Who is not suitable for spreading moxibustion?
Moxibustion is a method of warming yang, and Chinese medicine is a method of warming yang to supplement human yang.
Therefore, people with yang deficiency and cold generally need moxibustion to regulate their bodies, so you can first observe whether you have some symptoms of people with yang deficiency and cold, such as weakness, fear of cold, cold pain in joints, cold pain in the lower abdomen during menstruation, dark menstrual blood, low spleen and stomach function, and long-term diarrhea.
If you have the above symptoms, then you can use moxibustion to promote the improvement of human function and improve the low function. In addition, moxibustion also has the function of regulating immunity. Some people who want health care and improve immunity can also take moxibustion to regulate their bodies.
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Which patients can't moxibustion moxibustion?
1. People with hot constitution
Moxibustion has the function of warming and tonifying yang qi, so it is not suitable for those with excess syndrome, heat syndrome and heat quality, such as those with symptoms such as excessive fire, sores on the mouth and tongue, dry stool, short yellow urine, fever, excessive drinking, excessive sweating, red face and red tongue, thick and greasy yellow tongue coating, so as not to aggravate adverse reactions such as excessive fire.
2. People with skin injuries
Generally, the skin of moxibustion site needs to be intact. Because moxibustion will stimulate the body surface by heating moxa sticks to promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals, and promote qi and dispel cold. If you have herpes, redness, congestion, ulceration, burns, scalds, etc. It is easy to aggravate the degree of skin damage, or lead to the aggravation of wound inflammation, which is not conducive to the recovery of damaged skin, and moxibustion practitioners will feel more painful.
3. Menstrual women and pregnant women
Moxibustion has the function of promoting qi and blood circulation. Menstrual women's moxibustion is easy to induce menstrual blood, which is not conducive to health. Pregnant women should also avoid moxibustion, which promotes blood circulation, and avoid contact with mugwort products to avoid adverse reactions such as contractions.
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Under what circumstances is moxibustion not suitable?
1. Extreme fatigue, excessive hunger, thirst and drunkenness are not suitable for moxibustion, especially people with gastrointestinal diseases should pay more attention to these.
2. Moxibustion should not be used when the mood is unstable, such as great sorrow, great joy and great anger, otherwise the effect of moxibustion will be greatly reduced.
3. You can't moxibustion when sweating, which will easily lead to water shortage and dry mouth.
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Matters needing attention in moxibustion
1. Avoid burns
In the process of moxibustion, we must pay attention to fire prevention and scald prevention, especially when moxibustion with moxa sticks, to prevent the moxa sticks from rolling down. After moxibustion, the lighted end of the moxa stick can be stuffed into a bottle with a diameter slightly larger than that of the moxa stick to facilitate extinguishing.
2. Find the right acupoints
When moxibustion, it is necessary to find the right acupoints to ensure the effect of moxibustion, and at the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the comfortable and natural posture and avoid moving around during moxibustion.
3. Keep warm to prevent heatstroke.
Because moxibustion should expose part of the body surface, keep warm in winter and prevent heatstroke every day in summer, we should also pay attention to adjusting the indoor temperature, turn on the ventilator and exchange fresh air in time.
4. Master the procedures of moxibustion
If the acupuncture points of moxibustion are numerous and scattered, they should be carried out in the order of back, chest and abdomen, head and limbs.
5. Pay attention to the time of moxibustion
Some diseases must pay attention to the time of moxibustion, such as insomnia should be moxibustion before going to bed. Do not apply moxibustion on an empty stomach before and after meals.
Step by step.
Pay attention to the amount of stimulation, starting with a small amount and a small dose, such as using moxa sticks, or moxibustion for a shorter time and less intensity. Increase the dose in the future, not at the beginning.