[Traditional Chinese Medicine Moxibustion]Benefits of Moxibustion and Moxibustion Precautions
Introduction to Moxibustion: Moxibustion in Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture. It is a natural therapy that ignites moxa cones and moxa sticks made of mugwort leaves, and smokes and roasts the acupoints of the human body to achieve health care and treatment.
Moxibustion classification:
1. Direct moxibustion – purulent moxibustion, non-purulent moxibustion.
2. Indirect moxibustion – also known as moxibustion separated by objects, ginger separated moxibustion, garlic separated moxibustion, salt separated moxibustion, cake separated moxibustion, yellow wax moxibustion, sulfur moxibustion, etc.
3. Moxa roll moxibustion – moxa stick moxibustion (hanging moxibustion), Taiyi Shen needle, Leihuo Shen needle.
4. Warm tube moxibustion – copper moxibustion device, stainless steel moxibustion device, bamboo moxibustion device.
5. Scar-free moxibustion —- mild moxibustion, rotation moxibustion, sparrow peck moxibustion, circular moxibustion, blister moxibustion.
6 Suspended moxibustion.
It is often thought that acupuncture and moxibustion are the same therapy, but this is not the case. Although they are all based on the understanding of the meridian points of the human body, acupuncture only produces physical effects, while moxibustion is a compound effect of medicine and physics. Moreover, the scope of the two treatments is also different. The so-called “what acupuncture can’t do, what moxibustion is suitable for” refers to the difference. It is said that moxibustion is a magical therapy, because it does have many extraordinary features. First of all, the curative effect of moxibustion is amazing. Moxibustion therapy has a wide range of adaptations, and was the main means of treating diseases in ancient China. In the words of traditional Chinese medicine, it has the functions of warming yang and invigorating qi, dispelling cold and relieving pain, invigorating deficiency and solidifying detoxification, warming meridians and dredging collaterals, eliminating blood stasis and dissipating stagnation, and invigorating the middle and benefiting qi. It can be widely used in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, ENT diseases, especially for mastitis, prostatitis, frozen shoulder, pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical spondylosis, diabetes, etc.
Secondly, moxibustion has a unique role in health care. Using moxibustion to prevent diseases and prolong life has a history of thousands of years in my country. “The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic”, “The strong wind is sweating, moxibustion is intended to be happy acupoint”, which is a kind of health-care moxibustion. The anti-cancer research of moxibustion by Japanese Sudou Zuo et al. also shows that moxibustion can activate the potential anti-cancer effect of skin tissue, and play a role in cancer treatment and anti-cancer.
Moxibustion has a history of more than 2,000 years in my country, and its therapeutic effect has been confirmed by numerous clinical practices. The understanding of its mechanism is still an unsolved mystery. At present, the mechanism of action of moxibustion is believed to be related to the following five aspects.
(1) Local stimulation effect
Moxibustion is a kind of treatment that stimulates moxa fire in basic specific parts of the human body to achieve the purpose of preventing and curing diseases method, the mechanism is first related to the thermal 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 and collaterals
The theory of meridians and collaterals 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 shows that meridian and acupoints have three characteristics:
1. Acupoints on meridians and collaterals have external sensitivity to drugs, that is, using the same moxibustion method to select certain acupoints and general body surface points, their effects are obviously different.
2 Meridians and Acupoints Amplify the Action of Medicines 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 function of storing the medicine, and the physicochemical effect of the medicine stays in the acupoints for a long time or is released to the whole body, resulting in an overall regulation effect, so that the disease can be cured.
(3) The role of regulating immune function
Many experiments have confirmed that moxibustion can enhance immune function. Many therapeutic effects of moxibustion are also achieved by regulating the immune function of the human body. This effect has the characteristics of two-way regulation, that is, the lower one can increase it, and the higher one can reduce it. more obvious.
