How do I do moxibustion by myself?

In daily life, many people who work for a long time will easily experience pain in the neck and shoulders, especially those who bow their heads over their desks for a long time, who will easily feel general discomfort. Moxibustion is a relatively common way of physical health preservation. Regular moxibustion can not only relieve physical fatigue, but also prevent some physical diseases. You can also do moxibustion at home by placing moxa sticks on the acupuncture points of the body.

How to do moxibustion yourself

If you do moxibustion at home, you must first choose the right moxa stick. When buying moxa sticks, you must choose those with moxa smell and golden color. After choosing moxa sticks, you should arrange the environment at home, be sure to turn off the air conditioner and TV, choose a place where you can lie down, and find a quiet indoor environment. After that, you can choose the correct acupoint, light the moxa stick, and start moxibustion. When doing moxibustion, novices may not be able to stand the smoke emitted by the moxibustion. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not hold the moxa sticks in your hands, but put the moxa sticks in the moxibustion box, so that you can slowly get used to the smoke.

If you do moxibustion at home, there are many things you need to pay attention to.

First, when doing moxibustion, you must concentrate and not be distracted.

Second, when doing moxibustion, you must choose the correct acupoints. Beginners must choose the appropriate acupoints according to the acupoint map.

Third, everyone must pay attention to fire prevention. When doing moxibustion, it is easy to set your clothes on fire, which must be avoided.

Fourth, when you first start doing moxibustion, you must not do it for a long time, but proceed step by step.

In addition to the role of weight loss, moxibustion has many unexpected effects.

1. Regulate immune function: Moxibustion can regulate the body's immune function. Under pathological conditions, this regulatory effect is more obvious.

2. Disease prevention and health care: In addition to its therapeutic effects, moxibustion also has the functions of disease prevention and health care.

3. Beauty effect: Moxibustion can dispel fatigue, restore vitality, replenish physical energy, balance yin and yang, nourish the five senses and hair and skin, dilute the melanin in the epidermis, eliminate edema, eye bags, dark circles, etc., effectively improve facial fatigue, make women's skin rosy, elastic, wrinkle-free and spot-free, make women's body healthy, youthful and radiant, and show the beauty of women from the inside out.