Saturday 22 October 2016

Moxibustion & the 18th Chinese Solar Term

The eighteenth Chinese Solar Term is called "Shuang Jiang", also known as ' The frost decent' in English. It's the 6th solar term and the last one as well in Autumn of the year. In general, in the northern hemisphere, the frost begins to form. It comes on 23/10/2016.

In the northern hemisphere, this period of time is the transition phase from Autumn to Winter. In Nature, the temperature difference between day and night gets bigger. It is important to add more layers from now on to stay warm, especially, to keep the waist, legs and feet warm. And the key for health maintenance is to regulate the energy of spleen and stomach.

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

Da Zhui, also known as ‘GV 14’

Fei Shu, also known as ‘BL-13’, ‘UB 13’

Pi Shu, also known as 'BL-20', 'UB 20'

Shen Shu, also known as ‘BL-23’, ‘UB 23′

Dan Zhong, also known as 'CV 17'

Guan Yuan, also known as ‘CV 4’

Nei Guan, also known as 'P6',

Zu San Li, also known as ‘ST 36’, ‘Stomach 36’

Saturday 8 October 2016

Moxibustion & the 17th Chinese Solar Term

The seventeenth Chinese Solar Term is called 'Han Lu', 'The cold dew'. In the northern hemisphere, the weather gets cold enough to reach the points between dew and frost from now on. It's the 5th Solar Term in Autumn of the year. It occurs on 08/10/2016.

In the northern hemisphere, the temperature drops even more than two weeks ago. The Yin Qi (Yin Energy) increases and Yang Qi (Yang Energy) converges and descends continuously in Nature. This applies to Yin Qi ( Yin Energy) and Yang Qi (Yang Energy) in human body. The body temperature gets lower than Spring and Summer. It's important to stay warm, especially to keep feet warm from now on.

The following acupuncture points could be used with moxibustion therapy for regimen and healthcare in this season.
 
Da Zhui, also known as 'GV 14'
 
Fei Shu, also known as 'BL 13', 'UB 13'

Shen Shu, also known as ‘BL 23’, ‘UB 23'

Zhong Wan, also known as 'CV 12', , 'Ren 12', 'Central Venter'

Guan Yuan, also known as ‘CV 4’

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

San Yin Jiao, also known as 'SP 6'

Yong Quan, also known as 'KD 1', 'Gushing Spring', 'BubblingWell'