Efficacy of Moxibustion.

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Efficacy of Moxibustion.

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□ Breathes vigor into the movements of cells

Cells are the most basic unit forming our body, thus playing a crucial role in the sustentation of life. All body organs and systems such as tissue, muscle, bones, nerves and blood vessels are groups of cells put together. A sign that your body is tired or ill means that the cells' activity has become sluggish, or that the number of malfunctioning cells has increased. The moxibustion vitalizes the movements of cells. It vitalizes sluggish cells and swiftly discharges dead or ill cells from the human body. Try moxibustion on a few parts of your body when you are feeling heavy, indisposed and lifeless. You will see for yourself that your body's functions become morevigorous and that your metabolism becomes smoother.

□ Effect of pain alleviation

One of the excellent efficacyof moxibustion is pain alleviation. Body parts that feel pain such as heavy aches, crushing pangs, and discomfort are typically tenser than those that do not suffer such symptoms. As such, moxibustion mitigates the straining to alleviate the pain. Sincemoxibustion relieves the stress of affected muscles or blood vessels, blood circulation becomes smoother. Tiring substances and pain causing factors are separated. At the same time, illness has temperamental and functional changes. The functional changes are susceptible to external stimulation, and it is moxibustion, one type of external stimulation, that smoothens the body's automatic control systems to better the symptoms.

□ Regulation of nerve and internal organ functions

Modern medical science defines the nerve reaction by instantly removing hands from hot objects and closing eyes from intense light as a reflex arc. As a form of a circuit, it feels stimulants and gives off corresponding reactions for all kinds of life activities. Both the central nerve system and the automatic nervous system, which is irrelevant to our wishes for minimum life support, are affected by this circuit. Moxibustion also works on this reflex arc. People say after applying moxibustion that 'the soul is comforted', 'cold hands and feet are cured', 'gastritis or gastric ulcer become better', or 'digestion is good'. All of these are results from the smooth functioning of the autonomic nervous system. It goes the same for the central nervous system. There is documented case where someone who couldn't even move due to paralysis,was able to move again after persistent moxibustion. The moxibustion had revived the paralyzed nerves. Nerves that control the movements of internal organs are spread throughout the skin, and applying moxibustion on these spots can help control the functions of nerves and internal organs.

□ Improvement of blood circulation

The place where moxibustion is performed turns red. This means that blood is being concentrated into that area. If blood stagnates somewhere, moxibustion can be performed somewhere far from that part to disperse the blood. Moxibustion is also effective in the movements of the heart. The heart is made of muscles. Moxibustion increases the force of heart muscle contraction to improve blood circulation. It smoothens such functions to promote the flow of the body's circulation system. The reason that moxibustion is effective when applied to cold hands and feet, dizziness, insomnia, or lower body edema where blood rushes to the legs, is because the efficacy of moxibustionis to improve blood circulation. There are sometimes cases where the skin becomes keratinized like corns. Moxibustion is also effective in these cases. Corns may not seem peculiar, but if left alone for a while, it will hurt very much and become hard to remove. When moxibustion is performed on such corns, about 30 jangs(sheets) at a time, the scab falls away along with the corn. Corns are calcified keratin, so it doesn't sting or applies moxibustion.

□ Betterment of blood components

Inside the blood are the red blood, white blood, blood platelets and blood plasma. Moxibustion betters the composition of these blood components. There are 5 million and 4.5 million red blood cells that carry oxygen in men and women respectively. Moxibustion increases the number of red blood cells, which in turn increases the amount of oxygen in blood to make blood fresher. White blood cells that perform phagocytosis also increase in number. Their increase in number leads to improvements in immunity to prevent various kinds of inflammation ailments, colds, allergies and even immunity ailments. When blood is exposed to the air when a wound is inflicted, blood quickly coagulates to prevent further bleeding. Such a hemostasis is the function of platelets. Moxibustion greatly betters the hemostasis function. This is the reason why applying moxibustion on bleeding spots are so effective in stopping the bleeding.

□ Removal of body wastes and inflammation

Blood delivers oxygen from lungs and nutrients from intestines to the cells. Also, it delivers body wastes and carbon dioxide from cells to excretive organs and lungs. Thus, when blood circulation is not so smooth, the body becomes sick from unsteady supplying and excretion. Moxibustion concentrates blood to a specified spot. The procedure naturally disperses gathered blood and supplies blood to spaces where blood doesn't easily reach to smoothen blood circulation and heal inflammations.

□ Changing in secretion of hormones

There is a substance that controls the body with only a teaspoon's worth for an entire life. It is the hormones. The roles of hormones are too numerous to enumerate, including growth, reproduction, digestion, urination and defecation control, blood pressure control and so on. Such hormones are minute in quantity, but a slight difference in their secretion can inflict damage to the body as much as cause diseases. Diabetes and the thyroid gland disease are typical cases. Moxibustion on organs or related parts will naturally control the secretion amount of hormones to heal various diseases of the endocrine system.

□ Improvement of physical constitution

Long-term moxibustion improves the overall body state. Chronic pain such as headaches start to decrease while contagious diseases such as the common cold reduce, allergic symptoms greatly decrease, and ailment states improve. This is because moxibustion changes the body state to improve physical constitusion.People who have gone through long-term moxibustion commonly say the following. Obese people lose weight, and thin people gain weight. People who have sufferedfrom depression say that moxibustion improved their spirits. People who have suffered insomnia can sleep well, and those who have suffered menstrual irregularity or pain have improved in condition. Moxibustion results in the disappearing of constant discomfort and pain, and this is the result of its effect of improving physical constitusion.

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