Treating Asthma with Moxa?

Yes, It's possible!

Treatment of asthma requires that stick on moxa be placed on the upper back and burnt. In this treatment, the moxa burns all the way down and may cause slight scarring that disappears through time.

Why the effectiveness? 

Moxa treats a deficiency of ‘yang’ energy in the body. Yang governs movement and warmth and the patient may feel cold, or may complain of cold hands and feet. For patients who are very weak and deficient, stick on moxa is chosen as a primary treatment due to the fact that it actually adds “yang qi” to the body.

Asthma is known to affect the body's yang energy and the ability to replenish warmth. Moxa compensates for this lost of yang.

The following video provides an Introduction to Moxibustion by Los Angeles acupuncturist Antonia Balfour.



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