How to deal with blisters caused by moxibustion burns

Many people are already very familiar with the specific effects of moxibustion, and even think that moxibustion will not cause any side effects. This idea is incorrect. Moxibustion also has side effects, such as causing blistering of the skin and even skin suppuration. If the bubbles are small, most people can accept it. However, if the bubbles are very common and very serious, you need to take it seriously. Let’s take a look at how to solve the bubbles caused by moxibustion burns.

When doing moxibustion, especially direct moxibustion, sometimes blisters or even suppuration will appear in the moxibustioned area, which is a manifestation of the expulsion of evil spirits. Ancient Chinese medicine often used scar moxibustion for health care and treatment of diseases. Use moxa to make a rice-sized ingot with a pointed top and a round bottom. Burn it directly on the skin. Extinguish it when it is almost burned out. This counts as one ingot. Repeat this process with multiple ingots and all your pain will be gone. There is a saying that "if moxibustion sores appear, the disease can be cured like scratching it." There is also the saying “If you want to have a healthy body, keep Sanli acupoint moist”, which are all referring to scar moxibustion.

Moxibustion sores are a manifestation of removing pathogens from our body, and are often manifested by blistering or even pus discharge. In ancient times, it was very normal to get moxibustion sores after scar moxibustion. Some people even insisted on moxibustion until pus flowed out and sores formed before they believed that the pathogenic factors had been eliminated and the effect had been achieved. Modern moxibustion mostly uses warm moxibustion and suspended moxibustion. Different from the original scar moxibustion, moxibustion flowers are a normal reaction of warm moxibustion and suspended moxibustion to expel evil spirits. It usually manifests as small local blisters or a small amount of pus in the blisters. Don't panic if this happens, as moxibustion is different from burns.

Large or small blisters caused by heavy dampness, cold and blocked meridians are a manifestation of the body's pathogenic factors spreading outward. Dampness and coldness are evil, while yang energy is righteous. When the evil is about to be forced out, moxibustion flowers will appear. Evil qi needs a channel to be expelled from the body, and moxibustion flower is this channel. Of course, we will try our best to avoid the appearance of moxibustion flowers when doing moxibustion. After all, in modern times, the appearance of moxibustion flowers in busy life will bring some inconvenience and also damage the appearance.

If blisters appear during moxibustion, the most common way is to first disinfect the blistered area strictly with alcohol, then use a needle to pierce a few small holes on the surface of the blister and squeeze out the water inside, then continue moxibustion on the blister area for about five minutes, and then disinfect it. The bubbles will heal on their own. In fact, bubbles are a detoxification phenomenon, so there is no need to panic too much.