What is the role of moxibustion in health preservation?

Moxibustion has many very good effects, such as warming the meridians and dredging the collaterals, promoting blood circulation and qi movement, and helping to detoxify the body. If the elderly do moxibustion appropriately, it can also prevent diseases, maintain health, and prolong life. However, please note that you cannot take a cold shower within half an hour after moxibustion, and moxibustion should not be performed on areas of the body where the skin is thin. Let’s talk about some of the health-preserving effects of moxibustion.

Harmonize yin and yang. The balance of yin and yang in the human body is the root of the occurrence and development of disease. The tonifying and purging effects of moxibustion therapy are used to achieve the effect of harmonizing yin and yang. Warm and unclog the meridians, dispel cold evil. Mugwort is warm in nature and when burned and used for fumigation, the heat can penetrate deep into the muscle layer, warming the qi and promoting blood circulation. Moxibustion has the effects of warming and unblocking meridians, dispelling cold and dampness, regulating qi and blood, relieving numbness and relieving pain. Promotes qi and blood circulation, eliminates stasis and relieves stagnation. When Qi encounters heat, it flows; when it encounters cold, it condenses; when Qi warms, blood flows. Moxibustion is a warm stimulation that can coordinate Qi and blood, harmonize the Ying and Wei systems, and make the blood vessels smooth, thereby promoting Qi and blood circulation, removing blood stasis and dispersing nodules.

The effects of moxibustion therapy are multifaceted. For example, if the acupoints selected are different, the moxibustion methods are different, the stimulation degree is different, or the materials used for moxibustion are different, the effects will also be different; therefore, in clinical application, different acupoints and operation methods should be selected according to the specific condition. Choose moxa of good quality. Inferior quality moxa is hard and not clumping together. It burns with great intensity and can easily cause patients to feel burning pain. It may even cause stone particles to fall off and burn the skin during fumigation.

Moxibustion treatment can regulate the balance of yin and yang in the body, making a person radiant and improving immunity. You can also use moxibustion to regulate the body's sub-health state. It should be noted here that when we are physically tired, emotionally unstable, or sweating all over, we cannot use moxibustion to treat diseases.