Key point of moxa treatment.

This is the words of Isaburo Fukaya.
He was called a master of moxibustion.
I will try to extract the key points from his book.

"Basic 10 Points for Moxibustion By Isaburo Fukaya"

1: An Acupuncture point is not working itself, but an expert makes it effective.

It’s not that just doing moxibustion at the points textbooks say make effective, but an expert’s sense and experience to take effect are important.


2: Acupuncture and moxibustion points that classic books say are showing only the direction.

Classic books show the points of applying Acupuncture and moxibustion in detail, but it’s not that easy to take that there are the points classic books tell. They only show directions. It is only a guidepoint and is like a reference. The most important thing is to think and see individual differences by referring the classic books.


3: The points move.

The points keep moving and changing.
It’s important to feel by the sense of finger tips and always make treatment at “living points” For that, the guidepoints written at No. 2 above is a good reference.


4: Make effective by using Famous points.

Former people left the points that are effective for a specific desease in classic books. It will be a useful reference.


5: It should make effective by small number of points.

It doesn’t mean it’s good to apply moxibustion on large number of points. Mr.Fukaya says “The deeper I studied, the less the number of points became. The time using small number of points had been much superior to using larger number by effectiveness.”


6: Points that have no reaction have little effect.

Points that have little reactions such as pain, hardness, chill after touching have weak effects. However, it’s possible to make effective by arranging the stimulation level properly, according to individual differences.


7: It has no effect to do moxibustion on the bad points because they are bad.

There is an interesting exquisiteness that using moxibustion points on the lower half of the body is good for diseases on the upper half of the body and so is opposite; using points on the upper half of the body is good for the lower half of the body.
It means that reactions are shown on the far points from illness points, so it’s effective to do moxibustion on the points.


8: Not using only the points that have a reputation from old times, but also developing new effects and improving the remedy effects are important.


9: Size and number of the moxibustion should be matched with patients’ individual body condition.

Even if the book says “The number of using point is ○○”, it is fine to change the number.
People have individual differences. The most important point is that the heat reaches to the deep point. It should be stopped if the heat reaches. If a patient doesn’t feel the heat, it should be kept until the patient feels.

10: Decide the moxibustion points skillfully.

The most important thing is to seek for remedy points that the patients’ body show, rather than theory or past experiences. Frankly speaking, it is necessary to “ask” the body where the remedy points are.

Technical skills or knowledges learned by books doesn’t help you master your skills.
When you use the technical skills and have the experience, it will be useful and become your own “living” skills.



translator, Naoko

"Kyu netsu knwa ho"

"Kyu" is moxa.
"netsu" is heat.
"kanwa" is relax.
"ho" is method.

"Kyu netsu kanwa ho" is a way of weakening the moxibustion heat.


Use high quality moxa.

Rounds the size of a rice or half of rice.
When hardened, would be too hot.
Put the desired acupuncture point.

Preceded it in the ignition.
Wait for the fire about 80%.
Cover it with the tube quickly and a little pressure.

This is one of japanese moxibustion tecnique.
This is Isaburo Fukaya sensei's technique.

Actually, use a bamboo tube.
However, glass bottles is OK.

The important thing is the size.
The inner diameter of 1.5 mm that is good enough.

I often use this technique.
Used primarily in the back.

Back pain, rheumatism, neuralgia, neuropathy, stomach pain, constipation, and allergies, cold, menstrual cramps, erectile dysfunction, etc.

San Shin Ho

"San Shin Ho"is one of acupuncture's tecnique.

"San"is three , "Shin" is needle , "Ho" is method.
this is using a three needle method.

Mainly subject to the cerebrovascular and partial paralysis.

I use 5cm needle.

Use acupuncture point is " Ashi sanri = ST36" and "Taisho = LV3" and "Hyakue = GV20"

One of Japanese acupuncture technique

On April 5, 2011, I left my hometown Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture for Miyagi Prefecture, traveling an about 900 km (one-way) by motorcycle.

Then I worked in Miyagi as an acupuncture and moxibustion volunteer for disaster victims until April 17.



My acupuncture techniques are basically those in which the therapist touches needles on the skin of patients, and these techniques are called contact needle therapy.
The needles are made of various types of metals such as gold, silver, copper.

I sometimes rub the patient skin with these needles, and sometimes hit the head of a needle to cause vibration and convey it to the body.
This is one of the traditional methods in Japan.

