How long after a meal is it good to do moxibustion

The body is still in the recovery stage after just having a meal, so you should pay attention at this time. Also, you cannot do moxibustion immediately during the digestion stage. It is best to wait half an hour after a meal to be most effective. If you eat too much, you must wait an hour or two hours to allow the body to completely digest the food before doing moxibustion. In addition, there are many precautions that you need to know after moxibustion.

1. The order of acupoint moxibustion: The ancients had a clear discussion on the order of moxibustion. As far as yin and yang are concerned, as stated in Qianjin Yaofang: "In all moxibustion, yang should be applied first, yin later, and upper part first, lower part later." The Mingtang Moxibustion Classic also points out: "Moxibustion the upper part first, then the lower part; moxibustion less first, then more later." This means that the general order of moxibustion is: first moxibustion the back, then the chest and abdomen; first moxibustion the upper part and then the lower part, first moxibustion the head and then the limbs; in terms of the number of strengths, first moxibustion a little and then more, that is, from small to gradually increase; in terms of size, first moxibustion the small moxa cones and then the large ones, with each strength increasing gradually.

1. Acupoint moxibustion order: ancient

2. When using moxibustion in clinical practice, it is necessary to combine the condition of the disease and apply it flexibly, and not to be rigid and unchanging. There are generally no restrictions on moxibustion of two acupoints at the same time.

3. Do not wash your hands or take a bath with cold water within half an hour after moxibustion.

4. After moxibustion, drink more warm water than usual (never drink cold or ice water), which helps the excretion organs to expel toxins from the body;

5. Moxibustion is not recommended within one hour after a meal. Do not use moxibustion if the pulse is over 90 beats per minute; do not use moxibustion when you are too hungry, too full, or drunk; do not use moxibustion when you are pregnant; do not use moxibustion on inflamed parts of the body!

6. People who have had steel nails or other objects implanted in their bodies after surgery should not perform moxibustion on the surgical site.

7. Unrefined moxa cannot be used for long-term moxibustion, otherwise it will cause other sequelae. The damage caused by moxibustion with inferior moxa sticks is extremely difficult to recover: the front genitals are where the main tendons gather. If there are too many impurities in the moxa, it will be like roasting a spring with fire, and the tendons will become loose. The manifestation is the inability to get up or sit up, and erectile dysfunction of the penis and clitoris.