The idiom "terminally ill" has undoubtedly greatly improved the popularity of plasters. In fact, plaster is really a life-saving point, and it is also one of the big health-preserving points for treating diseases and preventing diseases. Sun Simiao once said that he can cure all diseases, which shows his extensive curative effect and unique position in the field of moxibustion.
The plaster is placed on the back, with the spine in the middle and the shoulder blades on both sides. In most cases, the scapula is covered with plaster points, so it is not easy to choose points and acupuncture. Moxibustion is quite exquisite and skillful, and it is not easy to obtain the correct effect of moxibustion. From Sun Simiao's description of acupoint selection method of plaster, we can also feel that acupoint selection is quite complicated. Because it is difficult to correctly locate and select the acupoint of plaster, there is the only moxibustion book in history-Moxibustion Plaster for Removing Blood, which records as many as 13 acupoint selection methods, which not only brings together the achievements of predecessors, but also integrates my first-hand clinical experience for many years.
Moxibustion and acupoint therapy were written by Zhuo Zhuang in Song Dynasty. This book records in detail 1 127 (Jian Yan Year of Southern Song Dynasty). Zhuang Chuo suffered from malaria, abdominal distension, heavy body and weak feet. He had to rely on crutches to stand up, but long-term treatment failed. Old man Chen used 300 strong moxibustion on his acupoints. On the second day after moxibustion, all kinds of discomfort in the body were relieved. Later, he used Baiqiang Moxibustion and basically achieved the cure, which is what he called "Liankangning". At the same time, his relatives and friends also used cream after seeing that his symptoms disappeared. Many people have been cured clinically after sticking plaster moxibustion at the same time, which makes Zhuo Zhuang more convinced that if Sun Simiao can carefully choose acupoints and find the right acupoints for moxibustion treatment, it will really be "disease-free".
Therefore, on the basis of Sun Simiao's Qian Jin Fang, I consulted various medical books before the exam and the citations of acupoint selection of plasters, and at the same time referred to more than ten methods of acupoint selection of plasters by at least six physicians in Tang and Song Dynasties, including Sun Simiao, Wang, Shi Zangyong, Ye Yuanshan, and Sengzhong, and adopted the first one. Zhuang's illustrations, combined with his own personal experience and clinical observation, give consideration to both theory and practice, and have strong practicability.
This book is the earliest book devoted to the study of plaster acupoints in China. This book is the first monograph on single-point moxibustion so far, and Zhuang is the first person to study single-point moxibustion.
The book "Acupoint Moxibustion with Plaster" takes Zhuo Zhuang's application of Plaster Moxibustion as the main line, focusing on the different methods of choosing Plaster Moxibustion by six doctors, and lists the attached drawings. The purpose is that the correct positioning of plaster moxibustion is the curative effect of plaster moxibustion. Zhuo Zhuang's "Moxibustion Sticking Point Method" is an attempt to record sticking points in detail through the experience of various doctors. Because people's figure and physical condition are different, they can adopt different postures to flexibly determine the acupoint of plaster, which can be used for reference by future generations.
Zhuang's acupoint selection method listed in Moxibustion and Acupoint Law can select various suitable positions for precise moxibustion and acupoint treatment due to factors such as height, thinness, physical condition, gender and so on, and provide various suitable acupoint selection methods with detailed reference to the possible conditions of various patients. This is also the case.
Acupoint Plaster Moxibustion, also known as Acupoint Plaster Moxibustion, has one volume 10, including the first method of measuring the same size, the second method of sitting straight and extending the arm, the third method of selecting vertebrae, the fourth method of determining the distance between acupoints, the fifth method of hooking the thigh by acupoints, and the method of seeking acupoints by reference. In Postscript, the dealer praised the acupoints studied by the real person (Sun Simiao) as excellent, "helping others to be kind and benefiting the world".
Plaster acupoint is an important acupoint to treat many diseases such as weakness, deficiency of the upper body and deficiency of the lower body, chronic diseases and so on. When the body is weak and emaciated after a long illness, it is most suitable for moxibustion at plaster points, which can play the role of supporting yang and strengthening the body, benefiting yin and regulating triple energizer, and harmonizing qi and blood of the whole body, thus promoting the early recovery of the body. It is often as effective as a drum.
Sun Simiao, the drug king, said in Qian Jin Fang: "Ointment can cure physical weakness, emaciation, five strains and seven injuries, dreaminess, cough due to excessive breath, burning in phlegm and fire, amnesia, prenatal and postnatal care, etc." .
Here Sun Simiao's so-called "all diseases can be cured" is a quantifier, which can be understood as treating many diseases, rather than saying that all diseases can be cured. The specific application also needs the combination of four diagnosis and reference, and correct moxibustion after distinguishing diseases and people. It also shows the wide application of plaster points in treating fatigue, chronic diseases and other diseases. Modern medicine is often used to treat various common chronic diseases of cold, dampness and depression, as well as various chronic debilitating diseases. Moxibustion at this point often plays a significant role in strengthening the body, dredging meridians, balancing yin and yang, and preventing and treating diseases.
Modern selection of plaster acupoints is mainly based on modern human anatomy and ancient descriptions of plaster acupoints and body posture. When selecting acupoints, we must fully separate the two shoulder blades, and first determine the route of the Du meridian. The acupoint of plaster is located 3 inches beside the Du Meridian and below the spinous process of the fourth thoracic vertebra, belonging to the bladder meridian of Foot Taiyang, and it can be properly selected according to the patient's condition.
When taking acupoints, you can also hold your shoulders tightly with your hands crossed, and your elbow joint is close to your chest, so that your scapula can be fully opened. Moxibustion starts from Dazhui point and touches down. Under the spinous process of the fourth thoracic vertebra, they pressed the seam on the inner edge of the scapula and felt the pain between the chest ribs, which spread to the arm, which was the plaster point. Or prone position, sticking the point on the back, when the spinous process of the fourth thoracic vertebra is three inches (or four fingers wide), and the inside of the scapula hurts when pressed, that is, sticking the point. After finding the plaster hole, stick it with a sticker and mark it, then circle moxibustion. In view of the skill and difficulty in selecting plaster acupoints, it is strongly recommended that when plaster moxibustion is needed, it is best to go to the acupuncture department of the hospital to be completed by a senior acupuncturist to ensure the curative effect and safety.
To sum up, it can be seen that moxibustion and acupoint therapy are indelible and important masterpieces in the history of moxibustion, which have contributed to the recording and inheritance of moxibustion. The explanation of its origin mainly lies in Sun Simiao's own hands and long-term practice on the basis of predecessors' achievements, and gradually invented intensive moxibustion.