(4) Pharmacological effects of the drug itself
Although the use of moxibustion is not as rich as that of internal treatment, it is different from various moxibustions that separate objects. And the clinical application of Taiyi and Leihuo acupuncture can also be seen as a part of the syndrome differentiation and treatment of moxibustion. It is particularly worth mentioning that the function of moxa, the main raw material of moxibustion. In the Qing Dynasty, Wu Yiluo said in “Compendium of Materia Medica”: “The leaves of wormwood are bitter and bitter, warm and hot, pure yang, can restore the dead yang, open the twelve meridians, walk the three yin, regulate the qi and blood, and eliminate the cold. Wetness, warm the uterus, stop all kinds of blood, warm the middle and open stagnation, regulate menstruation and soothe the miscarriage, … with the fire of moxa, it can penetrate all meridians and eliminate all kinds of diseases.” It is no exaggeration to say that without moxa, the study of moxibustion will does not exist anymore.
(5) Comprehensive effect
The main performance of moxibustion on the human body is a comprehensive effect, which is that various factors influence each other, complement each other, The overall therapeutic effect exerted together.
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 (reactivity of the human body). Researchers have found that the same moxibustion therapy has different sensory perceptions 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.
Common methods
(1) Moxa moxibustion: take 24 grams of pure and soft moxa, and spread it on a 26 cm long and 20 cm wide surface. On the thin straw paper, roll it into a cylindrical moxa roll with a diameter of about 1.5 cm, which is required to be rolled tightly, wrapped with soft, loose and tough mulberry paper, and sealed with glue or paste. There are also 6 grams of finely divided into cinnamon, dried ginger, cloves, solitary, asarum, angelica, and realgar into each moxa velvet, which become medicinal strips. The method of moxibustion is divided into mild moxibustion and bird-pecking moxibustion.
(2) Gentle moxibustion: When applying moxibustion, ignite one end of the moxa stick, aim it at the acupoint or the affected area to be moxibustion, about 1.5-3 cm away from the skin, and then smoke and bake. Figure 150. It is advisable to smoke and roast the patient’s local area with a warm feeling without burning pain. Generally, each moxibustion takes 5-7 minutes until the skin is flushed. For patients with fainting and partial unconsciousness, the doctor can separate the middle and index fingers and place them on both sides of the moxibustion site, so that the local heating degree of the patient can be measured by the feeling of the doctor’s fingers, so as to adjust the distance and distance of moxibustion at any time. Prevent burns.
(3) Bird-pecking moxibustion: When applying moxibustion, the ignited end of the moxa stick is not fixed at a certain distance from the skin of the moxibustion site, but is moved up and down like a bird pecking. . In addition, the moxibustion can also be applied evenly up, down, left and right, or repeatedly.
Warm acupuncture
is a combination of acupuncture and moxibustion, and is suitable for conditions that require both needle retention and moxibustion. During operation, pierce the needle into the acupuncture point to obtain qi, and then give appropriate replenishing and reducing techniques to retain the needle. Next, pinch pure and soft moxa velvet on the end of the needle, or use a moxa stick about 2 cm long and insert it on the needle handle. Ignite moxibustion. After the moxa or moxa sticks are burnt, remove the ashes and take out the needle.
Direct moxibustion
A moxa cone of a suitable size is placed directly on the skin for moxibustion. If moxibustion needs to burn the skin and purify the skin and leave scars after healing, it is called scar moxibustion. If the skin does not burn with pus and leaves no scar, it is called scarless moxibustion.
Scar moxibustion
Also known as purulent moxibustion, when moxibustion is performed, a small amount of garlic juice is applied to the acupoints to increase adhesion and irritation. Then place a moxa cone of suitable size on the acupoints, and ignite the moxa cone with fire for moxibustion. Each strong moxa cone must be burnt out, and after the ashes are removed, it can continue to be easy to live and then moxibustion until the prescribed number of strong moxa is used up. During moxibustion, since the fire burns the skin, it can cause severe pain. At this time, the hand can be gently tapped around the moxibustion acupoints to relieve the pain. Under normal circumstances, about 1 week after moxibustion, the moxibustion site purifies and forms moxibustion sores. About 5-6 weeks later, the moxibustion sores heal on their own, leaving scars after the knots fall off. Clinically, it is commonly used to treat chronic diseases such as asthma, tuberculosis, and scrofula.
