The history of one of the methods of reflexology - moxibustion - goes back centuries. Its meaning is to irritate certain areas of the skin with heat. In ancient times they said: “Irritation from without is an effect within.” Medical books of that time indicated that moxibustion was effective even when acupuncture and medications were powerless.

In eastern countries, where this method is widely used, smoldering moxa, a dry plant mass in the form of grains or cigars, is used as a cauterizing agent. Usually it is wormwood, sometimes with the addition of other medicinal herbs. It is not the beneficial properties of wormwood that are used, but its ability, after special processing, to give the optimal temperature at the moment of smoldering. We are talking about temperatures in the range of 60-70˚C. Burn cauterization, i.e. the use of cauterization with the formation of a bubble is still preserved in eastern countries. In European countries, only thermal cauterization, or heating, is currently used.

What is the benefit of cauterization? It has been proven that moxibustion has an antispasmodic, sedative effect on the body and can even stop physiological aging. This method is especially effective in the treatment of many chronic diseases, gynecological disorders, inflammatory processes, rheumatism, arthritis, insomnia, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory system, genitourinary system, as well as colds and flu.

Cauterization will quickly relieve pain of various origins; will help a hot-tempered and irritable person calm down; eliminates cramps, “revitalizes” the nerves, and copes with insomnia. Moxibustion can and should be used for cerebral palsy and after strokes during the rehabilitation period. Pmowing significantly improves blood circulation and thus eliminates the various consequences of impaired blood flow. Moxibustion regulates the production of hormones and enzymes. Thus, in people with chronic stomach diseases, cauterization optimizes the production of gastric juice and normalizes acidity. The same thing happens with the salivary glands and the production of bile by the liver.Moxibustion improves the internal secretion of the adrenal glands, testes and ovaries, thyroid and pancreas, as a result, many women's problems are solved.

Cauterization increases the absorption and resorption capacity of tissues. For example, by improving the absorption capacity of the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, the nutrition of the entire body and, accordingly, the functions of all internal organs improves. Thanks tonormal disposalmetabolic products are quickly eliminated from the body of harmful substances and liquids. Resorption of bruises, subcutaneous bruises, and internal hemorrhages is accelerated.

Normalization of metabolism leads to tissue rejuvenation. For example, in a person with gray hair, when certain points are cauterized, hair of his natural color may appear. With a long course of cauterization, the pressure normalizes. After cauterization for more than 60 days, the number of red blood cells increases by 20%. The amount of hemoglobin also increases. Immunity is strengthened. The clotting properties of the blood are restored, which is especially important during bleeding. The result is noticeable within 30 minutes.

Treatment of chronic prostatitis with moxa moxibustion according to the method of Japanese healers

In Tibetan, Chinese and Japanese medicine, treatment with the so-called moxa moxibustion of longevity points, which are located three fingers below the knees, is very popular (Fig. 1).

Moxa is wormwood (dry and crushed, rolled into a cigarette). It is lit, and the flame is either brought closer to the biological points, or removed, that is, a piercing cauterization is performed.

There is the following legend about this in Japan.

So, in 1845, the peasant Mampe, who at that time was 242 years old, was invited to the ruler of Japan, his wife was 221 years old, his son was 201, his son’s wife was 193, his grandson was 153, and his grandson’s wife was 138.

Mampe explained his secret of longevity by the fact that his family every month from the 1st to the 8th throughout their adult life do moxa-cauterization of the above longevity points.

The moxa cauterization method has survived to this day and is used to treat various diseases, including prostate diseases. However, in any case, it is advisable to stimulate (do acupressure) or cauterize the longevity point, simultaneously with targeted treatment of a specific organ.

Moxa-cauterization of biologically active points for inflammation of the prostate gland

Recipe for making wormwood cigarettes: collect wormwood grass during the flowering period - leaves along with flowers (without stem). Dry everything in the shade, then chop.

Store in bags (such as tobacco pouches) made of natural fabrics. Make a tight roll-your-own cigarette as needed. Before treatment, light it or simply set it on fire to create a stable flame.

Never touch the wormwood cigarette to the skin, but only pour it and bring it very close to it.

Hold the cigarette over each point for several seconds (until you feel very strong warmth, heat) (Fig. 2, 3, 4, 5).

Treatment with a moxa cigarette can also be carried out in another way, which is called “iron cauterization”.

