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Solar moxibustion

February 18 is the solar term of rain, and the first three days are the best time for moxibustion. The three elements of rain and solar terms health care should be remembered: preventing cold in spring, invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness, and helping yang to grow hair.

The cold in spring is different from the cold in winter, just as the heat of moxibustion is different from other heats. You can take the meridians, and the cold in early spring can also hurt people. People and animals should pay attention to the wind and keep warm, and don't be too anxious to reduce clothes, especially the lower limbs. A body accustomed to heating also needs to be buffered into a spring.

The key point of rain solar terms health preservation is to nourish the liver and protect the spleen. The prone parts are shoulders and neck, eyes, teeth, throat, skin and old diseases. Cover tightly when sleeping to prevent stiff neck.

Moxibustion: "Spring governs the liver" soothes the liver qi and tonifies the spleen and stomach.

Huangdi Neijing says that "spring governs the liver", and at the same time, because dampness easily disturbs the spleen and stomach, rain moxibustion should pay attention to the maintenance of the spleen and stomach, strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis. Moxibustion in spring is very important for protecting liver and nourishing yang. Moxibustion can supplement the yang of the soles of the feet and expel all the cold fat and laziness accumulated in winter, so it is easy to set sail and full of vitality.

Because the human body is prone to excessive liver-qi in spring, the principle of moxibustion therapy is to soothe the liver and relieve qi, thus avoiding a series of symptoms such as stomach pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea and constipation caused by excessive liver-qi. The first acupoints for soothing liver qi are Zhangmen and Taichong. Generally, acupoints such as Zusanli, Zhongwan and Shutian will be selected to strengthen the spleen and stomach. It not only enhances physical fitness, but also has the effect of slimming and beautifying women.

Customer case:

Spring breeze can breed everything and destroy everything. After a winter, the old and infirm have little yang to resist the cold. We should take more care of them in early spring. For example, we have a sister Li who has been retired for four or five years. Because I didn't pay attention to protection when I was young, I always suffered from rheumatism, backache and leg pain. In winter, spring, rain and snow, the cold wind penetrates her bones, and it is even more unbearable to apply moisture. Later, I met Guo by chance, and insisted on doing Guo's unique solar moxibustion in every solar term, paying special attention to winter and spring solar moxibustion.

In the first two months, Sister Li's condition has greatly improved. Her waist and legs are not so sensitive to the wind, and there is little difference between rainy and snowy days and normal weather. The most important thing is that the frequency of low back pain has been reduced a lot, especially after rain moxibustion, and I feel that the whole rainy spring is not so terrible!