Moxibustion & the 8th Chinese Solar Term

The eighth Chinese Solar Term is called 'Xiao Man', 'The lesser fullness of grains'. It is the second Solar term in Summer. The seed plumpness of the Summer crops starts. It arrives on 20/05/2016. 

The season of hot and humid days commences. Human body could get affected more easily by humidity in Nature and could accumulate excess dampness more easily as well. This is the good time to expel excess dampness in system by doing moxibustion treatment. 

The following acupuncture points could be reference of clearing excess dampness with moxibustion treatment.

Cheng Shan, also known as 'Mountain Support', 'UB57, BL57'.

Feng Long, also known as 'Abundant Buldge', 'ST40'.

Ying Ling Quan, also known as 'Yin Mound Spring', 'SP9'.

Acupuncture has been used on patients in emergency room in the U.S. A.

Traditional Chinese medicime (TCM), including moxibustion and acupuncture, can have good effects on various conditions. A lot of people might have thought that TCM only can help some chronic conditions. In fact, TCM, has been used for helping some acute conditions in China and some other Asian countries which are profoundly influenced by TCM since thousands of years ago till Nowadays. Glad to see that there are some doctors of western medicine and patients have started choosing acupuncture for helping some acute symptoms in the west these days.

In front of any symptoms, syndromes, diseases, etc., any therapies or treatments has the most effectiveness with the least side effects would be the best choice for every patient. 

The following link is about emergency room patients treated with acupuncture in the U.S. A.

http://kstp.com/news/emergency-room-patients-acupuncture-painkillers-abbott-northwestern-opiods-minnesota/4128710/

Moxibustion and the 7th Chinese Solar Term

The seventh Chinese Solar Term is called 'Li Xia', 'the beginning of Summer'. It is the first Solar term in Summer.  It is on 05/05/2016. The Yang energy (Yang Qi) in Nature gets a lot stronger than it is in Spring. It rises more quickly in human body as well.

For people have chronic conditions, Summer is the best season to have moxibustion treatment, including moxibustion self-treatment, to help their conditions more. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), there is a method of helping conditions get worse in  Winter due to the deficiency of Yang energy (Yang Qi)  throughout Summer to cure them or make them eased more when Winter comes, it's also called: Winter diseases being cared in Summer. 

For health preservation, during this period of time, it's important to warm and tonify Yang energy (Yang Qi), invigorate heart and spleen and strengthen the function of spleen and stomach. 

The following acupuncture points could be used with moxibustion therapy for regimen and healthcare.

Xin Shu, also known as 'Heart Shu', 'UB 15, BL-15'

PI Shu, also known as 'Spleen Shu', 'UB 20, BL-20'
Nei Guan, also known as 'P6', 'Pericardium 6', 'Inner Gate'

Zhong Wan, also known as 'CV 12, Ren-12'

Shen Que, also known as 'CV 8, Ren-8', it's in the centre of the navel.

Qi Hai, also known as 'CV 6, Ren-6'

Zu San Li, also known as ' ST 36, Stomach-36'