It consists of moving a moxa cigarette very slowly along the line of biologically active points, or on both sides of them.

Cauterize your asthma

Ancient Chinese and Tibetan medicine left humanity with the most valuable heritage, which is gradually being mastered by the entire modern civilization - Zhenjiu therapy. Or, in other words, acupuncture and cauterization of biologically active points. It has not yet been possible to reveal the mechanism of this therapy, which, however, does not prevent it from being used successfully.
One of the places in Moscow where you can undergo treatment with needles and wormwood cigars is the Naran Tibetan medicine clinic. We talk with his chief physician, Svetlana Galsanovna Choyzhinimaeva, about jujube therapy - moxibustion. Zhen therapy, which is better known and popular, will remain outside the scope of our conversation, since hitting a biologically active point with a needle with an accuracy of a fraction of a millimeter is a high art, which is specially taught to doctors, and these skills, of course, cannot be conveyed through a newspaper. Cauterization does not require such precision: the heat from a burning cigar spreads over a fairly large area of ​​skin; a shift of a few millimeters to the side does not reduce the effect. Therefore, those who wish can independently master this ancient Eastern method of treatment.

First, about cigars. The standard wormwood cigar produced in China looks like a small firecracker, its length is 20 cm, diameter is 2 cm, one such cigar is enough for several sessions. Of course, you won’t find Chinese stores everywhere in Russia, but those who want to get involved in this method can make their own cigars for burning.

Before winter covers the ground with a blanket of snow, try to have time to pick wormwood or collect fallen poplar leaves (they successfully replace wormwood). At home, the collected “fuel” for cigars should be dried and then ground to obtain fine “tobacco” dust. You can also use wormwood that is sold in pharmacies. Having these raw materials, you can begin making a cigar. To do this, take a sheet of cigarette paper, or if you don’t have one, take a sheet of newspaper paper with a format of 20x6.5 cm (the first number can be varied - the cigar will be longer or shorter; the second number, which determines the diameter, it is advisable to keep exactly). It must be glued with raw egg white, rolled into a tube, sealing one end, and then filled with wormwood or poplar dust through the open hole, trying to compact it tightly. The binder for the “tobacco” will be the same egg white, which will keep the dust from spilling out when the cigar burns. To make the procedure easier, you can use a plastic case for a regular mercury thermometer (sold at the pharmacy). Having filled the tube to the edge, its second end must also be sealed.

A huge number of diseases are treated with the help of cauterization. Today, taking into account the approaching winter, the associated colds and chronic diseases that worsen during the season, I asked Svetlana Galsanovna to give an algorithm for ju-treatment of these particular diseases.

Chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, as well as a wide range of headaches are treated by cauterization of several biologically active points distributed over the surface of the body.

The first of them - he-gu - is located in the geometric center of the triangular skin membrane connecting the thumb and index fingers. It is necessary to cauterize both of these points on both hands one by one.

The next point is called bulan - “the gate of the lungs”; heating it promotes the separation of mucus and the removal of sputum. This point is located 1 cm below the middle of the collarbone - on the line of the nipple. Two symmetrical points of the “port of the lungs” should be cauterized.

Next, find the jugular notch - this is the triangle where the neck meets the chest. At the apex of the jugular notch there is another necessary point.

Finally, the last key link to victory over bronchitis and asthma is the seventh cervical vertebra.

How to carry out cauterization. The cigar is set on fire and the smoldering end is brought to the desired point at a distance of 1.5-2 cm. The criterion for the correctness of the chosen distance from the surface of the body will be the pleasant warmth spreading from the biologically active point throughout the body. There should be no burning sensation. If it is too hot, the cigar should be moved a little away from the surface of the body.

Each point is cauterized for 2-3 minutes, maximum 5 minutes. If the cigar is made correctly, one burning session (six points) will shorten the cigar by approximately one centimeter.

Prevention of colds requires 3-5 sessions (in Tibetan medicine the number of sessions is always odd), treatment of an existing cold requires 7-9 sessions (however, with a quickly achieved effect, you can limit yourself to three or five sessions). Preventive cauterizations can be done every other day; it is better to treat an acute illness with daily sessions.

Before starting cauterization of the next point, it is good to pre-lubricate the ju-therapy area with Vietnamese “Asterisk” or Chinese “Loan” balm, or any available essential oil, preferably with eucalyptus or pine needle extract, and do a light massage. In this case, the cauterization effect will increase.