Warm Tube Moxibustion
Warm Tube Moxibustion is a method of applying moxibustion to the ear using a reed tube (or bamboo tube) as a moxibustion device. Because the reed tube is used as a moxibustion tool, it is also called reed tube moxibustion. The first is contained in Sun Simiao’s “Essential Prescriptions for Emergencies”: “The reed tube is five inches long, and one end is used to stab the ear hole. The four sides are tightly packed with faces, so as not to let the air escape. There is a soybean in one end, and moxa. The burning order burns, and moxibustion is seven strong.” Ancient physicians mainly used it for the treatment of apoplexy. Modern times have not only made great improvements in the production of moxibustion tools, but also expanded the treatment of diseases and syndromes. In addition, there is also an anal canal moxibustion, which is also a warm tube moxibustion.
Scarless moxibustion
During moxibustion, apply a small amount of vaseline to the moxibustion acupoints to make the moxa sticks easy to adhere, and then apply a suitable size to the moxibustion. The moxa cone is placed on the acupoints and ignited for moxibustion. When two-fifths or one-quarter of the moxibustion cone is burned and the patient feels a slight burning pain, the moxibustion can be easily continued. If moxibustion is performed with a moxa cone the size of a grain of wheat, when the patient feels burning pain, the doctor can use the handle of tweezers to extinguish the moxa cone, and then continue to translocate and moxibustion again, until the moxibustion is completed according to the prescribed number of strengths. Generally, moxibustion should be done until the local skin is flushed without blistering. Because there is no burn on the skin, there is no purulence or scarring after moxibustion. General deficiency and cold diseases, can use this method.
Indirect moxibustion is a method of moxibustion using medicines to separate the moxa cone from the skin of the moxibustion acupoints. Such as ginger interval moxibustion, salt moxibustion and so on.
(1) Ginger-separated moxibustion: Cut fresh ginger into slices about 2-3 cm in diameter and 0.2-0.3 cm in thickness, prick several holes with acupuncture in the middle, and then place the ginger slices in the applicator. Place the moxa cone on the ginger slices to ignite the moxibustion on the acupoints or affected areas of moxibustion. When the moxa cone is exhausted, it is easy to apply moxibustion again. After moxibustion for the prescribed number of strengths, the skin will be rosy and not blistered. Commonly used for vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and wind-cold arthralgia due to cold.
(2) Garlic-separated moxibustion: Use fresh garlic head, cut into 0.2-0.3 cm thick slices, prick a few holes with acupuncture in the middle, then place it on the moxibustion or the affected area, and then place the moxa cone. Put it on the sliced garlic and light it for moxibustion. After the moxa cone is exhausted, the Yi cone is moxibusted again until the prescribed number of moxibustion is exhausted. This method is mostly used for the treatment of scrofula, tuberculosis and early-onset ulcers.
(3) Salt-separated moxibustion: apply pure salt to the umbilicus, or place a thin slice of ginger on top of the salt and place a large moxa cone on top for moxibustion. It is mostly used for the treatment of typhoid yin syndrome or the combination of vomiting and diarrhea, as well as apoplexy syndrome.
(4) Moxibustion separated by aconite cake: Grind aconite into powder, mix with wine to make aconite cake with a diameter of about 3 cm and a thickness of about 0.8 cm, prick several holes with acupuncture in the middle, and place it in the moxibustion application. On the acupoints or affected areas, put moxa cones on it for moxibustion until the prescribed number of moxibustions are exhausted. It is used for the treatment of impotence, premature ejaculation or chronic ulceration of sores and sores.
