First, moxa stick moxibustion.

1, scar moxibustion: First, apply a small amount of garlic juice to the moxibustion area to enhance adhesion and irritation. After placing the moxa stick, light the moxa stick until it burns out. At this time, the patient will feel burning, and can gently pat the surrounding skin to relieve the pain. Usually wait until the moxa cone is burned out before taking it out. When it burns near the skin, if the patient feels burning pain, he can pat his hand around the acupoint to relieve the pain.

2. Non-trace moxibustion: apply a small amount of vaseline to the moxibustion site, place the moxa cone and light it. When the patient feels burning pain, the moxa cone should be removed or replaced with tweezers. The degree of moxibustion is that the local skin appears flush without blisters.

Second, moxa stick moxibustion.

1, mild moxibustion: after the moxa stick is lit, it keeps a certain distance from the moxibustion site, but it is not fixed. Gently move or rotate the moxibustion part to completely cover the part that needs moxibustion treatment. When the patient feels burning pain, the distance can be appropriately adjusted or direct moxibustion can be avoided.

2, bird pecking moxibustion: after lighting the moxa stick, keep a certain distance from the moxibustion site, but keep it relatively fixed. Move the moxa stick back and forth at the moxibustion site like a bird peck. This method is mostly used for first aid and analgesia of syncope.

3, rotating moxibustion: the lighted moxa stick will move around the moxibustion site, so that the skin has a warm feeling, there will be no burning sensation. Commonly used for rheumatism and nerve paralysis.

Characteristics of moxibustion:

1. Warming meridians and dispelling cold: Moxibustion can warm qi and blood, warm meridians and dispel cold by burning mugwort leaves, and has a good conditioning effect on cold diseases such as deficiency-cold syndrome and cold-dampness syndrome.

2. Promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals: Moxibustion can promote qi and blood circulation, dredge meridians, and to some extent improve local pain, joint pain, dysmenorrhea and other symptoms caused by blood stasis blocking meridians.

Disease prevention and health care: Moxibustion can help human yang, and has the function of disease prevention and health care. Regular moxibustion can improve the function of spleen and stomach and enhance physical fitness.

4. Wide indications: Moxibustion has a wide range of indications and can be used to treat diseases such as internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics and ENT.

5, no side effects: Moxibustion is a natural therapy that will not cause any harm and side effects to the body.

Long-lasting effect: the therapeutic effect of moxibustion can last for a long time and even benefit for life.