What are the reactions to acupuncture and moxibustion to treat diseases

When acupuncture is used to treat diseases, it is often combined with some acupoints and techniques in the human body. By stimulating the acupoints in this way, it can have a good therapeutic effect, effectively unblock the meridians of the diseased part, and play a role in treating the disease. During acupuncture, patients will have different feelings, but if patients are very nervous during acupuncture, it will cause difficulties in acupuncture.

Reaction 1

Acupuncture is a treatment method in which doctors use different acupuncture techniques to perform different blood transfusions on patients in order to achieve the therapeutic goal of unblocking meridians and conducting qi and blood. Generally, the best feeling of getting Qi is soreness, numbness, swelling and pain. Usually the patient will feel a sour, tingling and swelling sensation under the needle. This is a normal reaction. It means Qi has been obtained. With this reaction, the effect will be relatively good. Some patients with delay, for example, those who do not get Qi obviously, need to communicate with the doctor, and then use heavier techniques, or find the meridian pressing method to help them guide Qi and finally get Qi. Some patients suffering from heat and swelling will feel cool and comfortable after acupuncture, and will not feel so hot and dry. Some patients suffering from deficiency and cold will feel that the pierced areas become warm after the doctor's acupuncture, which is very comfortable. This is the most comfortable state after acupuncture, which is called "De Qi".

Reaction 2

After acupuncture is inserted into the human body, it will produce a feeling of soreness, numbness, swelling, and heaviness. These are all reactions to the needling and are good signs. The duration of the feeling after the injection varies according to individual circumstances, and it will last longer for sensitive people.

Reaction 3

Acupuncture is a general term for acupuncture and moxibustion. Acupuncture refers to inserting needles (usually filiform needles) into the patient's body at a certain angle under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory, using acupuncture techniques such as twisting and lifting to stimulate specific parts of the human body to achieve the purpose of treating diseases.

Reaction 4

Moxibustion is a method of burning, fumigating and ironing certain acupuncture points on the body surface with pre-prepared moxibustion sticks or moxibustion herbs, using the stimulation of heat to prevent and treat diseases. Mugwort is usually the most commonly used, so it is called moxibustion. There are also other methods such as medicine-partition moxibustion, willow moxibustion, wick moxibustion, and mulberry branch moxibustion. Nowadays, moxa stick moxibustion is also commonly used in people's daily life.

Effects of acupuncture:

1. Unblock meridians

Its function is to make blocked meridians unblocked and play their normal physiological functions. It is the most basic and direct therapeutic effect of acupuncture. Meridians "belong to the internal organs internally and connect to the limbs externally", and circulating qi and blood is one of their main physiological functions.

2. Harmonize Yin and Yang

The effect is to transform the body from a state of imbalance between yin and yang to a state of balance, which is the ultimate goal of acupuncture treatment.

3. Strengthen the body and eliminate evil

Its function is to support the body's positive energy and expel pathogens. The process of disease occurrence, development and outcome is essentially a process of struggle between good and evil. The purpose of acupuncture in treating diseases is to play its role in strengthening the body and eliminating evil.