What is the most important energy for the body? How do we use the magic of moxa? Why is moxa therapy so amazing? Moxibustion, a non-toxic ancient original therapy, an important part of the ancient Chinese medical art.

"Mugwort", a kind of grass with special utility. There is a kind of grass that looks very ordinary and can be found everywhere in the countryside and fields in the south and north of China. Around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival, this grass is picked from the ground and brought into the homes of those who adhere to traditional customs, silently warding off evil spirits and praying for blessings. In southern China, the Hakka people of Guangdong like to use its roots to make soup to expel wind and warm the stomach. In the rural areas of Anhui Province, women in labor know how to take a bath or fumigate with the water it soaks in according to the words of the old people, so as to regulate qi and blood and expel cold and dampness. And in the rural and urban suburbs of the night, burning this grass to drive away mosquitoes and flies, is a common sight.

This grass is magical and universal, it is "Ai". Ancient Chinese medical books, mentioned moxibustion this treatment "medicine is not as good as, the needle of the less than, must be moxibustion," is to say that a lot of needles and medicines do not heal the disease, moxibustion can be cured. "Life-saving method: burning moxa first", is to say that moxa can renew life, moxa can tonify the kidney.

Moxibustion, an important part of ancient Chinese medicine, is characterized by no medication, no toxic side effects, and is a green ecological therapy. Moxibustion is the use of moxa leaves made of moxa material produced by the heat of moxa, stimulate the surface of the body acupuncture points or specific parts of the body, through the stimulation of meridian qi activities to adjust the body's physiological and biochemical functions have been disturbed, so as to achieve the purpose of curing and preventing diseases. "Moxibustion" has become a regular method and is contained in the canonical books, after a long period of experimentation, research, development, and used to this day.

The fire of moxa is the fire of pure sun. Therefore, the ancient Chinese, the sun is called the sun of the sky, the "Ai" is called the sun of the earth. Yang Qi is the root of life. The Neijing cloud, "Yang qi, if the sky and the sun, lost its place will be folded life and does not shine". If we count the yang as one hundred, then people from life to death is the process of yang from one hundred to zero, so the health of the maintenance of yang, strong yang.

The heat of moxa is not comparable to other heat generating substances. "Ai" in the burning of special short infrared rays, penetration is ordinary long infrared 3 to 4 times, can activate the cellular immune activator, improve the body's immunity.

Ancient moxibustion also has the function of automatically finding the location of the disease and pass the meridian. The continuous burning and passing of moxa fire can make the pure Yang warm Qi of moxa fire penetrate into the body from the skin surface of the body to reach the disease position, open the blockage and automatically regulate the rise and fall of yin and yang inside the body, so as to achieve the function of aphrodisiacs, nourishing the body and curing the disease. Chinese medicine research organizations use other medicinal herbs and other various substances, various physical and chemical methods, ray methods and so on and moxa to do comparative research. As a result, none of the methods can completely replace moxa.

The Chinese character "艾", "乂" originally meant to govern the restoration of the original meaning. In ancient times, young and beautiful girls were also called young Ai, which is the ideal extension of the medical use of Ai.

Why ancient moxibustion cures disease

Where does the disease come from? The disease is the result of the human body's yin and yang opposites. The human body is a unified whole of opposing yin and yang. According to Chinese medicine, the occurrence of disease is due to the imbalance of yin and yang. Disease in the process of occurrence and development, there is bound to be some kind of pathological products of stagnation, this stagnation of pathological products, if you can find a way out in time, the disease is bound to be frustrated and towards healing.

The Chinese medicine workers understand that all people have a meridian phenomenon, just like in a running generator, there is voltage and current on the metal wires, twelve meridians and three hundred and sixty-five points are the body's internal organs of the various functions, the official and the official to pass information to each other between the station and access. Healthy state of life, internal organs through the meridian system and the body surface of the acupoints air holes are closely linked, in a pathological state of the acupoints air holes and cathartic pathological products of the natural channels and gaps.

Acupuncture and moxibustion, like acupuncture, are in the body's internal information pathway to select the appropriate parts of the specific factors, artificial stimulation of sensory transmission, so that the virtuous cycle can be restored and consolidated, so that the vicious cycle can be blocked and blocked, so as to achieve the effect of disease prevention and treatment of disease.