Instead of holding the cigar motionless over the point, you can slowly make circles over the surrounding area. It is good to accompany cauterization of the seventh cervical vertebra by moving the cigar along the spine to the level of the shoulder blades.

Cauterization increases blood flow to vital points, and through them to the lungs and bronchi. In addition, inhaling the vapors of burning wormwood is healing for the respiratory tract and also promotes the removal of phlegm.

If you have cured bronchitis or achieved remission of asthma, after two to three weeks, repeat, but shorten, the course of treatment. After the end of the session, it is necessary to properly extinguish the cigar. There is no need to wet the smoldering end with water - then it will be difficult to set it on fire again. Pressing a cigar to an ashtray like a tobacco bull will not extinguish it. Therefore, the most effective way to extinguish is to lower the smoldering end of a cigar into a vessel with a narrow neck, for example, into a beer bottle. Deprived of oxygen, the cigar will quickly go out.

Cauterization also treats such a difficult chronic disease as sinusitis. In this case, you should cauterize not only the places of the maxillary sinuses (in the upper part of the cheeks, under the eyes) - cheng qi, but also several more points on the body: again both he gu points, two symmetrical ones, the so-called 11th points of the large intestine meridian . You can find these points on the body like this. Bend your arm at the elbow. Look at the elbow crease facing the face. Where this fold ends (near the elbow joint), the desired point is located.

The session should be completed by cauterizing the longevity points. This point - tzu san-li - is located on the front side of the leg, below the kneecap. Place three long fingers (second, third and fourth) under the knee - you will find the horizontal level of the longevity point. Now set the width of the big toe on the right foot to the right of the central meridian of the bone, on the left foot to the left. These will be the points of longevity.

Treatment of sinusitis requires 11-13 warming sessions with a daily treatment regimen.

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Moxibustion (CMJ) is a therapeutic method based on the effect of heat on acupuncture points. Since ancient times, moxibustion has been used in conjunction with acupuncture, which complement each other. Therefore, in the 73rd chapter of Ling Shu it is said:

“Diseases that cannot be cured by acupuncture are treated by moxibustion.”

9.1. MOXICATION PROPERTIES AND MATERIALS

When carrying out cauterization, the so-called moxa wool is used, which is dried and crushed wormwood powder. In the “New Edition of Medical Medicine” there is the following description of wormwood:

“Mugwort leaves are bitter and pungent in taste, when used in small quantities they create heat, and when used in large quantities they create intense heat. By nature, wormwood is a true Yang and has the ability to restore Yang when it is depleted. It can open the twelve main channels, pass through the three YIN channels to regulate QI and blood, remove dampness and cold, warm the uterus, stop bleeding, regulate the menstrual cycle and relieve the fetus... When burned, it penetrates all channels, eliminating hundreds of diseases "

From this quote we can see the main properties of moxibustion and the reason for using wormwood in this procedure.
Basic properties cauterizations are as follows:
1. Warming up the channels and expelling the cold. Stagnation of chi and blood in the channels is usually caused by the introduction of pathogenic cold into them. Cauterization, by warming up the channels, normalizes blood flow and circulation of chi in them. Moreover, in the 75th chapter of Ling Shu it is said:

“If stagnation of blood in the vessels cannot be relieved by cauterization, it cannot be cured by acupuncture.”

2. Normalization of the current of chi and blood. Cauterization causes a smooth flow of chi and blood up and down. For example, cauterization of a point located on the sole is used in the treatment of diseases manifested by excess in the upper part of the body and deficiency in the lower part. Chapter 64 of Ling Shu says:

“When there is excess chi in the upper part of the body, it can be brought down by cauterizing the points located in the lower part of the body.”

If there are disorders due to a deficiency in the upper part and an excess of it at the bottom, then you can force the Chi to rise upward by cauterizing the point located on the top of the head.
3. Restoration of Yang from collapse. Wormwood, in addition to its warming effect, has the power of yang, which is successfully used in the treatment of symptoms of yang collapse, such as loss of consciousness and coldness of the extremities.
4. Preventive action. It has long been known that in order to maintain health and longevity, in addition to physical exercise, you should do cauterization of points. in the first 10 days of the new lunar month. In addition, the “Notes on the Cauterization of Bian Chue” says:

There are two main methods used in moxibustion: moxibustion with moxa cones and moxibustion with moxa cigarettes (Fig.).

