How moxibustion treats colds

The common cold is also called the common cold in traditional Chinese medicine. This disease is often caused by a viral infection and is a respiratory disease. Influenza is mostly an acute respiratory infection, and patients often cough and sneeze. Colds are contagious to a certain extent and can be transmitted through droplets when the patient sneezes. Therefore, if someone in your family has a cold, appropriate isolation should be carried out. Of course, there are many ways to treat a cold, and moxibustion is a better choice.

Symptoms of influenza: sudden onset of chills, high fever, headache, dizziness, body aches, fatigue and other symptoms of poisoning. It may be accompanied by respiratory symptoms such as sore throat, runny nose, tearing, and cough. A few cases have loss of appetite, accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, vomiting and diarrhea. The clinical symptoms of influenza in infants are often atypical, and high fever and convulsions may be seen; some children present with laryngotracheobronchitis, and in severe cases, airway obstruction occurs; although neonatal influenza is rare, once it occurs, it often presents with sepsis symptoms such as drowsiness, refusal to feed, apnea, etc., often accompanied by pneumonia, and has a high mortality rate.

Fengchi point: Touch backwards from the lower edge of the bony protrusion behind the ear, you can feel a depression. This is the Fengchi point, one on each side; Fengfu point: When finding the point, feel a depression along the back of the head downwards. This is the Fengfu point; Hegu point: This is what we usually call the "tiger's mouth"; Zusanli point: On the front and outer side of the calf. After bending the knee, measure three inches downwards from the small depression on the outside of the lower edge of the knee, which is Zusanli. After lighting the moxa stick, hang it above the acupuncture point, and keep the moxa fire 2-3 cm away from the skin for fumigation. Moxibustion each acupoint for 20 minutes, and moxibustion each acupoint in turn.

Friends who have read the above introduction already know that using moxibustion to treat colds mainly depends on the selection of acupoints. If the acupoints are not selected correctly, it will not be effective in treating colds. Therefore, if you want to use moxibustion to treat a cold, it is best to choose a professional doctor to do it, so that the effectiveness can be guaranteed. After catching a cold, drink more water and keep your body warm.