Moxibustion odor is harmful to babies.
Although the mugwort used for moxibustion belongs to the Chinese herbal medicine, its burning will produce a large amount of smoke. Research has found that the smoke contains a large number of volatile oil substances, such as alpha sidecarbonyl ketone, etc., the human body inhaled too much on the nervous system has a great deal of side effects, and in serious cases may cause epileptic-like convulsions.
Secondly, the combustion process of moxa will produce tar, benzaldehyde, phenol, 2,4-dimethylphenol and green flowers and aromatic hydrocarbons such as millenium alcohol, these substances are also harmful to the human body, so moxa in the combustion process, do not directly inhale a large number of avoiding their own health threats.
Moxibustion when the smoke odor itself is very easy to stimulate the respiratory tract, so that the human body cough, asthma and other diseases. Infants, many of whose organs are still underdeveloped, need special attention, and the adverse effects mentioned above are even more so for them.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, when there is a need for moxibustion, it is recommended to avoid babies, choose moxa sticks with less smoke and dust, and pay attention to more ventilation in the moxibustion room.