Acupuncture and moxibustion have the dual role of supporting the evil, but from the point of view of the meaning of acupuncture, moxibustion is the role of complementary more than leakage, acupuncture is the role of leakage more than complementary less. Acupuncture and moxibustion main through the meridian, can not make up for the yuan Yang; moxibustion method is the first complementary and after the leakage, in the case of improving the positive qi to let the evil self elimination.

"To overflow its evil, in order to line Yingwei" "surplus can be drained, insufficient can be supplemented" is the moxibustion therapy on these basic principles of Chinese medicine flexible use. The ancients emphasized that health is "spring and summer Yang, autumn and winter Yin, from its roots", at least in daily habits, "rather warm, do not do cold".

We modern people tend to do the opposite. The pace of modern life has been too difficult to follow the "sunrise and sunset". Since childhood, living in the air conditioning, refrigerator, cold drinks everywhere in the environment, coupled with the inappropriate use of large quantities of content drugs, hormones, gluttony, cold food, often improper body insulation, stay up late, etc., the human body depends on the health of the yang qi, easy to be accelerated by the depletion. Increase the fire of life in the hearth, become more and more for modern people need.

Ancient moxibustion can cure which disease

Acid moxibustion has a wide range of adaptability, both suitable for the weak and sick chronic patients, but also suitable for the strong and sick acute patients. The patient can also be treated with moxibustion for feverish diseases. The weak energy of the general gastric function of poor absorption, medication is difficult to fully digest and absorb drugs, many drugs must be used to play a role in the energy. Long-term medication without timely restoration and replenishment of vital energy is bound to damage vital energy even more. The ancient method of moxibustion, can not pass through the stomach and intestines and directly to the heat effect on the meridian, cultivate and replenish the energy, improve the positive qi, through the regulation of the meridian, get rid of the disease and eliminate the evil.

Kidney deficiency, insomnia, obesity, anemia, chronic gynecological diseases, chronic kidney disease, rheumatoid, spondylitis, etc., for the Western medical treatment of incurable diseases, through the moxibustion of Guanyuan and other points, can be cured. Moxibustion Guanyuan is the reason why the human body "yin and yang" rise and fall is a fixed law, so that the energy gradually enough, yin and yang must be in accordance with the laws of operation, the ascending ascending, the descending descending, do not have to adjust the human being again. The human body has its own medicine!

The gas of the internal organs converge in the chest and abdomen of the Yu points, known as the "collection points". Six viscera and six bowels **** there are 12 points. Moxibustion acupuncture points can treat the diseases of the internal organs, like a strong air flow to dredge the meridians, at the same time, the main gate opened to release water to flush the lesions, the effect is very good.

In our daily life, when we have a cold, we can take the moxibustion vertebrae point, the effect is very fast. The big vertebrae point moxibustion to the skin redness, dampness for the best, each operation to do slightly sweating effect is the best. Prevention of frequent colds, moxibustion is also very effective, you can use gentle moxibustion moxibustion in the middle of the epigastric region, Guanyuan, foot Sanli. Modern people have a lot of gastrointestinal discomfort, general gastrointestinal problems can be moxibustion foot Sanli, Shenque, Guanyuan, regardless of the stomach hot and cold, you can moxibustion in the epigastric region.

The average person can not remember too many points, but as long as you remember the human body four major points, long-term moxibustion, you can achieve a strong body, enhance immunity, delay the role of aging. The four main points are: Guanyuan point, the middle point, the foot Sanli point, the fate of the point.

Don't know what to do with the acupoints? Moxibustion wherever you are uncomfortable. Moxibustion is applied directly to the affected part of the body, which is known in ancient times as the a-shi or tian-yin point, or it can be applied near the affected area or not far away from the affected area, which is known as the "nearby acupoint".

Ancient moxibustion health what to pay attention to

The human body at any time in the consumption, although we can always moxibustion, moxibustion still have some precautions, it is worth paying attention to.

▌What do you need to pay attention to after moxibustion?

At least one hour after moxibustion, it is best not to use cold water to wash hands or take a shower; after moxibustion to drink more than usual warm water to assist in detoxification, but never drink cold water ice water.

