Moxibustion has become a very popular health-preserving method. This method can be used to treat many difficult-to-cure diseases. It can fundamentally improve a series of symptoms of patients and will not cause very serious sequelae to people's bodies. In this way, people's physical fitness will become better than before and enhance their own resistance. Meridian theory is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine and is also the theoretical basis of moxibustion therapy. Human beings are a whole. The internal organs and limbs are coordinated with each other. This coordinated relationship is mainly achieved through the regulating function of meridians. Modern research shows that meridian acupoints have three major characteristics: 1. Meridian acupoints are sensitive to drugs, that is, using the same moxibustion method to select certain acupoints and general body surface points will have significantly different effects. 2 The amplifying effect of meridians and acupoints on drug effects Meridians are not a simple route running on the surface of the body, but a multi-level, multi-functional and multi-form regulatory system. When moxibustion is applied to acupoints, its multi-level physiological functions are affected. In this cyclic induction process, they stimulate each other, coordinate with each other, and superimpose their effects, resulting in a physiological amplification effect. 3. The storage function of meridian acupoints on drugs Acupoints have the function of storing drugs. The physical and chemical effects of drugs stay in the acupoints for a long time or are released to the whole body, producing an overall regulating effect, so that the disease can be cured. Regulate immunity Many experiments have confirmed that moxibustion can enhance immune function. Many therapeutic effects of moxibustion are also achieved by regulating the body's immune function. This effect has the characteristics of bidirectional regulation, that is, low levels can be increased and high levels can be lowered, and under pathological conditions, this regulatory effect is more obvious. Pharmacological Action Although the use of drugs in moxibustion therapy is not as rich as that in internal treatment, the clinical application of various moxibustion methods and Taiyi and Leihuo acupuncture can also provide us with a glimpse of the syndrome differentiation and treatment of moxibustion therapy. It is particularly worth mentioning the function of moxa, the main raw material of moxibustion therapy. In the Qing Dynasty, Wu Yiluo said in "Bencao Congxin": "Mugwort leaves are bitter and pungent, warm when raw and hot when cooked. They are purely yang in nature. They can restore the lost yang, connect the twelve meridians, run through the three yin meridians, regulate qi and blood, expel cold and dampness, warm the uterus, stop all bleeding, warm the middle and relieve depression, regulate menstruation and stabilize the fetus... The moxa fire can penetrate all meridians and eliminate all diseases." It is no exaggeration to say that without mugwort, moxibustion therapy would not exist. Combined Effect The main effect of moxibustion on the human body is a comprehensive effect, which is an overall therapeutic effect in which various factors influence and complement each other and work together. First of all, moxibustion therapy is a comprehensive treatment method. For example, treating winter diseases in summer, using white mustard and other drugs to apply to Tanzhong, Feishu, and Gaohuang to treat asthma, and using aconite cake to apply moxibustion to Shenshu and other acupoints for anti-aging, etc. The methods include local stimulation (local suppurative moxibustion, moxibustion through objects), meridian acupoints (specifically selected acupoints), and drugs. They are organically related to each other and are not independent. If any one of them is missing, the original therapeutic effect will be lost. Second, the effect of treatment is comprehensive. The heat stimulation of moxibustion therapy adjusts local Qi and blood. The moxa fire stimulation combined with medicine will inevitably increase the efficacy of the medicine. Aromatic medicines are particularly easy to absorb in a warm environment. Moxibustion applied to acupoints first stimulates the acupoints themselves to stimulate the meridian Qi, mobilize the function of the meridians to better play the role of promoting Qi and blood, and harmonizing Yin and Yang. |
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