Warm moxibustion device
It is a kind of cylindrical moxibustion device specially made of metal and other materials, so it is also called warm tube moxibustion. The bottom of the cylinder is sharp and flat, a small cylinder is sleeved inside the cylinder, and there are holes around the small cylinder. When applying moxibustion, put moxa velvet or mixed with medicine into the small tube of the warm moxibustion device. After igniting, fasten the cover of the warm moxibustion device, and then place it on the acupoint or the part to be moxibustion, and perform ironing and moxibustion until the skin of the moxibustion part is Ruddy is the degree. It has the effect of reconciling qi and blood, dispelling cold in the middle.
Salt-partitioned moxibustion
Salt-partitioned moxibustion is also one of the commonly used moxibustion in clinical practice. It was first recorded in the “cubit back Beiji”, which advocates filling the umbilical fossa with salt and placing a large moxa stick on it for moxibustion to treat cholera and other emergencies. The medical books of later generations, “Prescription of Qianjin Prescriptions”, “Qianjin Yifang” and Yuan Wei Yilin’s “Effective Prescriptions of World Medicine”, etc. have all been introduced. For example, “Compendium of Materia Medica” Volume 11 “Cholera turns the tendons, wants to die, and has a warm abdomen, fill the navel with salt, moxibustion on the salt for seven strong, that is, Su” “Children who do not urinate, put salt in the navel, and use Moxibustion”. In modern times, there have been some improvements in the method of moxibustion, such as adding a partition above or below the salt; the scope of treatment has also been expanded accordingly, and it has been used for the treatment of various abdominal diseases and other diseases.
[Operation method] Make the patient supine and expose the umbilicus. Take an appropriate amount of pure and dry fine white salt, fry it until it is warm, put it into the navel, and make it level with the navel. Such as the patient’s umbilical depression is not obvious. A wet dough ring around the navel can be prepared in advance, and then filled with salt. If it is necessary to separate other medicines for moxibustion. Generally, it is advisable to fill in other medicines (ointment or medicine powder) first, and then put the salt. Then put the moxa cone on top and apply moxibustion until the patient feels a little hot, and then replace the moxa cone. In order to prevent the salt from being scalded by fire, a thin slice of ginger can be placed on the salt before moxibustion. Generally, moxibustion is 3 to 9 strong, but more moxibustion can be used for acute diseases, and the number is not limited.
Ginger-partitioned moxibustion
Ginger-partitioned moxibustion is recorded in Ming Yang Jizhou’s “Acupuncture and Moxibustion”: “Moxibustion uses ginger slices as thick as money. , put it on the acupoints on the tongue, and then moxibustion.” Later, in Ming Zhang Jingyue’s “Luijing Tuyi”, it was mentioned that the treatment of hemorrhoids “single slices of ginger, put on the sore spot of hemorrhoids, and moxibustion with moxa sticks on the ginger, and the yellow water will come out and dissipate on its own.” In the Qing Dynasty, Wu Shangxian’s “Reasoning Parallel Writings” and Li Xuechuan’s “Acupuncture and Moxibustion” and other books are also contained in books. Modern moxibustion has become one of the most commonly used moxibustion methods due to its convenient access to materials and simple operation. The moxibustion treatment method is basically the same as in ancient times, but there are also some improvements, such as adding some medicines to the moxa cone or filling a layer of medicine powder under the moxibustion tablet to strengthen the treatment effect.
[Operation method] Take a piece of ginger, choose fresh ginger, cut it along the length of the ginger fiber, and cut it into slices of ginger about 0.2 to 0.5 cm thick, the size can be based on the location of the acupoint area and the selected moxa. Depending on the size of the cone, a triangular needle is used to puncture several holes in the middle. When applying moxibustion, place it in the acupoint area, place a large or medium moxa cone on it, and set it on fire. When the patient has a local burning sensation, slightly lift the ginger slices, or replace the moxa cone before moxibustion. Generally, each moxibustion is 5 to 10 strong, with local flushing as the degree. After moxibustion, apply safflower oil to the moxibustion site, one is to prevent skin burns, and the other is to enhance the effect of moxibustion in promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, dispelling cold and relieving pain. There are also acupuncturists who use ginger-separated pus moxibustion, which has better effects on certain diseases. The moxibustion method and post-moxibustion care can refer to the purulent moxibustion method.
