Moxibustion Therapy

Moxibustion is another ancient therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine that is particularly effective in the treatment of arthritis, asthma, and fatigue. Moxibustion has the function of warming and clearing the meridians and tonifying the body's energy. It strengthens the patient's immune and circulatory system. Moxa, the dried leaves of the common mugwort (artemesia vulgaris) plant, is placed in small balls on the end of acupuncture needles or it can be made into small cones and burnt on herbal cake or ginger over the skin. It provides gentle heat and increases the toning effective of the treatment. It is highly effective to build up a patient's energy reserves and improve sexual function.

Patients should not received moxibustion if they have fever, cold, flu, infectious conditions, mouth sores, hepatitis, or high blood pressure. Furthermore, pregnant women should avoid moxa on the abdominal and lumbar sacral areas. Anyone with numbness in the arms, legs, feet, or toes should not do moxa.

Moxibustion, used as routine preventive care, helps expel coldness in the body, promote the body's energy, increase immune function and improve blood circulation. While it is performed all year round to treat different diseases, moxibustion is done in the summer for preventive care three times during June in accordance with First Summer, Middle Summer and End Summer of the Chinese Lunar Calendar.