Herbal burning

Burning medicine is to take herbs such as turmeric, ginger, and galangal, pound them together, then place them on the stomach around the navel, then use a wet cloth to make a circle around it, add salt and a little herbal oil, and cover with another cloth and set it on fire (burning medicine can also be done on other muscles of the body, such as the shoulder, back, and scia muscles, etc.)

The benefits of burning herbs are: used to treat symptoms of indigestion and flatulence.

  • Use fire to create heat in the body or area to be treated.
  • Generally used for large muscle groups such as the abdomen, chest, back
  • Or focus on treating specific areas such as the wrist, front of the knee, back of the knee

** It is mostly used to burn medicine in the abdominal area (around the navel), which is the origin of the ten main meridians that travel through the body.

Examples of diseases that use this procedure

  • Bloating but not bloated or sour burping
  • Back pain, knee pain
  • Hip pain
  • Menstrual pain
  • Constipation, no bloating
  • Weak downward wind, numbness, cramps
  • Snoring due to excessive phlegm in the chest

Procedure

1. Rub the oil on the stomach area and massage the stomach.

2. Take a damp cloth and wring it out until damp, then wrap it around the cloth to form a sash.

3. Divide the cloth into a circle about 1 cubit wide.

4. Sprinkle with a moderate amount of salt.

5. Sprinkle the burnt herbs to a height of about 1 finger.

6. Sprinkle salt again.

7. Spray massage oil.

8. Cover with a damp cloth.

9. Use your hands to press the edges of the cloth into a clear circle.

10. Pour alcohol over the area to be burned.

11. Chant a spell before lighting the fire.

12. When the power goes out, use a cloth cover.

13. Repeat the medicine.

14. Suiya

15. Sprinkle some more salt.

16. Use a damp cloth (repeat step 8).

17. Do this repeatedly. *The number of times of burning the medicine depends on the patient’s symptoms.

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Before herbal burning

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After herbal burning

Contraindications and precautions for burning medicine

  • Patients with high nosebleeds
  • People who currently have high blood pressure (not exceeding 140/90 mmHg can do it but should be careful and use other additional procedures)
  • People with diabetes, stroke, or paralysis should be careful because they are slow to sense things.
  • Those who cannot stand the heat
  • People who are allergic to alcohol
  • The cloth should be dampened with water every time. Do not use a cloth that is too dry.
  • Do not add too much alcohol.

Treatment Examples