Body parts prohibited from moxibustion
As we all know, moxibustion is deeply loved by people. Even if you don't get sick in time, you can do moxibustion to regulate your body or promote blood circulation to remove blood stasis. Moxibustion is applied to human body acupoints, and the effect of moxibustion at different acupoints is different, but it does not mean that all acupoints can be moxibustion, and some acupoints in the body cannot be moxibustion.
Because moxibustion fumigation uses fire moxibustion, careless moxibustion may cause local skin burns. All exposed parts, such as the face, should not be directly moxibustion, to prevent the formation of scars and affect the appearance. Ge Hong of the Jin Dynasty pointed out as early as in "Elbow Reserve Urgent Prescription": "Mouth? For those who retreat, use moxibustion between the mouth and nose and the horizontal line of the mouth. If they feel hot, they will go to Ai, which is self-healing. If you don't try your best, you will go too far. " In addition, moxibustion should not be applied to places with thin skin and few muscles, the waist and sacrum of pregnant women, nipples, genitals and testicles of men and women. Do not directly moxibustion joints to prevent suppuration, suppuration and difficult healing, especially scar contraction is more likely to cause dysfunction. In addition, moxibustion is not suitable for eyeball, heart, ears, aorta, veins and superficial tendons.
The above moxibustion-forbidden parts are only outlines. If doctors can flexibly use moxibustion methods; In case of acute and critical illness, if this moxibustion method is not effective, it should also be treated according to syndrome differentiation and moxibustion as appropriate.
Other taboos
In addition, there are some infectious diseases, such as high fever, coma, limb convulsions, or extreme physical exhaustion, skinny, etc., which are not suitable for moxibustion; Extreme fatigue, hunger, fullness, drunkenness, sweating, thirst, panic, fear, anger, or women avoid moxibustion during menstruation; People who have no self-control ability such as mental patients should avoid moxibustion.
Moxibustion has a good effect of preventing and treating diseases, but it is not omnipotent and has its own adaptation to diseases.
In a word, when doing moxibustion, we must pay attention to avoid some taboo points. These points are not only unhelpful, but also harmful to our health. Some taboos of moxibustion should also be kept in mind, such as recognizing your own physique before moxibustion, so that moxibustion can achieve the ideal effect.