Sleepiness after moxibustion may be caused by physical reasons such as heavy dampness and heat, deficiency of qi and blood, and excessive loss of yin fluid.
1. Dampness and heat: the spleen is the main transport (the spleen has the function of digesting food, absorbing food essence and water and transferring it to the whole body), if the body is heavy with dampness and heat, the spleen is not enough to transport, it will lead to moxibustion, there is a lack of tiredness and drowsiness, you can eat more spleen and dampness foods, such as corn, red beans, barley, etc., which can promote the transportation of qi and blood.
2. qi and blood deficiency: moxibustion can promote qi and blood transportation, if qi and blood deficiency will lead to moxibustion after the phenomenon of drowsiness, you can usually take ginseng nourishing pills under the guidance of the doctor, ten full of pills, eight precious granules and other drugs, can replenish qi and blood.
3. Loss of yin fluid: moxibustion has the effect of dispersing cold and warming the yang, if in the process of removing dampness, the loss of yin fluid will lead to sweating, there will be the phenomenon of drowsiness, acupuncture should be supplemented with water.
Moxibustion should be performed within the scope of the indications. Sinking cold chronic cold, yang qi want to take off, then the amount of moxibustion is appropriate; external infection, carbuncle gangrene (is a poisonous sore, occurs on the body surface, limbs, internal organs of the acute suppurative disease) paralytic pain, is appropriate to moxibustion of small; part of the long illness, weakness, elderly and pediatric patients, moxibustion is appropriate to small amount. Each application of moxibustion time 10 to 40 minutes, according to the disease diagnosis to determine.
In addition, there are contraindications to moxibustion and contraindicated parts, should be operated by a professional physician, do not operate on your own so as not to cause bodily injury. After moxibustion, pay attention to rest, avoid strenuous exercise, to prevent the wind into the body.