Moxa Flashcards
Shijokyu
Act of doing thread moxa
Kyu
Moxa
Okyu
Thread Moxa
Tonnetskyu
Direct scarring thread moxa
Kyutoshin
Moxa on head of needle
Chinetsukyu
Cone moxa (Heat knowing moxa)
What does moxa do?
Warms cold areas & can regulate & supplement the flow of qi & blood
What are the benefits of moxa?
Benefits both local area/point & the whole body
Moxa in general…
warming & can tonify the blood
scent of moxa can calm the shen
When to choose moxa therapy?
Treat COLD (Wet, cold or damp skin) Treat DEFICIENCY (Qi, Yang, Blood) Treat STAGNATION (Due to cold, qi, blood or trauma) Release the EXTERIOR
Moxa on COLD condition?
Skin is wet or damp or cold
Pt. feels cold, slow or stiff
Sensitivity to heat is low
Moxa in deficiency condition?
Qi: Area is puffy or lack good tone, pale or cool
Yang: Puffy, cold, slow
Blood: Pale, weak, emaciated
Moxa use in stagnation?
Due to cold: feels cold, firm, wet to touch, bluish or pale, may be numb
QI: feels tense, irritable or anxious
BLOOD: firm, may be stabbing pain, dark, induration, rough, vascular spiders, chronic problem, high anxiety or emotionally distraught
ACUTE INJURY: Treat parameter of area w/ moxa to relieve pain by “opening” area
Moxa to Release the Exterior?
Heat pathogen is trapped: Acute W-H invasion or heat on superficial muscle/flesh, fevers, rashes
NOT in cases of high INTERNAL heat
Cautions & precautions w/ Moxa
Always: explain procedure to pt., have water, NEVER leave pt. while moxa burning, STOP if skin becomes pink
NO moxa: on open/weeping wound, over large blood vessels (Chinetsukyu), traumatized or inflamed, hot, swollen areas (Kyutoshin)
AVOID: Neuropathic areas (monitor very carefully very cold areas or pt. not feeling warmth), areas w/ dry tight skin
Caution w/ pregnancy?
NO DIRECT moxa on lumbar or abdomen
NO MOXA on BL67 (unless tx breech or linduce labor)
AVOID moxa on abdomen
Caution w. Kyutoshin on back?
Above level of L4 (pneumothorax precaution)
Recommendations to pt?
No hot showers/baths 12 hours before or after moxa tx.
When tonifying with Okyu you should have what # of threads?
Odd
When dispersing with okyu you should do a ____ # of threads?
even
Okyu dosage?
1-3 (Weak)
3-7 (Normal)
over 7 (Strong)
Chinesukyu dosage?
Excess = less cold (1x) Deficient = cold (3-5x)
Kyutoshin dosage?
1-3 rounds per needle
**Always monitor skin
What kind of technique is Okyu considered?
Indirect
What is it called when doing scarring type moxa?
Tonnetsukyu
Okyu treats what level?
Blood