▌Is ancient moxibustion suitable for everyone?

Pregnant women, extreme fatigue, over-starvation, over-fullness, drunkenness, profuse sweating, as well as extreme exhaustion and lack of self-control are not suitable for moxibustion, and some special parts as well as large blood vessels, the heart area, the eyeballs belonging to the face, do not moxibustion.

▌Why do some people react with aggravation of disease after moxibustion?

For example, many people will have dry mouth after moxibustion, which is a normal phenomenon of the battle between good and evil. Those who have been living in the body for a long time, this time there will be a variety of reactions, gradually moxibustion in the body slowly accumulated enough positive qi, the evil will be gradually out of the body. Sometimes, we moxibustion in the center of the stomach, there will be discomfort in the liver area, or stomach and epigastric discomfort, which may be due to the liver has a hidden disease or stomach and epigastric disease, moxibustion will take the initiative to help us to adjust. Moxibustion Guanyuan point, may respond to gynecological problems, prostate problems, or some diseases of the reproductive system.

The Tongchuan function of moxibustion is telling us that the body has a self-adjustment function. As long as you mobilize well, the relevant parts will work together in unison. Everyone has meridians with different sensitivities, so the individual differences in moxibustion sensation are very large, and the moxibustion sensation in young and strong people tends to be stronger and faster than in older people, and women are also prone to higher sensory transmission than men.

The "Materia Medica" records, where the use of moxa leaves need to be used for a long time with the old, the treatment to make a fine soft, so-called cooked moxa. If raw moxa moxibustion fire is easy to injure the muscle veins, so moxibustion needs to be used to age moxa, which is repeatedly emphasized by successive generations of medical doctors.

▌How to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of moxa and moxa to ensure the efficacy?

Mainly from the four aspects of velvet, color, taste and smoke. We go to the market to pick moxa sticks, moxa velvet, you can see that the color of the new moxa green, dark, lit after the fire is strong, burning smoke green, black, more choking. Good old moxa, the color of earth yellow or golden yellow, the color of the smoke is light white not strong, burning smoke from the bottom up around, the smell of mild incense, not pungent, penetration, moxibustion effect is better.

Modern gentle moxibustion therapy

Because of the importance of ancient moxibustion health, modern conditions have developed a lot of moxibustion equipment, the use of moxa leaves processed into the moxa and a variety of moxibustion equipment, because generally do not break the skin, safe and sound, known as "gentle moxibustion".

▌Commonly used roughly two methods:

1) handheld mobile method. Lighting moxa, holding the moxa to the point or the affected area to move smoked, with up and down or left and right to move a number of techniques, the patient can be a long time since the moxibustion.

2) Tool support method. Currently there are a variety of modern moxibustion device, there are hand-held, there are tied, the purpose is to alleviate the burning pain of direct moxibustion and hand-held method of fatigue, even through the clothes moxibustion, can make the penetration of the role of the constant flow.

"Life-saving method: burning moxa first"

Ancient moxibustion is not only highly valued in our country, but also sought after by several countries.

In the 1920s and 1930s, when infectious diseases were ravaging Japan, a man named Hara Shimitaro launched a national "National Sanri Moxibustion Campaign" to greatly improve the nation's immunity.

In South Korea, the TV series "Dae Jang Geum" has a segment on moxibustion, where Jang Geum's adoptive father suffers from severe seasickness and falls into a coma, and Jang Geum chooses the ancient method of moxibustion to treat him, and his adoptive father soon recovers, which is evident from the fact that moxibustion was already quite common at that time, and it benefited the people in a simple and safe way.

Not only that, around the 17th century, moxibustion therapy spread to Europe, the German Gamford in his book "Overseas treasures" clearly advocate the use of moxibustion, and with a map, labeled acupuncture points and indications for moxibustion, and so on. The ancient method of moxibustion is more excellent use of Napoleon's army surgeon general Lalan. Since then, the magic of ancient moxibustion in Europe has been more widely spread.

Wish every modern people can learn from the medical wisdom of our ancestors, through the practice of moxibustion of this ancient method, so that they, their families and friends are full of true yang, strong internal organs function, minimize disease. May everyone enjoy their natural life span, experience the true meaning of life in a healthier and better way, and practice the cause of benefiting all living beings.