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Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese technique that is closely related to and often practiced with acupuncture. It has beben use throughout Asia for thousand of years; the actual Chinese character for acupuncture, translated literally, means "acupuncture - moxibustion, as with most forms of traditional Chinese medicine, is to strengthen the blood, to stimulate the flow of qi, and maintain a general health. It is the local and focused application of heat to acupuncture points using a compressed , powdered combustible substance ( "mugwort"or "moxa") , which is burned at or near the points to be stimulated. Heat on the one hand warms and strengthens the life force or energy and on the other hand unlocks its pathways and smoothes its flow. It's application is quite useful in conditions caused by cold and dampness and In cases of deficiency( weakness) of the organ functions. If has been effectively used for the treatment. Of asthma, diarrhoea, rheumatic pain, abdominal pain, vomiting and certain gynaecological disorders. It has been also found very effective in turning breech babies into a normal head-down position to childbirth.
MOXIBUSTION therapy is used for people who have a cold or stagnant condition as diagnosed in orientak medicine. The burning of MOXA is used to expel cold and warm the meridians, which leads to smoother flow of Qi and blood. In Western medicine , moxibustion has been successfully used to turn breech babies into a normal head-down position prior to childbirth. A landmark study published in the journal of the American Medical Association in 1998 found that up to 75% of women with breech presentation babies, and who RECIVED moxibustion at a specific point on the bladder meridian, had their babies rotate to the normal position. Other studies have shown that moxibustion increases the movement of foetus in the pregnant women, and may reduce the symptoms of menstrual cramps when used in conjunction with the traditional acupuncture.
SIS EFFECTS OF WARM MOXIBUSTION
1. Warm muscle and pissipate cold, divert the put wind;
2. Warm meridian tonglou, activating blood dissipate stasis;
3. Warm middle activating internal, strength zang-fu;
4. Warm yin buxu, recuperate depleted Yang;
5. Promoting qi and activation blood, eliminate fire and dissolve stasis;
6. Balance yin-yang , health preventing disease.
Treatment of diseases including
1. Cervical spondylosis
2. Peri arthritis of shoulder
3. Deficiency-cold and cough
4. Lumbar muscle strain
5. Waist pain
6. Bone hyperplasia
7. Gastral cavity cold pain
8. Facial paralysis
9. Dysmenorrhea and so on
What is Moxibustion?
Moxibustion is the application of heat to acupuncture points or areas of the body using moxa to treat and prevent health conditions. Chapter 73 of Miraculous Pivot, a famous chinese medical book stated, "a disease that may not be treated by acupuncture may be treated by moxibustion "
In traditional Chinese medicine, moxa is used to treat and prevent pain, discomfort and disease by expelling stagnancy and cold, thus warming the meridians, strengthening the blood and stimulating the flow of Qi.
What is Moxa Made of?
Moxa whose formal name is 'moxibustion' It is obtained from the herbal plant called Artemisia Vulgaris (Ai Ye, Rgy Wormwood Leaf, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, or Mugwort), a type of Chrysanthemum. Its leaves are thick with lots of wool. Moxa leaf is bitter and acrid, gives up warmth in small amounts and strong heat used in large amounts. Older moxa is better; it is easy to light, has a good smell, gives off moderate heat, reaches deep parts of the body and is inexpensive. You can use other materials such as peach stem, mulberry stem, bamboo skin, or Deng Xin Cao.
Moxa is used for diseases that are not well-treated by acupuncture and chinese herbs or combined with the above to increase the effects of treatment. For conditions that do not respond to herbs and needles, use moxa. It applies to many diseases, deficiency, excess and heat syndrome & acute conditions. Moibustion:
1. Warms the channels to expel cold: The heat from moxibustion reaches deep portions of the body such as muscles and tendons. It warms, moves and unblocks Qi in the channels. It treats cold damp bi syndrome, stubborn deep disease and Yang deficiency syndrome. It is used for wind-cold, dysmenorrheal, cold abdominal pain and abnormal menstruation, arthritis muscle pain and neuralgia, lumbago and many cold symptom.
2. Reinforces the middle jiao, replenishes Qi, recovers Yang and rescues the Yang from collapse. Treats cold limbs bi syndrome, minute pulse, extreme sweat, anuresis, diarrhea, prolapse of rectum & uterus.
3. Promotes Qi and blood circulation, resolves blood stasis, and removes obstruction & pain due to above symptoms. Treats dysmenorrhea, Bi syndrome, skin abscess such as carbuncle, scrofula of cold type, and stimulate gastrointestinal motility function.
4. Prevents disease & maintains health. Promoting health, and preventing disease. Both activate the Zheng (correct) Qi and increase bodily resistance to disease It has been used for relaxation and removing fatigue widely in china.
Do not substitute moxa for needles in an acupuncture formula. Moxibustion adds new energy to the body while needles only manipulate pre-existing energy. Moxibustion is faster, easier & less expensive than chinese herbal formulas because it manipulates energy more directly. However, it cannot always replace herbal treatment.
Who need Moxibustion?
1. Chronic conditions & Yang Qi deficiency such as chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, malaria, phlegm, water retention, edema, asthma cold type, impotence, enuresis, Bi syndrome, abdominal pain, stomach ache and metrorrhagia due to Qi deficiency.
2. Older people with frequent urination due to Yang deficiency, wind stroke of Tuo type, profuse sweating, dying Yang syndrome and collapse of Qi.
3. Emergency treatment-collapse of Yang.
4. People with body cold and difficult to sleep, cold symptoms, depressed mood, stomach in poor condition.
5. Summary: Yin syndrome, cold syndrome and deficiency syndrome.
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