What is the connection and difference between wormwood sticks and traditional Chinese medicine therapies such as acupuncture and cupping?
Publish Time: 2024-11-29
As the treasures of traditional Chinese medicine, wormwood sticks, acupuncture and cupping each have unique theories and applications, and are also related to each other in some aspects.Wormwood sticks mainly use moxa sticks or moxa cones made by burning moxa leaves to warm and stimulate specific acupuncture points on the human body. This therapy, called moxibustion, can warm the meridians and dispel cold, dredge the meridians and activate the collaterals, and harmonize the qi and blood. It is especially effective in treating cold diseases and health care. The warm power of moxibustion can penetrate into the muscles, dispel the cold in the body, promote the circulation of qi and blood, and achieve the purpose of strengthening yang and consolidating the foundation.Acupuncture is to regulate qi and blood, balance yin and yang, and dredge the meridians by pricking the acupuncture points of the human body. Acupuncture therapy combines the characteristics of needles and moxibustion. Acupuncture stimulates acupuncture points and stimulates the qi of meridians to achieve the purpose of harmonizing qi and blood, strengthening the body and eliminating evil; moxibustion mainly relies on the warm power of moxa leaves, which complements acupuncture and moxibustion and acts on the human body together.Cupping uses the principle of negative pressure to make the cup body adsorbed on the skin, causing local congestion and blood stasis, so as to dredge the meridians, promote qi and blood circulation, and dispel wind and cold. Cupping therapy focuses more on the wind, cold and dampness on the body surface. Through negative pressure suction and pulling, the evil qi is pulled out from the body surface, which has a significant effect on symptoms such as real evidence and exogenous wind and cold.The connection between the three is that they are all important components of TCM external treatment. By stimulating the acupuncture points and meridians on the surface of the human body, the purpose of adjusting yin and yang, unblocking qi and blood, and harmonizing the internal organs is achieved. However, their focus and application scenarios are different. Moxibustion is more inclined to warm and nourish, and is suitable for deficiency syndrome and cold syndrome; acupuncture combines the characteristics of acupuncture and moxibustion, and can flexibly respond to various symptoms; cupping focuses more on expelling evil spirits, and is suitable for excess syndrome and exogenous wind and cold.In summary, although wormwood sticks, acupuncture and cupping have different focuses, they together constitute a rich system of external treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine, and have made great contributions to human health.
