After these symptoms appear, it is inevitable to have doubts: can you continue moxibustion?
Today I will tell you why the skin itches after moxibustion ~
Why does it itch after moxibustion?
In fact, after moxibustion, the skin broke out in a rash, which made me itchy, upset and stuffy. This is why moxibustion works in the body.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, these symptoms are itching, swelling and blisters caused by dampness, cold and wind in different internal organs of the body.
After moxibustion, the yang permeates into the body, and the yang of liver, spleen and kidney is effectively supplemented and restored, and its function is enhanced, and its detoxification and self-healing ability is enhanced. With the help of the power against evil spirits, evil spirits are driven out of internal organs, blood and other tissues and organs and enter the skin.
When discharged, skin rashes with different symptoms will appear, which is the detoxification and disease discharge reaction of traditional Chinese medicine.
Urticaria is the accumulation of dampness after spleen deficiency, which can not be transported, and the collusion between wind and evil caused by liver fire and wind, which enters the blood, and does not locate an attack at the time of onset.
There are other western doctors who say that rashes, macules, papules and herpes zoster with different symptoms are all gangs of wind, evil and cold, and all kinds of skin diseases are caused by wandering and destruction, some of which are unbearable itching, some are unbearable pain, some are yellow, and some are dry and peeling. ...
The more itchy, the heavier and deeper the poison gas, and the more serious the damage to internal organs, blood and organs.
It can be judged that the pathogenic factors have entered this stage for a long time, which can be called "disease with deep roots in years". Usually, such patients are still impatient. Since they are "terminally ill", it is necessary to give moxibustion for a while and detoxify the body for a while.
Itching is a good phenomenon!
The skin is the largest detoxification organ of the human body. If there are any diseases and pathogens in the body, the body must first excrete toxins through the skin. How terrible it looks, no threat.
Chinese medicine says: "Any disease is caused by internal factors first, and then by external factors". As long as it can be sent out, the disease will be cured, depending on whether the patient can give the opportunity to expel the evil spirits and whether he can persist until the evil spirits are completely discharged.
There are two sentences in "The Theory of Painful Itching and Hemp in Ming History": "If the hostage burns near the skin, it will get sore; if it is near the fire, it will hurt; if it is far away, it will itch. The pain is real, and the itching is virtual. Not empty cold, but hot. " Among them, the distance between people and fire shows the relationship between pain and itching: pain is because it is close to fire; Itchy, that's because it's far from the fire.
Therefore, "itch" is due to weakness, not physical weakness, but lack of "firepower", which can also be understood as insufficient warmth of yang.
Scratching is an instinctive reaction. When you scratch, there will be a red road on your skin, which can stop itching. Is this a sign of smooth blood flow?
"Itching" belongs to the perception controlled by nervous system in modern medicine. When itching occurs, the brain sends out a "scratch" instruction. If we don't carry out this command, neural regulation will fail, so we will find other ways to make facial muscles twitch and stop itching ourselves.
Neijing said: "All pains and ulcers belong to the heart." It is also mentioned in "Jin Jian, Surgical Psychology": "All kinds of pain and sores belong to heart fire."
We often say that the heart itch is unbearable. In fact, the heart doesn't really feel itchy, but many patients with skin diseases will experience it. The more they are in a bad mood and agitated, the more they itch.
There are indeed many patients with skin diseases. Due to great pressure and anxiety, they suffered from skin diseases. Vitiligo and neurodermatitis are typical psychogenic skin diseases.
Modern medicine also believes that "skin is a psychological organ", and it is easier to induce or aggravate the original skin diseases when there are emotions such as tension and anxiety. However, the understanding angle of modern medicine is different from that of traditional Chinese medicine. It understands the changes of skin diseases caused by psychological factors from a series of reactions of the nervous system, including the secretion of sweat glands and sebaceous glands.
Yang is sufficient, and all diseases disappear.
There is a saying in Chinese medicine that "the heart and kidney intersect". The center of the five elements theory belongs to fire, and the yang in the fire falls on the kidney, which can warm and nourish the kidney yang; Yin in the kidney rises to the heart, which can conserve the yin in the heart.
The relationship between them is complementary, take care of each other, and pass on too many things to each other, which just balances each other's shortcomings.
That is to say, although it is hidden in the kidney from birth, it is also generated and raised the day after tomorrow, but the origin of kidney yang comes from the "heart", of course, it is not the anatomical heart, but what Chinese medicine calls the "heart of storing essence". Like the warmth of the earth, it is actually a gift from the sun in the sky.
Actually, let's not talk about fire. In winter, when the cold skin outside comes home, when changing clothes, the skin is exposed to the heating, and many people will feel itchy, which is very mild. With the increase of body temperature, itching will slowly dissipate.
It is precisely because the sun is not so enthusiastic in winter that the sun's yang on the ground is ready to be sealed, and the ground is pressed down, and most of the energy returns to the ground, generating new life reserves for the next year.
When the earth is cold, people begin to feel cold, and the pores should be closed as much as possible to prevent the cold from entering the body. At the same time, metabolism also slows down. People with skin diseases feel worse in winter. In fact, it's not that the condition is getting worse, but that the skin can't get the support of yang, and the excess damp heat in the body can't be metabolized, so it will feel more itchy.
The night is the same. Night is quite winter in a day, and the spirit of the sun should be hidden. So some patients will feel more itchy at night.
Chinese medicine believes that sleep is the best way to strengthen yang. If we pay more attention, we will find that people who sleep well are relatively young and energetic, and their skin is often not a big problem.
Scratching is definitely not a good way for people with this situation. First of all, if the attack of this disease is not severe, it is often characterized by itching when exchanging hot and cold air, red road when scratching, and some lumps. Pay attention to whether you have chronic urticaria.
Whether it is urticaria or not, it is suggested that people who often feel itchy and scratch with obvious marks and eczema should usually use moxibustion to du meridian and scrape bladder meridian, and stick to key acupoints such as Guanyuan, Shenshu and Zusanli for a long time. When your yang is sufficient, the cold evil will be driven away, and the itching of your body will naturally disappear. When your wet moxibustion is gone, the blisters will naturally disappear.