Why is it forbidden to drink water after moxibustion

Many people like moxibustion in life, but there are many precautions to be taken after moxibustion. You must not be exposed to wind after moxibustion, as wind can easily cause the patient to catch a cold. It is also not allowed during women's menstrual period, because moxibustion can cause heavy bleeding in women. Some doctors will also tell patients not to drink water after moxibustion, so why is it forbidden to drink water after moxibustion?

Moxibustion can warm the meridians and dispel cold

Moxibustion can warm and unclog the meridians, promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, relieve numbness and relieve pain. It can be used to treat various diseases caused by cold blood stasis and meridian obstruction, such as wind-cold warm arthralgia, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, cold hernia abdominal pain and other symptoms.

Moxibustion can promote the flow of qi and unblock meridians

Due to the invasion of external factors such as wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, the human body or local qi and blood stagnates, and the meridians are blocked, which can cause symptoms such as swelling and pain and a series of functional disorders. At this time, moxibustion treatment of certain acupoints can play a role in harmonizing qi and blood, dredging meridians, and balancing functions.

It can be used clinically for sores, furunculosis, frostbite, urinary retention, infertility, sprains and bruises, etc., especially in surgery and traumatology. If used in the early stages of surgical treatment for ulcers, it can treat ulcers that have not healed for a long time, and has the effect of promoting healing and muscle growth.

Moxibustion can remove toxins and relieve heat

There are also records of "moxibustion for heat" in ancient documents. The use of moxibustion to treat carbuncle was first seen in "Huangdi Neijing". Medical books of all dynasties have regarded moxibustion as an important treatment for this disease. Moxibustion can use heat to draw heat out. Moxibustion can dispel cold and clear away heat, which means it has a two-way regulatory effect on the body's original functional state.

Moxibustion can warm the yang and replenish deficiency

Moxibustion can warm the yang and replenish the deficiency, restore the yang and consolidate the loss. It can be used to treat spleen and kidney yang deficiency and sudden loss of original yang, such as long-term diarrhea, chronic dysentery, enuresis, spermatorrhea, impotence, premature ejaculation, collapse, shock and other symptoms. Moxibustion replenishes the body's yang energy and is especially suitable for people with yang deficiency. People with yin deficiency are generally not suitable for moxibustion.

Yang deficiency constitution: When the internal organs of the human body are dysfunctional, it is easy to show symptoms of insufficient Yang in the body and yang deficiency causing internal cold, which are often manifested by pale complexion, weak breath, fatigue and love of lying down, fear of cold and cold limbs, general weakness or limb edema, pale, plump and tender tongue with teeth marks on the edges, pale white tongue coating, deep, weak and deep pulse. It is mostly caused by congenital deficiency, invasion of cold evil or excessive consumption of cold food, excessive worry, excessive sexual intercourse, and long-term illness.

Yin deficiency constitution: refers to the condition in which the viscera function is disordered, resulting in insufficient Yin fluid in the body and symptoms of internal heat caused by Yin deficiency, which are often manifested as emaciation, flushed cheeks, hot hands and soles, hot flashes and night sweats, irritability, dry mouth, dry hair and skin, dry and red tongue with little coating, or even smooth and without coating. It is mostly caused by external invasion of dry and hot evil, excessive consumption of warm and dry foods, excessive worry, excessive sexual intercourse, and long-term illness.

Moxibustion can beautify the skin

The beauty of moxibustion is different from general cosmetic beauty and surgical beauty. One is essential and the other is superficial. Many women have rough and unclean faces, which is often caused by endocrine disorders. In fact, it is due to insufficient yang energy, not the so-called getting angry.

For example, women with patches of acne on their faces often have severe leucorrhea. "Clearing heat and detoxifying" often has no effect because the heat they have is often false heat rather than real heat. Replenishing yang energy is not enough, let alone making the situation worse. Therefore, moxibustion is the best choice.