When we eat Chinese medicine or western medicine, do we often hear doctors' advice, such as not eating on an empty stomach, such as eating before or after meals, such as not doing this or that after meals, and so on.

The reason why there are so many precautions is that these will affect the effect of treatment and even have serious adverse consequences.

Moxibustion also has many precautions. To be honest, it's not mysterious. I have seen many problems caused by moxibustion friends who don't pay attention to these precautions. Regardless of whether the effect is good or not. Some moxibustion friends even have various symptoms of discomfort.

So, today, I will give you a detailed explanation of the precautions of moxibustion, hoping that friends of moxibustion can pay more attention.

First of all, about the order of moxibustion.

Generally speaking, the order we often use is yang first, yin later, back yang and abdominal yin. First up, then down, first left and then right. This can make the body reach the balance of yin and yang, and the qi and blood flow smoothly, otherwise it may be easy to cross breath and lead to qi disorder. Of course, in the actual clinical moxibustion, we also found two other moxibustion sequences. In order not to confuse everyone's concept, I won't explain it in detail here. Friends who need to know more can add me at the end of the article.

Second, about the amount of moxibustion.

Many friends who have just come into contact with moxibustion are not clear about the control of moxibustion amount. They used moxibustion for a long time from the beginning, and finally caused some serious health care reactions, such as headache, nausea, diarrhea, backache, limb weakness, insomnia and so on. In fact, the correct approach should be to follow the principle of increasing the amount of moxibustion from small to large and gradually increasing the acupoints. Otherwise, if moxibustion is deep at first, it will easily arouse deep diseases in the body and produce many uncomfortable reactions.

Third, don't catch a cold after moxibustion.

Within one hour after moxibustion, don't touch cold water, avoid blowing, especially cold wind, don't eat any cold food and drink, and keep your neck, waist, abdomen and feet warm. Because the heat during moxibustion will cause the pores of the body to open, if you don't pay attention to keep warm at this time, it is easy to be attacked by cold evil.

There is another main reason for not catching a cold after moxibustion, which is to ensure the effect of moxibustion. We all know that moxibustion can play a role. In addition to the thermal stimulation of moxibustion on acupoints, it is more important that moxibustion can go deep into the human body, follow the meridians and repair our bodies, and it will play a role in the human body for several hours. While we were moxibustion, Aire was repairing her body. If we eat cold and drink cold, or blow cold air, these will make Aire disappear in our bodies, so all previous moxibustion work is in vain.

This is very important, I hope everyone will pay attention!

Fourth, the problem of moxibustion at night.

First of all, moxibustion during the day conforms to the law of harmony between man and nature. It is active during the day, belonging to Yang, and quiet at night, belonging to Yin. The main function of moxibustion is to improve yang, so the effect of moxibustion during the day will be better. Secondly, at night, the human body's yang is hidden, and the yin is getting longer, so people will calm down and start preparing for sleep. However, moxibustion at night will stir the yang and make it active, which not only does not conform to the laws of nature, but also causes insomnia. Here is a special reminder that moxibustion at night is not impossible, but the effect is not as good as during the day. If you only have time at night, it is recommended not to moxibustion after 9: 00 p.m., and not to moxibustion at Dazhui point, Baihui point and other large acupoints on the Yang meridian at night, which is easy to lose sleep. However, Yongquan, Taixi and Sanyinjiao points can be moxibustion at night, which helps to ignite fire and help sleep.

Fifth, maintain emotional stability before and after moxibustion.

Many friends of moxibustion may not care about this, but in fact this is also very important for the effect of moxibustion. Chinese medicine treats diseases by flirting first, so only when the heart is very quiet and in a state of trust and acceptance, the energy of moxibustion will repair the body better and easier.

Six, hunger is not enough moxibustion

If you have caught a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, you must have heard the instructions of the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. You should take the medicine half an hour or an hour before or after meals. Moxibustion should also avoid this point, and hunger and satiety are even less suitable for moxibustion. Moxibustion in hungry state, the human body's energy is insufficient, at this time moxibustion can not be fully accepted and utilized by the body, and moxibustion on the abdomen in hungry state can also cause stomach discomfort. Moxibustion just after eating, because most of our qi, blood and energy will be used to digest food. At this time, if moxibustion, it will cause qi and blood to spread to the moxibustion site, which will affect food digestion. Therefore, we must avoid these two States when moxibustion.

Seven, do not drink alcohol before moxibustion and after moxibustion.

As we said before, we should keep a calm mood before and after moxibustion, and most of them will be excited after drinking, especially after drunkenness. At this time, moxibustion is ineffective. Moxibustion will promote blood circulation, which will make drunkenness more serious and even cause dizziness and discomfort.

Eight, about moxibustion for the elderly and children

First, try not to use coarse moxa stick moxibustion.

When people are old, they have yin deficiency and body fluid. Long-term use of crude moxa sticks will make this situation more serious. However, because children are young and pure yang, they are less affected by external evils, and their meridians are unobstructed and more sensitive. If you use thick moxa sticks for moxibustion, it is easy to get angry and yang will flourish.

Second, there should be fewer acupoints and less moxibustion.

For the sake of daily health care, the number of times of moxibustion and acupoints for the elderly and children should be less than that for adults, and each moxibustion time should not exceed 60 minutes. Too much moxibustion can easily cause a healthy reaction.

Nine, female physiological moxibustion

If there are no special circumstances in daily health care, you should avoid the physiological period. If it is to recuperate gynecological problems, you can find a professional Chinese medicine moxibustion teacher to match points and moxibustion, otherwise it is easy to have irregular menstruation or a large amount of menstruation.

Ten, pregnant women moxibustion

Pregnant women are prohibited from moxibustion, especially in the waist and abdomen. However, the ancients recorded that moxibustion was used to correct fetal position, but for the sake of safety, it is recommended to find a professional moxibustion teacher to adjust it.

Eleven, people who are very weak and have undergone major surgery should use moxibustion with caution.

Both types of people are weak. If moxibustion is easy to have a healthy reaction, even moxibustion must be cautious. There should be fewer acupoints, less moxibustion and no deep moxibustion. We generally recommend waiting for a period of recovery before moxibustion.

Twelve. About moxibustion drinking water

Most people will be thirsty after moxibustion. At this time, it is recommended to drink warm water, not all kinds of tea. If you don't feel thirsty, you can follow your body's feelings without drinking water.