How long after a meal can I do moxibustion?

Nowadays, many people always suffer from back pain and leg pain. Among them, moxibustion has a good therapeutic effect. Because its treatment method is relatively unique and it has no side effects, it is very popular among people, especially those who have some coldness in their bodies. They also like to use moxibustion. Moxibustion has a good effect on health preservation, so is there any particular requirement for the time of moxibustion? How long after a meal can I do moxibustion?

With the quickening pace of life, many white-collar workers are facing the dual pressures of work and family, coupled with irregular living habits, which cause great damage to their body and mind. Moxibustion is a method of eliminating pathogenic factors by bringing the medicinal power of mugwort through the acupuncture points and meridians through smoke and fire. Moxibustion is the only one of the five mainstream therapies in Traditional Chinese Medicine that has comprehensive physical and pharmacological effects. It is recognized throughout history as the most effective method of replenishing Yang Qi. Moxibustion health care is not only about regulating the body, nourishing the mind is also the key.

From the perspective of solar terms, moxibustion focuses on solar term moxibustion, because during the solar terms is the time when yin and yang in the human body alternate, and moxibustion will have twice the result with half the effort. Chinese medicine health care talks about winter diseases at the summer solstice, which means that the diseases contracted in winter should be traced back to the summer. If they are diseases contracted in the summer, they should be treated from the summer. The winter solstice is the time of the year when "yang rises", and it is the most suitable time to do moxibustion to replenish yang energy.

In terms of seasons, winter is the time when the human body is coldest and its yang energy is weakest. If you do not pay attention to conditioning at this time, many diseases will be caused by insufficient yang energy. Therefore, winter moxibustion is especially important for people with cold constitutions. Regarding time, there is no particularly fixed time for moxibustion. Moxibustion can be performed at any time. It can be done before or after meals, in the morning or evening. It is fine to do it before meals as long as you are not too hungry. It can be done half an hour to an hour after meals. It is not allowed to do it when you are too full or too hungry.

If you are doing moxibustion according to the course of treatment, it is best to do it continuously every day for the first three times, 15-20 minutes for each acupoint. After that, you can do it every other day. 10 days constitute a course of treatment. The moxibustion time for children and the elderly should be shorter.

In general, moxibustion is relatively flexible when used for health care and you can choose the time for moxibustion according to your actual situation and comfort level. Generally speaking, the moxibustion time with moxa sticks can be shorter, while the moxibustion time with moxa devices or moxibustion cups can be slightly longer because they are gentler.

As for the time of moxibustion, you can adjust the time appropriately and perform moxibustion treatment when your physical condition is appropriate.

From the above content, we can see that moxibustion has many benefits to the human body. It can not only regulate the human body, but also has a good effect on the prevention of some diseases. If you want to moxibustion, it is best to wait an hour after a meal. Do not moxibustion immediately before or after a meal. It is not suitable for moxibustion if you are too full or too hungry.