Moxibustion is no exception. Before moxibustion, you should distinguish between yin deficiency and yang deficiency, otherwise it may be counterproductive.
You know, health care must first distinguish between yin and yang of physique, which is the basis of health care and the first step of moxibustion!
If your constitution is too hot, moxibustion at the acupoints of aphrodisiac qi may aggravate your condition and be harmful to your health!
So, what is Yin? What is Yang?
Simply put, qi is yang and blood is yin. Yang is hot air and fire; Yin is body fluid and water.
Yang is strong, that is, we usually say that the anger is strong, the yang is strong, and the body is always hot, just like if you don't take off the water, you will always be there, and the water will burn less and less.
The liquid in this body represents yin. If the sun is too hot, the body will have symptoms such as dryness, fever, dry throat and dry eyes. This is a manifestation of yin deficiency, and there will be less body fluid in the body, which will not nourish organs and internal organs.
On the other hand, if it is too strong, Yang will be insufficient. Yin is characterized by cold. If the Yin Qi in the body is too heavy, it will lead to physical dysfunction, insufficient heat production, cold hands and feet, and fear of cold.
Are you yin deficiency or yang deficiency?
1, Yang deficiency: Yang deficiency and cold constitution.
Cold constitution is a kind of constitution with yang deficiency, which belongs to the constitution with heavier yang deficiency. It is characterized by fear of cold, love of warmth, love of drinking hot water, easy diarrhea, cold hands and feet, mental fatigue, white tongue coating, excessive body fluid, pale or yellowish complexion, easy edema and slow pulse.
Yang deficiency is most suitable for moxibustion. As we all know, moxibustion at Dazhui, Mingmen, Guanyuan and Yongquan points can tonify yang.
As for dietotherapy, it is suggested that moxibustion friends with deficiency and cold constitution can boil water with ginger and jujube, or soak it in water when they come back. Dosage is recommended to go to face-to-face consultation according to personal situation, and don't make up blindly.
2. Yin deficiency: heat constitution caused by insufficient vaginal fluid.
People with yang excess and yin deficiency represent the lack of water in the body, and the lack of water will lead to fire, so there will always be some inexplicable internal heat in the body, which will easily lead to oral ulcers, or hands, feet and chest fever for no reason. It is characterized by aversion to cold, Huang Chi in urine, irritability, constipation, dry mouth and throat, and red tongue with yellow fur.
As the saying goes: the solitary yin is not long, and the solitary yang is not long. Yin deficiency is not produced out of thin air, and its source is often Yang deficiency, and Yin and Yang are interdependent.
Many moxibustion friends have the condition that the lower jiao is cold and the upper jiao is hot, just because the lower jiao is too cold and the yang is forced to the upper jiao, which is often manifested as getting angry. Do you know if you are chilly?
Therefore, yin deficiency is not impossible to moxibustion, but it is different from yang deficiency moxibustion. Yin deficiency pays more attention to invigorating middle qi, mainly reducing fire, and moxibustion intensity is low.
Some Suggestions on Moxibustion for Yang Deficiency
Therefore, people with yang deficiency mainly warm and tonify Yang Qi, and can often moxibustion Dazhui, Mingmen, Shenshu, Qihai, Guanyuan and Shenque.
Dazhui point: Known as "the meeting of all yang", it not only has the function of invigorating qi and strengthening yang, but also can adjust the balance of Yin and Yang when they are contending.
Mingmen point: it is the Yang point on the Du meridian, and the fire of Mingmen is also the Yang of the human body. The disease of the decline of life gate fire is consistent with the deficiency of kidney yang. Moxibustion at this point has the functions of tonifying kidney, warming kidney, strengthening yang, strengthening waist and knees and delaying human aging.
Shenshu point: it belongs to the bladder meridian of foot-sun, located at the waist, which can replenish middle qi, eliminate the obstacle of middle energizer, and let the internal heat go down, which is mainly beneficial to kidney supporting yang, strengthening waist and benefiting water.
Qihai point: it belongs to ren meridian and is called "the sea of yin meridian". It is the intersection of six yin meridians under the feet, and has the functions of nourishing yin, replenishing essence, nourishing yuan and strengthening kidney.
Guanyuan point: it is the meeting of foot, three yin and ren pulse, and mainly has the functions of tonifying kidney, nourishing yuan, warming yang and strengthening body.
Shenque point: it is the Yang point on Ren meridian, where Ren meridian meets Qi and blood, and it has the functions of warming and nourishing Yuan Yang, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, waking up the mind and dispersing stagnation.
2, yin deficiency: yin deficiency leads to internal heat yin deficiency.
Yin deficiency moxibustion
Friends with moxibustion yin deficiency can gradually use moxibustion to recuperate. At first, some acupoints were moxibustion less, the time was shorter (10- 15 minutes), and the temperature was lower. If you feel comfortable, you can gradually extend the rest time of moxibustion within one week 1-3 days or moxibustion every other day.
First of all, moxibustion at Shenshu point and Bajiao point can replenish middle qi, eliminate the obstruction of middle jiao and let the internal heat of upper jiao go down; Then, you can moxibustion Sanyinjiao, Floating Six and Yongquan to further guide this anger to your feet and guide the blood back to the source!
