Can children with fever do moxibustion?

If a child’s fever is caused by wind-cold invasion, moxibustion can be performed under the guidance of a medical professional. Fever belongs to the category of “fever” in traditional Chinese medicine, which may be caused by wind-cold attacking the lungs, wind-heat attacking the lungs, or deficiency of lung yin (insufficient yin in the lungs). Moxibustion refers to the use of moxa cones or moxa sticks made of moxa floss as the main material, lit and smoked acupuncture points to prevent and treat diseases, has the effect of warming and dispersing cold, directing qi and blood. Where solid evidence, heat evidence generally should not moxibustion. For children with fever caused by wind-cold invasion, moxibustion can be carried out on the vertebrae, lungs and other points to relieve the cold (remove the cold from the surface of the muscle). Care should be taken not to burn the skin and the amount of stimulation should not be too strong. Moxibustion should not be used on an empty stomach, when you are full, when you are extremely tired, or when you are afraid of moxibustion. Children with fever should be accompanied by a guardian to identify the cause of the illness and receive standardized treatment under the guidance of a professional physician. If you want to carry out moxibustion, it is recommended to go to the acupuncture department of the regular hospital, by a professional physician to identify the cause of the treatment, in order to avoid accidental injury.