What is moxibustion? What should I pay attention to when doing moxibustion?

Ai moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medical therapy, and you need to pay attention to some safety issues when doing moxibustion. After lighting the moxa sticks with fire, it can be used against the patient's acupoints and meridians to achieve the therapeutic effect, because it uses an open flame, and care must be taken to prevent burns or the ignition of other objects. Under normal circumstances, you can do moxibustion every other day or two days, you can do moxibustion 2~3 times a week, each time moxibustion time control within half an hour.

When doing moxibustion should be 3~5 CM away from the skin, the skin is slightly red, there is a hot feeling is best. When doing moxibustion the body is slightly warm is the best, do not let yourself sweat profusely or sweat a lot. If you sweat a lot, then it will cause the yang qi that has been replenished to flow out along with the sweat, so moxibustion won't have a good effect. It is important to learn the correct method of moxibustion as well as the frequency, and the timing is also important.

When doing moxibustion try to choose a professional to operate, so that more safe, rest assured. During or after moxibustion, you can't blow the fan and air conditioner right away. This will cause the body to be cold and uncomfortable, you can use the air conditioning after moxibustion after 2~3 hours. You can't dip into cold water immediately after moxibustion, you can't take a shower right away, try to keep your hands free of cold water for half an hour, and you can't take a shower within three hours.

Do not eat cold drinks and fruits after doing moxibustion. When doing moxibustion, the body will sweat slightly, this is a normal phenomenon, you can dry your body sweat, change into dry and comfortable clothes. If the body is in the state of fasting, or just finished eating, you can not immediately carry out moxibustion. After doing moxibustion can not immediately after the infusion, after drinking alcohol can not be scraped, cupping, moxibustion. In life, many people will use moxibustion to treat the body's diseases, this is a natural natural therapy, there are many benefits to the body.