What are the effects and functions of moxa sticks?

Moxa sticks usually have many functions. First of all, they can treat acupuncture point diseases. For example, excess fat or insufficient metabolism can be improved through acupuncture. In addition, it can relieve dysmenorrhea and treat irregular menstruation, so moxibustion has many functions.

1. Moxibustion on acupoints

After lighting one end of each stick, fumigate or burn it on the acupuncture points. During moxibustion, the lit end should be about 10-30mm away from the skin. Generally, each acupoint is moxibustioned for about 10 minutes, until the skin becomes warm and red, with a warm feeling, but without causing burning pain or burns to the skin. There are three methods of moxibustion: gentle moxibustion, spiral moxibustion and sparrow pecking moxibustion. It can also be used with various moxibustion devices. Such as moxibustion on Zusanli and Qihai points.

2. Local moxa fumigation

You can use 3-6 moxa sticks, tie them into a row with tape, and place them 10-30mm away from the skin, and then fumigate up and down.

For example, for dysmenorrhea: use 6 clean moxa sticks to fumigate the lower abdomen to the navel back and forth, twice a week, 30-40 minutes each time. It can warm the belt meridian and promote blood circulation in the lower abdomen.

For example, for frozen shoulder: you can use 3-5 moxa sticks to moxibustion from the Fengchi point on the neck to the acromion point, Jianjing point and other acupoints on the shoulder for about 5 minutes. When fumigating moxa, be sure to maintain the indoor temperature and avoid catching cold.

If you have a cold abdomen or diarrhea, you can use a few moxa sticks to fumigate your lower abdomen to the navel to remove the cold.

If a child suffers from enuresis and is accompanied by symptoms such as cold hands and feet, pale complexion, pale tongue and white tongue coating, you can use 1-2 clean moxa sticks to fumigate the navel and the surrounding area for 5-10 minutes, and then fumigate the spine and kidneys from the back. This can replenish qi, nourish the kidneys, and remove kidney cold.

If you have bad breath, your tongue is dark purple or has black coating, it means that your spleen and stomach are very cold and there is blockage in the meridians. You can use 3-5 clean moxa sticks to fumigate your lower abdomen to around the navel for 20 minutes a day, once every other day. If you persist for a week, the bad breath will disappear.

3. Whole body fumigation

(1) Drink ginger and red date tea before fumigating your whole body with moxa sticks. Use 3 slices of ginger, 10 red dates (pitted), and 10 longans (pitted), add water and boil for 15 minutes. Pour into a blender and blend into a paste before drinking.