In what cases can moxibustion not be used?

Moxibustion is a very popular health-preserving method nowadays. Regular moxibustion is very good for people's health, but moxibustion also has certain contraindications. If you do moxibustion under inappropriate circumstances, it will harm your body. For example, when you suffer from a certain skin disease, you cannot do moxibustion at this time, otherwise it will make the scars on the skin more serious.

Since moxibustion is performed with fire, carelessness during the application may cause local skin burns. On the other hand, the process of moxibustion will consume some essence and blood, so some parts of the body or some people cannot be moxibustioned. These are the taboos of moxibustion. There are many taboos in ancient moxibustion. Although some taboos can be broken, there are some situations where they should indeed be avoided.

1. Do not directly apply moxibustion to exposed parts, such as the face, to prevent the formation of scars and affect the appearance.

2. Do not apply moxibustion on areas with thin skin, little muscle, and tendon aggregation, the lumbar sacral area and lower abdomen of pregnant women, and the nipples, genitals, and testicles of men and women. In addition, do not apply moxibustion directly to the joints. In addition, do not apply moxibustion to large blood vessels or the heart, and do not apply moxibustion to the eyeballs which are part of the facial area.

3. Avoid moxibustion if you are extremely tired, too hungry, too full, drunk, sweating profusely, emotionally unstable, or women during menstruation.

4. Avoid moxibustion during certain infectious diseases, high fever, coma, convulsions, or when the body is extremely exhausted and thin.

5. People who lack self-control, such as the mentally ill, should avoid moxibustion.

6. You must master the procedure of moxibustion: If there are many and scattered acupoints to be moxibustioned, you should do it in the order of back first, then chest and abdomen, and head first, then body and limbs.

7. Pay attention to the time of moxibustion: For some diseases, you must pay attention to the time of moxibustion. For example, insomnia should be moxibustioned before going to bed. Do not perform moxibustion on an empty stomach before meals or immediately after meals.

8. Be gradual. When using moxibustion for the first time, you should pay attention to the amount of stimulation. Start with a small amount and small dose, such as using a small moxa cone, or moxibustion for a shorter time and with fewer times. Increase the dosage later. Don't start with a large dose.

9. Prevent dizziness due to moxibustion. Although dizziness due to moxibustion is rare, once it occurs, you may experience dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, pale complexion, palpitations, sweating, and even fainting. If you feel dizzy after moxibustion, stop moxibustion immediately, lie down and lie quietly, then add moxibustion on Zusanli point, and continue gentle moxibustion for about 10 minutes.

10. Pay attention to the regulation of moxibustion temperature: For those with insensitive skin or children, place the index and middle fingers on both sides of the moxibustion site to sense the temperature of the moxibustion site, so as to avoid scalding the skin and achieve good results.