characteristic
Body-column point, originating from the Du meridian, is located in the middle of the upper back, under the third thoracic vertebra, close to the lungs, belonging to the Du meridian and running through the brain. It is called the body column, which contains the meaning of the column of the whole body. It has the effects of regulating lung qi, tonifying deficiency, eliminating furuncle and calming the nerves. It has the effects of invigorating lung qi, relieving cough and asthma, warming phlegm and eliminating dampness, strengthening brain, improving intelligence, preventing diseases and strengthening body constitution, and can be used for treating various pediatric diseases. In A Healthy Word, there is a saying that daily moxibustion at acupoints of children's body and column can spread lung qi and improve human body's disease resistance, which is one of the important measures to ensure healthy growth. At the same time, because the body column has the function of strengthening brain and improving intelligence, regular moxibustion can also improve children's nervous system, promote brain development and enhance intelligence.
function
1. Moxibustion can improve nervous system.
Therefore, it can prevent fatigue, promote the recovery of fatigue, and prevent neurasthenia, insomnia, headache and so on. It is also effective for cerebral hemorrhage, psychosis, hysteria, poliomyelitis, epilepsy and chorea. Japanese acupuncturist Dai Tian Wen Zhi reported the health care moxibustion of school-age children in 40 schools in Nagano Prefecture. He said, "After moxibustion at Shen Zhu point, the cold stopped, the appetite increased and the development improved. In short, health has improved. Therefore, parents of frail children should pay special attention to giving their children long-term moxibustion. Body column is an important point of moxibustion for school-age children. Body column moxibustion is also an essential moxibustion point for adults, and health care is indispensable. " Shen Zhu point is praised as "Moxibustion Point for Children with All Diseases" by Japanese medical circles.
2. General treatment of pediatric diseases
Can be used for preventing and treating infantile dyspepsia, galactorrhea, diarrhea, anorexia, listlessness, insomnia, nocturnal crying, asthma, bronchitis, whooping cough, convulsion, dysplasia, sallow complexion and emaciation. You can rub moxa sticks into pencil tips or thinner ones, and the acupoints of moxibustion body columns are the top three. Like spitting milk, it can be cured in two or three days; For infants in critical period due to diarrhea and indigestion, moxibustion can turn the crisis into safety; It also has obvious curative effect on asthma, bronchitis and whooping cough.
Children with asthma over three or four years old can also moxibustion Lingtai point (depression of the sixth vertebra) in addition to moxibustion on the body column. Because the body column moxibustion has obvious curative effect on the above-mentioned children's diseases, it is an important measure to ensure the healthy growth of children, and it should be an important part of maternal and child health care and family knowledge, and should be vigorously promoted.
3. Prevention of respiratory diseases
Body column moxibustion can prevent and treat colds, and it is an indispensable moxibustion point for lobular pneumonia, hilar lymph node tuberculosis, early lung infiltration, pleurisy, asthma and bronchitis.
Dazhui point is the intersection of all yang qi and yang meridian, which can clear away heat, sweat and relieve exterior syndrome and enhance yang qi, especially for serious diseases and emergencies, it is generally inseparable from Dazhui point!
Guo Lin traditional moxibustion