Moxibustion is a treatment within traditional Chinese medicine. A practitioner burns the herb “moxa” on or above the skin to warm and stimulate specific points on the body. Practitioners use ...

Moxibustion is a type of acupuncture in which a practitioner applies burning herbs to acupuncture points to stimulate the points and improve the flow of energy in your body. Moxibustion is a type of ...

Professor Chen Rixin speaks with a reporter at the affiliated hospital of the Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, on Oct. 25, 2019. [Photo by Mi ...

Editor's note: Acupuncture and moxibustion are traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapies used to treat illnesses and maintain health. They are most often used to relieve pain, spasms, numbness, and ...

The practice of moxibustion, a therapy used in traditional Chinese medicine, may safely relieve pain and improve function for up to 18 weeks among patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, according ...

A patient gets an acupuncture treatment in the state of Ohio, United States. [File photo] 2010, Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Acupuncture and moxibustion are ...

The three hottest summer days in the Chinese lunar calendar are known as san fu – and the first one is on July 16. According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), these are the best days to harness ...

The military uses some of the most technologically sophisticated machinery and innovative medical techniques in history. But a disturbing current of pseudoscience in the military is wasting money, ...

Moxibustion is a form of therapy that entails the burning of mugwort leaves. This is a small, spongy herb that is believed to enhance healing with acupuncture. As such, the leaves are burnt close to ...

Acupuncture and moxibustion are forms of traditional Chinese medicine widely practised in China and also found in regions of south-east Asia, Europe and the Americas. The theories of acupuncture and ...