How long can you blow the air conditioner after moxibustion

It is usually recommended to blow the air conditioner after 2 hours of moxibustion. Moxibustion is through the burning of moxa sticks, moxa cones and the resulting warmth, stimulate the body’s meridians and acupoints, promote the operation of qi and blood, in order to achieve blood circulation, warm the meridians and disperse cold (warm the body meridians and get rid of the body’s cold), prevention and treatment of disease effect. The heat of moxibustion is gradually and slowly penetrate into the body, and the skin pores are also open. Therefore, it is necessary to wait for a certain period of time after moxibustion to wait for the heat of moxa to completely act on the body, the skin pores are completely closed before blowing the air conditioner, otherwise it is easy to cause cold and flu or reduce the efficacy of moxibustion. For the younger, better physique, usually after moxibustion interval 2 hours can blow air conditioning, while for the older, poorer physical condition of the patient, it is recommended that the interval of 3 hours. It should be noted that even if the air conditioning is turned on, the temperature should be set as high as possible, otherwise it is easy to catch a cold. Moxibustion is suitable for wind-cold-dampness paralysis (paralysis of limbs caused by three kinds of evils invading the body: wind, cold and dampness), uterine prolapse, gastroptosis, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, chronic diarrhea, dysuria and seminal emission, etc. It is forbidden for pregnant women. It is recommended that patients in need seek professional medical practitioners for moxibustion to ensure that the treatment is safe and effective, and should not be used on their own.