Introduction to Thermal Moxibustion Therapy

  There are hundreds of acupuncture points on the surface of the human body, some of which are open, some closed, some sensitive, and some dull, depending on the body’s condition. When performing acupuncture therapy, selecting sensitive and open acupoints for acupuncture and moxibustion can more effectively stimulate the body’s regulatory ability and further improve the efficacy of acupuncture in treating diseases.  Thermosensitive moxibustion is a type of moxibustion therapy, which uses the method of gentle moxibustion with moxa sticks to apply moxibustion treatment on the heat-sensitive points of the body. The heat-sensitive points are sensitive and open points, which are extremely sensitive to the heat of the moxa stick, and moxibustion can stimulate the body’s meridian response, producing heat sensation deep penetration, diffusion, conduction and even soreness, numbness and heavy swelling, so that the meridians are unblocked, the meridian qi is conducted, and the “qi reaches the disease”, thus significantly improving the efficacy of moxibustion.  Thermal moxibustion method has the advantages of safety, high efficiency, non-invasive pain, non-toxic side effects, etc. The efficacy of thermal moxibustion therapy includes warming the meridians and dispersing cold, promoting the flow of qi and clearing the ligaments; supporting the Yang to fix the detachment, raising the Yang and lifting the traps; relieving heat and removing toxins, eliminating stasis and dispersing knots; preventing diseases and health care, prolonging life.  Thermal moxibustion therapy has a wide range of indications, whether it is hot, cold, deficiency or real evidence, as long as there is a sensitive open thermal point, can be treated with thermal moxibustion.  The following diseases can be treated with thermal moxibustion as the main or auxiliary treatment: 1, from the evidence, Chinese medicine manifested as cold, deficiency, wet, stasis evidence are effective, especially for certain long-term, chronic diseases can better reflect the advantages of moxibustion therapy.  2, various pain disorders, such as neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain, ankylosing spondylitis, myofasciitis, trigeminal neuralgia, migraine, etc.  3, internal diseases, such as colds, bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, functional dyspepsia, constipation, diarrhea, insomnia, menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, breast enlargement, sexual dysfunction, etc.