moxibustion
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thumb|upright|Moxibustion in Michael Bernhard Valentini's Museum Museorum (Frankfurt am Main, 1714)
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- Interventions.Name
- Moxibustion
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- File:Moxibustion by Li Tang.jpg
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- Moxibustion by Li Tang, Song dynasty
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- D009071
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Research
14,554 papers- Moxibustion for the Treatment of Cancer and its Complications: Efficacies and Mechanisms.Integrative cancer therapies · 2023
- Moxibustion for Cephalic Version of Breech Presentation.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2018
- Moxibustion for Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Symptoms: A Systematic Review of 18 Randomized Controlled Trials.Complementary medicine research · 2021
- Acupuncture and moxibustion for primary osteoporosis: An overview of systematic review.Medicine · 2020
- Discussion on the construction of standard system of moxibustion method.Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research · 2023
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thumb|upright|Moxibustion in Michael Bernhard Valentini's Museum Museorum (Frankfurt am Main, 1714)
Moxibustion () is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy which consists of burning dried mugwort (moxa) on particular points on the body. It plays an important role in the traditional medical systems of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia. Suppliers usually age the mugwort and grind it up to a fluff; practitioners burn the fluff or process it further into a cigar-shaped stick. They can use it indirectly, with acupuncture needles, or burn it on the patient's skin.