“Kidney qi” refers to the qi transformed by the kidney essence, which reflects the functional activities of the kidney and is particularly important to the life activities of the human body. If the kidney qi is insufficient, not only will it prematurely decline and lose life, it will also cause various diseases, such as cold corresponding to the five elements of the kidney, most likely to deplete the kidney’s yang qi, prone to cold pain in the waist and knees, susceptible to wind and cold, frequent urination at night, impotence and spermatorrhea, etc. The “Suwen Shanggu Tianzhen Lun” points out that when a woman is about seven years old and a man is about eight years old, the development and growth of various body parts is promoted because of the vigorous kidney energy; when a woman is about forty-nine years old and a man is about sixty-four years old, the phenomenon of aging occurs because of the weakening of kidney energy. Why is moxibustion the best way to nourish the kidneys? Moxibustion is a kind of acupuncture treatment method, moxibustion has certain effect on cold, heat, deficiency and real evidence, and its mechanism is ultimately due to the role of moxibustion to facilitate the meridians. In Chinese medicine theory, moxibustion is the strongest method to nourish the kidney, it is non-toxic side effects, directly on the human kidney acupuncture points, the effect is even to achieve immediate results. Which points of moxibustion are the most obvious for kidney? 1, foot three miles Positioning: in the front of the outer calf, when the calf nose 3 inches below, from the front edge of the tibia a horizontal finger (middle finger). Efficacy: strengthen the spleen and stomach, tonify the qi and blood. Indications: Digestive tract diseases, cardiovascular diseases, decreased immune function, fatigue, premature aging. In Zhang Gao’s “Medical Sayings”, it is emphasized that “if you want to be safe, San Li should not be dry”, which means that repeated moxibustion of the three li of the foot can play a health-care role. 2, Sanyinjiao Positioning: in the inner calf, when the tip of the inner ankle is 3 inches above, behind the medial edge of the tibia. Effects: Warming the kidneys and strengthening the spleen, dispelling dampness and relieving water, regulating menstruation and relieving pain. Indications: intestinal distension, diarrhea, menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, spermatorrhea, impotence, enuresis, hernia, insomnia, lower limb impotence. 3.Shen Que Positioning: in the middle of the abdomen, in the middle of the umbilicus. Effects: Warming Yang and benefiting Qi, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the spleen. Indications: Deficiency of Yang in the spleen and kidney, including coldness, cold limbs, pale face, fatigue, diarrhea and even diarrhea, as well as impotence, premature ejaculation and spermatorrhea due to failure of the vital gate fire. 4, Guan Yuan Positioning: on the middle line of the abdomen, 3 inches below the umbilicus. Effects: Warming the kidneys and strengthening the spleen, tonifying and consolidating the spleen, dispersing cold and relieving pain, regulating menstruation and nourishing blood, and prolonging health. Indications: It can be used for diseases of the genitourinary system such as impotence and premature ejaculation, frequent urination, common gynecological diseases such as menstrual disorders and postpartum bleeding, diseases of the gastrointestinal system such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation, stroke and all deficiency injuries. 5.Qihai Positioning: 1.5 inches below the umbilicus on the midline of the abdomen. Effects: Strengthening the Yang and fixing the deficiency, nourishing the vital energy, returning the Yang and benefiting the Yin, harmonizing the Ying and Wei, prolonging life and preventing diseases. Indications: Physical weakness, deficiency of yin and yang, disharmony of ying and yang, exhaustion of the lower yuan, chronic cold, weakness and thinness, cold extremities, weakness of the spleen and stomach, deficiency of essence and blood, five strains and seven injuries, all kinds of deficiency, etc. Note: Use with caution for those with yin deficiency and forbidden for pregnant women. Generally in the spring moxibustion Qihai, “the Inner Classic” has “spring in March, this is called hair Chen, heaven and earth are born, everything to glory.” The sea of qi is the sea of vitality, moxibustion at this time, in order to help the spring sequence, in order to help the rising of the qi, the Chen Yin, laying the foundation of the lower yuan, in order to fit the long summer. 