How to Know if the Meridians Are Open After Moxibustion?

1. Feeling of Incomplete Meridian Circulation

   • After a few sessions of moxibustion, there might not be much sensation, only some heat. This indicates that the meridians are blocked and the body is cold.
   • If the upper or lower part of the body feels warm during moxibustion, it means that the other half of the body is not very warm, and the meridians are not fully open.
   • If a specific area feels very hot during moxibustion, it indicates that there is stagnation in the meridian and excessive cold dampness. The heat cannot penetrate deeply, but after a few more sessions, it should improve.

2. Signs that the Meridian is About to Open

   • After moxibustion, there may be reactions such as wind-cold expulsion (sneezing, runny nose), blood stagnation (dark brown or dark black stools), or phlegm-damp reactions (excessive phlegm, vomiting, sweating).
   • You might feel very tired or fatigued, indicating that the body's Qi and blood are relatively weak.

3. Feeling when the Meridian is Open

   • After lying down, your abdomen may feel sunken (soft like cotton, free of disease).
   • There may be a sensation of heat circulating or "moving" in the body (the medicinal and heat effects of moxibustion are traveling through the open meridians).
   • Your hands and feet will no longer feel cold.
   • Rubbing the sacrum (Bailao) may cause heat to appear in your feet.

艾灸之后，如何知晓经络是否通畅？

1. 经络不够通畅的感觉

   • 头几次科技艾灸没什么感觉，只是有点热，说明经络不通，身体比较寒；
   • 科技艾灸时上半身热或下半身热，说明不怎么热的那半身，经络不是很通；
   • 科技艾灸某个部位时很烫，经络瘀阻，寒湿重，热力无法向下渗透，多灸几次就好了。

2. 经络即将疏通的感觉

   • 灸后出现排风寒（打喷嚏、流鼻涕）、瘀血（深褐色或酱黑色大便排出）、痰湿等反应（痰多、呕吐、出汗）；
   • 灸后感觉很累、很乏（气血相对比较虚的）。

3. 经络打通的感觉

   • 躺下肚子有凹陷（肚子软如棉，百病都不缠）；
   • 灸后出现热感走串现象（艾灸的药性和热性游走在畅通）；
   • 手脚不再冰凉；
   • 搓八髎脚会发热。