Who is not suitable for moxibustion? List of people who are not suitable for moxibustion

As an auxiliary physical therapy measure commonly used in clinical practice, moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine has a good therapeutic effect on many diseases. Moxibustion is particularly effective in removing dampness and relieving cold, and has a good reputation that has been passed down through the ages. Many elderly people's cold legs, rheumatism, cervical spondylosis and many difficult-to-cure pains can be slowly treated through moxibustion to achieve the effect of dispelling cold and pain. However, we need to remind our friends that any treatment method is suitable for a certain group of people, and everyone's physique is different. Although moxibustion is good, it is not suitable for everyone. People with skin allergies or persistent high fever are not suitable for moxibustion.

Moxibustion can warm the meridians and dredge the collaterals, dispel cold and disperse blood stasis, support yang and replenish the body, restore yang and rescue from adverse conditions, promote qi and activate blood circulation, eliminate blood stasis and disperse nodules, and replenish the middle and benefit qi. It is mostly used for diseases characterized by deficiency, cold and yin syndrome. It is suitable for people with cold constitution (cold hands and feet, lack of energy, susceptibility to cold, fear of cold, diarrhea, etc.), and can be used by men, women, young and old.

Moxibustion can also treat illnesses caused by dampness, cold or cold evil, such as rheumatoid arthritis, female diseases, shoulder and cervical spondylosis, etc.

Moxibustion: warming the meridians and removing dampness and cold

Traditional Chinese medicine compares Yang energy to the sun, believing that Yang energy warms the whole body just like the sun shines on the earth.

If the Yang Qi is insufficient, one will feel cold and like warmth, and the blood will not circulate smoothly. If this continues for a long time, the blood vessels will be blocked and cold and damp will stagnate, which will lead to diseases such as arthritis, low back pain, stomach pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and dysmenorrhea.

"If the meridians are unobstructed, there will be no pain; if there is pain, there is obstruction" is the explanation of pain in traditional Chinese medicine. Moxibustion can warm the qi and blood to dispel the cold, speed up the circulation of qi and blood to dredge the meridians, and is a very good green therapy for dispelling cold and relieving pain.

Moxibustion: Raise Yang Qi, restore Yang and rescue

Moxibustion can enhance Yang energy.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that insufficient Qi in the middle and sinking of Yang Qi can lead to a variety of diseases, such as chronic diarrhea, enuresis, spermatorrhea, impotence, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, rectal prolapse, and prolapse of internal organs.

At the same time, insufficient Yang Qi can also lead to the predominance of Yin and cold in the body, causing cold hands and feet, and sensitivity to cold skin. Even if you wear more clothes, you will not feel warm. This is often a sign of decreased body resistance.

Moxibustion can stimulate the yang energy in the body. Abundant Yang energy can enhance the functioning capacity of our internal organs and spread to the body surface to resist the cold.

If you feel that your energy has decreased recently, or you are more afraid of cold than usual, this is probably due to insufficient Yang energy. In this case, do some moxibustion to replenish your Yang energy and have unlimited energy.

Moxibustion: Preventing diseases and prolonging life

"The Heart Book of Bian Que": To save your life, moxibustion is the first, elixir is the second, and aconite is the third. This shows that the ancients attached great importance to it.

"The Heart Book of Bian Que": When a person is healthy, he can apply moxibustion to Guanyuan, Qihai, Mingmen and Zhongwan. Although he cannot achieve immortality, he can at least live for over a hundred years.

Moxibustion has the effect of warming and nourishing.

Regular moxibustion on Zhongwan and Zusanli can keep the stomach qi strong and the qi and blood abundant.

Regular moxibustion on Qihai and Guanyuan can invigorate the body's yang energy, make people energetic and enhance resistance.

The life gate is the foundation of the human body and is the most important. Traditional Chinese medicine compares the life gate to a small stove. If the stove is strong, the vitality is vigorous. So, isn't it important to add fuel to the fire with moxibustion from time to time?

To sum up, moxibustion is mostly used for diseases mainly caused by deficiency, cold and yin syndromes. It can be said to be a treasure bestowed upon us by our ancestors. Correct use of moxibustion can prevent and treat diseases and keep us young forever.

Although ancient records say that wormwood can “open the twelve meridians, cure all diseases, and kill evil spirits”, in actual practice, we still need to pay attention to some moxibustion taboos. Otherwise, not only will it be ineffective, but we will blame our ancestors for boasting, or blame the moxibustion technology for being ineffective, or even bring discomfort to ourselves or greater harm!

The following people should be cautious if they need moxibustion

1. Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity, internal pathogenic heat, heat syndrome and solid syndrome are not suitable.

2. People with hot constitution (oral ulcers, abscesses, fear of heat but not cold, constipation, etc.).

3. Moxibustion is not suitable for patients with high fever, extreme hunger or fullness, excessive fatigue, body redness and swelling, or skin allergies.

4. For patients with hypertension, a safer method is to control blood pressure first and then select acupuncture points based on syndrome differentiation.

5. People with metal implants in their bodies should be cautious when using moxibustion.

6. Benign tumors require dialectical moxibustion, but moxibustion is not recommended for malignant tumors to avoid causing excessive heat and blood flow.

7. The heart area should not be moxibustioned too much or for too long. The vulva, nipples and other delicate areas should not be moxibustioned (only traditional moxa stick moxibustion, except for the Moxibustion Doctor's series of moxibustion instruments).

8. Moxibustion is prohibited if the pulse rate exceeds 90 beats per minute.