Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.) Moxabustion (Moxa)     I Origins and Theories of Chinese Medicine   What to expect from a practitioner of Chinese or Oriental Medicine   The Four Examinations of Chinese Medicine   Acupuncture   Moxibustion   Chinese Herbal Medicine   Famous Chinese Herbs   How to Drink Your Herbs & Take Your Chinese Medicine   Bodywork & Massage in Chinese Medicine   Meditation, Movement & Martial Art in Traditional Chinese Medicine   Common Ailments: A Chinese Medicine Perspective   Chinese Medicine Resources & Links   Find A Practitioner of Chinese Medicine Near You                           A Patient's Guide to Chinese Medicine by Joel Harvey Schreck   Now available from BayTree Publications   FREE SHIPPING $18.95    View Cart                                                                                                       Moxibustion: When heat's a treat.   Heat can be beneficial. When the body lacks heat, adding it is therapy.   Moxabustion is a heat treatment where acupuncture points are heated by burning an herb called moxa (compressed artemisia leaf) on or near the acupuncture point.   Burning on the skin is called direct moxibustion. Burning it near the skin called indirect moxibustion.   Sometimes we burn moxa attached to the the needles. This is called warming needle technique.   Moxa sticks are like cigars which are burned close to the affected area (about an inch). When the spot becomes too hot, the moxa stick is withdrawn, then after a moment, it is returned. This results in a kind of pecking at the spot with the moxa stick.   Do it 5-20 minutes per session, 1-3 sessions per day. Just be careful to ventilate the smoke, careful of falling ashes, and careful to extinguish the stick (roll) by suffocating it in sand or salt or rice.   Smokeless moxa sticks are actually sticks of charcoal which make little smoke when burned. They are used when good ventilation is not availble.        E-MAIL CONSULTATIONS   $60 USD   A consultation consists of several e-mail exchanges resulting in an herbal prescription, treatment plan and possibly other suggestion. Consutations do not include the cost of herbs. In your first e-mail, briefly describe yourself. Mention your gender, age, occupations, symptoms (including how long you've had them for) and any Western diagnosis. List the medicines you use and occasions when you have been hospitalized for any reason. Attachments such as photos or videos are OK, but not necessary.   View Cart After purchasing a consultation e-mail to: questions@drshen.com                                 Information on this site is provided for educational purposes and is not meant to substitute for the advice of your own physician or other medical professional.   Shen Herb Inc.makes no claims as to efficacy or safety of products appearing on this site. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.     recommend this article

  

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