Which season is best for moxibustion?

In fact, people have realized a long time ago that moxibustion has the effect of health care, but later people found through practice that the effects of moxibustion in different seasons of the year are different. So based on practice, people summarized the seasons or times of the year that are suitable for moxibustion. For example, during the year, people's yang energy begins to recover from the winter solstice, and the benefits of moxibustion will be more obvious after the winter solstice.

Which time or season of the year is best for moxibustion? Treating and preventing diseases in accordance with the laws of nature is a characteristic of traditional Chinese medicine. However, during certain special periods when seasons and climate change alternately, the human body is in a relatively weak state relative to the outside world. At this time, we should avoid it and reduce unfavorable factors. The "Taiping Shenghui Fang? Volume 100" clearly states that it is not suitable to moxibustion the human spirit in four seasons: "Spring is on the left rib, autumn is on the right rib, summer is on the navel, and winter is on the waist.

It is not suitable to treat the acupoints on the left rib in spring, the acupoints on the right rib in autumn, the navel in summer, and the acupoints on the waist in winter. Men are not suitable for moxibustion on the day of the New Year. Chu Ri refers to the last day of the lunar year, which is New Year's Eve. The ancients believed that Chu Ri was equivalent to the day of death, because it was the end of a year and also the end of a life.

Women are not suitable for moxibustion on their day of birth. Po Ri is an unlucky day in the old calendar. It is believed that there are some unlucky days in a year (determined by complex calculations based on the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches) when resentment is overwhelming. The wronged ghosts and evil spirits cannot be reborn, do not receive offerings from their relatives, and their resentment cannot be relieved, so they return to the world of the living when the yin energy is at its strongest to vent their resentment.

There are also some issues that need attention. For example, after a long-term illness, the yang energy is severely damaged, and moxibustion is not allowed at this time. In addition, people with severe inflammation in the body are not suitable for moxibustion. In summer, the yang energy in nature is strong. If you do moxibustion at this time, it can promote the body's recovery and the effect will be more ideal. That is to say, spring and summer are more suitable for you to do moxibustion in a year.