How long does moxibustion last?

Moxibustion has an ancient history in my country. People have used moxibustion to treat diseases since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. With the continuous development of traditional Chinese medicine technology, moxibustion can now treat more and more types of diseases, and moxibustion treatment is becoming more and more precise. Generally speaking, it takes about 13 minutes to moxibustion one acupoint. Of course, there is no strict limit on this time. Let me briefly introduce how long a moxibustion session takes.

It is common to treat one acupuncture point with moxibustion for 5 to 30 minutes. A moxibustion session usually lasts from 30 minutes to 2 hours. The length of time for moxibustion on an acupoint is flexible, just like the amount of salt a chef puts in his hands. It is a matter of experience and a somewhat subtle and abstract feeling. Look at the moxibustion feeling! As a guide, this is the most important one. If an acupoint produces obvious moxibustion sensation, the moxibustion time of this acupoint will be extended, or even used as the main treatment point. To put it simply, the feeling of moxibustion refers to some special phenomena that occur during moxibustion, such as ants crawling, heat conduction, diffusion, itching, pain (not the pain caused by the fire being too close), and even some spots and red lines on the skin surface.

There are many forms of moxibustion sensation, the most important of which is the conduction and diffusion of heat. When moxibustion is applied to the Yaoyangguan point, there is often a sense of heat penetrating through the lower back, with the heat gradually penetrating from the lower back to the lower abdomen, or wrapping around the lower back like a belt to the lower abdomen. For people with stomachache, moxibustion on Zhongwan or Zusanli may cause heat to be conducted along the moxibustion area to the stomach, making the entire stomach warm.

Through the above introduction, friends may have a certain understanding of the time of moxibustion. To sum up, when doing moxibustion, it mainly depends on your own feelings. If your body feels good during moxibustion, or even feels very comfortable, it means that your body has a good tolerance to moxibustion. In this case, you might as well extend the time of having sex appropriately.