Ginger moxibustion navel therapy
Cover the navel with a wet gauze with a proper amount of fried coarse salt, and then cover it with a piece of ginger with a thickness of 2-3 mm (which has a small hole for heat penetration). Use moxa sticks to strengthen moxibustion. Indications of this method: those who are afraid of cold.
Ginger-separated moxibustion is a moxibustion method with ginger slices as spacers. Take a slice of ginger, choose fresh ginger, cut along the longitudinal direction of ginger fiber, and cut into ginger slices with a thickness of about 0.2 ~ 0.5 cm. The size can be determined according to the location of acupuncture points and the size of the selected moxa cone, and several holes are pierced in the middle with a triangular needle.
When applying moxibustion, put it in the acupoint area, put a large or medium-sized moxa cone and light it. When the patient has a local burning sensation, lift the ginger slices briefly or change the moxa stick moxibustion again. Generally, each moxibustion is 5 ~ 10, with local flushing as the degree.
Usage of aged moxa stick moxibustion
Hang the burning moxa stick directly above the navel (about 1 cm) for moxibustion to feel warm. Moxibustion 15 ~ 30 minutes each time, daily 1 time, and continuous moxibustion 1 time is1course of treatment. Liu Quanjun's moxibustion health training suggests that moxibustion can be performed irregularly for 3 to 5 courses throughout the year, and moxibustion in autumn and winter is more effective. The method can effectively prevent and treat diseases such as gastrointestinal dysfunction and neurasthenia caused by physical deficiency.
The role of ginger-separated moxibustion
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the normal life activities of human body depend on the function of qi and blood. If qi and blood are insufficient and run poorly, it is easy to get old and get sick. So what is blood? When the weather is warm, it will be fine. It condenses when it is cold. Two characteristics of. In today's society, most women love beauty and like to show their navel on their clothes. In spring and autumn, it is easy for the evil of wind and cold to invade dantian. In summer, I like to blow air conditioning and eat frozen food, which makes most women form a cold constitution, and there are sub-health States such as chills, cold limbs, cold hands and feet, dysmenorrhea and weakness of the spleen and stomach.
Ginger moxibustion is very penetrating. Ginger-separated moxibustion not only involves moxa fever, but also contains the effective components of ginger, so it is used to warm meridians and dispel cold. Ginger-separated moxibustion can adapt to all symptoms of deficiency and cold, especially for vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nocturnal emission, impotence, premature ejaculation, infertility, dysmenorrhea, facial paralysis, numbness, impotence, wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, etc.
Matters needing attention in moxibustion of navel
Chinese medicine believes that the navel has an important health-preserving point with therapeutic effect, named? Shenque point? . Shenque point is considered as the general hub of meridians and the meeting point of meridians and qi, which can manage meridians and veins of human body. When diseases are induced by the imbalance of qi, blood and yin-yang, stimulating Shenque point by medicated ironing and moxibustion can adjust the balance of yin and yang, harmonize qi and blood, and achieve the effects of strengthening the body resistance, eliminating evil spirits and prolonging life. But when moxibustion navel, we must pay attention to the following five aspects.
1. When warming moxibustion, first moxibustion on the left side, then moxibustion on the right side.
2. Don't wash your hands or bathe in cold water within half an hour after warm moxibustion.
3, moxibustion should not be too close to the navel, otherwise it is easy to burn.
4. It is not advisable to moxibustion umbilicus after meals or on an empty stomach. Drink more warm water than usual after warm moxibustion. Never drink cold water or ice water, which helps the excretory organs to excrete toxins from the body.
5. Moxibustion is prohibited when the pulse exceeds 90 times per minute. Moxibustion is forbidden when you are hungry, full and drunk. Pregnant women are forbidden. If the navel is damaged or inflamed, moxibustion is prohibited. Moxibustion navel is not suitable for everyone. The taboo people mentioned above must be banned or used with caution.
Side effects of moxibustion
Everything has two sides. Moxibustion has so many functions that there are bound to be some side effects.
1, the side effects of moxibustion are mainly manifested in the wrong judgment of physical fitness and the wrong choice of acupoints, which leads to physical discomfort and can be adjusted through correct guidance.
2. Moxibustion has the advantages of obvious effect, simplicity, economy, practicality and almost no toxic and side effects. As long as the operation method is proper and the acupoints are mastered accurately, it will generally not cause adverse reactions to the human body. Moxibustion supplements yang to the body, which is especially suitable for yang deficiency constitution.
3. Moxibustion has a reinforcing and reducing effect. For people with yin deficiency and excessive heat, we should start with purging, nourish yin and then adjust the balance of yin and yang. In other words, the acupoints and methods of moxibustion are different.