Moxa cones are prepared as follows. Place a small amount of dry wormwood powder on the tray and press it into a cone shape on three sides with your fingers. It should be compressed tightly enough so that it does not crumble during combustion. Moxa cones come in various sizes: the smallest are the size of a grain of wheat, the rare ones are the size of half a date pit, and the largest are the size of the end phalanx of the thumb (i.e., about 1 cm high and 0.8 cm in diameter). Small and medium cones are used for direct cauterization, and large cones for indirect cauterization.
It is not recommended to make large cones, as they begin to crumble - it is better to prepare two cones of normal size than one twice as large.
Clinically, one cauterization unit is considered to be a cone that burns at approximately 2/3 of its height. Cauterization of points usually requires 1-3 cones.
Preparationmoxa cigarettes.
Take a sheet of tissue paper measuring 20x2cm, roll the moxa powder into a tight roll about 1.5cm in diameter and place it in the paper, which after wrapping the moxa, glue it with egg white. But it is best to prepare moxa cigarettes in special detachable sleeves, filling them tightly with moxa powder.

In addition to moxa cigarettes made from pure moxa, there are a large number of special official moxa cigarettes, sometimes having a very complex multi-component composition. Depending on the patient’s condition and the characteristics of the disease, doctors often compose recipes for the preparations themselves or add the necessary additives to official moxa cigarettes.

9.2. TYPES OF CAUTION

There are three main methods of moxibustion: with a moxa cone, with a moxa cigarette, and by heating the needle.

9.2.1. CAUTION WITH MOXA CONE

Moxibustion using a moxa cone can be direct, when the cone is placed directly on the skin and set on fire, or indirect, when some kind of spacer is placed between the skin and the cone.

1. Direct cauterization has two varieties - with scar formation and without scar formation. Cauterization without scar formation is carried out as follows: a cone is placed on the skin, set on fire, and when the patient begins to feel a burning sensation or slight pain, it is removed and a new one is placed. This is repeated several times and usually about 2/3 of the cone burns out. Typically, such a procedure takes 3-5 large cones. There should be no burn blisters, much less suppuration or scars after the procedure. Sessions of such moxibustion are usually done every other day.

Cauterization with scar formation, also called “cauterization with suppuration,” is carried out as follows: a little garlic or onion juice is dripped onto the skin so that the cone sticks better, a small cone is placed, set on fire and completely burned. The procedure is repeated up to 5-10 times until local hyperemia and a bubble are formed. After opening the bladder, it festeres and an ulcer forms, after healing of which a scar remains. This method is currently rarely used and its indications are some chronic diseases, such as bronchial asthma, gastritis. Treatment at one point is repeated no more than two times. During one session, only 1-2 points are used.

2. Indirect cauterization classified by the type of gasket between the moxa cone and the skin, and there are 4 main types of gaskets:
A) Moxibustion with ginger : A piece of ginger about 5mm thick is made with many holes and placed between the cone and the skin. As the cone burns, the patient begins to feel warmth and burning, and the doctor replaces the ginger and cone with new ones, and the procedure continues until a distinct hyperemia is achieved. A session usually requires 3-5 large cones; sessions can be done every other day. This method is mainly used to treat weakened spleen and stomach syndromes, joint pain, and Yang Chi deficiency.
b) Cauterization through garlic: A clove of garlic, about 5mm thick, is prepared in the same way as a clove of ginger and placed between the cone and the skin. The moxibustion procedure is similar to ginger. The method is used to remove tumors, poisons from snake and insect bites, tuberculosis, and in the early stages of boils. The method is contraindicated in febrile patients.
V) Cauterization with salt It is usually used on a point located in the navel. Fine salt is poured into the navel up to the level of the skin and a large moxa cone is placed on it. If the navel is convex (for example, with ascites), then a roll of raw dough about 1 cm high is first made around it and salt is poured into it, and the minimum thickness of the salt layer between the navel and the cone should not be less than 5 mm. This method is used for abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, collapse of the urinary tract, accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity (in the latter case, cauterization is carried out for up to 2 hours).
d) Cauterization through aconite (wrestler): aconite powder is mixed with a small amount of wine or garlic juice and formed into a cake, which is pierced in several places and placed between the cone and the skin. The further procedure is similar to moxibustion using ginger. This method is used only for YIN deficiency and persistent cold syndromes, manifested by impotence, emissions and frigidity.

