What is the effect of fumigating the waist with wormwood

Mugwort is a common medicinal material and is closely related to people's lives. When the Dragon Boat Festival comes, people will put mugwort at home to ward off evil spirits, and sometimes they will light mugwort to drive away mosquitoes. Mugwort has many uses. For example, there is a folk recipe called mugwort fumigation waist, which is said to be very effective in health care. So, what is the effect of wormwood fumigation on the waist?

Mugwort fumigation to the waist is actually applying mugwort hot compress to the waist. It can completely relieve the pain of lower back pain. Fumigation with mugwort can help people clear the nerves in the waist and relieve the symptoms of back pain.

Moxibustion is a traditional treatment method in Chinese medicine. It has the effects of warming the meridians and dispelling cold, warming and unblocking the meridians, activating blood circulation and removing numbness, eliminating stasis and dispersing nodules, supporting yang and consolidating deficiency, preventing diseases and maintaining health. It has a good therapeutic effect on chronic low back pain. There are many methods of moxibustion, including moxa cone moxibustion, moxa roll moxibustion, warm needle moxibustion and warm moxibustion device moxibustion. When applying moxibustion on the waist, acupoint selection is a critical step. The first acupoints to choose are Mingmen and Shenshu, and then the pain points are selected. Mingmen point is a key point on the Du meridian of the human body. It is located between the two kidneys on the back, below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, and opposite to the navel; Shenshu point is located 1.5 inches lateral to the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, that is, 1.5 inches lateral to both sides of Mingmen point. These three acupoints have the function of strengthening the waist and kidneys, and are important acupoints for treating low back pain.

After selecting the acupoints, light one end of the moxa stick, aim it at the acupoints or affected area, and smoke it about 2-3 cm away from the skin, so that the local area feels warm but not burning pain, until the skin turns red; or keep the lighted end of the moxa stick at a certain distance from the skin of the moxibustion area, but do not fix it, but move it to the left and right or rotate it repeatedly to apply moxibustion; or the lighted end of the moxa stick is not fixed at a certain distance from the skin of the moxibustion area, but moxibustion is applied up and down like a bird pecking at food.

In life, it is also very important to take care of patients with low back pain. They must maintain good living habits and avoid letting their waist and legs get cold. To prevent excessive strain on the waist, stand or sit in the correct posture. At the same time, you should be careful not to exercise too much to avoid straining the lumbar ligaments.