Talking about Long Summer Moxibustion for Health Preservation
On May 5th or 6th every year, the sun reaches the 45th meridian, which is the solar term in the long summer. China has been used to long summer as the day of long summer since ancient times. This festival makes the temperature rise obviously, the summer heat is approaching, thunderstorms increase, and plants enter the peak season, which is an important solar term.
The third class of Changxia is: "Isophon; Second, wait for the earthworm to appear; Wait for Wang Guasheng. " That is to say, in this solar term, you can first hear the crotchers (that is, crickets) chirping (frogs are said), then you can see earthworms digging the ground, and then the vines of melon begin to climb and grow rapidly.
Key points of health preservation
"The heart and spirit have also given up." People's mental thinking activity is the brain's response to external objective things, and the blood running in the heart is the material basis of mental activity. The heart belongs to fire in the five elements, which leads to summer. The long summer solar term should be comfortable, and sudden joy, anger and heart yang damage should be avoided, so the focus of this solar term is to nourish and protect the heart.
Moxibustion health care
(1) matching points
Divine gate, mind, giant que.
Shenmen (1): The acupoints outside the A-B Sutra belong to the heart meridian of hand-shaoyin, which is the starting point of this meridian. Alias Hedge, Zhongdu and Zhong Rui. When the radial edge of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon is compressed, it is at the ulnar end of carpal metacarpal striation. Moxibustion on Shenmen point can nourish the heart and soothe the nerves, which is helpful to improve the quality of sleep.
2) Xinshu: The exit point of Lingshu Beishu belongs to the bladder meridian of Foot Taiyang, which is the back Shu point of the heart. Open 1.5 inch next to Shinto point between spinous processes of the fifth and sixth thoracic vertebrae. Moxibustion at this point can benefit the heart and protect the spirit.
3) Juque: The acupoints in the Pulse Meridian belong to Ren Meridian and are used for the heart meridian. On the midline of abdomen, 6 inches above umbilicus. Moxibustion at this point can invigorate the spleen, generate blood, nourish the heart and soothe the nerves.
(2) moxibustion
1) moxa cone moxibustion: non-trace moxa cone moxibustion or ginger moxibustion. 7 9 villages/acupoints, 2 3 times/week.
2) Moxibustion with moxa sticks: mild moxibustion with moxa sticks, rotary moxibustion or moxibustion back and forth along meridians. 45 60 minutes/point, 2 3 times/week.
3) Moxibustion: 45 60 minutes/point, 2 3 times/week.
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