9.2.2. CAUTION WITH MOXA CIGARETTE

This method is now used more often than moxibustion with moxa cones. When performing cauterization with moxa cigarettes, it is easy to control the intensity of skin heating and the duration of the procedure. There are three main methods of moxibustion with moxa cigarettes:
1. Thermal cauterization: The moxa cigarette is held at a distance of about 3 cm above the selected point, and the patient should feel a slight warmth. The procedure continues for 5-10 minutes until the skin turns red. This method is used for deficiency syndromes. Cauterization should not be forced - in this case we mean light stimulation, so the patient’s sensations should not go beyond pleasant warmth.
2. Pecking cauterization: lit cigarette quickly<клюет» над точкой, не касаясь, однако, кожи. Она может также совершать при этом круговые движения вокруг точки. Этот метод используется в основном при артритах, поносах, болях в животе и при неправильном положении плода.
3. Ironing cauterization: a lit cigarette moves up and down along the channel at a distance of approximately 1 cm above the skin. This method is used for stagnation of chi in the channels due to cold and dampness, for BI syndrome and pain.

9.2.3. CAUTION THROUGH A NEEDLE

Needle moxibustion is a combined method of acupuncture and moxibustion. After inserting the needle to a given depth and the arrival of the chi, the needle is warmed up in several ways (Fig.), or a special needle with a cup at the end is immediately inserted. In this case, the patient experiences a feeling of warmth around the point, which spreads along the canal. To prevent possible burns from falling ash, it is recommended to place a piece of cardboard with a cutout to the middle under the needle. This method achieves heating of the channels, acceleration of the flow of chi and blood. It is used mainly for pain in the joints caused by cold and dampness, for stiffness of the limbs and paralysis.

SOME SPECIAL METHODS OF MOXICATION

The clinic sometimes uses some special methods of cauterization, of which I would like to focus on the following:
1. Wick cauterization: a wooden stick about 5 mm thick is lowered into the oil and set on fire. Then she quickly. touches the selected point, and a cracking sound is clearly heard. This method is used for the treatment and prevention of mumps by cauterization of points and (er-men TK.23.?)
2. Wax cauterization: the wax is softened to a tolerable temperature and placed on the point, after which the area is wrapped to retain heat. The effectiveness of this cauterization method in the treatment of bone tuberculosis by applying wax to the external opening of the fistula is described. Instead of wax, you can use paraffin.
3. Sulfur cauterization: A small number of small sulfur crystals scatter over the affected area. Then a lighted stick is held over the skin at a distance of 1 cm, the sulfur crystals ignite and are immediately extinguished with a rubber sponge, so that no burn is formed. This method is described for the treatment of arthritis of the elbow joint (tennis elbow).

9.3. MOXICATION SEQUENCE

The sequence of exposure to cauterization points is in principle similar to acupuncture. So, the back is treated first, and then the stomach and chest; first the head, and then the torso and limbs. Older and frail patients usually require fewer cones; Cauterization for children is performed only with large cones with careful monitoring of the patient.

9.4. CONTRAINDICATIONS TO CAUTION

General contraindications include excess and fever syndromes (including false fever syndromes). Cauterization with a scar is not performed on the head and face, in the joint area and over large vessels. The treatise “Zhen Jiu Da Cheng” contains a number of points, the cauterization of which is undesirable or contraindicated, but some of them are successfully used in practice (table). Pregnant women should not cauterize points on the abdomen and lumbosacral region.

Points not recommended and prohibited for cauterization.

Channels	Points
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Thermopuncture (cauterization, moxotherapy)– this is one of the methods (cauterization or warming), which consists of a thermal effect on biologically active points of the body. This practice originated many years ago in Eastern medicine and is called “zhen-ju” treatment in Chinese (where “zhen” is acupuncture and “jiu” is thermopuncture).

This method involves the use of heat sources where the thermal effect may be limited in area. Thermopuncture is carried out in various ways: non-contact or remote, contact or distant, as well as stimulation with hot needles or by heating needles already installed at the acupuncture point.

When is thermopuntura used?

Along with other methods, thermopuncture can act as an independent method of treatment, or as an auxiliary one - in combination with other practices or in addition to drug therapy.