But when it comes to yin deficiency, most people don't know much about it. Yin deficiency is actually the imbalance between Yin and Yang caused by insufficient body fluid.
Body fluid belongs to the category of yin, which is tangible and mobile, and can nourish and nourish the body. In addition to body fluids, blood in the human body also belongs to the category of yin. Traditional Chinese medicine explains that "body fluid and blood are homologous", and body fluid and blood are interdependent. Without body fluid, blood will be involved.
Therefore, people with yin deficiency mainly nourish yin, and can often moxibustion Taixi, Yongquan, Sanyinjiao, Yi Yin and Zhao Hai.
Taixi point: it is one of the commonly used acupoints of the kidney meridian of foot shaoyin, and it is the original point of the kidney meridian. It is mainly used for treating human congenital deficiency, and has the functions of clearing heat and benefiting qi.
Yongquan point: as the first point of the kidney meridian, it mainly has the functions of nourishing yin and subduing yang, calming the heart and calming the nerves, strengthening tendons and bones, and has the wonderful function of inducing fire to return to yuan, which can reconcile yin and yang.
Sanyinjiao point: it mainly has the function of regulating qi and blood, and is suitable for irregular menstruation, unfavorable urination and kidney deficiency, and mainly acts on middle jiao and lower jiao. There is a record in Acupuncture and Moxibustion: "If the meridians are blocked, the diarrhea will pass, the general rules will be exhausted, the general rules will be supplemented and the general rules will pass."
Yinmian point: belonging to the heart meridian of hand-shaoyin, it mainly has the functions of nourishing yin and nourishing blood, consolidating exterior and calming nerves, and can also relieve nocturnal attacks and maintain heart and kidney.
Zhao Hai point: It is the intersection of eight meridians, where the water in the kidney meridian evaporates. Moxibustion can stimulate kidney yang, promote transpiration and gasification of water in the body, nourish the lips upwards, and relieve symptoms of yin deficiency and excessive internal heat, such as dry throat, red eyes, insomnia, etc.
"Lonely yin does not live, and lonely yang does not last long." The source of yin deficiency is often yang deficiency, and yin and yang are interdependent. As the Huangdi Neijing said, "Yin prevails over Yang, and Yang prevails over Yin." Therefore, yin and yang in every part of the body should be balanced.
Regardless of yin and yang, moxibustion is also white moxibustion!
Huangdi Neijing says that the origin of life lies in Yin and Yang.
Life is a state of balance between yin and yang. If this state of balance is completely broken, life is over. So if you want to get long-term health, you must always keep a balance between Yin and Yang!
Look at those who are greedy for cold and have serious yang deficiency. Which one is not cold? The normal temperature of our human body is about 37 degrees. Objectively speaking, this is the temperature representing the sun's spirit. When we eat some food with a temperature below zero, think about how much yang we need to consume to balance it!
Over time, yang deficiency is serious, and cold limbs, menstrual disease, rheumatism and so on come first. Yang qi does not turn into qi, yin qi condenses, and the tumor comes.
Therefore, health care should understand yin and yang, when it is time to replenish yin, when it is time to replenish yang. This is the basic method of health care. Mastering this set of rules, moxibustion can do more with less!
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Regarding the balance of yin and yang, doctor Hua Tuo once said: deficiency is to replenish it, but in fact it is to suppress it, cold is to warm it, and heat is to cool it.
Moxibustion can replenish deficiency and discharge essence. The basic rules of moxibustion are: moxibustion on limbs with excess heat and moxibustion on waist and abdomen with deficiency cold.
In addition, moxibustion is also embodied in the following technologies:
① Moxibustion tonic method
After the moxa stick is lit, don't blow its moxa fire, wait for it to burn out slowly, the fire will be a little mild, it will take a long time and there will be many support points. After moxibustion, press the moxibustion part by hand to make moxibustion gas gather but not disperse.
If you use moxa stick moxibustion, you can use bird pecking moxibustion, mild moxibustion, rotary moxibustion and other methods to weakly stimulate acupuncture points to promote the physiological function of the body, relieve excessive resistance and cause normal excitement.
② Moxibustion and diarrhea
After the moxa stick is lit, blow it with your mouth to promote it to burn as soon as possible. Firepower is fierce, burning fast, and getting out fast. When the patient feels burning, change the moxa cone quickly and apply moxibustion again. The moxibustion treatment time is shorter and the times are less.
After moxibustion, the acupoints are not compressed, and the pathogens in the body are easily emitted from the acupoints. This is blowing moxibustion. If you use moxa stick moxibustion, you can also promote its burning by blowing to achieve a strong stimulating effect.
Moxibustion has a powerful effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, mainly because Artemisia argyi leaves have powerful medicinal effects: Artemisia argyi leaves are pungent, bitter and warm; Spleen, liver and kidney meridians; Aromatic warm powder, which can rise or fall; It has the effects of warming channels, stopping bleeding, dispelling cold, relieving pain, eliminating dampness and killing insects.
Among them,? "Lifting" includes: Folium Artemisiae Argyi can stop bleeding and promote blood circulation; It can warm yang and nourish yin, and its function is two-way. So moxibustion itself can reconcile yin and yang.