How to use moxibustion stick?

In our lives, many of our friends prefer to use moxibustion to make their bodies healthy. There are also many moxibustion tools, such as moxibustion sticks. What should we pay attention to when using them in our lives? Next, the editor will introduce to you in detail the specific use of moxibustion sticks. Come and learn about it!

How to use

When performing moxibustion, put the moxa or mixed medicine into the small tube of the moxibustion device, light it, and close the lid of the moxibustion device. You can also light the moxibustion stick directly and put it into the moxibustion tube, and then place it on the acupoints or the area to be moxibustioned, and perform moxibustion until the skin of the area to be moxibustioned becomes rosy. It has the effect of harmonizing qi and blood, warming the middle and dispersing cold.

Precautions

1. When performing warm moxibustion, first moxibustion the left side and then the right side.

2. After the moxibustion device is lit, it should not be left hanging in the air for too long to avoid the temperature being too high when it comes into contact with the skin, which may cause burns. If it is left hanging in the air for too long, you can rub the temperature of the moxibustion device with your palm to lower it before continuing to use it. The moxibustion device should be knocked out every once in a while.

3. After using two to three moxibustion sticks, moxibustion oil stains will form at the control port of the moxibustion device, which should be cleaned with a brush to keep the moxibustion sticks unobstructed.

4. To extinguish the fire, just press down the upper spring part and invert the moxibustion device to let the moxibustion stick slide into the tube. Stay for 10 seconds and then it will be extinguished.

5. Do not wash your hands or take a bath with cold water within half an hour of moxibustion.

6. After moxibustion, drink more warm water than usual (never drink cold or ice water), which helps the excretion organs to expel toxins from the body;

7. Moxibustion should not be performed within one hour after a meal. Do not moxibustion if the pulse is over 90 beats per minute; do not moxibustion when you are too hungry, too full, or drunk; do not moxibustion when you are pregnant; do not moxibustion on inflamed parts of the body!

Through the detailed introduction below, everyone should now be clear about the specific methods of using moxibustion sticks in life. Only if the methods are used correctly can we better let love have a good effect on the health of the body, so everyone must remember these health knowledge.