Moxabustion

Question 1

Mugwort

• Chinesenale
• Properties
• Channels affiliated
• Actions and indications

Answer 1

• Ai ye
• bitter, acrid, warm
• SP KD LR
• when taken internally :
• warms the womb and stops bleeding
• disperses cold and alleviates pain
• eliminates dampness and stops itching

Question 2

Other actions and indications

Answer 2

• Yang nature thus restore weakened yang
• opens 12 primary channels
• Courses though the 3 yin channels
• Regulates qi and blood
• Warms the uterus
• Expects damp and cold
• stops bleeding

Question 3

Common types of moxa PUNK!

Answer 3

• loose, coarse
• yomei
• wakakusa
• gold premium

Question 4

Method: tonetskyu, rice grain

Answer 4

• more cones and larger = for cold and xu syndromes
• less cones and smaller = for children and elderly
• less stim over areas where flesh is thin: feet, shallow bones, cartilage, head, limbs
• more stim over areas where flesh is thick: shoulders, back, thighs

Question 5

Tonetskyu, rice grain moxa size indications

Answer 5

• tighter grains = more dispersing
• looser grains = more tonifying
• more punchy sensation from rice grains - dispersing
• warming sensation from rice grains - tonifiying
• taking ash away each time - dispersing
• adding ash- tonifying

Question 6

Burn cream

Answer 6

• shiunko - purple cloud ointment
• 1 liter of sesame seed oil, 100 grams of dang GUI and zi gen, 380 grams of bees wax, 25 grams of lard
• Heat sesame seed oil
• Mix in bees wax and lard
• Add dang GUI
• Add Zi gen (keep temperature 140 degrees centigrade)
• remove heat when the mixture becomes a uniform dark red color. Strain mixture through a cheese cloth and let it cool

Question 7

Uses for shiunko

Answer 7

Bleeding hemorrhoids

Prevention moxa burns and minimizing scaring

Question 8

Sawada style: whole body treatment

Answer 8

( between 11 and 14 points)

• REN 12, SJ 4, REN 6, KD 6, ST 36, DU 12, BL 17, BL 18, BL 20, BL 23, BL 52, BL 32, LI 11
• DU 20 and BL 43 have also been used

Sequence:

1. abdomen ( ren 12, SJ 4 on left)
2. Lower back
3. Shoulders/ upper back
4. Neck
5. Head
6. Arms
7. Legs

Question 9

Warm needle technique

Answer 9

• ready made cones
• kyutoshin -wakakusa moxa
• commonly used on back Shu pets below BL 17
• also used on major joints and abdominal points
• sliced ginger and garlic with hole from toothpick
• only metal handle needles
• use a guard to catch ash

Question 10

Indications for warm needle

Answer 10

• Bi syndrome, yang tonifications, qi tonification, damp dispersing, stasis dispersing

Question 11

Tiger warmers, moxa boxes - indirect moxa

Answer 11

• can be used over larger areas
• useful for those fearful of moxa
• Tx bi syndrome, yang tonifying, qi tonifying, damp dispersing, stasis dispersing

Question 12

Indications for moxa on ginger or garlic - indirect

Answer 12

• abdominal pains, diarrhea, cold due to yang xu, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation

Question 13

Salt moxa on naval - indications - indirect

Answer 13

Acute gastroenteritis, intestinal disorders, vomiting, chronic stomach and intestinal disorders, anal prolapse, collapse from stroke

Cold syndromes, yang deficiency syndromes

Question 14

Moxa contradindications

Answer 14

• initial stages of febrile disease
• excess syndromes
• heat syndromes
• lumbosacral region, lower abdomen of pregnant women
• near sensory orificies or mucus membranes
• direct moxa on face, breast, major blood vessels, prominent tendons, major skin creases

Question 15

Avoid after moxa

Answer 15

• excess fluid intake
• raw fruits and vegetables
• fatty foods
• Alcohol
• getting cold
• anxiety
• sexual intercourse