Q 1: Can people who are prone to get angry due to yin deficiency get moxibustion?
Or: What should I do if I get angry, thirsty, sore throat and runny nose after moxibustion?
Nandao: This is a common problem for beginners of moxibustion. We must first find out whether the questioner is moxibustion or barbecue.
If you barbecue, moxibustion will burn, the skin will turn red, and moxa will stay on the surface and cannot enter the body. The physical discomfort caused by barbecue is the sequela of barbecue, not moxibustion.
Really in moxibustion, moxibustion feels good. Even if there is a feeling of getting angry after moxibustion, the symptoms are generally mild, such as a little thirst and a little discomfort in the throat, which often does not need conditioning.
There are three common situations: slight fire is easy to appear after moxibustion, namely yin deficiency, abdominal stasis and poor quality of moxa sticks.
Yin deficiency is more common in middle-aged and elderly people. Neijing says, "Forty years old, but Yin Qi is half-baked. It is a common phenomenon that Yin Qi tends to be deficient when it gets older.
Moxibustion is not to heat the body, but to adjust the mentality. The human body has the function of nourishing yin, and many people will continuously secrete saliva in their mouths during moxibustion, which is one of the manifestations of the human body to start nourishing yin. Stick to moxibustion for a long time, and the body has the ability to moisturize itself.
If you are seriously deficient in Yin Qi, you can choose some acupoints to help nourish Yin in the early stage of moxibustion-don't think too complicated, the acupoints on the yin side are biased towards nourishing Yin, and the acupoints on the yang side are biased towards Toarey Yang, so we can choose some acupoints on the yin side in the general direction, that is, the acupoints in front of the human body.
Experience, Sanyinjiao, Taixi, Guanyuan, etc. Have a good effect of nourishing yin. Of course, when moxibustion at these acupoints, it depends on the feeling of moxibustion. When moxibustion is hot, it is barbecue, don't cook it.
There are many people with abdominal masses, and they are distributed in different parts, which represent different potential problems and have different effects on human health. Especially under the heart, that is, just below the sternum, if it is blocked, it is easy to feel a little angry when you receive moxibustion for the first time.
If you use the method of pressing and kneading, you should focus on doing kung fu below Zhongwan point, such as pressing and kneading the lower jiao abdomen. After rubbing the lower abdomen, the heart will naturally pass.
However, the method of moxibustion is just the opposite of massage, and it needs to focus on moxibustion. The development of Shangjiao tends to spread, and many friends who insist on moxibustion for a long time have melted away.
As for the third case, honestly find a good platform and buy a real pure moxa stick for the elderly. There is more moxibustion, and I have my own experience. It is not a problem to distinguish between good and bad.
Q2: Can I have moxibustion every day? Will it consume blood?
Nandao: You can have moxibustion every day.
For many people, maintaining a normal life and work every day, the consumption of qi and blood is greater than the repair, and it will definitely be empty after a long time. The cure is not to wait until the serious illness is cured, but to maintain the health of the body through daily moxibustion. It's true that no moxa stick can moxibustion.
For friends who already feel uncomfortable, or friends who occasionally feel cold, daily moxibustion can help the body return to normal as soon as possible, so that minor illnesses will not last, leaving the root cause of the disease and even leading to serious illness.
Moxibustion may be the last hope for friends who have chronic diseases and have not improved significantly after various treatments and nursed back to health. Moxibustion can regulate all diseases, especially chronic diseases. the twelve meridians can cause the disease of three yin. For these people, daily moxibustion may not be enough, and multiple moxibustion is needed if necessary to be effective.
Before answering this question, let me ask: Is it moxibustion or barbecue? Hot moxibustion is barbecue, and non-hot moxibustion is ok. If you want to avoid wasting blood, the most important thing is to avoid barbecue.
In addition, what raw materials are used for the heat source of moxibustion is also very important.
The best heat source material is the burning heat of Chennian Chun 'ai, which is as warm as the warm sun in winter, while the loving mother's love, warm but not strong, is easily absorbed by the body, and soon becomes the qi in the human body-the human meridians, and her actions are all her own meaning, so she will not feel annoyed. If the metal sheet is used as the heat source, the feeling of heat is very strong, and the feeling of running around is very strong. However, after the meridian is injured, extra qi and blood are needed to repair the meridian, so people will feel irritable first and then collapse inexplicably.
The ancients had already observed this point, and simply warned future generations that the fire of Yagi could not be moxibustion.
Yagi is pine, cypress, bamboo, orange, elm, bitter orange, mulberry and jujube. At present, there are far more than eight kinds of materials used as heat sources, but no better raw materials than aged moxa have been found.
Do real moxibustion with real moxa sticks instead of barbecue, and your blood will gradually fill up and your strength will gradually last.
Q3: Can I have moxibustion at night? When is the best time for moxibustion?
