Matters needing attention after natural moxibustion:
There are four main issues that should be noted:
1. Generally, it is appropriate for adults to take medicine for 30 ~ 60 minutes, and the time for children should be reduced as appropriate. For example, 3-year-old children, about 15 ~ 30 minutes, should take skin feeling and burning tolerance as inspection indicators to avoid burning the skin.
2, pregnant women should not moxibustion, menstrual women should not stick medicine, patients with body temperature over 38℃ should not moxibustion, infants under two years old should use medicine with caution, but individual infants should not stick medicine for more than 10 minutes due to illness.
3. It is normal for the skin to flush after application, and skin ointment can be used externally to relieve discomfort.
If it is a blister caused by long-term application, it is necessary to protect the wound surface to avoid scratches and infections. If necessary, come to the hospital to treat or apply scald ointment, and pay attention to diet control. Do not eat "hairy things", such as chicken, duck, roast goose, beef, shrimp, crab, seafood, peanuts, leeks, taro and so on. If you have individual skin allergies, you can apply anti-allergic ointment and come to the hospital in time.
4. In order to consolidate the curative effect and avoid related adverse reactions, during moxibustion, we should pay attention to a light diet and not be addicted to cold, so as to prevent the damage of vital qi from affecting the curative effect; It is suggested that women should not wear dresses and jumpsuits when taking medicine, and try to choose loose clothes; It is not advisable to engage in strenuous activities after applying the medicine, so as not to sweat a lot and cause the ointment to fall off and dirty clothes.
Extended data:
The diseases for which moxibustion therapy is applicable mainly include:
1. Lung-related diseases: including allergic rhinitis, chronic cough and asthma (such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, allergic cough, chronic emphysema, etc. ), chronic pharyngitis, deficiency cold, etc.
2, pain: such as neck, shoulder, back and leg pain, knee osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tennis elbow, stomach pain, dysmenorrhea and so on.
3. Other categories: insomnia, chronic enteritis, dyspepsia, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, nocturia, enuresis, etc.
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