"What needles don't do, moxibustion does."

Those who are suffering from ailments or seeking health and wellness and want to have acupuncture are indeed good and virtuous.

Acupuncture is the needle, moxibustion two methods collectively known as needle puncture to break the skin into the inside, if not a professional, it is not recommended to try on their own, so moxibustion has become a good choice.

If you intend to do your own moxibustion at home, although it is easy to do, there are a number of issues to be aware of.

firstlyThe order of applying moxibustion

Thousand Gold Formula - Acupuncture and Moxibustion, "Whenever moxibustion is performed, it should be performed first on the yang and then on the yin...first on the top and then on the bottom." The Ming Tang Moxibustion Classic says, "Moxibustion up first, then down; moxibustion less first, then more."

Accordingly, the order of moxibustion should be in accordance with the part of the first up and then down, first Yang and then Yin, the number of strong should be less and then more, the amount of moxibustion should be first small and then large.


Next is the need to understandContraindications to the application of moxibustion

Moxibustion is not suitable for solid heat or yin deficiency fever; scar moxibustion is not suitable for the face, the five senses, large blood vessels and joints; moxibustion is not suitable for the lumbosacral and abdominal areas of pregnant women.

Another thing to pay attention to the temperature of moxibustion, such as non-scarring moxibustion, must be careful to avoid burns, the temperature to local skin feel slightly hot can be.

It is also important to keep your body warm during moxibustion to avoid getting cold from exposing your skin.

Suggestion: if you don't have specialized knowledge, try to avoid scarred moxibustion options and use moregentle moxibustion (Chinese medicine)Good!

Finally, you should drink plenty of warm boiled water after moxibustion.

Avoid burns! Avoid scalding! Avoid scalding!!!

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Moxibustion for health can enhance the body's immunity and resistance to disease, warm the meridians and disperse cold, support the positive and eliminate evil, revitalize the body function, etc.. Moxibustion is usually the use of flammable moxa, etc., in the meridian points or the affected position burning or smoking, through the warmth of the drug stimulation, to achieve the effect of warming the qi and blood, support the positive and dispel the evil, moxibustion health, prevention and treatment of disease. Usually in life can also do their own moxibustion at home, then at home when the moxibustion treatment. What do we need to pay attention to?

1, when applying moxibustion, the face of the five senses, the heart area, there are large blood vessels distribution and other parts of the scar moxibustion can not be used, forbidden moxibustion or caution moxibustion points should be used with caution. For pregnant women's abdomen and lumbosacral area should not apply moxibustion, at the same time in the menstrual period, or in the time of fever, the body has a skin Section crack bleeding parts, can not apply moxibustion.

2, in the application of moxibustion or warm needle moxibustion, should pay attention to prevent the moxa fire off, so as not to cause skin and clothing burns. In the process of moxibustion, we should always understand the local reaction, adjust the distance between the moxibustion fire and the skin, master the amount of moxibustion therapy, so as not to cause too much moxibustion, can also cause moxibustion injury.

3, after moxibustion, if the local blisters, as long as you do not break, you can let the natural absorption. If the blister is too large, can be sterilized needle from the bottom of the bubble puncture, put out the water, and then coated with gentian violet solution, and ask the patient not to scratch, usually a few days after the absorption of self-healing, for the suppurative moxibustion, in the moxibustion sore pus during the period, should be avoided alcohol, fish and stimulating food, and strictly prevent infection. If there is a secondary infection, it should be treated in a timely manner.

4, pay attention to fire prevention, because many of the clothes worn are chemical fiber, down and other texture, it is easy to ignite, therefore, the moxibustion must pay attention to prevent the fire, especially with moxa cones moxibustion to be more careful, in order to prevent moxa cones tumbling off. After moxa stick moxibustion, you can take the lit end of the moxa stick into a bottle with a slightly larger diameter than the moxa stick to facilitate extinguishing.

5, pay attention to keep warm, because the winter weather is relatively cold, there is no package to keep warm, it is easy to occur colds and other diseases, if it is on the day then pay attention to heat stroke, you should open the air conditioning or ventilation in a timely manner, to prevent the occurrence of heat stroke.

In short, moxibustion is both convenient and hygienic, can help soothe the muscles and strengthen the immune system, but do moxibustion should also pay attention to, in the body fatigue time do not go to do it, usually can be through more exercise walks, exercise, help the human body health.

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First, pay attention to prevent fire, mugwort moxa is difficult to be extinguished, so after moxibustion treatment is completed, it is best to use the unused moxa to extinguish with water, or isolated from the air to extinguish (the paper tube containing the fries can be used with good sealing), and put it in a place that is absolutely non-flammable!!!!

Second, pay attention to ventilation, although moxibustion treatment can not blow the wind, but moxibustion treatment is located in the room must be well ventilated, otherwise the smoke of burning mugwort is very choking. As long as the wind is not blowing directly at you during the moxibustion treatment, it will be fine.

Third, after moxibustion can not be in a very short period of time with air conditioning to cool down, or very cold air-conditioned room soon to go, and can not be very soon to take a cold shower, so that people naturally cool for a while, moxibustion process if there is sweating, such as sweating naturally engage in and then go to a cooler place.

Fourth, to prevent burns, moxibustion therapy when the temperature is too high or too long, moxibustion therapy parts of the skin may blister, although blistering as long as not in the vital parts, generally do not have serious bad consequences, but blistering after the need to care for the more troublesome, so it is still not blistering for the better, but if you do moxibustion therapy requires blistering, that's a different story.

Fifth, the smell of burning mugwort is very big and difficult to remove, so it is best to do it on the balcony, if in the bedroom, these smells are difficult to remove over time will also change the smell, affecting the cleanliness of indoor air.