Moxibustion or also called Moxa therapy, refers to the process of warming of special items, as defined in the traditional Chinese medicine described. Moxibustion is indicated as equivalent to acupuncture.
In the Moxa therapy, small quantities of herbs to acupuncture points, or burnt, and so on the heat effect on the acupuncture points stimulates the meridian. This system is blocking the bodys energy (Qi) is again flowing to the market. The therapist ignites Moxa either small, or so-called Moxa cigars from dried Mugwort. Once the patient is feeling the heat to acupuncture point senses, the next acupuncture point stimulation. Every point is repeatedly heated until the skin is reddened significantly. This approach is indirect moxibustion. In China can be the Moxa but also the extent to burn that the incineration of the skin with blisters, (direct moxibustion).
Another possibility is the so-called hot needles. It is the heat of the fading Mugwort through a needle acupuncture directly into the tissue introduced.
Use can also find Moxa plaster, whose side adhesive coated with medicinal herbs. These herbs produce a heat response and are sent to the acupuncture points pasted.
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