Ginger-separated moxibustion is suitable for acupoints: according to modern pharmacological research, ginger contains volatile oil, gingerol and other ingredients, which can promote human blood circulation, excite nervous system, help dispel wind and cold, and strengthen gastrointestinal digestive function. Usage: put a moxa stick (about 3cm)/ moxa stick in the middle of the horizontal needle in the box (more can be put to prevent overheating), light it, close the inner and outer covers and bag it.
Performance: Warming meridians and dredging collaterals, benefiting qi and expelling wind, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, improving local circulation and enhancing immunity. Application: Body, limbs and other parts or acupoints, cervical spondylosis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, cough due to deficiency cold, lumbar muscle strain, lumbago and leg pain, hyperosteogeny, epigastric pain, facial paralysis, dysmenorrhea and other symptoms.
Usage: After lighting one end of the moxa stick, smoke moxibustion or point it on the acupoint. During moxibustion, the distance between the ignition end and the skin is about 3cm. Generally, the moxibustion time at each acupoint is about 10 minute. Moxibustion is suitable until the skin is warm and red, and it causes burning pain and burns to the skin. Moxibustion methods include mild moxibustion and bird pecking moxibustion. It can also be used with various moxibustion devices. Massage the moxibustion site with Cao essential oil before moxibustion, and the effect is better!
Moxibustion is one of the oldest medical technologies in China, which belongs to physical therapy of external therapy. It originated in ancient times, formed on the anniversary of Shang Dynasty and lasted for thousands of years. Warm moxibustion is made of three kinds of precious Chinese herbal medicines, namely, wormwood, king of herbs, 13, specially made into fragrant strips. After ignition, it is put into a warm moxibustion device to generate warm stimulation. With the infiltration of wormwood oil (or essential oil) in the meridians or affected areas, it helps the human body to fully warm the meridians, replenish vitality, harmonize qi and blood, moisturize skin color and emit healthy spirits. Warm moxibustion has six major effects on the body: warming tendons and dispelling cold, expelling wind and relieving exterior syndrome; Warming meridians and dredging collaterals, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis; Warming the interior, strengthening the internal organs and strengthening the internal organs; Warming yin to tonify deficiency, restoring yang to consolidate and remove; Promoting qi and blood circulation, purging fire and removing blood stasis; Balance yin and yang, health care and disease prevention. Physiologically, it can dredge meridians, balance viscera, balance yin and yang, regulate physiological functions, enhance human immunity, and keep fit.
Matters needing attention in warm moxibustion massage:
1. When warming moxibustion, first moxibustion on the left, then moxibustion on the right.
2. Contact cold water, wash hands and take a bath within half an hour after warm moxibustion.
3. Drink more warm water than usual after warm moxibustion (cold water or ice water is definitely ok), which helps to excrete toxins from the body.
4. Warm moxibustion should be carried out within one hour after meals.
Pulse exceeds 90 times per minute without moxibustion; Hunger, satiety and drunkenness prohibit moxibustion; Don't moxibustion the inflamed part of the body! Chrysanthemum is a perennial herb of Artemisia with straight stems and white leaves. It is soft and thick. Where the ridge is born, water will spit out the sun and the hillside. The stems and leaves of Artemisia argyi are used as medicine. Its taste is bitter or slightly sweet, and its nature is slightly warm.
According to modern medical analysis, Artemisia argyi contains 17 known compounds, such as hexyl hexanoate, camphene hydrate, camphor, terpineol, cumene, cineole, bornyl terpineol, acacia dilute, etc.
Folium Artemisiae Argyi contains adenosine, choline, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, amylase and other components, and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dispelling cold and removing dampness, regulating menstruation and preventing miscarriage, warming meridians to stop bleeding, clearing heat and relieving cough, and eliminating diseases.
