At present, there are two tendencies in the field of moxibustion. One is mysterious moxibustion, which tells a lot of tall truths. Very empty, but it is easy to scare and deceive beginners. This tendency misleads children and harms people. There is also a tendency to simplify moxibustion, thinking that moxibustion is easy, and it is not necessary to find the right acupoints, so just moxibustion will have an effect. This tendency is self-deception and unrealistic. Let friends who have this idea open an moxibustion hall to recuperate customers and know how superficial and ignorant they are.
If you want to learn moxibustion well, you must learn to be correct, read more books, practice more and think more. Over time, you can achieve a little success and calmly solve various problems with moxibustion.
First, if you want to make rapid progress, you must first study hard. Read more moxibustion books and study them repeatedly. You don't need to remember when reading, just remember. If you can't remember clearly when you use it, you can turn over the books and the knowledge will gradually deepen. There are more and more moxibustion books in the moxibustion market, but there are not many good books, most of which are copied from each other and shoddy. I recommend Xie Xiliang Moxibustion, Moxibustion Rope, Selected Reading of Moxibustion Essence, Moxibustion Secret Biography and so on. These books are recommended for your reading and mutual reference. Selected Reading of Moxibustion is mainly recommended for beginners. It is easy to understand and rich in knowledge.
Second, learn the knowledge of meridians and acupoints and moxibustion. It is necessary to master the direction of meridians, the exact position and function of commonly used acupoints, and the matching of common problems. There are not many acupoints commonly used in moxibustion, and 42 acupoints are used in Moxibustion Secret Biography. Meridian and acupoint reference book Professor Geng Enguang's Outline of Acupoint Selection, together with a human meridian model.
Third, practice more and summarize more. What you get on paper is so shallow that you never know what you have to do. Just reading is not enough. The problems encountered in reality are far more complicated than those in books. When you encounter some problems in the book, you should understand the methods contained in the book and observe the effect. The effect is good, and practical experience has been accumulated, but the effect is not ideal. We should analyze the problem and explore other methods.
Fourthly, moxibustion is moxibustion of Chinese medicine, which belongs to Chinese medicine as well as acupuncture. It needs to be operated under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory. Without Chinese medicine theory, moxibustion is tantamount to warming fire. So if you want to learn moxibustion, you must learn the basic theory of Chinese medicine. You can refer to the book Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine by Mr. Qin Bowei. Friends who want to study thoroughly and comprehensively can learn two books: Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Diagnostics of Traditional Chinese Medicine. There is a video of Professor Zhu Wenfeng on the website of TCM Diagnostics, which can be used to cooperate with the research.
After mastering the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, moxibustion can be applied based on syndrome differentiation. For example, if someone has a headache, if it is caused by cervical vertebra problems, it is necessary to adjust points such as Fengchi, Dazhui and scapulohumeral periarthritis. Some people have a headache due to cold, so they need moxibustion at Fengchi, Dazhui and Shu Fei. It is a headache caused by hyperactivity of liver fire, which requires moxibustion at Taichong, Qimen and Ganshu points. It is a headache caused by blood deficiency, which requires moxibustion at Baihui, Geba and Zusanli. It is a headache caused by blood stasis, and it is best to cooperate with pricking blood.
Fifth, moxibustion is a Chinese medicine therapy, which has great advantages and many limitations. Not all problems can be solved by moxibustion, and not all problems can be solved by moxibustion. Therefore, we must learn some other therapies, such as scraping, cupping, massage, pricking blood and moxibustion, which will greatly improve the effect of moxibustion.