Moxibustion is mainly with the gentle heat of moxibustion fire and the role of drugs, through the transmission of meridians, to play a gentle qi and blood, to support the balance of the physiological functions of the human body, to adjust the balance of disease prevention, health care, then moxibustion to pay attention to what matters?
Moxibustion body position attention
The choice of moxibustion position should be based on the principle that the moxibustion practitioner can correctly take the points, the operation is convenient, the patient feels comfortable and natural, and can last with the principle, the following positions are commonly used.
Prone position: a small pillow can be placed under the umbilicus so that the back muscles can be stretched and flattened to facilitate the application of acupuncture points on the back of the head, neck, shoulders, back, waist, and limbs.
Supine position: supine, with upper limbs flat and lower limbs straight or slightly curved, for acupuncture points on the chest, abdomen, neck, and front side of the limbs.
Sitting position: sitting with both feet on the ground and upper limbs bent at the elbows on the table, exposing the back for moxibustion, suitable for acupuncture points on the neck and back.
Lateral position: non-moxibustion side under, lying on the side, upper limbs on the chest, lower limbs straight, suitable for side head, lateral or medial lower limbs, part of the upper limbs acupuncture points.
Note the order of moxibustion application
The order of applying moxibustion is, first moxibustion on top, then moxibustion on bottom, first moxibustion on back, then moxibustion on abdomen, first moxibustion on head, then moxibustion on limbs.
Yang meridian first, then Yin meridian.
The number of moxibustion cones should be small first and then large.
Moxibustion techniques
Modern Chinese medicine advocates the use of "scarless moxibustion" or "interval moxibustion", "interval moxibustion" and other methods of moxibustion, the advantages of which are simple, non-invasive, and easy to accept by patients. It is simple, non-invasive and easy for patients to accept. The moxibustion practitioner can perform moxibustion for himself or for others as long as he adopts the correct positioning method of meridian points and master the operation method of moxibustion therapy according to the relevant disease.
The correct method of acupuncture points
There are various methods of acupuncture, but generally we can choose three simple and practical methods of acupuncture.
Body markings: The body markings can be divided into fixed and active markings. Fixed signs refer to the protrusions or depressions formed by the bones and muscles of each ministry, as well as irrelevant contours, hairline, finger (toe) nails, nipples, umbilical fossa, etc. For example, Yanglingquan at the bottom of the front of the fibula, Zanzhu at the head of the eyebrow, and Tanzhong in the middle of the two nipples. The activity markers are the joints, muscles, tendons, and skin that appear as gaps, depressions, wrinkles, and tips with activity, such as the acupuncture points located between the ear screen and the jaw joint, and the depressions where the mouth is not opened.
Finger with the body to determine the point method: is based on the massage of the fingers of the person to measure the selection of acupuncture points method. The width of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb of the person being massaged is 1 inch; the width of the index finger, middle finger and ring finger of the person being massaged when they are together is 2 inches; the width of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger of the person being massaged when they are together, the width of the four fingers of the middle finger is 3 inches, subject to the transverse line near the middle joint.
Bone degree and inch method: This method is used to measure the length and width of each body part by using human bones as the main marker, and to determine the inch, which is used to locate the meridian points.
Contraindications of moxibustion
Scar moxibustion is not recommended for the head, face, joints, and large blood vessels.
Pregnant women and menstruating women should not perform strong stimulation moxibustion in the lumbosacral and small abdomen, so as not to cause outside.
When moxibustion to keep the room air circulation, but to avoid the wind over the hall, so as not to get cold.
After moxibustion, extinguish the moxa stick or cone in time to avoid fire.
Moxibustion should not be applied on an empty stomach, too full, extremely tired and cautious.
The amount of moxibustion should not be too large for weak and sickly people to avoid dizziness.
After moxibustion, if there is dizziness, blurred vision, sweating, pale face, nausea and vomiting, or even fainting, remove the moxa cones in time, let the patient lie down, drink some warm sugar water, and rest for a few moments to recover. If the symptoms do not improve, finger pinch Hegu, Renzhong, Suos and other points, so that they wake up, still not effective, quickly sent to the hospital for treatment.
