Moxibustion is a method of treating illnesses by stimulating a person’s acupuncture points through the ignition of moxa sticks, which may cause coughing.
Moxibustion is often used to regulate health. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the effects are balancing yin and yang, supporting the positive and dispelling the evil, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and dredging the meridians and collaterals. For people with yang and qi deficiencies, proper and regular moxibustion can be soothing to the body and is beneficial to one’s health.
But do not rule out some people moxibustion does lead to coughing, such as Yin deficiency of hot and humid people, do not only will not feel physically and mentally comfortable, but will cause coughing or aggravate the cough, such patients should try to avoid moxibustion, or follow the doctor’s instructions.
Remember that moxibustion needs to be carried out by a professional physician, do not operate without authorization, so as not to bring damage to the body.