Commonly used parts of moxibustion for children

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes moxibustion, physical therapy, and acupuncture, which are all very common methods. However, you need to pay attention to several common parts when doing moxibustion on children, and some parts cannot be moved casually. Next, I will introduce to you the common parts and common acupoint types for children's moxibustion.

Moxibustion acupoint sequence

Sun Simiao, the "King of Medicine", clearly recorded in his book "Qian Jin Fang" that moxibustion should follow the principle of first yang then yin, first left then right, upward then downward.

So how are the yin and yang of different parts of the human body divided?

As a major agricultural country, our ancient ancestors generally lived a life with their faces to the earth and their backs to the sky. Therefore, Chinese medicine attributes the back and upper body to yang, and the abdomen and lower body to yin. In the theory of Yin and Yang, the head is Yang and the feet are Yin; the left is Yang and the right is Yin.

Therefore, according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, the order of performing moxibustion therapy is generally:

First moxibustion the upper part, then moxibustion the lower part

First moxibustion the back, then the abdomen

First moxibustion the head and body, then moxibustion the limbs

First moxibustion on the left side, then on the right side

When doing moxibustion for daily health care, following the above method will have a very good effect. Of course, Chinese medicine emphasizes the use of dialectical treatment. There is not only one way to treat many diseases. Generally, the first step is to relieve the symptoms, such as moxibustion of Ashi points and other key acupoints.

The best time for moxibustion

According to the "Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor: Lingjiu", the ancients divided a day into four periods: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Morning was spring, noon was summer, sunset was autumn and midnight was winter.

According to the specific time, it is:

3:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. is the spring season of the day, called day spring.

9 am to 3 pm is the summer season of the day, called day summer

3pm to 9pm is the autumn season of the day, called day autumn

9pm to 3am is the winter season of the day, called day winter.

In the morning, the yang energy of nature and the human body begins to rise. Moxibustion can be more effective at this time, especially for people with yang deficiency and qi deficiency, such as fear of cold, cold hands and feet, low immunity, and loose stools.

Of course, the time of moxibustion varies according to different physical conditions and symptoms. For example, to regulate the spleen and stomach functions, moxibustion can be performed at 9-11 in the morning, to nourish the kidneys, moxibustion can be performed at 5-7 in the afternoon, and for insomnia, moxibustion should be performed before going to bed.