1. The efficacy and role of moxa
1. Local stimulation
Moxibustion is a treatment method that uses moxa fire to stimulate the basic specific parts of the human body to achieve the purpose of preventing and curing diseases. Its mechanism is first related to the warm stimulation of local fire. It is this kind of warm stimulation that makes local skin hyperemia, dilates capillaries, enhances local blood circulation and lymphatic circulation, relieves and eliminates smooth muscle spasm, strengthens local skin tissue metabolism, promotes inflammation, adhesion, exudate, Hematoma and other pathological products dissipate and absorb; it can also cause the diffusion of inhibitory substances in the cerebral cortex, reduce the excitability of the nervous system, and exert sedative and analgesic effects; at the same time, the warming effect can also promote the absorption of drugs.
2. Regulation of meridians
The theory of meridians is an important part of Chinese medicine and the theoretical basis of moxibustion. Human beings are a whole, and the five viscera, six fu-organs, and four limbs are in harmony with each other. This mutual coordination is mainly achieved by the regulation of the meridians. Modern research has shown that the meridian and acupoints have three characteristics:
(1) The meridian and acupoints are extrinsic to drugs, that is, using the same moxibustion method to select certain acupoints and general body surface points, their functions are obviously different of.
(2) The magnifying effect of meridians and acupoints on drugs The meridians are not a simple body surface walking route, but a multi-level, multi-functional and multi-modal regulation system. Moxibustion on acupoints affects its multi-level physiological functions. In the process of circulatory induction, they produce mutual excitation, mutual synergy, and superposition of effects, resulting in a physiological amplification effect.
(3) The meridian acupoints have the effect of storing medicines on the storage of medicines. The physical and chemical effects of medicines stay in the acupoints for a long time or are released to the whole body, resulting in an overall regulating effect, so that the disease can be cured.
3. Regulation of immunity
Many experiments have confirmed that moxibustion has the effect of enhancing immune function, and the effect of moxibustion is also It is achieved by regulating the immune function of the human body, and this effect has the characteristics of two-way regulation, that is, the lower one can increase it, and the higher one can reduce it, and in the pathological state, this regulating effect is more obvious.
4. Comprehensive effect
The main performance of moxibustion on the human body is a comprehensive effect. overall therapeutic effect.
First of all, the treatment method of moxibustion is comprehensive. For example, winter diseases are treated in summer, purulent moxibustion is used to treat asthma with white mustard seeds and other medicines applied to Tanzhong, Feishu and Gaomu, and anti-aging is used to moxibustion Shenshu and other points separated by aconite cake. The methods include local stimulation (local stimulation). The factors such as purulent moxibustion, partition moxibustion), meridian and acupoints (specific selection of acupoints), and medicines are organically related to each other, and they do not stand alone. Without one, the original therapeutic effect will be lost.
Second, the effect of treatment is comprehensive. The heat stimulation of moxibustion can adjust local qi and blood. The combination of moxa fire stimulation and drugs will inevitably increase the efficacy of the drugs. Aromatic drugs are particularly easy to absorb in a warm environment. When moxibustion is applied to acupuncture points, it first stimulates the acupoints themselves and stimulates them. Meridian qi mobilizes the function of meridians to better exert the overall role of qi and blood, and yin and yang.
Thirdly, the responsiveness of the human body and the therapeutic effect are integrated. Treatment (moxibustion) – external factors can only work through internal factors (human body reactivity). Researchers have found that the same moxibustion therapy has different sensory transmissions and different curative effects on patients with the same disease. The reason is that the responsiveness of the human body is different. The above factors, under the guidance of the overall concept of traditional Chinese medicine and the thought of syndrome differentiation and treatment, can be used to maximize the effectiveness of moxibustion therapy.
5. Warming the meridians and dispelling cold
The normal life activities of the human body depend on the action of qi and blood. The popularity of blood qi in the meridians is entirely due to the push of “qi”. Various reasons, such as “cold causes qi withdrawal, heat causes qi disease”, etc., can affect the prevalence of blood qi and cause all kinds of diseases. The temperature makes the blood slippery, and the coldness makes the blood astringent. That is to say, the circulation of qi and blood has the characteristics of dispersing when it is warm, and condensing when it is cold. That’s why Zhu Danxi said: “When blood sees heat, it moves, and when it sees cold, it freezes.” Therefore, all diseases in which qi and blood are coagulated and there is no heat phenomenon can be treated by the method of warm qi. In “Lingshu·Thorn Festival True Evil”, it says: “The blood in the pulse is condensed and stopped, and the fire is tune, and the blood can be taken”. “Lingshu · Forbidden Clothing” also says: “For those who sink, the blood is knotted in the middle, and the blood is cold, so moxibustion is appropriate.” Moxibustion is the application of its warm stimulation, which has the effect of warming the meridians and dredging the arthralgia. The warm stimulation of meridian points by hot moxibustion can warm the meridians and dispel cold, strengthen the circulation of qi and blood in the body, and achieve the purpose of clinical treatment. Therefore, moxibustion can be used for diseases such as arthralgia, diarrhea and other diseases caused by blood-cold running, stagnation and astringency, and the effect is very significant.
