凡着灸住火。便用赤皮葱薄荷汤温洗疮周遭约一二尺。令驱逐风气于疮口出。更令经脉
往来
烂。加胡荽煎。若疮疼不可忍。多时不效。加黄连煎神效。
资生云。贴灸疮。春用柳絮。夏用竹膜。秋用新绵。冬用兔腹上白细毛。猫儿腹毛更佳
。今
药尤佳。
按柳絮竹膜兔猫毛贴疮。恐干燥作疼。而太乙膏、善应膏又有不对证药。皆不宜。今只
用白芷、乳香、当归、川芎等。香油另煎膏药贴之为要。
千金云。小儿新生无疾。慎不可逆针灸之。如逆针灸。则忍痛动其五脏。因喜成痫。河
洛关
车筋急。其土地寒。皆决舌下去血。灸颊以防噤也。吴蜀地温。无此疾也。古方既传之。今
人不详南北之殊。便按方而用之。是以多害于小儿也。所以田舍小儿。任其自然。皆得无横
夭也。
千金云。正午以后。乃可灸。谓阴气未至。灸无不着。午前平旦。谷气虚。令人癫眩。
不可
停候晴明再灸。急难亦不拘此。
按日正午。气注心经。未时注小肠经。止可灸极泉、青灵、少海、灵道、通里、神门、
少府
之发。千金所云午后灸之言。恐非孙真人口诀也。
资生云。既灸。忌食猪、鱼、热面、生酒、动风冷物。鸡肉最毒。而房劳尤忌。
按既灸之后。当茹淡。使胃气和平。血气流通。疾病随艾气驱出。若浓味醉酗。则血气
乱。
须熟读。不独针灸为然也。
凡是施灸结束、停止燃烧艾火后，立即用赤皮葱和薄荷煎煮的温汤清洗疮口周围约一二尺的范围。目的是让风气从疮口排出，同时使经脉通畅运行。如果疮口溃烂严重，可加入胡荽（香菜）一起煎煮；如果疮口疼痛难以忍受且长时间不见效，可加入黄连煎煮，效果神妙。
资生（陈自明）说：贴敷灸疮，春季用柳絮，夏季用竹膜，秋季用新棉花，冬季用兔子腹部的白色细毛，猫儿腹部的毛更好。现在的药物尤其好。
按语：用柳絮、竹膜、兔毛或猫毛贴敷疮口，恐怕会导致干燥疼痛，而且太乙膏、善应膏等药不对证，都不适宜。现在只用白芷、乳香、当归、川芎等药材，用香油单独煎制成膏药贴敷才是关键。
《千金方》说：小儿刚出生且没有疾病时，千万不要逆向进行针灸（即在未病先防的情况下强行针刺或艾灸）。如果逆向针灸，会使小儿忍痛并扰动五脏，从而因惊恐而患上癫痫。在河洛地区气候寒冷，会出现筋脉拘急的情况，都需要决断舌下出血，并灸颊部以防牙关紧闭。吴蜀地区气候温暖，没有这种病。古方既然流传下来，现在人不详细考察南北气候的差异，就按照古方使用，因此大多对小儿造成伤害。所以乡野间的小儿，顺应自然规律，都能避免横死夭折。
《千金方》说：正午以后，才可以施灸。这是因为此时阴气尚未到来，施灸必然有效。午前平旦时分，谷气虚弱，施灸会令人癫狂眩晕，不可施灸。应当等待晴天明亮时再灸，除非是紧急困难的情况，才不拘泥于此规定。
按语：日正午时，气注入心经；未时注入小肠经。此时只可灸极泉、青灵、少海、灵道、通里、神门、少府等穴位。《千金方》所说的“午后灸”的说法，恐怕不是孙思邈的真传口诀。
资生（陈自明）说：施灸之后，忌食猪肉、鱼类、热面条、生酒以及动风冷物。鸡肉毒性最大，而房事劳累尤其忌讳。
按语：施灸之后，应当饮食清淡，使胃气平和，气血流通，疾病随着艾草的热气被驱除。如果食用浓味食物或醉酒酗酒，则会导致气血紊乱。必须熟读此理，不仅针灸如此，其他治疗也一样。
Whenever moxibustion is completed and the fire is extinguished, immediately wash the area surrounding the moxa blister with a warm decoction of red-skin green onions and mint. This allows the pathogenic wind to be expelled from the wound and ensures the smooth flow of the meridians. If the wound is ulcerated, add Coriandri Fructus (Husu, 胡荽) to the decoction. If the pain in the wound is unbearable and there is no improvement after a long time, add Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连) to the decoction for miraculous efficacy.
Zisheng (Chen Ziming) stated: For dressing moxa blisters, use willow catkins in spring, bamboo membrane in summer, new cotton wool in autumn, and fine white hair from rabbit bellies in winter; hair from cat bellies is even better. Modern medicinal preparations are particularly effective.
Note: Using willow catkins, bamboo membrane, or rabbit/cat hair to dress wounds may cause dryness and pain. Furthermore, Taiyi Ointment and Shanying Ointment are often not indicated for the specific condition and are therefore unsuitable. Currently, it is best to use Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi, 白芷), Boswelliae Resina (Ruxiang, 乳香), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归), and Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎), frying them separately in sesame oil to make an ointment for application, which is the key method.
The *Qianjin Fang* states: For newborn infants who are healthy and free of disease, one must strictly avoid reverse acupuncture/moxibustion (prophylactic needling/moxa before illness). If reverse acupuncture/moxibustion is performed, the infant will endure pain, disturbing the five zang organs, and may develop epilepsy due to fright. In the He-Luo region where the climate is cold, tendon spasms occur, requiring bloodletting under the tongue and moxibustion on the cheeks to prevent trismus. In the Wu-Shu regions where the climate is warm, such diseases do not exist. Since ancient prescriptions have been transmitted, modern practitioners fail to account for the differences between northern and southern climates and apply these prescriptions indiscriminately, thereby harming many infants. Therefore, rural children, left to their natural course, generally avoid premature death.
The *Qianjin Fang* states: Moxibustion should only be performed after noon, when yin qi has not yet arrived, ensuring that moxibustion is effective. Before noon, at dawn, the grain qi is deficient, and moxibustion can induce mania and dizziness. One should wait for clear weather before proceeding, unless it is an urgent emergency.
Note: At solar noon, qi enters the Heart Meridian; during the Wei hour (1-3 PM), it enters the Small Intestine Meridian. At these times, only points such as Jiquan (HT1), Qingling (HT8), Shaohai (HT3), Lingdao (HT4), Tongli (HT5), Shenmen (HT7), and Shaofu (HT8) on the Heart Meridian can be moxed. The statement in the *Qianjin Fang* regarding "moxibustion after noon" is likely not the authentic teaching of Sun Simiao.
Zisheng (Chen Ziming) stated: After moxibustion, avoid consuming pork, fish, hot noodles, raw wine, and foods that generate wind or are cold. Chicken meat is considered most toxic, and sexual exertion is especially contraindicated.
Note: After moxibustion, one should maintain a bland diet to harmonize stomach qi and promote the smooth circulation of qi and blood, allowing diseases to be expelled by the heat of the mugwort. Consuming rich flavors or becoming intoxicated will disrupt qi and blood. This principle must be thoroughly understood; it applies not only to acupuncture and moxibustion but to all medical treatments.