The head is the "meeting of all the yang", "clear Yang's House", and the sea of marrow is located, external sensation, internal injury can cause headaches, headache relief methods, moxibustion is one of the more effective methods, then headache moxibustion moxibustion where good?
Wind-cold headache moxibustion
The main symptoms: the onset is urgent, headache like broken, even and the back of the neck, evil wind and cold, the mouth is not thirsty, the coating is thin white.
Moxibustion acupuncture points: the patient to take a prone position or sitting position, take the hundred points, Fengchi point, the sun point, Hegu point, Lijiao point moxibustion.
Effect of moxibustion: dispersing wind and cold, relieving pain.
Moxibustion for phlegm headache
Main symptoms: headache and dizziness, fullness in the chest and epigastrium, vomiting of phlegm and saliva, white and greasy coating.
Moxibustion acupuncture points: in prone or sitting position, take Baihui point, Fengchi point, Spleen point and Stomach point, then in supine position, take Yin Tang, Zhonggui point, Neiguan point and Fenglong point to apply moxibustion.
Effect of moxibustion: resolving phlegm and dispelling dampness, promoting circulation and relieving pain.
Blood deficiency headache moxibustion
Main symptoms: headache and dizziness, palpitation and restlessness, fatigue, lack of facial color, heavy with exertion, pale tongue with thin white fur.
Moxibustion points: take the patient in a prone or sitting position, and apply moxibustion to the Baihui point, the Xin Yu point, the Spleen Yu point and the Fengchi point.
Effect of moxibustion: nourishing the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and relieving pain.
Kidney deficiency headache moxibustion
Main symptoms: headache and emptiness, dizziness, lumbago, weakness, spermatorrhea, women's belt, red tongue with little coating.
Moxibustion acupuncture points: patient in prone or sitting position, take Baihui, Fengchi, Liver Yu, Kidney Yu points, then in supine position, take Guan Yuan, Sanyinjiao, Tai Xi points to apply moxibustion.
Effects: Nourishes the yin and kidneys, and relieves pain.
Moxibustion for headache operation method
Moxa moxibustion: moxa will be lit, one hand middle finger, index finger placed next to the point taken, the other hand moxa vertical suspension on the skin of the selected point, 3-4 cm from the skin, to the patient feel warm to a slight burning sensation, if you feel too hot can move back and forth, so that the warmth continuous stimulation, each point moxibustion 5-10 minutes.
Moxibustion: take fresh ginger, cut into 0.2-0.5 cm thick slices of ginger, pierce several holes in the middle, when applying moxibustion, put the ginger slices on the skin of the selected acupuncture points, place large or medium moxa cones on the ginger slices, ignite the moxibustion cones, when the patient feels local burning pain, slightly lift the ginger slices, or replace the moxa cones and moxibustion again, 3-5 strong per point.
How long to moxibustion for headache
Generally speaking, patients with mild symptoms only need to be treated once or twice, while those with heavy and lingering symptoms should be moxibuted 3-5 times until their headache symptoms improve.
