Basics of Acupuncture and Moxibustion – Detailed Explanation of the Four Methods of Flying Meridian and Moving Qi

The four methods of “Flying Jing and Qi” include four complex acupuncture techniques: Qinglong swinging its tail, white tiger shaking its head, Canggui exploring acupoints, and Chifeng Yingyuan.

1. Four methods of “flying through the air”

1, Qinglong swinging tail

Prick the needle obliquely and shallowly, or first deep and then shallow, with the needle tip stabbing towards the sick place. After getting qi, pull down the needle and swing the needle handle slowly, as if holding the rudder of a boat or left or right in a positive direction , in order to promote the conduction of meridian gas to the distal end.

“Golden Needle Fu” says: “The Qinglong swings its tail, like holding the rudder of a boat, neither advancing nor retreating, one left and one right, slowly dialing move”.

This method is relatively well understood. In short, there are two methods. 1. For example, Hegu point can be acupuncture 1.2 cun. After getting Qi, raise the needle to about 0.5-0.8 inch, then overwhelm the needle and swing it left and right 9 times. 2. Prick the acupoint obliquely, swing it left and right for nine times or a multiple of 9 after getting Qi, and slowly pull out the needle when the needle is released. out and close the pinhole.

Blue dragon swinging its tail

2. White tiger shaking its head

Straight puncture and twisting into the needle to reach the deep layer (ground), after getting Qi, shake the needle quickly left and right, Raise the needle while shaking it like a rattle. At the same time, press with the left finger on one end of the meridian of the acupuncture point, so that the meridian at this end is closed, so that the meridian qi is transmitted and traveled along the meridian to the other end, directly to the hospital.

“Golden Needle Fu” says: “The white tiger shakes its head, like a bell rattling by hand.

Note: This method is relatively Complicated, pierce the needle quickly into the deep part of the acupoint (equivalent to the human body in the three parts of heaven, earth and human beings), after the basic technique is qi, pinch the needle handle with the thumb and index finger and turn the needle outward with the thumb, and then shake the needle body with the patient’s breathing , turn left and shake, then turn right, breathe and shake, like a polygon. After that, shake the needle body left and right, such as a hand rattle (vibrate and shake while shaking), and you will know by ringing the bell yourself. The picture is very complicated, and I can’t understand it myself.

White tiger shaking its head

3. Cang turtle exploring the cave

After inserting the needle into the acupoint, first retreat to the superficial layer, and then change the direction of the needle tip. Through penetration, the shallow, medium and deep layers are gradually deepened, such as a turtle digging into the soil to explore a hole in all directions. Probe in different directions to find the best needle-prick sensation, or increase the amount of stimulation to increase the sense of qi.

“Golden Needle Fu” says: “The blue turtle exploring the cave is like an elephant entering the soil, one retreats three times, drilling and tickling the four directions”.

Note: Cang turtle cave exploration operation It is relatively simple, mainly because of the speed. First, pierce the needle into the deep layer, then retreat to the superficial layer after getting qi, and slowly pierce the needle into the deep layer in the order of front, back, left and right, and then retreat to the shallow layer after getting qi. layer, and then follow this method in turn, left and right. The picture is clearer.

Cang turtle exploring caves

4, Chifeng Yingyuan

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Prick the needle straight into the deep layer first, and then lift it up to the shallow layer after getting qi. Shake the needle, then insert it into the middle layer, and then twist it with the lifting and inserting, combining with twisting and releasing, like a red phoenix spreading its wings and swirling, to achieve the effect of passing the meridian.

“Golden Needle Fu” says: “The red phoenix welcomes the source, spreads its wings, inserts the needle to the ground, lifts the needle to the sky, and waits for the needle to reach the sky. Shake, re-enter its Yuan (referring to the human body, middle layer), up and down, left and right, and spin around.”

Chifeng Yingyuan

Note: The Chifeng Yingyuan method is relatively complicated to operate. In the deep layer, after the conventional method is deqi, withdraw the needle to the superficial layer, and wait until the needle is degassed (if no gas is obtained, the conventional method is operated to deqi), and then shake the needle body left and right up and down. Twist, then pinch the needle handle with the thumb and index finger, and do a snapping motion.

Indications of the Four Methods of Flying Meridian and Going Qi: “Golden Needle” “Fu” “If the joints are blocked and the qi is not strong”, “If you pass the joints and festivals to promote luck, and use the flying meridians to move the qi, there are four methods.” Qi, using these four methods can promote acupuncture to feel its healing place.

This is the definition of the four methods of flying through the air and my personal experience. I hope it can inspire you.

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