The eighth Chinese Solar Term is called 'Xiao Man', 'The lesser fullness of grains'. It is the second Solar term in the Northern Hemisphere in Summer. The seed plumpness of the Summer crops starts. It arrives on 21/05/2017.
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.
Pi Shu, also known as 'Spleen Shu', 'UB 20, BL-20'
Cheng Shan, also known as 'Mountain Support', 'UB57, BL57'
Feng Long, also known as 'Abundant Buldge', 'ST40'
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
Zu San Li, also known as 'ST 36, ST-36'
Feng Long, also known as 'Abundant Bulge', 'ST40'
Ying Ling Quan, also known as 'Yin Mound Spring', 'SP9'
Saturday 20 May 2017
Friday 5 May 2017
Moxibustion & the 7th Chinese Solar Term -- Li Xia
The seventh Chinese Solar Term is called 'Li Xia', 'the beginning of Summer'. It is the first Solar term in Summer. It occurs on 05/05/2017 in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the first Chinese Solar Term in Summer. 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.
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'
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