Does moxibustion treat ascites?

Moxibustion is generally not a treatment for ascites. Moxibustion is a method of preventing and treating diseases by using moxa cones or moxa sticks made of moxa floss, which are lit and then smoked at acupuncture points. Moxibustion is through the burning of moxa cones or moxa sticks produced by the heat of moxa, the human body acupuncture points to stimulate, so as to play a warm meridian dispersal of cold (warm the human body meridian, get rid of the body of cold), support the yang fixed off (through the way of the Yang Qi to treat prolapse type of disease), eliminate stasis to dissipate the effect of the knot. Moxibustion does not have a good therapeutic effect on ascites, and is generally used as an adjunctive treatment to help improve the discomfort associated with ascites. Ascites still need to take targeted treatment according to the specific causes. Moxibustion should pay attention to the face and large blood vessels and other places should not use direct moxibustion, pregnant women’s abdomen and lumbar-sacral area should not apply moxibustion, empty stomach, overfilled and the fear of moxibustion people should be cautious to use moxibustion. Moxibustion is commonly used in Chinese medicine, but not every disease is suitable, need to follow the guidance of a professional doctor treatment.