Nandao: As far as one day is concerned, moxibustion is the best in the morning. As the sun rises, people's yang is also rising. Moxibustion in the morning is the best for nourishing yang.
Not everyone can do it every morning. Even moxibustion at night will have a good effect if it lasts for a long time.
Pay attention to moxibustion for a long time at night. First, don't affect sleep-some people can't sleep that night after moxibustion at 9: 30, and some people can't sleep at 10: 30. Everyone has different acupoints, so try not to do moxibustion beyond that acupoint. Second, you can sweep Zusanli for a few minutes after moxibustion, which helps to reduce qi and reduce insomnia that may be caused by moxibustion too late.
As far as the four seasons are concerned, moxibustion in dog days and three or nine days has the best effect.
Dog days are the end of summer and the beginning of autumn every year, usually for thirty or forty days. At that time, it was hot, rainy and gas was in season. When people are between heaven and earth, not only the yang will follow, but also the internalization function of the human body will be enhanced. Moxibustion in dog days can only be revealed when it goes deep into the bone marrow. People who absorb enough moxa energy can easily be transformed into qi and blood for long-term use.
Sanjiu days are three nine days from winter to the future every year, which is also 39 1 * * * 27 days. At this time, it was freezing, and people entered the room with sun be the spirit. When moxibustion is carried out on the third or ninth day, after people absorb enough moxa fever, healthy qi is supplemented, often deep lesions are washed away and chronic diseases are fundamentally improved.
Dog days and dog days are rare life-saving days, and they are good opportunities to treat chronic diseases and improve physical fitness. On such a day, it is best to ensure daily moxibustion and moxibustion, and continue to work hard, so as not to waste a rare good season of the year.
Q4: How long can I wash my face and take a bath after moxibustion?
South Island: It is generally recommended to avoid water and cold within 2 hours after moxibustion. But we do further thinking:
How long can I take a bath after moxibustion, how many bowls can I eat at a meal, and how long does moxibustion last? Do these questions sound similar? The answer will vary from person to person, and there will be no uniform standard.
Even if the same person has a good appetite and eats more. How long to take a bath after moxibustion depends on the reaction of people after moxibustion. Some people are cold and shivering after moxibustion. This state can even last for several days, so she shouldn't take a shower these days.
Some people, after only 5 minutes of moxibustion, have something to stop moxibustion, and their bodies have no special feeling. Do they still need to adhere to the standard of two hours?
The key is the feeling after moxibustion (whether you are afraid of cold, water, and restless body), and you will become more and more sensitive after moxibustion. Whether you can take a bath or not, your body will know very well.
Q5: Can I have moxibustion during menstruation? Will it increase blood volume?
Nandao: Many people think that moxibustion can't be used during menstruation, and the blood volume will increase after moxibustion. Most of the ideas behind them are like this: moxa sticks are heated, moxibustion heats the body, and heat will accelerate blood circulation, so you can't moxibustion during menstruation, otherwise the blood volume will increase after moxibustion.
This view is untenable, especially the view that "moxibustion is to heat the body" is wrong in itself.
Moxibustion heat, as an external energy, can be quickly converted into human qi after being absorbed by the human body, and then it can be transported to all the places where it is needed, and it can also be accompanied by heat sensation.
However, when the human body circulates, it can feel hot or not. For a very common example, when you sweep the Neiguan point, you can feel that moxibustion is hot at first, but it feels cold when you sweep it. The generation of heat sensation or cold sensation is naturally generated when the qi of meridians runs. If the heat sensation is caused by the wandering of wormwood fever, then the cold sensation cannot be explained.
Therefore, moxibustion can be understood as replenishing energy to the body, but it cannot be understood as heating the body. Only by correctly understanding the principle of moxibustion and applying moxibustion in clinic can we have a well-thought-out plan and achieve gratifying results.
The menstrual period can be moxibustion, and the reason is the same. During menstruation, women always lose a little menstrual blood, which is often easier to get tired and weaker than usual. At this time, moxibustion can replenish vital qi in time and improve her physical and mental state.
If you have always had gynecological problems, now is the best time to enhance your body's ability to expel exogenous pathogens-so it can be said that female friends who have always had gynecological problems can not only have moxibustion during menstruation, but also need to grasp it well and moxibustion as much as possible.
As for worrying that menstrual moxibustion will lead to an increase in blood volume, this is a worry. In practice, we meet some female friends with bloody collapse and heavy menstrual flow, which can be solved by moxibustion.
According to ancient records, moxibustion can cure bloody collapse. Moxibustion can replenish the spleen, strengthen the qi of spleen meridian and strengthen the function of spleen to control blood, thus stopping the blood collapse. Practice has proved that moxibustion at points such as spleen, Zhangmen and even navel can also stop bleeding and collapse.
