Benefits of moxibustion in spring
Spring is cloudy and rainy, and the humidity in the air is high, which makes it easy for moisture to enter the body, causing heavy moisture in the body and causing some diseases. In the spring, moxibustion can effectively eliminate dampness in the body, and is effective in preventing and treating corresponding chronic diseases.
Is moxibustion going to be hot in spring?
People who are usually full of anger and those with a yin deficiency system will experience moxibustion in a short period of time. Signs of getting angry. Especially in the season where all things are recovering, moxibustion may add fuel to the fire. If you feel serious and get angry frequently, you can stop moxibustion, or moxibustion at Taixi or Yongquan points to trigger the fire to descend.
But there are also people who use moxibustion to adjust themselves, gradually adapt to the fire, and gradually give the body yang and energy, so that yang can overcome yin, or yang can be transformed into yang, and pure yang of moxibustion can be used to heal the body. Restrain the yang fire in your body to the point of gradual adaptation and achieve a balance between yin and yang.
If you feel that you get angry several times, and repeated moxibustion cannot eliminate the anger, then you have to do this “firefighter” by cupping or scraping the Governor Vessel.
What acupoints are good for spring moxibustion
1. Mingmen acupoint
Acupoint selection: Mingmen acupoint is located at the waist, when the On the midline, in the depression below the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
Efficacy: Mingmen acupoint is an important acupoint on the Du meridian of the human body and a longevity acupoint for strengthening the waist and nourishing the kidney and yang. It can strengthen the waist and knees, strengthen the kidney qi, and can treat cold pain in the waist, enuresis, diarrhea, nocturnal emission, impotence in men, and irregular menstruation and habitual abortion in women, and can delay the aging of the human body. It is the “source of life” of the human body.
2. Guanyuan Point
Point selection: 3 cun below the navel, on the midline of the abdomen.
Efficacy: Guanyuan acupoint is not only the raising point of the small intestine meridian, but also the intersection point of the spleen meridian, liver meridian, kidney meridian and Ren meridian. It is the place where men store essence and women store blood. Moxibustion at Guanyuan point for men can relieve kidney deficiency, weak waist and knees, hair loss and other problems. Women can regulate and relieve dysmenorrhea, uterine deficiency and infertility and other gynecological diseases.
3. Shenjia Point
Point selection: located in the middle of the umbilical fossa.
Efficacy: Diuresis and swelling, smooth air flow, good effect for patients with urinary tract diseases or accompanied by edema.
4. Tianshu Point
Point selection: open 2 cun from the middle of the navel.
Efficacy: Tianshu is the acupoint of the large intestine, which can relax the intestines, regulate qi and promote stagnation, and digest food. It is the key point for the abdomen to regulate the spleen and stomach and lose weight. Moxibustion at Tianshu has significant effects on improving bowel function and eliminating or alleviating various syndromes caused by bowel dysfunction. There is a bidirectional effect, not only laxative, but also diarrhea.
5. Qihai Point
Point selection: located in the lower abdomen, on the front midline, 1.5 cun below the umbilicus.
Efficacy: It has the functions of cultivating vitality, nourishing kidney and strengthening essence, nourishing Yang and prolonging life. For irregular menstruation, leucorrhea abnormal gynecological diseases also have a good therapeutic effect.
6. Zusanli Point
Point selection: Zusanli, on the anterolateral side of the calf, 3 cun below Dangdubi, one transverse finger (middle finger) from the front edge of the tibia.
Efficacy: This acupoint can regulate the spleen and stomach, increase appetite, and help digestion; it can improve heart function, regulate heart rhythm, and improve immune function.
7. Xuehai Point
Point selection: On the inner thigh, 2 cun above the inner end of the patellar bottom, at the bulge of the medial head of the quadriceps; bend the knee and select the point.
Efficacy: Relieve female irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, etc.; treat knee pain, knee joint pain, etc.;
8. Yongquan Point
Point selection: located in the front third of the line connecting the head end of the 2nd and 3rd toe seam lines and the heel in the depression of the forefoot .
Efficacy: The qi of the kidney meridian is like the water of the source, which comes from the feet and pours out to irrigate the whole body and limbs. Therefore, Yongquan Point has shown its important role in various aspects of human health, disease prevention, treatment, and health care.
Precautions for moxibustion in spring
1. People with menstrual period, high fever, hunger and fullness, excessive fatigue, and red and swollen body are not suitable for moxibustion ;
2. Direct moxibustion should not be applied to the facial features, the large blood vessels of the heart, the heart meridian area, the genitals and important meridians, and joint activities, in order to prevent danger or leave scars to affect the function;
3. It is not advisable to moxibustion within 1 hour after meals; moxibustion is forbidden for excessive hunger, fullness, and drunkenness; it is forbidden for pregnant women in the abdomen and lumbosacral region; moxibustion is forbidden for inflamed parts of the body;
4. Moxibustion Do not wash hands or bathe with cold water within half an hour;
5. After moxibustion, drink more warm water than usual (absolutely do not drink cold or ice water) to help excretory organs to excrete toxins from the body.
6. When moxibustion is used, the distance between the skin and the skin should be 2-3cm, which is the most suitable.
