Can I do moxibustion on my head?

Moxibustion is actually a very common treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine, and many friends also recognize it. Some friends believe that moxibustion cannot be performed on the head. In fact, there is such a saying, but it does not completely prove that moxibustion cannot be performed on the head. It just means that under normal circumstances it will not be performed on the head.

1. Can I do moxibustion on my head?

There is also a taboo in traditional Chinese medicine, which is "don't roast on the head". In other words, do not moxibustion this area.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the human head is the place where yang energy is most abundant, while the feet are dominated by yin. However, in terms of health preservation, the head likes to be cold, while the legs like to be hot. This is the reason why yin and yang complement each other. Therefore, when we do traditional massage and acupuncture, we can see that there are doctors who will select acupoints here, but when doing moxibustion, no technician will burn the acupoints on the customer's head, because once the head is heated, it will cause many diseases, and will cause unreasonable inflammation and throat problems, and even some people with yin deficiency will develop skin diseases.

We mentioned before that our human brain is very afraid of heat, and is very likely to develop heat colds due to sudden heat. However, there are still some parts of the head that can be treated with moxibustion for a short period of time. In other words, if the cold evil enters certain parts of the head, we can also use this method to treat it. For example, the Baihui point, just moxibustion this place for three to five minutes can relieve the symptoms of headache, insomnia and neurasthenia.

So the head can be treated with moxibustion, but the choice of acupoints is critical.

2. The best time for moxibustion. How to do moxibustion?

When is the best time to do moxibustion during the day: Noon (11:00-1:00) Specific analysis:

2.1. Noon is the time when a person’s energy is at its peak and can overcome disease. Therefore, this is also the most suitable time of the day for moxibustion, around noon (11:00-1:00).

2.2. During this period, the Yang energy of the human body and nature gradually becomes stronger and reaches its peak at noon. At this time, moxibustion conditioning can achieve very good results, just like moxibustion in the dog days of summer, the tonic effect is the best.

However, Chinese medicine also points out that the specific time of moxibustion should vary from person to person and should be determined according to each person's physical condition and the symptoms to be conditioned. For example, to regulate the spleen and stomach functions, you can do it between 9 and 11 in the morning; to regulate the heart function and nourish the heart, it is best to do it between 11 and 1 in the afternoon.

3. Those who cannot use moxibustion

3.1. For those who lack patience, moxibustion needs to be persisted for a long time, even if it is only 10 minutes a day. It is best to do it at regular times and in fixed quantities, especially for warm moxibustion. It is no longer necessary to strictly follow the ancient system of meridians to select acupoints.

3.2. People who lack perseverance will give up when they see some of their symptoms improve, but will think about cards, mahjong and women day and night.

3.3. People who have no time, no matter whether they are rich or poor, are especially busy all day long and don’t know what they are busy with.

3.4. People who are timid will rush to the hospital for intravenous drips, medications, and infusions as soon as they see the previous symptoms reappear after moxibustion, as if the sky is falling.

3.5. Firm fans of Western medicine.

3.6. For patients with hypertension, although moxibustion is introduced in various professional books, it depends on the severity of the disease. The more reliable method is to control blood pressure first and then select acupuncture points based on syndrome differentiation.