Chinese Medicine Traveller

Moxibustion has a longer history than acupuncture and has been developed over thousands of years. It is well known and clearly written in the classical text such as Zhen Jiu Da Cheng (针灸大成) the Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, that what every disease acupuncture can not treat moxibustion will surely treat.

Moxibustion commonly called moxa is a treatment therapy used in Chinese medicine by burning an herb called mugwort. This herbal component is know to have the medicinal properties to enter the meridians and dredge them from pathogens to reinstate health and well being. Moxa is often used in China and abroad for various diseases such as joint pain, internal diseases of the gastrointestinal system and respiratory system, gynecological diseases such as uterine fibroids, painful menses and infertility, and various skin diseases and neurological diseases.

In China we often say that acupuncture and moxibustion are the two legs of Chinese medicine. One can not go very far without the other. Please enjoy our moxa master, Dr. Tao describing a deeper understanding and clinical application of moxa for various diseases.