1. The role of moxibustion 1. Meridian regulation
The meridian theory is the theoretical basis of Chinese medicine moxibustion therapy. Moxibustion Yongquan acupoints coordinated with each other, this mutual coordinated relationship, mainly by the meridian regulatory role to achieve. Modern research shows that the meridian acupoints have three major characteristics:
1. Meridian acupoints have external sensitivity to drugs that is the same moxibustion method to choose a certain acupoints with the general body surface points, its role is obviously different.
2. Meridian acupoints amplify the effect of the drug meridian is not a simple surface route, but multi-level, multi-functional, multi-form regulation system. When moxibustion is applied to the acupoints, it affects their multi-level physiological functions, and in this circular induction process, they produce mutual excitation, synergy, and superimposed effects, resulting in physiological amplification effects.
3. Meridian acupoints storage of drugs acupoints have the role of storing drugs, the physical and chemical effects of drugs longer stay in the acupoints or released to the whole body, resulting in the overall regulation of the effect, so that the disease can be cured.
2. Local stimulation
Acupuncture is a specific part of the basic fire in the human stimulation to achieve prevention and treatment of disease in the first warm place, the fire incentive mechanism. It is this warm stimulation, so that the local skin capillary expansion, congestion, improve blood circulation and lymphatic circulation, relieve and eliminate muscle spasm, so that the metabolic capacity of local skin tissues, to promote inflammation, adhesions, oozing, hemorrhage and other pathological products of the absorption of the big; can also cause the cerebral cortex inhibition of diffuse substances, reduce excitability of the nervous system, play a sedative, analgesic effect; at the same time, the heat therapy can promote drug absorption.
3. Regulation of immune function
Many experiments have confirmed that moxibustion therapy has the effect of enhancing immune function. Many therapeutic effects of moxibustion therapy are also realized by regulating the immune function of human body, and this effect has the characteristic of bidirectional regulation, i.e., the low can be made to increase, and the high can be made to decrease, and in the pathological state, this regulatory effect is more obvious.
4. The pharmacological effect of the drug itself
Moxibustion medicine, although not as rich as the internal treatment, but from a variety of moxibustion and moxibustion in the clinical application of taiyi and thunder fire acupuncture and moxibustion in the clinical application of moxibustion therapy can also be a glimpse of the identification of one of the spots. It is worth mentioning that moxibustion is the main raw material of moxa. Wu Yi Luo in the Qing dynasty in the "Materia Medica from the new" said: "Ai leaves bitter and pungent, warm and ripe hot, pure Yang nature, can go back to the dying of the death of Yang, through the twelve meridians, go three Yin, the qi and blood, expel the cold and dampness, warm the uterus, stopping all the blood, warming and open the depression, menstruation, the fetus, to the Ai fire, through the meridian in addition to all diseases." It is no exaggeration to say that moxibustion therapy does not exist without moxa.
5. Comprehensive role of moxibustion therapy in the human body is mainly a comprehensive role, is a variety of factors interact with each other, complement each other, *** with the overall therapeutic effect. First of all, moxibustion therapy treatment is comprehensive. Such as winter diseases, summer treatment, white mustard and other drugs applied to the danzhong, lung Yu, anguish treatment of asthma septic moxibustion, as well as the anti-aging of the kidney Yu acupuncture points, etc., the way that includes local stimulation (local septic moxibustion, moxibustion), the meridian acupoints (specific selection of the acupuncture points), the factors of the drug, they are organically linked with each other, and not a single arc, the lack of which is the loss of the original therapeutic effect. Secondly, the therapeutic effect is comprehensive. Moxibustion therapy heat stimulation of local qi and blood adjustment, ai fire stimulation with drugs, is bound to increase the efficacy of drugs, aromatic drugs in a warm environment is particularly easy to absorb, moxibustion applied to acupuncture points, the first stimulation of acupuncture points itself stimulate the meridian gas, mobilizing the meridian function so that it can better play the line of qi and blood, and yin and yang of the role of the whole. Third, the human body reactivity and therapeutic effect is integrated. Means of treatment (moxibustion therapy) - external factors can only work through internal factors (human reactivity), researchers have found that the same moxibustion therapy for patients suffering from the same disease, the sense of transmission is not the same, the efficacy of treatment is not the same, the reason for this is that the human body's reactivity varies. The above factors, under the guidance of the overall concept of traditional Chinese medicine and identification of evidence-based treatment, the clinical evidence for a reasonable choice, flexible use, in order to play moxibustion therapy to maximize the effectiveness of.
