Direct moxibustion, including scar moxibustion and no scar moxibustion, scar moxibustion is placed on the acupuncture point, each cone must be burned out; no scar moxibustion is placed on the acupuncture point, moxa cones burning about one-third of the remaining and the patient feels a slight burning pain, easy columns and then moxibustion; pay attention to moxibustion contraindications.
1. Scar moxibustion: the operator will first acupoints, apply a small amount of garlic juice, and then with the appropriate size of the moxa cones placed on the acupoints, with the fire lit moxa cones moxibustion. Each cones must be burned out, remove the ashes, continue to easy cones and then moxibustion, moxibustion can be used in the moxibustion acupuncture point around the hand gently beat, to relieve the pain of the fire burning skin.
After moxibustion about 5 to 6 weeks, moxibustion sore healing scabs off leaving a scar.
2. Scarless moxibustion: moxibustion in the moxibustion acupoints coated with a small amount of petroleum jelly, so that the moxa cones adhere to, and then the appropriate size of the moxa cones placed on the acupoints moxibustion, when the moxa cones burn about one-third of the remaining and the patient feels a slight burning pain, you can be easy to cone again moxibustion.
Generally should be moxibustion to the skin redness not blisters to the degree that the skin without burns, without leaving scars. General cold illness, can be used in this way.
3. Moxibustion contraindications: solid heat, Yin deficiency fever, generally not moxibustion. Face, nipples and large blood vessels, should not use direct moxibustion. Pregnant women’s abdomen and lumbosacral area should not apply moxibustion.
Direct moxibustion, need to be treated by a professional doctor to identify the evidence, can not arbitrarily self moxibustion, to avoid adverse effects.