Burning moxi (a bundle of the mugwort herb) has been used traditionally in Chinese culture to treat the flu and help prevent the spread of epidemics:
“The flu is growing and spreading, actually the ancient Chinese had many methods to prevent epidemics and moxibustion was one. The mugwort herb used in moxibustion was the most important medicine in ancient China for treating epidemics.”
Usually associated with just needles, acupuncture in fact consists of two elements. The first involves inserting of needles into acupoints in the body, and the other is moxibustion – the burning of moxa over the body.
The practice of burning moxa and the herb mugwort, can treat ailments like stomach pain, infertility, and insomnia… among other things.
A burning stick of moxa is moved across a patient’s skin, either in circular pattern or along the spine or focusing on certain points.
Acupuncture doctor Fan Changwei uses the moxibustion method on his patients and it has been effective for flu symptoms.
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