What are the benefits of moxibustion on the waist

Moxibustion is a very good health-preserving method. The human body is composed of many acupuncture points. Different acupuncture points represent different parts of the body. There are many acupuncture points on the human waist. Moxibustion on different acupuncture points on the waist has different benefits for health. In daily life, many people usually like moxibustion. Frequent moxibustion can treat many diseases. What are the benefits of moxibustion on the waist?

What are the benefits of moxibustion on the waist?

Harmonize yin and yang. The balance of yin and yang in the human body is the root of the occurrence and development of disease. The tonifying and purging effects of moxibustion therapy can be used to achieve the effect of harmonizing yin and yang.

Warm and dredge the meridians, dispel evil cold. The warm nature of moxa leaves, when burned and fumigated, allows the heat to penetrate deep into the muscle layer, warming the qi and promoting blood circulation. Moxibustion has the effects of warming and unblocking meridians, dispelling cold and dampness, regulating qi and blood, relieving numbness and relieving pain.

The benefits of moxibustion on the lower back

Promotes qi and blood circulation, eliminates stasis and disperses nodules. When Qi encounters heat, it flows; when it encounters cold, it condenses; when Qi warms, blood flows. Moxibustion is a warm stimulation that can coordinate qi and blood, make the nutrient and defensive systems smooth, and make the blood vessels smooth, thereby promoting qi and blood circulation, removing blood stasis and dispersing nodules.

How often should I do moxibustion on my waist?

If you don't have any physical illness, moxibustion is only for daily health care, and you can just moxibustion the health care points every 3-5 days. Or if you have a constitution of yin deficiency and yang excess, such as night sweats, hot hands and feet, irritability, insomnia, dry mouth, yellow urine and dry stool, you should not do moxibustion every day.

However, even if it is for health care, if you are doing moxibustion according to the course of treatment, it is best to do it continuously every day for the first three times, 15-20 minutes for each acupoint, and then you can do it every other day, and 10 days is a course of treatment. The moxibustion time for children and the elderly should be shorter.

Of course, if the body suffers from severe cold symptoms, or other illnesses that require treatment, and provided that the body can accept it, then you should still follow the previous method and perform moxibustion every day. However, if you are not sick, try not to do moxibustion every day as it can easily cause getting inflamed, dry mouth, constipation, acne, nosebleeds, etc.

What should I pay attention to when doing moxibustion?

Be focused and patient: Pay attention to concentrating your mind when applying moxibustion, and do not be distracted during the application, so as to avoid the moxa stick moving and not being on the acupuncture points, which will hurt the skin and flesh and waste time. For health care moxibustion, you need to persist for a long time. Occasional moxibustion will not achieve the desired effect.

Pay attention to the accuracy of body position and acupoints: on the one hand, the body position should be suitable for the needs of moxibustion, and on the other hand, it should be comfortable and natural. The body position and acupoints should be accurately found according to the prescription to ensure the effect of moxibustion.

Pay attention to keeping warm and preventing heatstroke: because part of the body surface will be exposed during moxibustion, you need to keep warm in winter and prevent heatstroke in high temperatures in summer. At the same time, you should also pay attention to regulating the indoor temperature and turn on the ventilation fan to get fresh air in time.

To prevent infection: suppurative moxibustion or local burns due to improper moxibustion may cause sores and moxibustion sores. Be sure not to break the sores. If they have already broken and become infected, use anti-inflammatory drugs in time.