Vaporized medication moxibustion is a moxibustion method that uses the steam of medicinal liquid to treat meridian points. It is recorded in the earliest clinical works in China, such as "Fifty-Two Disease Prescriptions" and "Li Ye Pian Wen" from the Qing Dynasty. In recent years, it has also been widely used clinically. The indications vary in clinical practice due to differences in medication prescriptions and moxibustion sites.
[Operational Methods]
1. Scallion steam moxibustion
Take 500g of scallions, 60g of dandelion, and 15g of soapwort, grind them into powder, boil them in water, and pour them into a large tea jar. Use steam to moxibustion the affected area.
2. Licorice solution steam moxibustion
Take 500g of raw licorice, 50g of raw rehmannia, 30g of scrophularia, and 30g of ophiopogon, boil them in water, pour them into a basin, and steam the hands for 10 minutes twice a day.
3. Itch-relieving steam moxibustion
Take 30g of sophora flavescens, 30g of centipede grass, 30g of clematis, 30g of Szechuan pepper, 30g of white lichen, 10g of alum, and 10g of bedbug, boil them in water, and pour the juice into a basin.
4. Goji root steam moxibustion
Take an appropriate amount of goji root, boil it in water, and pour it into a basin. The patient sits on the basin and receives steam moxibustion.
5. Cotton steam moxibustion
Take an appropriate amount of cotton, boil it in water, and use steam to moxibustion the affected area.
6. Eggplant and pepper root steam moxibustion
Take an appropriate amount of eggplant root and pepper root, boil them together, and steam moxibustion the affected area.
7. Gallnut steam moxibustion
Take 250g of gallnut and 10g of alum, boil them together, and pour them into a toilet. The patient sits on the toilet and receives steam moxibustion.
8. Wild chrysanthemum steam moxibustion
Take 30g of wild chrysanthemum flowers and 30g of gentian, boil them in water, pour them into a cup, and use steam to moxibustion both eyes.
9. Stemona steam moxibustion
Take an equal amount of stemona, windproof, garlic (peeled), and mugwort leaf, boil them in water, and pour them into a bucket. Use steam to moxibustion the affected area.
10. Black plum steam moxibustion
Take 60g of black plum, 10g of schisandra, and 10g of pomegranate peel, boil them in water, and pour them into a basin or large bucket. Use steam to moxibustion the affected area.
11. Arisaema steam moxibustion
Take 310g of arisaema and centipede grass, 15g of sophora flavescens and white lichen, 9g of Sichuan pepper, and 3g of alum. After boiling in water, pour it into a basin and use steam to moxibustion the affected area.
12. Cinnamon, angelica, asarum, and peony steam moxibustion
Take 10g of cinnamon, 10g of angelica, 6g of asarum, 15g of red peony, and 6g of akebia, boil them in water, pour them into a basin, and use steam to moxibustion the affected area.
13. Eight Immortals steam moxibustion
Take 18g each of windproof, angelica, phellodendron, atractylodes, 12g each of moutan and chuanxiong, and 30g of sophora flavescens. After boiling in water, use steam to moxibustion the affected area.
14. Croton wine steam moxibustion
Take 250ml of 50-60 degrees white wine, add 5-10 peeled croton seeds to the white wine, heat it on fire until boiling, then pour the wine into a bottle or small cup, and use steam to moxibustion the Laogong acupoint.
15. Cypress leaf steam moxibustion
Take 200-300g of fresh cypress leaves, boil them in water, and use steam to moxibustion the affected area.
16. Spray steam moxibustion
Place the medication in the steam generator to generate steam, and use the steam to spray moxibustion on the acupoints or affected areas. It is a moxibustion treatment method.
[Main diseases treated]
1. Acute mastitis (early non-purulent stage)
Use scallion steam moxibustion.
2. Erysipelas
1. Use licorice solution steam moxibustion.
2. Use cypress leaf steam moxibustion.
3. Peripheral facial paralysis
Use croton wine steam moxibustion.
4. Rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, limb numbness
1. Use stemona steam moxibustion.
2. Use cinnamon, angelica, asarum, and peony steam moxibustion.
5. Bone tuberculosis
Use Eight Immortals steam moxibustion.
6. Acute conjunctivitis
Use wild chrysanthemum steam moxibustion.
7. Rectal prolapse
Use gallnut steam moxibustion.
8. Hemorrhoids
Use goji root steam moxibustion.
9. Uterine prolapse
Use black plum steam moxibustion.
10. Pruritus vulvae
1. Use itch-relieving steam moxibustion.
2. Use Arisaema steam moxibustion.
11. Chilblains
1. Use cotton steam moxibustion.
2. Use eggplant and pepper root steam moxibustion.
[Precautions]
1. The steam moxibustion should be applied directly to the affected area. The distance should be appropriate. If it is too close, the temperature will be too high, and if it is too far, the effect will not be good.
2. There is no substantial difference between steam moxibustion and medicated bath therapy. They are both widely used in clinical practice. The 16 methods listed above are only part of them. Therefore, in clinical practice, prescriptions can be flexibly selected and moxibustion can be applied according to the needs of the condition, which can achieve better therapeutic effects.
