Precautions for moxibustion during the dog days

The dog days are a very hot season. Everyone should pay attention to regulating the body temperature as much as possible during the dog days. Do not stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time. You can go out and move around appropriately, which will help the body to sweat more. Whether moxibustion can be used during the dog days depends on what problems the body has. Generally, it is recommended to use these dietary therapy methods during the dog days.

Moxibustion Health Recipe for Dog Days

Dog Days

Rice and mung bean porridge

Main ingredients: 250 grams of rice, 150 grams of mung beans, add as you like.

Accessories: 20g white sugar, peanuts

Production:

1. Rinse the rice with clean water, remove impurities from mung beans and wash with clean water.

2. Put the mung beans into the pot, add about 1750 grams of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 40 minutes. When the mung beans are soft, add the rice and cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes until the rice is blooming and the porridge is thick. After cooling, add rock sugar and mix well.

Barley porridge

Ingredients: Take 30 grams of coix seed and appropriate amount of white sugar as raw materials.

Preparation: Wash the coix seeds, put them in a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, place the casserole on high heat and bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat. When the coix seeds are cooked, add sugar and it is ready to eat.

Efficacy: It can strengthen the spleen, eliminate dampness, lose weight and reduce swelling.

Barley and Red Bean Porridge

Ingredients: 30 grams of coix seed, 15 grams of red beans.

Method: Wash the Job's tears and soak them for 20 minutes. Put all the ingredients into a pot, add water and bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer until the Job's tears are cooked. Add rock sugar as needed, take in the morning and evening for 7 consecutive days. Put the rock sugar in when cooking, the sweetness will penetrate and it will be delicious!

Can I eat during moxibustion?

Dog Days

Because the sum of life substances and life energy in a healthy person's life is conserved, that is, qi and blood are conserved, and qi and blood are a constant quantity. When we eat, the food enters the stomach, and the stomach will draw qi and blood from the whole body into the stomach to speed up the peristalsis of the stomach, so that it can be better digested and absorbed.

If I have pain in my shoulder or I do moxibustion on my shoulder (for example), the qi and blood will be adjusted to the shoulder. According to the law of conservation of Qi and blood, the Qi and blood in your stomach will decrease at this time, which will affect your digestive function.

Moreover, this influence is two-way, because Qi and blood are adjusted in two directions, namely, the stomach and shoulders, at the same time, so the Qi and blood in the shoulders are not enough, and the Qi and blood in the stomach are not enough, which leads to poor effect of moxibustion and poor stomach digestion.

Therefore, the correct way is to rest for half an hour after a meal (if you are too full, the rest time can be longer) before doing moxibustion. This will neither affect the function of the stomach nor the efficacy of moxibustion.

Foods that cannot be eaten after moxibustion

Dog Days

Strictly control your diet during moxibustion. Some foods can help moxibustion to work better, while some foods will affect the efficacy. Let's take a look at the foods that cannot be eaten during moxibustion.