Acupuncture contraindications
1. Partial contraindications: Important organs should not be needled. It is forbidden to puncture where the large blood vessels pass. Important joints should not be acupuncture.
2. Contraindications of acupoints: Pregnant women are forbidden to acupuncture Hegu, Sanyinjiao, lack of basin and Abdominal, lumbosacral acupoints. Acupuncture ban fontanelle meeting in children. Women are banned from the Needle Stone Gate.
3. Forbidden needles with poor prognosis in critical condition: The Classic of Internal Medicine proposes five Seizure and five anti-prohibited needles are both the meaning.
4, anger, shock, overwork, hunger, thirst, sexual intercourse, drunkenness, etc. .
Contraindications for moxibustion
Forbidden moxibustion at acupoints:
Such as Dumb Gate, Fengfu, Tianzhu, Chengguang, Tou Linxi, Touwei, Sizhukong, Zanzhu, Jingmingsu Polygonum, He Polygonum, Zygomatic Polygonum, Yingxiang, Xiaguan, Renying , Tianhou, Tianfu, Zhou Rong, Yuanye, Ruzhong, Dovetail, Belly Ai, Jianzhen, Yangchi, Zhongchong, Shaoshang, Thenar, Jingqu, Diwuhui, Yangguan, Jizhong, Liao Gu, Yinlingquan, Tiaokou, Dubi, Yinshi, Futu, Biguan, Shenmai, Weizhong, Yinmen, Chengfu, Baihuanyu, Xinyu, etc.
Moxibustion is prohibited for diseases:
The disease is not suitable for moxibustion in the three yang, the person with Yin deficiency and internal heat is not suitable for moxibustion, the symptom is not suitable for moxibustion, the disease with warm heat is not suitable for moxibustion, and the disease with damp heat is not suitable for moxibustion.
According to modern medical research and clinical practice, the prohibition of acupuncture and moxibustion in ancient times had limitations of the times. Taboo no longer exists. Therefore, these discussions are for clinical reference only.
Traditional Chinese medicine is extensive and profound, with various magical treatments, one of which is acupuncture. Acupuncture points can play a role in health care.
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Acupoints in the breast:
In some ancient books there are still descriptions about acupuncture and moxibustion at this point.
For example: The “Elbow Hou Bei Ji Prescription” of Jin Dynasty contains: “Moxibustion can be used for three strong people” in the treatment of epilepsy. Another example: “Tongren Acupuncture and Moxibustion Acupoints Map” mentions: “It can be slightly pricked for three points”. It is not an absolute taboo. However, there are no reports of moxibustion in modern times, and it is only used as a sign of acupoint determination.
Naohu:
Acupuncture is forbidden at this point. The earliest record is found in the “A and B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion”, and the prohibition of moxibustion did not appear until the Qing Dynasty. . Naohu is the Du meridian point. The point is close to the foramen magnum. It may be one of the reasons why the ancients had accidents during acupuncture and moxibustion. The taboo of this point has been lifted in modern times.
Thenar cave:
The prohibition of acupuncture at this point is first seen in “Su Wen·Thorn Forbidden”: “The belly of the fish is stabbed inward, and the For swelling”, moxibustion is forbidden, which can be found in the book “Introduction to Medicine”. The reasons for its taboo are nothing more than the above-mentioned ones, and the ban on this point has been lifted in modern times.