In traditional Chinese medicine (and also in folk medicine "Once") the heat has always been an extremely important function in healthy environment. The heat, however, is not the only protagonist, in fact, the wormwood, which is defined in China "herb doctors", enter the pharmacopoeia as a base for moxibustion. The dried leaves and ground are flammable and release a burning smell particularly developing moderate heat and penetrating into the skin. The leaves of artemisia are classified as a drug whose action on the meridians of liver, spleen and kidney and is effective in dysfunction of these organs.
Owned pungent and warm nature of Yang is not toxic, the leaves of wormwood have a bitter taste (bitter taste in the MTC has firming, dehydrating, drying the wet-components eliminates liquid directs qi downward and the inside).
In essence, the function of the Artemisia moxa but also is to remove the cold and damp pathogen, alleviate pain (analgesic), warm the meridians and regulating the circulation of qi and blood.
The aroma that is released during combustion of Artemisia, thanks to volatile oils, has distinctly bactericidal action. The nature of Artemisia has been described in several classic works such as Bielu Mingyi ("The Book of famous doctors") which was expressed as, "leaves a bitter taste of wormwood has warm nature and use non-venomous, burning in many diseases. " In the Ben Cao Gang Mu
("Compendium of medical matreria") it says: "The fire of sagebrush penetrates all the meridians, and is 100 kinds of diseases .."
useful to remember that moxibustion is a valuable complement to acupuncture of massage, the herbal medicine, the medical exercise (qi gong) and is not a self-therapy.
Moxibustion is crucial in the prevention as indeed, the whole materia medica East now offers thousands of years (we, perhaps, we're getting now). Modern research has shown that through the application of this method can improve the composition and circulation of the blood; stimulate the digestive and respiratory function, as well as the body's metabolism. Regulates the function of the endocrine system and nervous system, and promotes immune system function. For example moxibustion on Dazhui (GV 14), Quchi (LI 11), Zusanli (ST 36) and Juegu (GB 39) can prevent hypertension and apoplexy. I stress again the word prevention!
The aroma that is released during combustion of Artemisia, thanks to volatile oils, has distinctly bactericidal action. The nature of Artemisia has been described in several classic works such as Bielu Mingyi ("The Book of famous doctors") which was expressed as, "leaves a bitter taste of wormwood has warm nature and use non-venomous, burning in many diseases. " In the Ben Cao Gang Mu
("Compendium of medical matreria") it says: "The fire of sagebrush penetrates all the meridians, and is 100 kinds of diseases .."
useful to remember that moxibustion is a valuable complement to acupuncture of massage, the herbal medicine, the medical exercise (qi gong) and is not a self-therapy.
Moxibustion is crucial in the prevention as indeed, the whole materia medica East now offers thousands of years (we, perhaps, we're getting now). Modern research has shown that through the application of this method can improve the composition and circulation of the blood; stimulate the digestive and respiratory function, as well as the body's metabolism. Regulates the function of the endocrine system and nervous system, and promotes immune system function. For example moxibustion on Dazhui (GV 14), Quchi (LI 11), Zusanli (ST 36) and Juegu (GB 39) can prevent hypertension and apoplexy. I stress again the word prevention!
However, without entering into using "therapeutic", I want to focus only on its possible application by the mere and simple mechanical heat.
Heat, for example, helps the fascial system that envelops the entire body from macro to micro (eg from muscle to the kinetic chain myofibrils) to dissolve the tensions caused by a more dense connective tissue. Imagine that between fascial connective there is a gel, whose function is to allow the passage of tissue on each other, which divenda cold, dense and compact. Obviously, this feature does not facilitate its task and in this case, the heat will fade into a gel its more fluid, in so doing, the fascial continuity will be free from the constraints of mechanical type. This almost always happens with the massage in general (stroking, friction, skin rollin .. etc) or through the use of electrical equipment (Tecar, ultrasound etc.)..
The moxa, returning to the title, has the characteristic, yes, to produce heat, but to do a herbal conductor; artemisia. The characteristics listed precedendemente of this herb, when added to the heat as a physical agent, can thus promote greater mobility in the musculo-skeletal syndromes in which for example there are no overt disease but merely a muscle-tendon stiffness.
interesting an experiment that I propose is to evaluate a ROM of the shoulder before and after the application of moxa on points around the joint glenohumeral ashi, or points:
LI 15, SI 9, TE 14, L11 remaining 10-15 minutes per point.
Heat, for example, helps the fascial system that envelops the entire body from macro to micro (eg from muscle to the kinetic chain myofibrils) to dissolve the tensions caused by a more dense connective tissue. Imagine that between fascial connective there is a gel, whose function is to allow the passage of tissue on each other, which divenda cold, dense and compact. Obviously, this feature does not facilitate its task and in this case, the heat will fade into a gel its more fluid, in so doing, the fascial continuity will be free from the constraints of mechanical type. This almost always happens with the massage in general (stroking, friction, skin rollin .. etc) or through the use of electrical equipment (Tecar, ultrasound etc.)..
The moxa, returning to the title, has the characteristic, yes, to produce heat, but to do a herbal conductor; artemisia. The characteristics listed precedendemente of this herb, when added to the heat as a physical agent, can thus promote greater mobility in the musculo-skeletal syndromes in which for example there are no overt disease but merely a muscle-tendon stiffness.
interesting an experiment that I propose is to evaluate a ROM of the shoulder before and after the application of moxa on points around the joint glenohumeral ashi, or points:
LI 15, SI 9, TE 14, L11 remaining 10-15 minutes per point.
bibliography: "moxibustion: the basic principles and clinical" N. Visalli, R. Pulcher - Ed Ambrosiana
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