What is the best time to moxibustion Guanyuan acupoint

Moxibustion is currently a popular health-preserving method, and its health-care effect is quite significant, so it is very popular among people. Traditional Chinese Medicine is my country's traditional medical art, which has profound effects. Every acupuncture point in the human body is connected to every organ. If you have any uncomfortable symptoms in your daily life, you may consider using Chinese medicine to treat it. There are many acupoints on the human body, and the health-care effects of moxibustion on different acupoints are very different. So what is the effect of moxibustion on Guanyuan acupoint? What season is best for moxibustion? What time of the day is the best time for moxibustion therapy? Let's find out together below.

1. The best time of the year is the Autumnal Equinox

The best time for moxibustion in a year is summer and autumn, and the autumnal equinox is the most suitable day. Because, according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, nature is a unity of yin and yang, which rise and fall alternately. During the autumnal equinox, when summer and autumn alternate, the dominant positions of yin and yang shift, with yin regaining dominance and yang becoming submerged. Therefore, this is the best time to gather Yang energy and replenish vital energy. It is best to choose this time to apply moxibustion on Guanyuan acupoint.

2. The best time of the day is around 11 noon

There is also the best time for moxibustion during the day. Because the morning is the time when Yang energy is the strongest in a day, you should choose to do moxibustion around 11 noon so that it can be absorbed fastest. Be sure not to choose to do moxibustion at night, as this will seriously affect your sleep. Also, do not take a shower or touch cold water for two hours after moxibustion.

3. Precautions for moxibustion on Guanyuan acupoint

It should be noted that if children under the age of 18 do not have serious illnesses, it is best not to perform moxibustion on the Guanyuan acupoint. You can touch it gently, it will also have a certain effect. Pregnant women should also avoid using it. Massaging the Guanyuan point can have a health-care effect, but don't use too much force, just massage gently.

●Moxibustion therapy

Insert the moxa stick into the space inside the moxa box and light it from one end inside the box. The fire should not touch the iron net inside the box. Lie on your back, place the moxibustion box on the Guanyuan acupoint on the abdomen, and perform moxibustion for about 20-30 minutes. Moxibustion can be performed every other day or twice a week.

Key points of operation: Use warmth as the degree, and apply moxibustion until the local skin turns red, so that the heat penetrates into the body, and the abdomen becomes warm and comfortable. If there is a burning or itching sensation, you need to lift the moxibustion box slightly or move it up and down or left and right for a while before moxibustion. For people with slow reaction or reduced or absent local sensation, you should pay attention to observe the local skin color and temperature to avoid scalding the skin. After moxibustion, the moxa stick must be extinguished to prevent fire.

● Massage acupoints

Stimulate by kneading: Place your palms together, rub them together to warm them up, and gently place the warm palms on the Guanyuan acupoint, rubbing them rhythmically in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction until you feel heat in the Dantian.

Alternatively, you can use the tip of your thumb or middle finger to apply pressure to the Guanyuan acupoint, and make gentle circular movements, kneading the subcutaneous tissue as well. Make the acupoints feel slightly sore and swollen, and massage for about 1 to 2 minutes each time.

●Acupoint application

Apply a plaster with a heating effect to the Guanyuan acupoint; or grind the Chinese medicine with a warming effect into powder, mix it with ginger juice to make a paste, and apply it to the Guanyuan acupoint. It is suggested that the efficacy of Guanyuan acupoint will often be enhanced when used in combination with other acupoints. The acupoints that are often used in combination with Guanyuan acupoint include Mingmen acupoint.