Does moxibustion have an effect? What are the benefits?

The role of moxibustion is 1: disease prevention and health care.

Modern medicine believes that moxibustion can strengthen the phagocytosis of white blood cells, has the advantage of promoting the production of specific and non-specific antibodies, greatly improves the immune ability of human body and effectively improves the sub-health status of some people. Moxibustion also contributes to the rehabilitation of some diseases and improves the body's disease resistance.

The role of moxibustion 2: dredge meridians

Our whole body is covered by meridians, which are the channels through which qi and blood run. Only when the meridians are normal enough can the qi and blood flow be helped, and nutrients can reach all parts of the body in time. Once the meridians of the human body are blocked, it is easy for all kinds of diseases to find you.

The role of moxibustion 3: eliminating dampness and dispelling cold

The qi and blood in the channels and collaterals run, and cold leads to coagulation, while warm leads to dispersion. If the body is wet and cold, the qi and blood in the meridians will not run smoothly. Moxibustion can improve the damp and cold qi in the body, which can warm meridians and dredge collaterals, dispel cold and remove arthralgia, and strengthen the circulation of qi and blood in the body, thus achieving the purpose of health care.

The role of moxibustion 4: balance yin and yang

If the yin and yang in the human body are unbalanced, it will be difficult for the body to stay healthy and prone to various diseases. Yang exuberance and Yin exuberance are manifestations of imbalance between Yin and Yang, and we can rebalance Yin and Yang through moxibustion.

The role of moxibustion 5: promoting qi and blood circulation

Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the origin of qi and blood to maintain life and health. Only when qi and blood are sufficient, people's life forms tend to be normal, and moxibustion can just promote the recovery of qi and blood, straighten out qi activity and enhance middle qi.

The role of moxibustion 6: returning yang to save the inverse.

As early as in ancient Chinese medical books, it was recorded that moxibustion has the function of restoring yang and saving inverse. Although it is difficult to understand from the perspective of modern people, the role of moxibustion is indeed very powerful.

The role of Moxibustion 7: removing blood stasis, dispersing stagnation, removing toxin and expelling heat.

With regard to blood stasis, Chinese medicine believes that blood stasis is mostly caused by stagnation of phlegm and dampness due to cold coagulation or poor circulation of qi and blood, or manifested as gangrene, agglomeration or blood stasis due to blood stasis. Moxibustion can make Qi-Qi and camp-Wei harmonious, so the blood stasis will dissipate by itself. Therefore, it is often used for qi stagnation and blood stasis in clinic, such as colostrum carbuncle, scrofula enhancement, scrofula tumor and so on. Western medicine research believes that moxibustion can increase neutrophils, enhance phagocytosis and reduce inflammatory exudation. Therefore, moxibustion and warming-up can dispel cold coagulation, reduce swelling and carbuncle, or make patients with suppuration collapse quickly, or make those with qi deficiency remove putrefaction and promote granulation, thus achieving the effects of removing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.