1, the best time for moxibustion
Chinese medicine experts pointed out that the most suitable season for Chinese medicine moxibustion therapy is summer. Because there are few clothes to wear in summer, moxibustion at home is very convenient even if you don't go to the hospital, unlike moxibustion at home when you take off your clothes in winter, which is easy to catch a cold. Moreover, when the weather is hot, the human body is more sensitive to temperature and is not easy to be burned. Most importantly, summer moxibustion conforms to the theory of treating winter diseases in summer in traditional Chinese medicine.
Chinese medicine believes that people with yang deficiency and qi deficiency are more suitable for acupuncture therapy. Most of the sick people belong to yang deficiency constitution. Artemisia argyi leaves are warm and belong to pure yang. Moxibustion can warm meridians, dispel cold and dampness, and tonify human yang. Summer happens to be the time when the yang in nature is the heaviest, and the yang and heat of the two are combined, and the warming effect is stronger. Therefore, moxibustion can achieve the best nourishing effect in the summer with the most sunshine in nature.
2. Matters needing attention in summer moxibustion
1, absorb it and be patient. Pay attention to concentration when moxibustion is applied, and don't distract attention when moxibustion is applied, so as to avoid the moxa stick moving, not at the acupoint, hurting the skin and wasting time. For health moxibustion, we should persist for a long time, and occasionally moxibustion can not achieve the expected effect.
2. Pay attention to the accuracy of posture and acupoints. On the one hand, the location should be suitable for the needs of moxibustion, and at the same time, it should be comfortable and natural. The location and acupuncture points should be determined according to the prescription to ensure the effect of moxibustion.
3. Fire prevention. Pay attention to fire prevention when moxibustion, especially when moxibustion with moxa sticks, to prevent the moxa sticks from rolling down. After moxibustion, the lighted end of the moxa stick can be stuffed into a bottle with a diameter slightly larger than that of the moxa stick to facilitate extinguishing.
4. Pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling. Because moxibustion should expose part of the body surface, heatstroke should be prevented when it is hot in summer, and attention should be paid to the adjustment of indoor temperature and the opening of ventilation fan to exchange fresh air in time.
5. Prevent infection. If suppurative moxibustion or moxibustion is not properly treated, it may cause sores due to local burns, so don't break the sores. If it is broken and infected, use anti-inflammatory drugs in time.
6. Master the procedures of moxibustion. If moxibustion points are numerous and scattered, it should be carried out in the order of back, chest and abdomen, head and limbs.
7. Pay attention to the time of moxibustion. Some diseases must pay attention to the time of moxibustion, such as insomnia should be moxibustion before going to bed. Do not apply moxibustion on an empty stomach before and after meals.
8, step by step, the first use of moxibustion should pay attention to the amount of stimulation, first a small amount, small dose, such as the use of small moxa sticks, or moxibustion for a short time, less intensity. Increase the dose in the future. Don't start with a large dose.
9. Although the prevention of dizzy moxibustion is rare, once it is dizzy, it will cause dizziness, dizziness, nausea, pallor, palpitation and sweating. , even fainted. Immediately after the occurrence of dizzy moxibustion, stop moxibustion, lie on your back, add moxibustion at Zusanli, and gently moxibustion for about 10 minutes.
10, pay attention to the adjustment of moxibustion temperature. For children with sensitive person's skin, put the index finger and middle finger on both sides of the moxibustion site to sense the temperature of the moxibustion site, which will not burn the skin and achieve good results.
Moxibustion must be treated by professionals so as not to hurt yourself.
3. How long does moxibustion take effect?
(1) Moxibustion for Acute Diseases
Some people have severe physical discomfort or acute symptoms, and moxibustion can last longer. If the body can accept it, moxibustion once or twice a day.
(2) Moxibustion for chronic diseases
If it is a chronic disease, it is necessary to properly choose the time of moxibustion. At first, you can moxibustion every day for about half a month, rest for a few days in the middle, and then moxibustion; If you feel better after moxibustion in the first half of the month, you can choose moxibustion once every other day, or moxibustion two or three times a week.
(3) Health moxibustion
If you rely solely on moxibustion for health care, you can moxibustion about 3 times a week, or once every 3 to 5 days. If you follow the course of moxibustion, you can continue moxibustion for the first three days, rest for a while, and then moxibustion the next day.