In the Tohoku area, strong aftershocks continue to occur even now, more than one month after the disaster.
In an earthquake-stricken area, where aftershocks often happen, people may suddenly be shaken, shocked, or hit (they may fall down or some falling objects may hit their bodies).
If an acupuncturist uses a treatment in which a needle stays in a patient body for a certain period of time, the needle in the body may hurt the patient when an aftershock occurs. Also, if many needles stay in a patient body, it is difficult for the patient to quickly escape from dangers when an aftershock occurs.
However, the contact needle therapy eliminates the above worries because needles do not stay in the body of patients but they just touch the skin when the therapy is performed.
Therefore, the contact needle therapy can be considered safer for suffers in earthquake-stricken areas.

The contact needle therapy is also safe techniques from the aspect of good hygiene.
In disaster areas, maintaining a high hygiene level is often difficult.
If perfect sterilization of medical implements cannot always be ensured, the contact needle therapy, without pricking the skin of patients, is relatively safe from bacterial infection and other contamination.
Acupuncturists are also safe from infection through blood as long as they are using the contact needle therapy.

As I described above, the contact needle therapy is relatively safe, and it is easy for sufferers in disaster areas who say, "I'm scared of acupuncture," to accept treatment of this therapy.



JETAP
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Yo shin do
Hiroshi Yamamoto

Translator, Ichibay
http://sakeandkimono.blogspot.com/

Biwa-shu

I made "Biwa-shu".
"Biwa" is loquat.

This is "Yaku-shu".
"Yaku" is medicine, "shu" is alchol.

This is pickled Loquat seeds to alcohol.
It is effective Bruises, sprains, bruises, burns, dermatitis, stomatitis, gastritis, etc.


Loquat has been a panacea for long times.
so,this is one of Japan's traditional medicine.


Hiroshi Yamamoto

Old Japanese acupuncture text

I have one book about old acupuncture and moxibustion medicine in Japan.
It was written by Masatoyo Hongo in the Edo era (1718).
The book is titled Shinkyu choho ki.
There was a person who was one of the renowned acupuncturists in recent times in Japan.
His name is Katsunosuke Yagishita (1854-1946)
It is said that he read only one book about acupuncture and moxibustion in his life, and the book he read was Shinkyu choho ki (acupuncture and moxibustion handbook)

This book has been translated in to modern Japanese and a lot of translated books are available now.
However, I wanted an old book described in the original words.
So, I was looking for such one, and I was able to get one.
My book was published in 1748.
This book is a manual of the acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in those days.
I think, by reading this book, I can get a glimpse of what kind of treatment acupuncturists in the Edo era were using.

"Secrets into Which Our School Has Been Initiated"
At first, for every disease, hit the [tanden] ([dantian]) with a [hari] (acupuncture needle).
The [tanden] is at a spot two sun (sun is an old unit of length, and two sun is about 6 cm) lower than the navel.
The [tanden] is a place to move the [jin-ki] ([jin]: kidney, [ki]: [qi].
the [jinki] controls vitality), and is the source of the 12 major [kei] (12 major meridians).

Hit the [tanden] with a [hari] at first, and then apply the technique of [sanshin] (a technique of [hari] to scatter [ki]) to move [genki] (one of [qi] in human and is brought by [jin]). At this time, do not concern yourself in the [keiketsu] (acupuncture points).

Hit with a [hari] only spots where [jaki] ([ja]: bad, [ki]: [qi]. [jaki] is bad [qi]) stays to open a way of [genki], and the [genki] will go along this way and the [ki] will begin to move.
If the [ki] moves, tan (phlegm, too much body fluid, or energy of water) moves according to it.
If the tan moves, [netsu] (too much body heat, energy of fire) goes away.
If the [netsu] scatters, fu (energy of wind) passes away in the physical inside.
In addition, if [ki] moves, [ketsu] (blood of bloodstream) is activated.
If the [ketsu] is activated, moisture occurs.
If the moisture occurs, [sei] (vitality, energy, spiritual strength, or power to constitute the body) increases.
When the [sei] increases, strong [shin] (spirit, mind, or power to control life activity) is born in a person.
This is an effect of the acupuncture.


Yo shin do
Hiroshi Yamamoto


Translator, Ichibay
http://sakeandkimono.blogspot.com/

Self-introduction

My name is Hiroshi Yamamoto.
I live in Nishinoiya city in Japan.
The city is located between Osaka and Kobe.

I opened an acupuncture and moxibustion clinic in this city.
The clinic is named "Yo-shin-do".
It is a small clinic with one bed for treatment.

I am engaged in treatment daily while studying medicine of Japanese traditional acupuncture and moxibustion.
There are various schools for acupuncture and moxibustion medicine.
The style that I study is based on "qi gong."

If you want to do study Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion medicine in Japan, please come and visit me.
I hope we will be able to study together.


Yo shin do
Hiroshi Yamamoto