Body Constitution for Tian Jiu Treatment Q&A


與醫師對話-我的體質適合做天灸嗎?

1. 問:醫師,我有鼻敏感,每逢轉天氣時噴嚏鼻水增多,時常鼻塞致睡眠差,是否適合做天灸?

答:天灸療法對於虛寒體質尤其有效,肺衛不固,免疫力低下的鼻敏感及哮喘患者皆適合做。但如果貼藥當天發燒、咽喉痛就不適宜了。

2. 問:其實什麼體質的人仕不適合做天灸呢?

答:如果是肝火亢盛、陰虛火旺、腸胃實熱的就不適合做天灸,要先調理或治療身體,再考慮有否須要做了。

3. 問:我如何得知我是這類體質?

答:如果是肝火亢盛體質,常見血壓偏高、面紅耳赤、容易暴躁、口乾口苦等;陰虛火旺體質,表現為口乾便乾、心跳或促、手足心熱、面紅潮熱、失眠盜汗等;而腸胃實熱體質者,容易胃火熾盛、消殼善飢、大便乾硬、口乾口臭等。因為天灸敷貼的藥物都是辛溫之品,原意是借助陽熱之氣對治虛寒之症,如果體質屬火熱者,更會火上加油。天灸除了對鼻敏感有療效,對體虛怕寒、手足冰冷、容易感冒;哮喘緩解期、胃寒胃痛(長期進食生冷)、宮寒痛經等皆有療效。唯懷孕婦女就不適宜。

4. 問:小童幾歲可以做天灸?

答:小童2歲以上可以做。當然要經過診斷及沒有發熱及咽痛才可以。


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