Should moxibustion be separated by clothes?
Moxibustion through clothes is useless. If you do it through clothes during moxibustion, clothes will absorb the heat of moxibustion. Moxibustion is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine therapy of moxibustion, which puts moxa sticks made of moxa on the patient's acupoints and lights them. A method of treating diseases by fumigation. If you put clothes on moxibustion, it may cause moxibustion fire to fall, causing clothes to catch fire and scalding patients. Moxibustion therapy needs to form a diathermic stimulus to acupoints. This kind of diathermy stimulation is the effect of medicine itself, which has the function of warming meridians and dredging collaterals, and the effect of heat, which can warm meridians and dispel cold, strengthen the body resistance and eliminate evil, dissipate blood stasis and dissipate stagnation. When moxibustion, you can choose ginger moxibustion or garlic moxibustion, which can increase the stimulating effect of drugs.
What should I pay attention to in moxibustion?
1. In the process of moxibustion or the whole process of moxibustion, we are most afraid of drinking cold water and eating cold rice, which is like withdrawing fire from moxibustion, which is not conducive to the treatment of diseases.
2. It is best to drink a cup of warm water before moxibustion, which is higher than the body temperature. After moxibustion, add a cup of hot water of about 60 degrees, which is a bit hot.
3. If you wash your hands immediately after moxibustion, I hope you can use hot water, which is about 50 degrees higher than your body temperature. If it is not rheumatic disease, cold disease or postpartum rheumatism, you can wear cold water 30 minutes after moxibustion. However, in principle, don't rush to use cold water. If you wash your hands immediately after moxibustion, I hope you can use hot water.
4. Many pregnant fathers and mothers will choose to use moxibustion to exercise. Then you can sleep in the same room immediately after moxibustion, but this method varies from person to person. Some people are in good health, or only need moxibustion once or twice, but some people need to stick to moxibustion for a long time. Maintenance formula after moxibustion: after moxibustion, you should avoid catching a cold, you should not be too cautious in your life, and the cold and mellow taste is inevitable, but vegetarian food is the most suitable.
Moxibustion requires us to maintain emotional stability. Too happy or too sad is not conducive to moxibustion. In this case, the effect will be greatly reduced. And eating too much or not eating is not suitable for moxibustion, especially for some patients with gastrointestinal diseases. These problems should be avoided.
What food should moxibustion avoid?
Moxibustion can regulate the body, warm meridians and dispel cold, regulate qi and blood, and eliminate stasis and dampness in the body. Generally speaking, moxibustion is taboo. Don't eat spicy food or drink alcohol to avoid being stimulated by cold factors. You can drink some warm water after moxibustion, which can help metabolism and replenish water. Don't take a shower immediately, and try to avoid catching cold by blowing. Even if you have something urgent to go out, you must wrap the moxibustion part. After moxibustion, you can also gently pat the moxibustion site, which has the effect of sealing points. Generally speaking, if the spleen and stomach are uncomfortable, you should pay attention to your diet. It is not advisable to eat cold and spicy food, but pay attention to keep warm when moxibustion.
Can I open the window for ventilation during moxibustion?
You can open the window for ventilation when moxibustion. The amount of smoke produced by burning mugwort leaves during moxibustion is relatively large. If it is in a closed space, it is easy to have adverse effects on the respiratory tract, especially for patients with poor lung function or chronic pharyngitis, chronic rhinitis, chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive emphysema, and it is more likely to have symptoms such as cough, wheezing and dyspnea. When moxibustion, it is recommended to open the window for ventilation, but don't aim the window at the person's head or moxibustion site. Curtains can be used to block patients from windows or doors, so as to prevent the wind from blowing directly on patients and the common cold from entering the body. You can also choose smokeless moxibustion, which produces relatively little smoke. If possible, a ventilator can be installed in the moxibustion room.