The effects and contraindications of moxibustion in children

Many people like moxibustion in life, and some people will bring their children to do moxibustion. Moxibustion is particularly effective for some diseases such as diarrhea in children. Many children will have stomach upset and indigestion when they have diarrhea. At this time, moxibustion on certain acupoints can relieve diarrhea, but for children, their skin is relatively delicate, so it is not suitable for moxibustion for too long, which may cause moxibustion blistering. So what are the effects and contraindications of moxibustion in children?

1. In terms of acupoint selection, it is not necessary to moxibustion all the acupoints on the body. It is only necessary to moxibustion a few commonly used acupoints according to the characteristics of the child's body, such as the lung point, body pillar point, spleen point, stomach point, and Shenque point. In addition, it should be noted that the moxibustion time should not be too long. Generally, each acupoint can be moxibustioned for 3 to 5 minutes each time.

2. Children's health care moxibustion can be applied with different methods according to the specific conditions of the children. Generally, it should be continued for 1-6 months until the child is strong.

3. Children's skin is less sensitive to warmth and pain, and children are active and cannot cooperate, so you must be extra careful when applying moxibustion. Adults should put their hands on the moxibustion area on the child to feel the strength of the moxibustion temperature and be careful to prevent burns.

4. It is best to do it in a well-ventilated, clean and dry room.

5. Closely observe children who cannot speak. When performing moxibustion using ginger or garlic, move the ginger and garlic slices gently to prevent burns.

6. When giving moxibustion to children, in order to avoid the temperature being too high, you can place your hands on both sides of the moxibustion area while moxibustion to feel the temperature of the moxibustion area to avoid burns to the skin due to high temperature or no effect due to low temperature.

The above is an introduction to the effects and contraindications of moxibustion for children. In short, moxibustion is extremely effective for children's health care, and the method is simple, convenient and easy to operate. Children do not feel any pain and there are no side effects. It is very suitable for family promotion and use. I hope this article can help you.