Week Six (Part One) Flashcards
Moxa
Properties:
Temperature:
Moxa
Properties: Bitter, Acrid
Temperature: Warm
Moxa
Channels:
Moxa
Channels: Spleen, Liver, Kidney
Moxa
Contraindication:
All heat conditions, including Yin Xu heat
Moxa
Use (General):
Best for Kidney Yang deficiency and/or Spleen Yang deficiency
Moxa
Use (Additional):
Warms the channels and expels cold
Promotes qi and blood circulation to eliminate stagnation
Warms the Yang
Boosts the immune system, prevents illness, maintains health
Warms the Yang qi of the Stomach, and warms the qi and blood
Moxa
Sedation:
Use 6 cones to sedate
Moxa
Tonification:
Use 9 cones to tonify
Moxa
General Techniques
Nourish Life with Change of Seasons:
Moxa ST-36 and other points for patient’s constitution (LIV-3, source points, etc.)
Moxa
General Techniques
Nourish Life 4x/year for Older Patients with weak Kidneys::
Moxa K-3, K-6, and/or Du-4 in the last week or so before the seasonal change.
These treatments tonify Ming Men fire and Kidney Yang, so these treatments are like taking a Kidney Yang tonic.
Moxa Stick Techniques
Tonifying:
Move in a clockwise direction (though be attentive to right or left side of the body).
Moxa Stick Techniques
Sedating:
Move in a counterclockwise direction (though be attentive to right or left side of the body).
Moxa Stick Techniques
Pecking:
Moving the moxa stick up and down, directly above the point (very penetrating technique).
Indirect Moxa Techniques
Sedating:
Blow on the cone to make it burn faster, so that more heat penetrates more quickly into the point.
Indirect Moxa Techniques
Tonifying:
Let it burn almost to the bottom, when the point feels warm, quickly press another slice of mn___ on top, pressing for a while. The heat will go into the skin rapidly and forcefully
