Benefits of dog days moxibustion What should I pay attention to in dog days moxibustion?

The dog days are the hottest time in summer. According to Huangdi Neijing, man and nature are unified, and the yang of human body is consistent with that of nature. It is born in spring, flourished in summer, harvested in autumn and hidden in winter. Summer is the time when the human body's yang is the most vigorous, especially in the dog days. At this time, the meridians and blood of the human body are full and the pores are open, which is conducive to drug absorption. At this time, conditioning some cold diseases can treat cold with heat to the maximum extent, inspire yang qi, dispel cold in the body, and adjust yin and yang, thus achieving the effect of reducing the incidence frequency in winter.

"dog days moxibustion" is a method of preventing and treating diseases by stimulating acupoints with moxibustion in dog days, based on the theories of "treating winter diseases in summer" and "nourishing yang in spring and summer". There are strict rules on the time of dog days moxibustion, that is, the first, middle and last days. "Sanfu" refers to three lunar festivals. According to ancient medical books, Furi must be Geng, which belongs to gold and matches the lungs.

dog days moxibustion time in 217:

initial moxibustion: July 12-July 21, 217

middle moxibustion: July 22-August 1, 217

final moxibustion: August 11-August 2, 217

Dog days moxibustion can prevent various winter diseases. But this does not mean that people without obvious diseases have nothing to do with moxibustion in dog days. As the saying goes, "prevention before illness", even if there is no obvious disease, dog moxibustion can tonify yang, drive away cold, prevent diseases and play a certain health care role.

The melody of Beishu points:

The first big one is two air doors, the third vertebra is Feishu Jueyin four, the heart is five overseers and the sixth vertebra is lower, the diaphragm is seven livers and ninety danshu, the eleventh spleen is twelve stomachs, the thirteenth triple energizer is fourteen kidneys, the qi-sea is fifteen large intestines and six, and the seventh and eighth Guanyuan small intestines are six. Part

of the 2-middle bladder and the 21-vertebra narration ring Shu: There is a back Shu point on the back waist and the five zang-fu organs, which is located on the bladder meridian of the back waist and the foot sun, and its position is generally close to the upper and lower arrangement of the relevant zang-fu organs.

Precautions for dog days moxibustion:

1. Moxibustion is the best on the first day of every dog day, with good lasting effect;

2. In dog days, the best conditioning time is around noon, followed by 1-11 am;

3. During dog days moxibustion, we must also pay attention to proper taboos. During conditioning, avoid smoking, alcohol, greasy and spicy food, and do not eat too cold food such as seafood, duck, goose, bitter gourd and watermelon in large quantities, so as not to cause allergies or weaken the conditioning effect.

4. Drink plenty of warm water before and after moxibustion in summer. Don't turn on the air conditioner even if it is hot during moxibustion, and don't touch cold water for two hours after moxibustion to avoid cold entering the body.