6. Qi and collaterals
Meridians are distributed in all parts of the human body, connecting the internal organs, and covering the body surface muscles, bones and other tissues. In a normal body, qi and blood circulate continuously in the meridians and run in sequence. If the body or local qi and blood stagnate due to external factors such as wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, and the meridians are blocked, swelling and pain may occur. and other symptoms and a series of functional disorders, at this time, moxibustion on certain acupoints can play a role in reconciling qi and blood, dredging meridians, and balancing functions. Sprains, contusions, etc., especially in surgery and traumatology.
7. Fu Yang and Gu Tuo
Life depends on Yang Qi as the foundation, if you get it, you will live long, if you lose it, you will die, so Yang disease When yin is high, when the yin is high, it is cold or jue, or the vital qi is deficient, and the pulse is slightly about to go out. “. When the yang qi declines, the yin qi is only prosperous. For serious and critical illnesses, yang qi decline, yin and yang separation and other symptoms, heavy moxibustion with a large cone can eliminate yin cold and restore yang to rescue. This is beyond the reach of other acupoint stimulation treatments. The Song Dynasty “Acupuncture and Moxibustion Zisheng Jing” also mentioned: “Anyone who drowns can be saved for one night. If the clothes are removed, the moxibustion in the navel will be alive.” “Treatise on Febrile Diseases” pointed out: “Shaoyin disease is spit, and the hands and feet are cold… If the pulse is not reached, moxibustion Shaoyin Qi Zhuang”. “Xiali, cold hands and feet, irritability, moxibustion Jueyin, no pulse, moxibustion”. It is explained that for critically ill patients with yang deficiency such as vomiting, jaundice, cold hands and feet, weak pulse, etc., such as heavy moxibustion at Guanyuan and Shenque points with a large moxa cone, due to the nature of moxa leaves with pure yang, coupled with the fire This belongs to yang, and the two yangs are mutually compatible. It can often play the role of supporting yang and fixing sputum, returning yang to save adversity, and saving dying diseases.
8. Yang raising and sinking
Due to weak yang qi and other reasons, it can cause upper deficiency and lower strength, qi deficiency sinking, prolapse of the anus, and yin uplift. , long-term diarrhea, uterine bleeding, slippery tires, etc., “Lingshu Meridian” article says: “Moxibustion is required for depression”, so moxibustion is often used for qi deficiency and sagging organs. Regarding depression, Li Dongyuan, the founder of the theory of spleen and stomach, also believed that “the person who is depressed should not let the wind and cold in his skin”, “there is no other between heaven and earth, only yin and yang. If the yang qi is trapped in the yin qi, the yin is on top of it and the yang is restored. Therefore, moxibustion can not only improve the temperature and yang, raise the yang and lift the depression, soothe the fetus and consolidate the meridians, etc., but also have an effect on those who are not stable in the yang and loose in the stomach. restore body function to normal. For diseases such as prolapse of the anus, Yin Ting, and chronic discharge, moxibustion at Baihui acupoint can be used to enhance the yang qi, so as to “push it up”. Another example is in the “Lei Jing Tu Yi”, which states: “If the anus is prolapsed during the venting of the cold, the moxibustion will be rich in water. “. In short, this is one of the unique effects of moxibustion.
9. Detoxification and heat release
Many physicians in the past dynasties raised the issue of prohibiting moxibustion for heat syndrome. If the yang disease is moxibustion, it will be a great reversal.” Many modern acupuncture textbooks also set the heat syndrome as a list of prohibited moxibustion. But ancient and modern physicians have different views on this. There is also a record in ancient literature that “moxibustion can be used for heat”. The treatment of carbuncle with moxibustion was first seen in the “Huangdi Neijing”. The Tang Dynasty’s “Qianjin Yaofang” further pointed out that moxibustion has a cathartic effect on the excess heat in the viscera. The book also discusses the moxibustion treatment of carbuncle and yin deficiency and internal heat syndrome caused by heat toxin accumulation in many places. : “The small intestine is full of heat, moxibustion in the Yindu will make it stronger with age”, and another example is “intestinal carbuncle flexes both elbows, and moxibustion is performed on the sharp bones of the elbow.
