1. Local temperature and heat stimulation effect
Moxibustion is a kind of a particular body part by ai fire, in order to
achieve the purpose of treating and preventing diseases treatment, the
implementation of acupuncture point skin temperature rise to about 130 ℃, the skin temperature is highest in 56 ℃ or so.The
temperature change and the skin in the subcutaneous layer are different, and
the moxibustion stimulation involves not only the shallow layer but also the
deep layer.It is this kind of warm stimulation, which causes the local skin to
be congested with blood, the capillary dilatation, the enhancement of local
blood circulation and lymph circulation, alleviating and eliminating the smooth
muscle spasm;To strengthen the metabolism of local skin tissues, promote the
dissipation of pathological products such as inflammation, stain, puffiness,
adhesion, exudate and hematoma.At the same time, it can increase the sweat
gland secretion, which is beneficial to the excretion of metabolites.It can
also cause the proliferation of cortical inhibition and reduce the excitability
of the nervous system and play a sedative and analgesic effect.
The study found that moxibustion had near infrared radiation.The human
body is an infrared radiation source and a good infrared absorber,
near-infrared radiation of moxibustion provides the necessary energy for the
body of the activity, moxibustion of near-infrared light quantum can regulate
the body.In the process of moxibustion therapy, the near-infrared radiation has
high penetrability and is a helpful information to stimulate the acupoint.On
the basis of "resonance", by means of feedback regulating mechanism,
to correct the pathological state of energy information/metabolic disorder,
regulate the body's immune system, so as to achieve the goal of restoring
normal function.
2. The function of the meridians regulation
Meridian theory is an important part of TCM theory and is also the
theoretical basis of moxibustion therapy.The human being is a whole, the organs
of the six organs and the limbs are coordinated with each other, and this coordination
relationship is mainly achieved by the system of automatic control of the body.Of
receiver and effector role, it plays the role of passing information and
contact of main and collateral channels, comprehensive analysis and processing
information, issue instructions, plays a direct role, namely of meridian system
Brain and bowels skeleton, insides, holographic theory research results,
it is also a biological medicine has been proved that even a small local
lesions, also can present systemic disorder of the body all reflect (such as
skin redness, can cause fever, whole body unwell), therefore, meridian is a
multi-level, multi-functional, more forms of regulation system.Therefore, when
moxibustion is applied to the acupuncture point, the warm and warm stimulation
of the fire can produce the result of mutual excitation, synergism and action,
which results in physiological amplification effect.
3. Other functions
The therapeutic effect of moxibustion can also be achieved by regulating
the immune function of the human body, which is characterized by bidirectional
regulation.First to stimulate the acupuncture points themselves, inspired
bullishness, transfer the function of the meridians, make better give play to
the role of qi and Yin and Yang of the whole, and activate the skin of certain
nerve endings enzymes involved in the immune regulation, and treatment of
disease has obvious adjustment.
To sum up, the mechanism of the moxibustion is through the moxibustion in
the combustion process of thermal effect, passed to the meridian system,
mobilize the body's immune function, effect on human body, and bowels five
zang-and the skeleton of the lesion site, multi-level multi-function form
adjustment, in mutual coordination under the action of excitation, produce
multiplier effect on the treatment.
