What does moxibustion mean?

Moxibustion is a traditional therapy in ethnic medicine, which is to burn wormwood and put it on acupuncture points of human body for treatment to achieve the effect of conditioning human body. Artemisia argyi is regarded as a commonly used medicinal material in Chinese medicine theory, which has the effects of warming yang and dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation and eliminating dampness, and is often used to treat diseases such as rheumatism, irregular menstruation and dyspepsia.

The principle of moxibustion treatment is to influence the acupuncture points and related tissues and organs of human body through the medicinal properties of wormwood, so as to adjust the physiological functions and disease symptoms of human body and achieve the therapeutic effect. Moxibustion can not only cure diseases, but also play a health care role, regulate human qi and blood, enhance human immunity and delay aging.

Moxibustion is a very safe treatment method, because its treatment process is painless and non-invasive and will not damage human tissues and organs. At the same time, moxibustion can relax the body and mind. When using moxibustion therapy, it needs to be carried out under the guidance of a doctor, choose appropriate acupoints and drugs, abide by the treatment norms, and ensure the therapeutic effect and safety.