“To reduce thirst, dry mouth is not a ninja, moxibustion on the small intestine of Yu Baizhuang, and moxibustion in the horizontal three inch”. Zhu Danxi, a physician in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, believes that moxibustion for heat syndrome means “conformity to treatment”; “Introduction to Medicine” clarifies the mechanism of moxibustion for heat syndrome: “Moxibustion for heat syndrome induces stagnation and heat qi to radiate out, and the meaning of fire is dryness. “. “The Golden Mirror of Medicine, Moxibustion for Carbuncle” points out: “Within seven days from the beginning of carbuncle, it is most appropriate to open knots and remove poisonous moxibustion. In a word, moxibustion can induce heat with heat and make the heat go out. Moxibustion can dispel cold and clear away heat, indicating that it has a two-way regulating effect on the original functional state of the body. Especially with the increase of moxibustion and the expansion of clinical scope, this effect is increasingly recognized by people.
10. Disease prevention and health care
Ancient Chinese physicians have long recognized the importance of disease prevention, and put forward the concept of “preventing disease before it happens”, The academic thought of “preventing disease”, and moxibustion not only has the effect of treatment, but also has the effect of preventing disease and health care. It is one of the methods of disease prevention and health care, which has many records in ancient literature. As early as the “Huangdi Neijing”, it was mentioned that “moxibustion at the place where the dog bites the three strong, that is, moxibustion with the dog injury method” to prevent rabies. “Preparation for Emergencies” states that “every official travels to Wu and Shu, and he often needs to moxibustion in three or two places on the body. Do not let the sores heal temporarily, then the miasma, warm malaria, and poisonous gas will not be able to reach people”. It shows that moxibustion can prevent infectious diseases. “The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion” mentions that moxibustion at Zusanli can prevent stroke. Folk sayings also say that “if you want to keep your body safe, you should never do it for three miles” and “if you keep moxibustion in three miles, all calamities will stop.” Because moxibustion can warm yang and supplement deficiency, so moxibustion in Zusanli and Zhongwan can make stomach qi always rich, and the stomach is the sea of water and grain, where the glory and the guard come out. Then the qi and blood are filled; the gate of life is where the real fire of the human body is, and it is the root of the human being; Guanyuan and qihai are the places where the essence and blood are stored. Thereby strengthening the body’s resistance, hard to attack evil, to achieve the power of disease prevention and health care. In modern times, moxibustion has become one of the important health care methods for disease prevention and health care.
II. Ten taboos for moxibustion therapy
Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment method. To prevent and treat diseases, moxibustion can warm the meridians and collaterals, warm the yang and invigorate the qi, and invigorate the middle and invigorate the qi. Chinese medicine suggests that although moxibustion is good, we must pay attention to the ten taboos of moxibustion therapy:
1. Do not moxibustion directly on exposed parts, such as the face, neck, arms, etc. To prevent the formation of scars, affecting the appearance.
2. Do not apply moxibustion to the areas where the skin is thin, the muscles are sparse, and the muscles gather, the lumbosacral region, lower abdomen of pregnant women, the nipples, genitals, and testicles of men and women. In addition, do not moxibustion directly on the joints. In addition, do not moxibustion at the large blood vessels, heart, and eyeballs.
3. Do not wash hands or bathe with cold water within half an hour after moxibustion, and drink more warm water than usual after moxibustion (absolutely do not drink cold or ice water) to help excretory organs to excrete toxins from the body .
4. Pay attention to concentration when applying moxibustion, and do not distract attention when applying moxibustion, so as to avoid the moxa stick moving and not on the acupoints.
5. Pay attention to the accuracy of body position and acupoints: pay attention to comfortable and natural body position, and at the same time pay attention to the accuracy of acupoints to ensure the effect of moxibustion.
6. Many modern people’s clothes are made of chemical fiber, down and other textures, which are easy to catch fire. Therefore, when applying moxibustion, we must pay attention to prevent the fire from falling, especially when using the moxa cone to prevent the moxa cone from rolling and falling off. After moxibustion with moxa sticks, the ignited end of the moxa sticks can be stuffed into a bottle with a diameter slightly larger than that of the moxa sticks to facilitate extinguishing.
7. Part of the body surface should be exposed during moxibustion, so keep warm in winter to avoid treating old diseases and adding new ones.
8. It should be done step by step. When using moxibustion for the first time, you should pay attention to master the amount of moxibustion. Start with a small amount and a small dose, such as using a small moxa cone, or moxibustion for a shorter time and a smaller number of strong ones. Increase the dose later, do not start with a large dose.
9. For those with sluggish skin or children, the index finger and middle finger can be placed on both sides of the moxibustion site to sense the temperature of the moxibustion site, so as not to burn the skin, but also to receive good results .
10. During extreme fatigue, hunger, fullness, drunkenness, profuse sweating, emotional instability, certain infectious diseases, high fever, coma, convulsions, or extreme physical exhaustion and thin bones Immediately, or people who have no self-control, such as mentally ill people, avoid moxibustion.
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