Moxibustion is another of the common techniques used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
It consists of burning dried mugwort (moxa) on particular points on the body, and has been known to play an important role in traditional medical systems of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia.
Suppliers usually age the mugwort and grind it up to a fluff; practitioners burn the fluff or process it further into a cigar-shaped stick. They can use it indirectly, with acupuncture needles, or burn it on the patient’s skin.
Moxibustion is promoted as a treatment for a wide variety of conditions
Moxibustion is found in many forms. Usually, the mugwort herb is burnt close to a specific area of the body which needs attention or on a needle in that point.
