Why does my skin become extremely itchy after moxibustion?

Moxibustion is particularly suitable for people with cold body and heavy dampness. Moxibustion can transfer heat to various parts of the human body through acupoints to overcome the coldness of the human body and achieve the purpose of removing dampness. However, many friends experience skin redness, swelling, itching, etc. after moxibustion. What is going on? In fact, this situation often occurs in people who have particularly heavy coldness in their bodies. Generally, no special treatment is required. Slowly, after the cold air in the body is expelled through moxibustion, the redness, swelling and itching of the skin will be significantly improved. In addition to causing skin itching, moxibustion has many other adverse effects, which can be learned in detail below.

Why does the skin itch after moxibustion?

After moxibustion, if itching occurs frequently at the moxibustion site, it means that there is a lot of cold evil in the body, the heat from the moxibustion cannot overcome the cold evil in the limbs, and the meridians are also in a blocked state. This state is very itchy after moxibustion because of the collision of heat and cold. The vitality of moxibustion enters the body to expel the cold evil. The reaction on the body surface is itching, rashes, and pimples. Some people will even have rough skin.

Patients with severe cold body will frequently experience such symptoms during moxibustion. If you ask when it will get better, I can only tell you that when you feel warmth in the extremities after moxibustion, the cold in the body will gradually retreat, and the itching symptoms will also improve, and the roughness of the skin will also improve. But this process takes a long time.

The symptom of itching should be the manifestation of wind, cold and dampness on the body surface. At this time, if you want to control the itching, one is to prick and bleed here and then cupping, the second is to scrape the body surface to expel the pathogenic factors, and the third is to continue moxibustion. If these three methods are used for comprehensive treatment, the effect should be very good.

How should we deal with adverse reactions to moxibustion? Let’s take a look at the experts’ introduction below!

1. The whole body or half of the body sweats during moxibustion. It is a phenomenon of deficiency and cold, and expulsion of evil toxins. It can be relieved after 2-5 times of moxibustion.

2. Itching during moxibustion. Most of them are caused by wind, weakness and dampness.

3. The body shakes during moxibustion. Most of them are problems with the liver meridian, which is caused by poor circulation of the meridians.

4. When moxibustion is being performed, the legs, shoulders, neck, feet, etc. may feel windy or cold. It is the process of expelling cold air or wind.

5. During moxibustion, the heat can reach the abdomen or lower limbs. Most of them have weak and cold constitution, and this is a sign of improvement.

6. Blisters appear after moxibustion. It was called moxibustion flower in ancient times, and it is a manifestation of the excretion of moisture or other toxins. Small ones do not require treatment, but large ones need to be drained and decompressed under strict aseptic operation, and attention should be paid to disinfection and bandaging to avoid infection.

7. Local rashes appear after moxibustion. It usually occurs 2-3 days after moxibustion, and most of them are improvement reactions of moisture expulsion.

8. After moxibustion, the wound becomes itchy, red, swollen and festering. It is a phenomenon of damp heat (or cold and dampness) being discharged from the wound, which is a reaction of improvement.

9. After moxibustion, there is a feeling of wind blowing outwards or numbness in the knees, which is a phenomenon of expelling wind evil (or moisture).

10. There is no heat or feeling after moxibustion. It is mostly caused by blockage of body meridians, or a sign of very good health.

11. After moxibustion, the meridians are unblocked, stimulating the "real" state of the body.

12. Diarrhea after moxibustion. It's a detoxification reaction and does not indicate weakness.

13. Constipation after moxibustion is mostly caused by deficiency of qi and blood or heat in the body. Drinking more warm water after moxibustion can relieve the symptoms.

14. Lower back pain after moxibustion. This is a reaction of "Qi rushing to the diseased area". Qi and blood unblock the stagnant points. Previously, there was no feeling, but now there is feeling. This is mostly due to old injuries in the body.

15. Dizziness and insomnia after moxibustion. It is mostly a reaction of sufficient Qi and blood rushing up to the head.

16. Excessive or insufficient menstrual flow after moxibustion. It is mostly caused by liver, spleen, and kidney deficiency, which cannot consolidate and control. After moxibustion, the circulation of qi and blood is accelerated, and there will be temporary menstrual disorders. As the function of the internal organs of the body is enhanced during the moxibustion process, this symptom disappears. Another reason is the detoxification reaction in the body.

17. Delayed or advanced menstruation after moxibustion. It is a process of meridian adjustment and an improvement reaction, and will not affect the next menstrual cycle.

18. If menstruation continues after moxibustion, it is mostly due to gynecological inflammation. It is recommended to go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

19. During moxibustion treatment for breast hyperplasia, there will be some pain and a crawling sensation. Pain is a process of removing blood stasis and dispersing nodules, while the tingling sensation is a process of qi and blood running and expelling evil toxins.

20. Can uterine fibroids be treated with moxibustion? If the body is cold, moxibustion is allowed, but if the body is hot, moxibustion is not recommended. Generally, moxibustion is not recommended if the diameter of the fibroid exceeds 62.5px. Physical illnesses need to be treated under the guidance of a physician.

21. Thirst. Some people will feel thirsty after moxibustion, which is normal. This is because the body's metabolism is accelerated during moxibustion. After moxibustion, you can drink more brown sugar water or warm water, which will help eliminate toxins from the body. Be careful not to drink cold beverages such as chrysanthemum tea, otherwise it will affect the effect of moxibustion.

If there are adverse reactions after moxibustion, stop moxibustion and adjust the treatment according to different reactions. The 21 reactions introduced above are very comprehensive. You may as well treat and adjust according to the symptoms.