Indications are irregular menstruation, abdominal cold pain, fetal leakage and bleeding, fetal movement, uterine cold and pregnancy. , is one of the gynecological medicine. Oral administration can be used as a hemostatic agent, with excellent hemostatic effect, and can be used to treat bleeding and dysentery caused by bleeding. Pour juice to stop bleeding, kill ascaris, treat leucorrhea, stop cholera from turning tendons, and stop cold and heat after dysentery. For external use, it can be used to treat pruritus, vulvar pruritus, eczema and scabies.
After drying, mugwort leaves are mashed into velvet, which is called "moxa velvet" and made into moxa sticks. Moxibustion points, moxibustion sticks, moist moxibustion sores until it hurts more.
1, Guanyuan point is located three inches below the umbilicus in the midline of the abdomen (that is, my three horizontal fingers). The ancients said that moxibustion has the function of tonifying kidney, strengthening body and prolonging life. Regular moxibustion has obvious health care function, which can enhance the functions of nervous system, urinary system and reproductive system, improve immune function and prevent premature aging.
2. Zusanli point is located three inches below the knee. Press your knees with your palm, spit at the end of your middle finger, and open your finger flat. This is the acupoint. The ancients said that moxibustion is the top three. It can be used to treat various diseases of digestive system, nervous system, urinary system and blood system, and frequent moxibustion has obvious health care effect. It can enhance gastrointestinal function, promote metabolism, improve immunity and keep physiological function balance.
Once a day or every other day, light moxibustion with moxa sticks or bird pecking moxibustion in the morning or before going to bed, each time 10~ 15 minutes. Moxibustion of this point all the year round can achieve the effect of prolonging life. Moxibustion techniques commonly used in family health care include mild moxa stick moxibustion, pecking moxa stick moxibustion and hot moxa stick moxibustion.
As for the procedure of moxibustion, Qian Jin Fang Yao said: "All moxibustion begins in Yang and ends in Yin, and the word spitting gradually drops from head to left, and then gradually drops from head to right." That is, up and down first, left and right first, and back and abdomen (chest) first. Moxibustion is generally safe and reliable. It should be noted that moxibustion should be carried out under the guidance of experienced professional doctors.
Precautions for moxibustion:
1, keep calm before moxibustion, and it is not appropriate to moxibustion immediately after emotional fluctuation.
2. Be patient and don't rush for success. Moxibustion, whether it is health care or treatment, must be persistent.
3. There are generally no adverse reactions after moxibustion, but due to different constitutions and symptoms, fever, fatigue, dry mouth, general malaise and other reactions may occur in the early stage of moxibustion. Generally don't worry, you can disappear if you continue moxibustion.
4. Pay attention to indoor ventilation during moxibustion to avoid catching cold.
5, drinking a cup of warm water before and after moxibustion is conducive to detoxification after moxibustion.
6. During mild moxibustion, the ash temperature after burning the moxa stick is also very high, so be careful not to touch the skin or clothes.
7. Master the procedures of moxibustion. If moxibustion points must pay attention to the time of moxibustion, it should be carried out in the order of back, chest and abdomen, head and body and limbs.
8. Master the procedures of moxibustion. Some diseases must pay attention to the time of moxibustion, such as blindness, and moxibustion should be carried out before going to bed. Do not apply moxibustion on an empty stomach before and after meals.
9, step by step, the first use should pay attention to master the amount of stimulation, first a small amount, small dose, and then increase the dose, such as using small moxa sticks, or moxibustion for a short time and fewer times. Don't start with a large dose.
10, anti-stun moxibustion. Once the moxibustion is dizzy, dizziness, nausea, pallor, palpitation, sweating and other phenomena will occur, and even fainting will occur. Immediately after the occurrence of dizzy moxibustion, stop and lie down, and then add moxibustion 10 minutes at Zusanli.
1 1. For adults or children with insensitive skin, put the index finger and middle finger on both sides of the moxibustion site to sense the temperature of the moxibustion site, which can not only ensure that the skin is not burned, but also achieve good curative effect.
12. The diet after moxibustion is mainly light. Don't eat greasy and cold food.
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