Moxibustion for Psoriasis

Psoriass is a common agnogenic erythroderma desquamativum witout infectivity. It can occur in men and women, children and old, but it is more prevalent in young men. It usually occurs and become more severe in the winter, and is relieved or naturally recovers in summer. If the course of the disease is protracted it will have an insconpicous seasonal nature. Psoriasis is also commonly called cow skin tinea, white crust, or coin wind in TCM. It usually occurs due to the following, at first external pathogenic wind,cold, heat and damp accumulate and are retained in the ski and block the channels, an din the Long term causes blood deficiency and wind dryness. The skin is deprived of nourishment ad becomes rough and desquamative.

Main Symtoms : Reddish infiltrating spot skin lesions the size or larger than a coin covered with silver scales and with clear margins. If the scales are removed cribriform bleeding will occur. It occurs repeatedly all over the body, especially on Teh extensor aspect of the extremities.

Acupoints : Ashi points , Qu Chi (LI-11), Xue Hai (SP-10), Feng Chi (GB-20), Shen Shu ( BL-23), San Jin Jiao (SP-6)

Moxibustion Method:
Chose 2-3 Points, ignite the Smokeless Mixa and hold it 1.2-2inches over the point. The temperature should be hot, but not so hit that it burns the patients skin. Apply at every point for 2-5 minutes until the local skin becomes flushed. Perform 2 to 3 times a week. One treatment course is 90 days for 1 month must be done 2 -3 time a week, after one month can be done once every week.

Moxibustion for Psoriasis

Psoriass is a common agnogenic erythroderma desquamativum witout infectivity. It can occur in men and women, children and old, but it is more prevalent in young men. It usually occurs and become more severe in the winter, and is relieved or naturally recovers in summer. If the course of the disease is protracted it will have an insconpicous seasonal nature. Psoriasis is also commonly called cow skin tinea, white crust, or coin wind in TCM. It usually occurs due to the following, at first external pathogenic wind,cold, heat and damp accumulate and are retained in the ski and block the channels, an din the Long term causes blood deficiency and wind dryness. The skin is deprived of nourishment ad becomes rough and desquamative.

Main Symtoms : Reddish infiltrating spot skin lesions the size or larger than a coin covered with silver scales and with clear margins. If the scales are removed cribriform bleeding will occur. It occurs repeatedly all over the body, especially on Teh extensor aspect of the extremities.

Acupoints : Ashi points , Qu Chi (LI-11), Xue Hai (SP-10), Feng Chi (GB-20), Shen Shu ( BL-23), San Jin Jiao (SP-6)

Moxibustion Method:
Chose 2-3 Points, ignite the Smokeless Mixa and hold it 1.2-2inches over the point. The temperature should be hot, but not so hit that it burns the patients skin. Apply at every point for 2-5 minutes until the local skin becomes flushed. Perform 2 to 3 times a week. One treatment course is 90 days for 1 month must be done 2 -3 time a week, after one month can be done once every week.

Origin and Development of Moxibustion

The origins of Moxibustion
     Moxibustion method did not arise as a result of subjective imagination or speculation, but rather develop gradually over hundreds and thousands of years of clinical experience and exploration.  The origins of this method reach back from the primitively society. The North is where and heaven and earth are hidden; it is Åland oh high mountains, wind , cold and ice.  The people of  the north love wild and consume dairy. Cold in the zany organs (all body organs) gives birth to repletion disease; the treatment is Moxibustion. The north is the source of Moxibustion. The discovery of fire was an essential factor in the emergence of Moxatherapy. In the harsh environment endured by early humankind, fire was an important weapon against cold and hunger, allowing early man to survive and propagate.
       Human developed powers of cogent ivy thinking and exploration, this unintentional discovery gradually became a method of using heat stimulation to treat disease.  Humankind gradually collected experiences that supported certain theories, such as the application of heat to the abdomen to relieved the abdominal pain and rumbling caused by the exposure to cold, and the use of fumigation of the joints to relieve joint pain  due to cold and damp for example. What started as accidental success became the intentional and deliberate use of fire to treat and prevent disease; and Moxibustion became a stand-alone external treatment method. It was recognised, accepted, and further developed by later generations into the comprehensive treatment modality of today.


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The development of  Moxatherapy
 After Teh appearance of Moxatherapy, it became widely used and was promoted Asa method of medical treatment and health preservation. In the case of fallen (Qi), use Moxibustion. If acupuncture is not appropriate , Moxibustion is recommended,