Traditional Moxibustion Moxibustion is an external treatment method that uses moxa as the main material to make moxa cones or moxa strips, which are ignited and then smoked and ironed on certain points on the body surface to give the body a warm stimulus to warm up the qi and blood through the conduction of the meridians, so as to prevent and treat diseases, and is an important part of acupuncture. Moxibustion can treat diseases alone, or make up for the shortcomings of acupuncture or drug therapy. It is an important part of acupuncture. The moxibustion method can make up for the lack of medicine and the lack of needles, so it is necessary to moxibustion. The moxibustion material and the advantages of moxibustion material: moxa leaves made of moxa velvet. The older the better, “seven years of illness, seeking three years of moxa”. The moxa leaf performance: “the materia medica from the new”: “moxa leaf bitter pungent, raw warm, cooked hot, pure yang nature, can return to the dying yang, through the twelve meridians, go three yin, the management of qi and blood, chill damp, warm the uterus … … to the moxibustion fire, can penetrate the meridians and remove a hundred diseases.” Advantages: easy to knead into different sizes of moxa cones, easy to burn, fragrant smell. When burning, the heat is mild and can penetrate the skin and reach the deeper part. The role of moxibustion and its indications 1, warming and dispersing cold: treatment of cold (external cold, internal cold) 2, warming the meridians, blood circulation and paralysis: treatment of paralysis caused by wind, cold and dampness, traumatic bruising, etc. 3, warming and tonifying the middle energy, warming and toning the blood. 3.Warming and tonifying the middle energy, warming Yang and fixing detachment: treating prolonged ejaculation, prolonged dysentery, enuresis, prolapse, deficiency detachment, etc. 4, eliminating blood stasis and dispersing nodules: for the beginning of canker sores, scrofula, and acute boils that have not suppurated. 5, disease prevention and health care: moxibustion points such as dazhi, qihai, guanyuan and sansili can stimulate the body’s positive energy, enhance the ability to resist disease and play a role in disease prevention and health care. 6, intermittent ginger moxibustion has the ability to dispel cold, warm abort vomiting: with external symptoms, deficiency cold vomiting, diarrhea. 7, intermittent garlic moxibustion has the effect of clearing heat and relieving the surface to kill insects, used for boils, sores and carbuncles, poisonous insect bites. 8. Moxibustion with interspersed sapodilla cakes has the effect of warming the kidney and strengthening yang, used for spermatorrhea, impotence and premature ejaculation due to the failure of the vital gate fire. 9, Intermittent salt moxibustion, has the effect of warming the middle and dispersing cold, supporting Yang and fixing off, used for vomiting, diarrhea and deficiency of cold. 10, warm needle moxibustion, with the dual role of acupuncture and moxibustion. Fourth, the classification and application of moxibustion method 1, direct moxibustion without scar (non-purulent moxibustion) Operation Fixing point – adhesive liquid – small and medium-sized moxa cones – ignite until slight burning pain – replace to 3~7 strong, skin lightly flushed. Indications Chronic deficiency cold disease Scar moxibustion Operation Relaxed body position – fixed points – mucoadhesive liquid – small and medium moxa cones – ignite until exhausted – remove ashes – repeat 7-9 strokes. Pus gradually appears in a week or so, and the sores crust off after 5-6 weeks, leaving a local scar. Indications Stubborn diseases (asthma, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, etc.) 2. Indirect moxibustion Ginger moxibustion operation Fixing point – ginger slices (0.2-0.5cm *2-3cm perforation) – large medium moxa cone – ignite until exhausted – remove ashes – repeat 5-10 strokes until skin flushing (replace ginger slices in between) Indications Wind-cold damp paralysis, all cold diseases (digestive, reproductive) Garlic moxibustion operation Fixing point – one-headed garlic (0.2-0.5cm perforation) – large medium moxibustion The moxa cone is ignited until it is exhausted, and the ashes are removed and repeated for 5-10 strokes until the skin is flushed. It refers to the moxibustion method of using medicinal cakes between the moxa cone and the skin of the acupuncture point. It is also called moxibustion. It is usually made of pungent, warm and aromatic drugs. It has the function of moving Qi and blood, warming Yang and dispelling cold. It is also known as the “moxibustion” method. The distance is measured repeatedly until the patient feels the local warmth and comfort without burning, which is fixed (generally about 3 cm from the skin). The moxibustion is performed for 10 to 15 minutes each time, and the redness of the moxibustion area is considered. (2) Sparrow pecking moxibustion one of the moxibustion