Burn and warm the acupoints on the body surface with moxa or other drugs, and with the help of the heat of moxibustion fire and the action of drugs, it plays the role of warming qi and blood through meridian conduction. This warm stimulation is very helpful to the operation of qi and blood, and the "invisible qi" of moxa sticks will help to promote the birth of new qi and blood after entering the human body.
2 where moxibustion enriches blood and moxibustion lacks heart qi, blood stasis symptoms: chest tightness, precordial pain, shortness of breath, pale face, sweating on the head, black lips, cold hands and feet.
Moxibustion points: main points: Neiguan point and Xinshu point; Matching points: Hanzhong, Tongli, Shu Ge and Qimen.
Moxibustion on these acupoints can nourish blood and promote blood circulation, regulate heart qi and regulate qi without stagnation.
Symptoms of blood deficiency: hair thinning and shedding, pale lips and nails, insomnia, dizziness, and decreased menstrual flow in women.
Moxibustion points: Pishu, Zhongyu, Qihai and Zusanli.
Moxibustion on these points, once a day, with skin flushing as the degree, can play a role in invigorating qi and blood.
Blood stasis leads to poor blood circulation. If blood is blocked, blood will definitely be blocked. Such people are prone to purple lips and nails, blue or rough skin, local tingling or cramping, or touching a lump.
Moxibustion points: Qihai, Shu Ge and Xue Hai.
Moxibustion on these acupoints can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, avoid congestion, hinder the operation of qi, and make qi and blood smooth.
Main symptoms of tonifying lung qi: cough, weakness of limbs, shortness of breath, low voice, fatigue, fatigue.
Moxibustion points: Shu Fei, Taiyuan and Yinlingquan.
Moxibustion on these acupoints can keep the lung function normal, make the airway unobstructed, breathe evenly and smoothly, inhale enough clear air, and effectively regulate the qi movement.
Main symptoms of liver qi stagnation and liver blood deficiency: mental depression and bilateral rib pain. Poor sleep quality, dizziness, loss of appetite, fatigue, chest tightness and pain on both sides of the chest. Women are often accompanied by irregular menstruation or breast pain and red tongue.
Moxibustion points: Ganshu point, Taichong point and Sanyinjiao point.
People's liver blood deficiency, liver qi is easy to erupt, which leads to impatience and irritability, and even dull pain in the liver area. Moxibustion on these acupoints has the functions of nourishing liver and blood, invigorating spleen and kidney, and can effectively improve the phenomenon of stagnation of liver qi and liver blood deficiency.
3 Commonly used moxibustion method for invigorating qi and blood suspension moxibustion method: hold the moxa stick with the palm root as the support point, and press the index finger and middle finger of the other hand on the moxibustion part respectively to prevent the patient from overheating and burning. Move the moxa stick up and down above the moxibustion site, and the distance of warm moxibustion can generally be as low as the patient feels. According to the different constitution, the distance of warm moxibustion can range from 2- 10 cm.
Garlic-separated moxibustion: cut garlic into 0.5 cm thick slices, tie a small hole in the middle, put it on the acupoint, and use moxa cone moxibustion.
Ginger-separated moxibustion: cut fresh ginger into 0.5 cm thick slices, prick a few small holes in the center with a needle, put moxa cones on them, and put them on acupoints for moxibustion. When you feel burning pain, you can lift the ginger slices away from the skin for a while, then put them down immediately, and then continue moxibustion, and so on until the local skin appears flushing.
4 Matters needing attention in moxibustion for invigorating qi and blood 1. Pay close attention to the patient's physical condition and adjust the time of moxibustion. There can be more people with strong moxibustion in deficiency-cold syndrome and longer time, while there are relatively fewer people with strong moxibustion in deficiency-cold syndrome and shorter time.
2. Moxibustion should not be used on the head, face and chest diaphragm, but on the lower limbs and thick meat. Where the muscles are thin, above the bones, as well as large blood vessels, movable joints, skin wrinkles and other parts, due to avoiding direct moxibustion, muscle hypertrophy, especially back acupuncture points, can be moxibustion for a long time.
3. Take a break after moxibustion before going out for a walk.
4. Moxibustion is mainly suitable for people with deficiency-cold constitution, and people with heat constitution need to choose appropriate acupoints and moxibustion time when applying moxibustion. All patients with excess heat syndrome or fever due to yin deficiency, such as high fever, high blood pressure, massive hemoptysis due to tuberculosis, severe anemia and acute infectious diseases, are not suitable for moxibustion during illness.