2. The precautions of moxibustion
Every year at the time of the summer solstice, moxibustion for some chronic diseases such as gastroenteritis, cold legs, sores, boils, and especially children's diarrhea, etc. The effect of the moxibustion is good. This is because, in summer, the body's Yang Qi is strong, the penetration of the fire of the moxa is particularly strong, with half the result with half the effort.
The process of moxibustion to consume some of the essence, so pay attention to contraindications:
1. All exposed parts such as the face, do not directly moxibustion, in order to prevent the formation of scarring.
2. Thin skin, less muscle, sinew and flesh agglomeration, pregnant women's lumbar-sacral area, lower abdomen, men and women's nipples, women's private parts, testicles and so on do not apply moxibustion, joints do not direct moxibustion, large blood vessels, the heart part do not moxibustion.
3. Extreme fatigue, too hungry, too full, drunk, sweating, emotional instability, or female menstruation avoid moxibustion.
4. Certain infectious diseases, high fever, coma, during a stroke, or extreme physical exhaustion, thin bones and other circumstances avoid moxibustion.
5. People without self-control, such as psychiatric patients, avoid moxibustion.
3. Moxibustion where you can detoxification
(1) Hegu acupoint
Hegu acupoint is located in the hand of the first joint of the thumb horizontal stripe directly opposite the other hand of the tiger's mouth side, thumb flexed down, the fingertips pointed. Hegu point has the function of ascending and descending the turbid, Xuan Tong qi and blood, moxibustion at this point can help the body to remove dampness and detoxification, when the face appears red blood, moxibustion of this point can play a very good effect of relief.
(2) foot Sanli point
Foot Sanli point is located in the lower three inches of the outer knee, the location of the outer tibia a cross finger, adhere to the daily moxibustion for 10 to 15 minutes, you can play the effect of eliminating dampness and detoxification.
(3) Xiexi point
Xiexi point is located in the dorsum of the foot, the ankle joint of the concave point, moxibustion Xiexi point for 15 minutes every day, adhere to a period of time, can play a significant effect of detoxification and elimination of dampness.
4. Moxibustion detoxification how to operate
(1) Ginger moxibustion
Cut fresh ginger into a thick 0.3 inside the slices of ginger, with a needle in the slices of ginger on the tie several holes, placed in the moxibustion acupuncture points, with a large, in the moxa cones ignited placed in the center of the ginger to moxibustion, if there is a sense of burning pain, you can lift the slices of ginger to make the Leave the skin for a moment, immediately put down, and then moxibustion, repeated, to the extent that the local skin redness and wetness, generally 5 to 10 strong per moxibustion.
(2) garlic moxibustion
Garlic moxibustion has two kinds of garlic moxibustion and garlic moxibustion, the former is a single head of garlic cut into 0.3 cm slices, several holes with a needle, placed in the affected area or moxibustion acupuncture points, with a large, or in the moxa cones ignited in the center of the garlic piece of moxibustion, moxibustion every 4-5 need to be replaced by a new piece of garlic to continue to moxibustion; garlic moxibustion is the garlic pounded into the shape of garlic mud, placed in the affected area or moxibustion points, in the garlic cones, the garlic is the most important part of the moxibustion, and the most important thing is that it is not the most important thing. Moxibustion points, put moxa or moxa cones on the garlic mud, ignited moxibustion, the two garlic moxibustion, each point each time to moxibustion full 7 strong, to moxibustion red to the degree.
(3) salt moxibustion
The dry salt into the umbilical cord, fill the umbilical cord empty, placed on the large moxa cones moxibustion, to be the patient has a burning sensation, you can replace the cones, but also in the salt on the placement of ginger moxibustion, to be a burning sensation, will be lifting the ginger, to retain the residual heat to the end of the burning of a note, the general can be moxibustion 3-7strong.
(4) moxa hanging up moxibustion
mild moxibustion: a section of the moxa will be ignited, aligned with the acupoints or the affected area, the distance from the skin 2 to 3 centimeters for smoked, in order to the patient localized warmth and heat without burning pain as appropriate, generally 10 to 15 minutes for each acupuncture point moxibustion, to the extent that the skin is reddish and moist.
Rotary moxibustion: lighting moxa sticks, hanging in the moxibustion site above about 3 centimeters high, moxa sticks in the moxibustion site on the left and right back and forth, or repeatedly rotating moxibustion, so that the skin has a sense of warmth and heat without burning pain, generally 10 to 15 minutes for each acupuncture point moxibustion.