The difference between Sanfu moxibustion and Sanfu stickers

Every year when the hot season comes, Sanfu moxibustion and Sanfu plaster become very popular. Many people are familiar with "Sanfu moxibustion" and strongly support it. But many people still feel confused. Is Sanfu moxibustion the same as Sanfu plaster? What is the difference between moxibustion and moxibustion during the dog days? Which one actually has a stronger effect?

1. What is Sanfutie?

Sanfutie is a method of treating illness by applying Chinese medicine during the dog days of summer. The specific method is to use the dog days of summer when the qi and blood are at their peak throughout the year, and according to the symptoms to be prevented, add stimulating drugs on the corresponding medical cold compress to achieve the actual effect of moxibustion. Different from moxibustion patches and moxa sticks, this method does not require fire and is also known as natural moxibustion and cold moxibustion.

Sanfutie is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment method that integrates acupuncture, meridians and traditional Chinese medicine. It directly applies Chinese herbs to the acupoints, which produce micro-acid and thermal excitement on the acupoints, thereby enhancing the body's immune ability and having the practical effect of curing and preventing diseases.

Because Sanfutie is ready to use, simple to operate, and has obvious effects if applied persistently, it is favored by many health enthusiasts.

2. What is Sanfu moxibustion?

In a nutshell, Sanfu moxibustion is a way of treating illnesses through moxibustion during the dog days of summer. The full name is "Sanfutian Health-preserving Moxibustion", which is the most distinctive Sanfutian moxibustion health care treatment method in Chinese traditional medicine, and is exactly the same as modern preventive medicine.

3. Why do we need to do moxa moxibustion during the dog days of summer?

The average temperature is the highest during the dog days, which happens to be the time when the Qi and blood in nature are the strongest and the Yin Qi is the weakest. The pores of human skin are opened and the body's basal metabolism is more abundant. At this time, the use of moxibustion is not only conducive to the rapid penetration and entry of drugs, but also can take advantage of the warm climate environment and remove the coldness of the body.

4. What is the difference?

The similarities between Sanfutie and Sanfujiu are that they are both used during the Sanfu period, and the main use of Sanfujiu is for Sanfujiu.

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Sanfutie mainly uses prepared medicines to stick on special acupuncture points to influence and regulate the body's electromagnetic field, allowing the body to stimulate its own repair function and achieve the effect of curing diseases.

Sanfu moxibustion, in addition to the efficacy and characteristics of Sanfu stickers, has greater energy. The characteristic of Chinese medicine moxibustion is to eliminate diseases and alleviate illnesses inside the human body. Through the moist-heat treatment method, it can promote blood circulation, dredge meridians and relax collaterals, improve the body's metabolism, regulate the body's nervous, endocrine, blood circulation, digestion and other functions, and thus improve the decline of internal organs, malnutrition, and toxin accumulation.

Of course, the prerequisite for moxibustion to be effective is that it must be done with moxa. The heat of moxa is incomparable to other heat-generating things.

The heat generated by burning authentic moxa is relatively sufficient. When the moxa leaves are moxibustioned with fire, its medicinal effect of "pure yang nature, passing through the twelve meridians, running through the three yin meridians, regulating blood and qi, expelling dampness and cold, warming the palace... penetrating all meridians and eliminating all diseases" (from "Compendium of Materia Medica", Li Shizhen) can penetrate the body to the greatest extent, thereby regulating the five internal organs of the human body, and eliminating dampness while enhancing the upright energy.