Q6: Does moxibustion harm the body? What kind of people can't moxibustion?
South Island: Moxibustion that meets the standard will not "spoil people". The standard here means that before we give a person moxibustion, we must first judge whether he/she can moxibustion. There are two criteria for judging:
That is to say, after the contraindications of moxibustion are eliminated, if the moxibustion recipient has a sense of moxibustion (the moxibustion place is not hot), he can rest assured of moxibustion.
Friends who are always worried about giving people "bad moxibustion" actually do not have a thorough understanding of moxibustion. You know, moxibustion is not just a place where moxibustion is not hot. Think about it, the lighted moxa stick is very hot and close to the skin (sometimes almost close to the skin). Why doesn't moxibustion feel hot? Sometimes the moxibustion place doesn't turn red or even whiter?
The answer is simple. Ai fever is actively absorbed by the human body and transported to where it is needed!
It is particularly emphasized here that the way Iger enters the human body is that the human body actively absorbs and takes the initiative to attack, which means that the god of the human body is still there and can command the body to obtain energy.
The most important job of this natural doctor is to repair the human body. For example, if you are tired, you will get up and be full of energy, which is the result of the doctor's efforts. Under its command, can the absorbed energy (Iger) do harm to your body?
I also know that friends who are worried about "bad moxibustion" are mostly due to overreaction after moxibustion. For example, defecation is normal. I get up every morning and discharge gold bars on time. Moxibustion for a period of time, began to have a stomachache, eating something unclean will lead to thousands of miles away.
Friends who have in-depth research on moxibustion can immediately realize that this may be a reaction to the disease. If you have a friend who is familiar with moxibustion and knows pulse diagnosis, you can ask him to help you diagnose it, and you can conclude that it is a reaction to the disease (pulse diagnosis can often be finalized at this time)!
In short, as long as there is no barbecue, solid moxibustion and moxibustion in it, there is no such thing as "bad moxibustion".
Q7: Moxibustion works slowly. What should I do?
Nandao: Generally speaking, moxibustion has a sense of moxibustion and will be effective soon. Without moxibustion, it will work slowly.
Moxibustion sensation includes hot moxibustion sensation and non-hot moxibustion sensation. The "no moxibustion feeling" in many people's mouths means no heat feeling-this actually limits the types of moxibustion.
If you can feel "non-hot moxibustion" through moxibustion or moxibustion, that is, the moxibustion place is not hot at all, but other parts of the body feel pain, swelling, numbness and itching. Congratulations, your body made good use of wormwood and found the potential lesions in time-small lesions didn't have a chance to cause serious illness, so your body found them in time and drove them out of your body!
The stronger these "non-hot moxibustion feelings" (under the premise that the contraindications of moxibustion have been ruled out), the more intense the struggle between good and evil in the body. If the amount of moxibustion can be added at one time, the effect after moxibustion is often immediate.
And that kind of calm "non-hot moxibustion feeling", for example, the moxibustion place is not hot, but there is no hot feeling or other feeling in other places, giving people a sense of discomfort without scratching the itchy place. Friends who have their own moxibustion are often easy to change places at this time.
It is not impossible to change local moxibustion, but it is somewhat discounted in the efficiency of treatment. For example, moxibustion for two hours at a time can keep a friend who has been moxibustion, and the body can absorb moxa fever stably without special adjustment. Another friend has been moxibustion at seven or eight acupoints for two hours, but before his body has been adjusted to a stable endothermic state, he has asked his body to make adjustments, so the effect of moxibustion is definitely poor.
You know, in the process of moxibustion, the more acupoints you change, the worse the effect. If it is moxibustion every day, it is best to moxibustion the same point every day. The purpose of this is to give the body a rhythm, similar to eating three meals at a fixed point. Eating at meals will be fragrant, and moxibustion at moxibustion points will be cool.
But there is no need to be particularly deliberate when adhering to this principle. Our physical condition is different every day. For example, yesterday, we accidentally got caught in the rain and had a low fever. We always keep navel moxibustion. Can moxibustion at Dazhui point be used to reduce fever today? This is absolutely possible and highly recommended! First of all, we must deal with the discomfort in the short term and let the body have the capital to clean up the "hidden evil" accumulated over the years.
Finally, I have to say that moxibustion is not effective for many people. It's not that they don't insist on moxibustion, nor that they can't hold acupuncture points to moxibustion, but that they don't pay attention to rest and maintenance after moxibustion! If I have moxibustion for an afternoon and then go back to work overtime until three o'clock in the morning, I can only say: Don't do this, okay?
The best maintenance method after moxibustion is to sleep more. Can't sleep? Close your eyes is also a good way to maintain. Staying up late after moxibustion, being emotional and drinking cold drinks are the most taboo. If you really continue like this, don't complain all day about why moxibustion has been going on for so long and your physical condition has not improved much.