By influencing the meridians and biologically active points, this method is well suited for the treatment of various chronic ailments, as well as certain critical conditions. In addition, thermopuncture is a fairly effective preventive measure and is widely used in rehabilitation measures.

Thermopuncture helps in treating a wide range of allergic syndromes, various types of pain, many neuroendocrine skin diseases, and some psychosomatic and neurogenic disorders. This practice is also used to normalize blood pressure, improve blood circulation, to rejuvenate the body, calm the nervous system and for problems associated with vegetative-vascular dystonia.

In accordance with the teachings of traditional Chinese medicine, symptoms that arise due to lack of energy or cold (regular colds, inflammatory diseases of bones and joints) are perfectly amenable to the effects of thermopuncture.

The essence of the thermopuncture method

The method of thermal exposure is based on the principle of gradual, continuous heating of the skin at reflexogenic points and tissues adjacent to these points. Thermopuncture using low temperatures over a short period of time produces a weak stimulating effect.

By changing the temperature and duration of irritation, the therapeutic result occurs. Therapy is carried out through the activation of the functions of various systems and internal organs, which are interconnected with acupuncture points that act as objects of manipulation.

In ancient times, sulfur powder, a burning wick, and red-hot metal sticks were used to perform the thermopuncture procedure. In eastern countries, smoldering moxas have always been widely used. They were made from various dried herbs (juniper, wormwood, other medicinal plants), folded into a tube and wrapped in thin paper, forming something like a cigar. In this situation, it is not so much the healing properties of herbs that are of great importance, but their ability to create the required temperature (about sixty or seventy degrees) during the smoldering period.

Thermopuncture procedure

After a thorough diagnostic examination, and in accordance with each specific ailment, the specialist determines the method, number and duration of procedures. Doctors from China say: the longer the course of moxibustion therapy, the more effective it is.

The minimum duration of thermal treatment is about ten sessions, the frequency of which is from daily procedures to two sessions per week. The duration of each exposure is approximately twenty minutes or about half an hour.

When carrying out therapy using thermopuncture, it is necessary to strictly follow some rules:

• do not expose the cauterized areas of the body to wetness for ten days;
• do not drink alcohol for two months;
• do not overcool;
• don't overeat.

Types of distant cauterization:

• Until the affected area turns red. During stable stimulation of an acupuncture point, the heat emitter is placed at such a distance from the skin that the patient feels a very noticeable warmth in this area of ​​the body. The duration of this procedure is from two to five minutes. In this case, irritation of biologically active points occurs gently.
• Before a blister forms. The ironing action involves heating not just an acupuncture point, but also a fairly large area of ​​skin due to the non-stop movement of the heat emitter at a close distance from the skin, parallel to the area of ​​the body that is being heated.
• Before the burn appears. Direct contact cauterization is used quite rarely due to the risk of burns. This type of thermopuncture consists of placing various substances on biologically active areas, which provide thermal stimulation during combustion.

The more significant the damage to the skin in the acupuncture area, the more noticeable and effective the result of therapy. Cauterization is performed using wormwood balls of different sizes, which are determined by a specialist. The impact on one point is carried out from five to ten times and is determined by the type and degree of the specific disease.

After the session, water bubbles begin to form around the acupuncture area within about half an hour, which disappear within three days. After ten days (rarely twenty, but no more than twenty-seven), redness forms around the biologically active point - this indicates that the place is inflamed and will soon ooze.

There is nothing wrong with this, and everything happens as it should. The discharge may be in the form of ichor or purulent in nature. This process is determined by the severity of the disease and lasts one or two months. From the moment inflammation appears, you should apply a bactericidal patch to the area one to two times a day and do this until the wound closes. In its place, a keloid scar may remain, which persists for approximately ten years.

“Diseases that cannot be cured with herbs can be cured with needles, and in turn, those ailments that cannot be cured with needles can be cured with cauterization,” say Eastern experts in juju therapy.

Burning technique with wormwood cigarette

Nowadays, a convenient method of thermal influence on biologically active points is widely practiced using tiny wormwood cigarettes (about five millimeters in diameter, about ten millimeters in length) connected to heat-resistant pads, the thickness of which is about three millimeters.

The smoldering end of the cigar emits infrared radiation (wavelength from one to five and a half microns), which is directed to specific biologically active points. Such thermal irritation entails a local increase in skin temperature to 43-45 degrees Celsius, but a burn does not form.

