The relationship between moxibustion at the foot and immunity

  Moxibustion therapy can be used for thousands of years in China for fitness, disease prevention and treatment. Moxibustion can stimulate and improve the immune function of the body and enhance the body’s ability to resist diseases. For the modern medical mechanism of moxibustion therapy for tumor treatment, many scholars have conducted a lot of research, and it has been confirmed that moxibustion can improve immune function may be the main mechanism of moxibustion therapy for tumor treatment. Now introduce several common self-care moxibustion methods, it is fast and easy to operate, the reader may wish to try.  Acupuncture points: foot three li (located in the lower leg before the outer knee eye 3 inches below, one horizontal finger outside the front crest of the tibia), qihai (located in the abdominal midline 1.5 inches below the umbilicus), guan yuan (located in the abdominal midline 3 inches below the umbilicus).  Divide into groups: in the first group, Guan Yuan, Qi Hai, and the left side of the foot San Li; in the second group, Guan Yuan, Qi Hai, and the right side of the foot San Li.  Method: After selecting the acupuncture points, ignite the medicinal moxa strips and align them with the first group of acupuncture points, and suspend each point for 2-10 minutes, to the extent that the skin of each point is flushed. The next day, use the same method to suspend the second group of acupuncture points. So alternate suspension, for three consecutive months as a course of treatment. Rest for a week, and then continue with the second course of treatment. The distance between the moxa fire and the skin should be as hot as the recipient can tolerate. Be careful not to burn the skin.  Note: Guan Yuan, Qi Hai, and Shu San Li are the key points for strong health care, moxibustion once a day can adjust and improve the body’s immune function and enhance the person’s ability to resist diseases. In the Song Dynasty, the Book of the Magpie’s Heart says: “If you moxibutate Guan Yuan, Qi Hai, Life Gate and Zhong Gui when you are not sick, you can live a hundred years even if you do not live forever.”