Moxibustion is to burn, bake, fumigate and iron certain parts or acupoints on the body surface after being ignited with moxa or other medicinal materials, or to tamp with fresh products, so that the moxibustion parts are heated, congested and even blistered with the help of moxa fire or drugs, or the moxibustion patch developed by the latest technology, like Feng Cunren's, does not need to be ignited, and is directly applied to the skin for fumigation through the principle of physical heating, thus achieving physical fitness and fumigation.
Sun Simiao's "Thousand Daughters to Prescription" in the Tang Dynasty said: "When an official travels to Wu and Shu, he often needs moxibustion in three or two places on his body. If the sore is not temporarily relieved, the furuncle and warm malaria will not kill people." In the Qing Dynasty, Wu Yiding said in "Shenjiu Jinglun": "Husband moxibustion is taken from fire, and it is quick with fire, soft and rigid, which can eliminate yin, walk without keeping, and be kind to the viscera. Taking the fragrant incense of Ai Zhi as a wick can lower the second meridian, enter the third yin and regulate qi and blood, so as to cure all diseases, and the effect is as good as a palm. " These records and discussions show that moxibustion can not only prevent diseases but also cure diseases.
Moxibustion, referred to as moxibustion therapy or moxibustion, is a therapeutic method that uses moxa sticks and moxa sticks made of folium Artemisiae Argyi to stimulate acupuncture points or specific parts of human body, and adjust the physiological and biochemical functions of human body disorder by stimulating the activity of meridian qi, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases. The mechanism of moxibustion is similar to that of acupuncture, and it has a complementary therapeutic effect with acupuncture. It has many advantages such as simple operation, low cost and obvious effect.
Moxibustion has the function of 1, warming channels and dispelling cold, and promoting the circulation of qi and blood in human body.
Normal life activities depend on the function of qi and blood, and qi circulation leads to blood circulation, while qi stagnation leads to blood stasis. Blood flows in meridians, and it is completely pushed by "qi", so qi circulation leads to smooth blood circulation. However, many reasons may affect the operation of qi and blood, such as "cold leads to qi collection, and heat leads to qi disease", which shows that cold and heat have an influence on the operation of qi and blood. Qi is cold and blood is astringent, and the blood runs slowly and is easy to coagulate and get sick. Therefore, moxibustion can be used to warm the meridians and dispel the cold, so as to keep the blood running normally. "Soul Pivot, Pricking the True Evil" says, "The blood in the pulse is coagulated and stopped, and the fire tone of the Buddha can be taken away." The fire tone is moxibustion. Therefore, moxibustion is very effective in treating arthralgia syndrome, diarrhea and other diseases caused by stagnant blood and cold.
2, promoting qi circulation and dredging collaterals, and enhancing the disease resistance of human body.
All parts of the human body are distributed with meridians, which are connected with viscera and muscles on the body surface, which is the key to connect the inside and outside and regulate the normal operation of the body. Because of the invasion of "six evils", the human body is prone to stagnation of qi and blood, obstruction of meridians, swelling and pain or a series of dysfunction. Moxibustion on the corresponding acupoints can play a role in dredging meridians, harmonizing qi and blood, balancing functions, and enhancing human disease resistance.