There are three main ways to perform cauterization:

1. Sedative (calming) – static warming. The end of the cigar, which is smoldering, is brought to the patient’s skin until a feeling of warmth occurs. The duration of the procedure is from fifteen to twenty minutes.

2. Exciting (tonic) – piercing effect. The smoldering end of the cigar is either brought to the surface of the skin or removed from the acupuncture point. The duration of the session is two or three minutes.

ACUPUNCTURE AND CORRUSTION

Acupuncture, acupuncture (or Zhen Ju therapy) is one of the ancient and simple methods of treating and preventing diseases, used in the East (China, Japan, Vietnam). This method began to exist much earlier than treatment with herbs and medicinal substances.

Acupuncture method (Zhen) represents irritation by the injection of a sharp object to biologically active points located on a certain line (meridian or channel) or beyond. The founder of the zhen method is the Chinese physician Bian Qiao, who lived in the 5th century. BC e. He was one of the first to use acupuncture. In Vietnam, the skilled healer Thoi Vi, who lived in the 2nd century. BC e., mastered this method. In ancient times, needles were made from hard stone, so the method was called “stone needle treatment.” In 300 BC. e. Instead of stone needles, metal ones began to be used.

Tszyu method, or cauterization, represents irritation of certain points with heat. Special tinder or a cigarette are used as an irritant.

Zhen Jiu Therapy Method widespread in the East. Many ancient books and manuscripts that describe acupuncture methods, diagrams and drawings with points of influence have survived to this day. In 1027, a Chinese doctor Wang Wei proposed to cast two human figures in bronze with acupuncture points applied to them. The points were located on channels filled with colored liquid. When the point was found correctly, a fountain of liquid erupted. These figures have survived to this day. In modern medicine, it is recommended to irritate the points by introducing medicinal substances, exposure to currents, ultraviolet, infrared rays, and lasers. The Zhen Ju method continues to improve and is considered one of the best ways to treat and maintain health. Eastern medicine has its own special ideas about internal organs. She pays great attention to the function rather than the structure of organs. Another important postulate is the presence of a really existing invisible substance - a spiritual energy principle.

From the point of view of Eastern healers, all organs are divided into dense and hollow. Dense organs- this is the heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, lungs. According to some, these include the pericardium. The main function of dense parenchymal organs is the accumulation and conservation of energy that nourishes the body. Hollow organs– this is the stomach, gall bladder, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, three parts of the body (“triple warmer”). The main function of hollow organs is the synthesis and delivery of nutrients. Unusual organs are the uterus, brain, spinal and bone marrow, and blood vessels.

In ancient times, the main method with which Chinese doctors treated patients, “Zhen-ju,” originated. What is it? “Zhen” means acupuncture, “jiu” means moxibustion.

The art of acupuncture

Tradition connects the appearance of acupuncture with the name of the famous sage Fu-Xi, who lived at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC. Tradition attributes to him the first observation of the celestial bodies and the invention of the doctrine of yin and yang - the two principles of all things in the Universe. According to legend, he taught people to build houses and bridges, catch fish with a net and care for five domestic animals - a horse, a bull, a chicken, a pig and a ram. Fu-Xi was a great healer. He drew up instructions on how to avoid cold in winter and sweltering heat in summer, and how to maintain healthy air and good blood in the body. But his main achievement in medicine was the creation of the doctrine of vital channels and active points located on the human body.

Historical parallels: The estimated life time of Fu-Xi, the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC, coincides with the life time of the well-known Egyptian patron of healing, Imhotep (p. 35). Like him, Fu-Xi was not only a doctor, but also an astrologer and a builder.

“In ancient times,” says the legend, “when China was ruled by Fu-Xi, versed in many sciences, one of his subjects had a headache.” This man became so ill that he could not find peace either day or night. One day, while cultivating a field, he accidentally hit himself on the leg with a hoe and noticed a strange thing: the headache went away after this blow. Since then, local residents began to deliberately hit themselves on the leg with a piece of stone when they had a headache. Having learned about this, the emperor tried to replace the painful blows with a stone with injections of a stone needle, and the results were good. Later it turned out that such injections, applied to certain places on the body, help not only with headaches, but also with other diseases. It has been observed that exposure to certain points of the body leads to relief from pain or illness. For example, squeezing the central fossa of the upper lip helps lift the patient out of a state of fainting, and inserting needles at certain points at the base of the first and second fingers cures insomnia.

