What is long snake moxibustion? What are the effects of long snake moxibustion?

The wonderful thing about Chinese medicine is that all its materials are taken from nature, and with a little processing and combination, they can achieve their effects. So what is long snake moxibustion? What are the effects of long snake moxibustion?

What is Long Snake Moxibustion?

Long snake moxibustion is a common folk practice. When applying moxibustion, the medicine must be spread along the spine, which is shaped like a long snake, hence the name long snake moxibustion. In medicine, long snake moxibustion, also known as Du moxibustion, is a therapy that involves moxibustion on the Du meridian with separation of medicine, ginger or garlic. It has a wide moxibustion area, large moxa sticks, sufficient fire, and strong warming and permeating power, which is beyond the reach of ordinary moxibustion methods, so it is better effective in replenishing Yang Qi.

Effects of Long Snake Moxibustion

Changshe moxibustion can balance yin and yang, resist pathogenic factors, warm and nourish the Du meridian, and adjust deficiency and excess by stimulating and coordinating various meridians, thereby achieving the purpose of health care and disease treatment.

Who is suitable for long snake moxibustion?

It is suitable for various symptoms of the Du meridian and chronic, deficiency-cold diseases, such as arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, etc.), low back pain (bone hyperplasia of the lumbar vertebra, thoracic vertebra, cervical vertebra and lumbar muscle strain, etc.), asthma (chronic bronchitis, rhinitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema, etc.), deficiency and phlegm (chronic hepatitis, hepatitis B, neurosis, etc.), chronic gastrointestinal diseases, postpartum chills, etc. Du-moxibustion therapy was performed once a week. The treatment effect is better during the dog days of summer.