. In addition, do not directly moxibustion joints.
3, extreme fatigue, hunger, satiety, drunkenness, sweating, emotional instability, or women should remember not to moxibustion during menstruation.
4. Moxibustion is not suitable for patients with certain diseases: some infectious diseases, high fever, coma, convulsions, or extreme physical exhaustion, skinny people, mental patients, etc. It should not be moxibustion.
5. Pay attention to the accuracy of posture and acupoint selection: the posture should meet the needs of moxibustion, and at the same time pay attention to the comfort and naturalness of posture, find the accurate position and acupoint selection, and ensure the effect of moxibustion.
6, step by step, master the amount of the first stimulus, first a small amount, a small dose, a short time, and then increase the dose.