Historical parallels: Methods of influencing active points of the body are also known in the medicine of other nations. Residents of South Africa, wanting to be cured of many diseases, scratch certain points on the body with a shell; Arabs, when treating radiculitis, cauterize part of the ear with a heated metal rod; Eskimos inflict injections with a sharpened stone.

Many discoveries have been made in the field of biology and medicine, but one complex mystery has not been solved for several thousand years. This is the mystery of the “life channels” running along the surface of the body.

Each channel is associated with a specific internal organ. The channels of the body, like the points on them, are invisible, but they really exist, since there is a constant mutual dependence between them and the internal organs. The impact on internal organs through these points using acupuncture and moxibustion is the basis of one of the main methods of treatment in Chinese medicine. The first literary data on the use of this method date back to the 6th century. BC They are set out in the “Canon of the Internal” (“Neijing”, around the 2nd century BC) - one of the oldest medical books in China.

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In modern medicine of the East and West, the doctrine of vital channels and active points located on the surface of the human body is widely used. With the help of various instruments in the area of ​​active points (often called BAT - biologically active points), electrical and magnetic phenomena were discovered, as well as radiation carrying certain information. Modern science tends to consider the qi energy concentrated at these points as a certain type of matter - electrical, magnetic, acoustic, light.

The first needles were made of stone. Later they began to make them from silicon or jasper, from bone and bamboo, from metals: bronze, silver, gold, platinum, stainless steel. There were 9 needle shapes; among them were cylindrical, flat, round, triangular, spear-shaped, needles with a sharp and blunt end.

Such needles were not only intended for acupuncture, they also served as surgical instruments. For example, a sharp “arrow-shaped” needle was used to open abscesses; a needle with a round end was used to split muscles during operations; a thin needle with a blunt end was used to treat those patients who were afraid of injections: instead of an injection, they simply pressed on the appropriate points. To treat children, “skin” needles were made, with the help of which shallow, superficial injections were made. Modern needles are usually made of silver or high grade stainless steel. When introduced, they do not destroy tissue because they have a very thin rod.

Cauterization

The active points were affected not only by acupuncture, but also by cauterization. This method is sometimes mentioned in Chinese literature under such poetic names as “wonderful thunder needle” or “night torch hunt.” In the old days, it was believed that cauterization should cause a burn. “Irritation is without, effect is within” - says an old Chinese proverb. Cauterization was performed using a hot metal stick, lit sulfur powder, and crushed pieces of garlic.

Modern doctors usually use moxa (wormwood) for treatment, which gives

smoldering only pleasant warmth. It is traditionally believed that the effectiveness of moxibustion increases with the shelf life of moxa. For example, for the treatment of a disease that arose 7 years ago, moxa was recommended, which was stored for at least 3 years. Cigarettes and burning cones were stuffed with dried and tightly compressed wormwood; sometimes other medicinal plants were added to it. Moxibustion as a method of preventing and treating diseases has become widespread in Japan, Korea, Vietnam and many other Eastern countries.

Teaching the art of Zhen-Jiu

Comprehension of the art of “zhen-jiu” was very difficult and required a long time. The student had to study not only the location of active points on the “life channels”, but also the complex relationships between them. “You need to take a needle as carefully as approaching a tiger,” says an old Chinese proverb.

The first state institution where traditional medicine was taught - the Imperial Medical School - arose in China only in the Middle Ages. The school had 20 students, 1 teacher and assistant, 20 instructors and 20 needle makers. Of great importance for teaching was the creation of the first two bronze figures, which were cast in full human height under the direction of the physician Wang Wei-i in 1027. All the points and their names were marked on the surface of the figures. Each point corresponded to a deep channel for needle insertion. The outside of the figure was covered with wax, and the inside was filled with water: if the student inserted the needle correctly, a drop of water appeared on the surface of the figure. A year earlier, in 1026, Wang Wei-yi completed work on the Atlas of Points, which became the first officially accepted manual on acupuncture. From the 13th century Copying of figures began, the method of acupuncture went beyond China and began to spread to other Asian countries, then penetrated into Europe and America. In Russia, the first report about it was made in the late 20s. XIX century

Traditional Chinese medicine is also widespread in the modern world. In 1980, the World Health Organization recognized acupuncture as a scientifically proven method and recommended its use in the treatment of various diseases.