strips. It is a method of moxibustion in which the burning end of the moxibustion stick is placed on the moxibustion area in the shape of a bird peck. (3) Gyration Moxibustion is a kind of moxibustion method in which moxibustion is suspended. It means that the burning end of the moxa stick is rotated at a certain distance above the moxibustion site to give the patient a wide range of warmth and heat stimulation. (4) Meridian round trip moxibustion The lit moxa stick is used on the patient’s body surface, about 3cm away from the skin, moving back and forth along the meridians at a uniform speed, to the extent that the patient feels the warmth of the moxibustion route. The moxibustion along the meridian is good for draining the meridians and stimulating the meridian qi. 5, warm needle moxibustion warm needle moxibustion is a combination of acupuncture and moxibustion method, applicable to both the need to retain needles and moxibustion must be applied to the disease. The method of operation is to leave the milli-needle at the appropriate depth after the needle has been pricked, and to pinch the moxa on the needle handle and light it until the moxa is burned out. The moxibustion is performed by placing a 1 to 2 cm long moxa stick on the needle handle, so that the heat is transmitted into the body through the needle to achieve the purpose of treatment. Moxibustion is a method of applying moxibustion on acupuncture points by putting moxa in a special apparatus and lighting it. There are various styles of moxibustion apparatus, such as metal barrel-like structure, wooden box-like structure, etc. The tube (box) is equipped with fine metal mesh, the upper mouth is covered and drilled with small holes. After ignition, the lower end of the cylinder (box) is aligned with the moxibustion site, fixed or ironed back and forth until the local redness. The distance of the moxibustion area is adjusted according to the degree of warmth, or the speed of movement, to maintain the appropriate temperature. The moxibustion is also known as the “light fire” and “explosive light fire”, which is used to relieve the wind and relieve the symptoms of phlegm, and to promote the flow of qi and resolve phlegm. Review of the forehead Taiyang vein in full bloom, with a lamp heart dipped in sesame oil to light the lamp n good. The first rapid method of moxibustion in young children’s medicine is moxibustion (moxibustion, mullein, dry lotus grass, garlic mud, white mustard seed). It is also known as self-moxibustion. It is a method of moxibustion that uses Chinese herbs that have a strong stimulating effect on the skin and is applied to the acupuncture point or the affected area to make the local area red, red and even foaming like moxibustion. It is a treatment method to stimulate the meridians and adjust the qi and blood by stimulating the acupuncture points with medicine. This method is very similar to the acupuncture point drug application method in terms of treatment form, or in a broad sense they belong to the same TCM external treatment method. Therefore, the sixth edition of the textbook “Acupuncture and Moxibustion” will include moxibustion in the treatment of acupuncture points. When applying moxibustion, fully expose the moxibustion area and adopt a comfortable body position that can be maintained for a long time. 2. Moxibustion is not suitable for those who have actual heat or yin deficiency fever or internal incandescence, such as high fever, hypertensive crisis, advanced tuberculosis, massive hemoptysis, vomiting, severe anemia, acute infectious diseases, skin carbuncles and boils, and fever. 3. Moxibustion should not be applied to the face, neck, body surface area where large blood vessels travel, or near mucous membranes. 4, organic heart disease with cardiac insufficiency, schizophrenia, pregnant women’s abdomen, lumbosacral area, are not suitable for moxibustion. 5, too hungry, too full, too tired, drunk, etc., should not apply moxibustion. 6.When applying moxibustion, pay attention to prevent the moxa fire from burning the patient or burning the patient’s clothes and bedding in the consultation room. 7, moxibustion local blisters, blisters are small, it is appropriate to protect the blisters, do not rupture, usually a few days can be absorbed self-healing. If the blister is too large, use a syringe to penetrate from the bottom of the blister, the exudate will be sucked out, from the original puncture hole to inject an appropriate amount of gentamicin injection, and retain about 5 minutes, and then suck out the liquid, external protection with sterile dressings, generally a few days to heal. 8. After the treatment, the burning moxa must be extinguished to prevent rekindling. The procedure of applying moxibustion The Thousand Gold Formula: Where moxibustion when first Yang, then Yin …… first up, then down. 1, first upper, then lower 2, first back, then abdomen 3, first head and body, then limbs 4, first near heart, then far heart