6, Kidney Yu Positioning: in the lumbar region, when the 2nd lumbar vertebra is under the spinous process, 1.5 inches next to it. It is parallel to the navel. Effects: Kidney, the kidney; Yu, the loser. The name of this point means that the cold and damp water of the kidney is transmitted from this point to the bladder meridian, hence the name. Indications: Enuresis, spermatorrhea, impotence, irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, edema, tinnitus, deafness, lumbago. Combinations: with Tai Xi and San Yin Jiao for menstrual disorders; with Catarrh and Ear Gate for tinnitus and deafness. 7.Taixi Location: Located on the medial side of the foot, in the depression between the back of the inner ankle and the tendon of the heel bone. That is, in the depression between the inner ankle and Achilles tendon of the foot. Bilateral symmetry, that is, two. Effects: Nourishes Yin and benefits the kidneys, strengthens Yang and the waist. Main treatment: kidney disease, toothache, sore throat, asthma, bronchitis, cold hands and feet, female physiological disorders, arthritis, lack of energy, weakness of the hands and feet, rheumatic pain, etc. Age different kidney supplementation has a bias 1, forty kidney nourishing Yin “Su Wen” mentioned that “the year forty, and yin gas since half also, living decay carry on”, that is to say, 40 years old began to appear kidney yin deficiency, yin reduction, should pay attention to the kidney nourishing Yin. At this time, mainly the essence and blood deficiency, easy to deficiency fire, appearing five heart annoying heat, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, insomnia, dry urine and other symptoms, in addition to the above moxibustion regimen, daily life should pay attention to eat less spicy and hot food, you can properly eat more wolfberry, mulberry, yu zhu, black sesame and other foods that nourish yin. 2, more than half a hundred years to nourish water and wood fifty years old, the liver began to fail. Chinese medicine believes that “the liver and kidneys are the same source”, the liver collects blood, the kidneys collect essence, essence and blood each other. The liver is wood, while the kidneys are water, nourishing water and connoting wood is to nourish the kidney yin to nourish the liver yin and control the liver yang, at this time, the liver and kidneys should be tonified together. The liver and kidneys can be supplemented with Shou Wu Wan, Wolfberry Decoction, Mulberry Cream, etc., which can nourish the blood and produce essence, clear the ears and brighten the eyes, and is especially suitable for those who are deaf and have blurred eyes. 3, the year of the flowering armor water and fire to help each other sixty years old, the heart Qi began to decline. The heart is fire and the kidneys are water. Under normal circumstances, water and fire help each other, that is, the kidney water to help the heart, to prevent the heart fire hurt the heart yin, and the heart fire down in the kidney, not to make the kidney water flood inhibit yang. If the heart fire can not warm the kidney water, kidney water can not help the heart fire, it is easy to appear the phenomenon of heat on the cold, that is, the upper performance of the heart hot, dry mouth and tongue, but the lower extremities show fear of cold, sore and soft, etc. In addition, water and fire does not regulate the person is also prone to illness, appear aging. Therefore, 60 years old should focus on replenishing the kidneys and nourishing the heart. 4, seventy replenish the kidney to cultivate the earth Seventy years old, spleen deficiency. The spleen is the essence of the latter, the aging process of the human body, the spleen also plays an important role. The “safe valley is prosperous, the end of the valley is dead” is to say that the spleen and stomach function well, eat to eat in order to good health. The weakness of the spleen and stomach can cause weakness of the kidneys and accelerate aging. So this age must pay attention to the spleen. 5, eighty nourish the kidneys and moisten the lungs Eighty years old, the lungs fail, prana away, so the word good mistake. This means that at the age of 80, the lungs begin to fail and the elderly begin to speak wrongly. One important feature of lung qi failure is that there is not enough qi to go around, manifesting in shortness of breath, faster breathing, and easy coughing. The lungs are gold, gold produces water, and the lungs are strong enough to nourish the kidneys. At this time, you can use the method of nourishing the kidneys and moistening the lungs, such as wolfberry nourishing the kidneys and moistening the lungs, yam nourishing the lungs and fixing the kidneys, Wu Wei Zi nourishing the kidneys and benefiting the qi, generating fluid and astringent lungs to stop coughing, and coix seeds strengthening the spleen and lungs.