Garlic moxibustion, also known as garlic money moxibustion. This law was first published in Jin·”Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription”. The garlic-separated moxibustion is most seen in Song Chen Ziming’s “Essentials of Surgery”. The ancients mainly used it to treat carbuncle. Chen Yan, a physician in the Song Dynasty, wrote a more detailed discussion in Volume Fourteen of “Three Causes, Extremes and One Disease and Syndrome”: When the carbuncle first feels swollen and painful, first cover it with wet paper, and the paper The first dry place is the carbuncle head… Cut the garlic into slices, put it on it, use a large moxa stick to moxibust the three strong ones, that is, change one garlic, moxibustion until the pain is not painful, and moxibustion until the pain is only when the pain is not painful. The book also mentions another method of moxibustion separated by garlic, that is, moxibustion separated by garlic cake: “If there are dozens of them in one place, use garlic to make a paste and put it on the top of the pancake shop, and gather moxa on the cake for moxibustion. “. In the Ming Dynasty, “Lei Jing Tu Yi”, it was further developed: “If the sore head is large, use more than ten heads of purple garlic, half of light bean curd, and two coins of frankincense, and pound them into a paste, according to the size of the poison. Take it into a pancake, put the poison on it and put moxibustion on it.”
Modern moxibustion basically follows ancient times, and some doctors have developed it into moxibustion (which will be discussed in a special section). and other skin diseases.
[Operation method] There are two kinds of moxibustion separated by garlic slices and moxibustion separated by garlic paste.
1. Garlic slice-separated moxibustion: Take a fresh single head of garlic, cut it into slices about 0.1-0.3cm thick, and prick several holes in the middle of the slices with a needle. Put it in the acupoint area, place a moxa stick on it and apply moxibustion. After each moxibustion for 3 to 4 days, change the garlic slices and continue the moxibustion treatment.
2. Garlic-separated moxibustion: take an appropriate amount of fresh garlic, smash it into a paste-like shape, and make a round cake with a thickness of 0.2-0.4 cm, the size of which is determined by the lesion. Put it on the selected acupoint area and press the method to moxibustion, but there is no need to replace it in the middle.
Action overview
Moxibustion is also known as moxibustion. It uses moxa velvet or other medicines to burn and warm the acupoints or painful places on the body surface. Using the mild heat and medicinal effects of moxibustion fire, through the conduction of the meridians, it can warm the meridians, reconcile qi and blood, coordinate yin and yang, strengthen the righteousness and dispel pathogens, and achieve the effects of disease treatment, disease prevention and health care, health care and beauty. “Lingshu·Function” says, “What acupuncture can’t do, moxibustion is suitable”, “Introduction to Medicine” also says: “If the medicine is not enough, the needle is not available, it must be moxibustion.” It can be seen that moxibustion has been valued by people for a long time. , because of its high safety, no toxic side effects, and health care, it is widely spread. The main functions can be summed up as follows:
Warm meridians and dispel cold
The normal life activities of the human body depend on the action of qi and blood. Then the blood stops, and the blood qi is popular in the meridians, which 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 advisable.” 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.
Qi and collaterals
Meridians are distributed in all parts of the human body, connecting internal organs, and externally covering muscles, bones and other tissues on the body. 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.
Fuyang and solid removal
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 is yin When the yin is high and the yin is high, it is cold and jue, or the vitality 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 up, 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.
Rising Yang and slumping
Due to the weakness of yang qi and other reasons, it can cause upper deficiency and lower strength, qi deficiency and depression, and prolapse of the anus, yin uplift, prolonged Chronic dysentery, uterine bleeding, slippery tire, etc., “Lingshu Meridian” article says: “Moxibustion is required for subsidence”, so moxibustion is often used for the depression of Qi deficiency and organ sagging. 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.
Removing toxins and expelling heat
Many physicians in the past dynasties raised the issue of prohibiting moxibustion for heat syndrome. Moxibustion for a disease is 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 h