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.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.