With the arrival of summer, the yang energy in nature has reached its peak, which is the golden period for us to use the wisdom of Chinese medicine to regulate the body and prevent diseases. In this episode, we will take you to learn about "Sanfu Moxibustion" and explore how this ancient and miraculous treatment can help us strengthen our physical fitness and prevent diseases.
Online big doctor: Dai Rongshui
The Third People's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Third People's Hospital of Fujian Province
Director of the Department of Acupuncture, Chief Physician and Associate Professor
Topic: Winter Disease and Summer Treatment - Sanfu Moxibustion
What is "Dog Moxibustion"?
Dog moxibustion, i.e., doing moxibustion on the hottest dog days of the year, is the best time of the year for moxibustion.
Although the dog days are hot, the effect is good, and it is a good time to adjust to winter illness and summer.
Traditional Chinese medicine for health preservation pays attention to adapting to the time of day. Dog is the time of year when nature's yang energy is strongest and yin energy is weakest, and our skin is in a state of venting. At this time, moxibustion, whether it is to regulate diseases prone to occur in winter, or to dispel cold and dampness, health care, the medicinal properties can penetrate more quickly, and achieve twice the result with half the effort.
2024 Dog Moxibustion Schedule
Suitable for the three dog moxibustion groups
For office workers, who often sit for a long time, the body's blood stagnation and qi coagulation, and often the body aches, three-dog moxibustion can promote the body's qi and blood flow, warm and clear the meridians;
Many people have loss of appetite on dog days, and moxibustion can stimulate the body's acupuncture points, which can strengthen the function of the body's digestive system, increase appetite, and promote digestion.
Sanfu moxibustion can enhance physical fitness and help people with poor physical fitness to maintain their body, especially for people with insufficient yang qi and kidney qi, the effect is more direct;
For the general population, three-dog moxibustion can also help the body to dissolve stasis, so that the blocked meridians can be unblocked again, and can also play a role in promoting the body's metabolism and improving the body's immunity.
Who is not suitable for dog moxibustion?
Pregnant women, children under 2 years old, patients with malignant tumors, people with severe skin allergies, people with fever and other heat syndromes, and people with yin deficiency and fire constitution.
Precautions
It is recommended that adults apply 1-2 hours each time, and children should reduce the time, if there is discomfort such as unbearable itching, burning pain, etc., the patch should be removed immediately, and scratching is strictly prohibited.
It is normal for the area to be applied to itch, so do not scratch it, which can easily cause skin damage.
On the day of application: you can take a warm bath (avoid cold water or too high water temperature), and the application area can only be washed with water, do not use soap and bath liquid.
If the application time is too long, it is easy to cause skin blisters to form (the specific time varies depending on the constitution and skin condition), and small blisters generally do not need special treatment, and can be absorbed naturally, avoid scratching, and avoid skin damage and infection; Large blisters, the wound should be protected, do not scratch, can be rubbed with moist burn ointment for external use, and go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
Within 3 days, it is advisable to eat a light diet, avoid beef, duck, goose, peanuts and other fried foods, avoid eating raw and cold irritating foods, do not eat fatty, sweet, greasy, phlegm and dampness, and prohibit seafood, shrimp and other hair products.
Disclaimer
This article aims to popularize health science, to help you understand diseases and medications, the content of popular science can not replace the doctor's diagnosis and treatment opinions, for reference only, if you have related health problems, please consult a doctor in time.
Introduced by the doctor
Dai Rongshui
Chief physician and associate professor, under the supervision of Professor Li Shiliang, chairman of the Acupuncture Committee of the Chinese Association of Chinese Medicine. He is a member of the Ultrasound Visualization Acupuncture Minimally Invasive Committee of the National Telemedicine and Internet Medical Center, a member of the Fire Acupuncture Professional Committee of the Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion Association, an executive director of the Fujian Acupuncture and Moxibustion Society, a vice chairman of the Acupuncture Branch of the Fujian Acupuncture and Moxibustion Society, and a vice chairman of the External Treatment Branch of the Fujian Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Specialty: acupuncture, nerve trunk stimulation, small acupuncture therapy, phlebotomy and other treatments of allergic rhinitis, cervical spondylosis, low back pain, various scoliosis and instability correction, spine-related diseases, cervicogenic diseases, children's tics, herpes zoster and incurable diseases. He has rich experience in weaning patients with severe encephalopathy and promoting recovery treatment of ventilator-dependent patients.