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	Moxibustion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Moxibustion (Chinese: 灸; pinyin: jiŭ) is an oriental medicine therapy utilizing moxa, or mugwort herb.
		It is claimed that moxibustion militates against cold and dampness in the body and can supposedly serve to turn breech babies.
		Practitioners consider moxibustion to be especially effective in the treatment of chronic problems, "deficient conditions" (weakness), and gerontology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moxibustion (522 words)

	Moxibustion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves the burning of mugwort, a small, spongy herb, to facilitate healing.
		Moxibustion has been used throughout Asia for thousands of years; in fact, the actual Chinese character for acupuncture, translated literally, means "acupuncture-moxibustion." The purpose of moxibustion, as with most forms of traditional Chinese medicine, is to strengthen the blood, stimulate the flow of qi, and maintain general health.
		In indirect moxibustion, a practitioner lights one end of a moxa stick, roughly the shape and size of a cigar, and holds it close to the area being treated for several minutes until the area turns red.
	www.acupuncturetoday.com /abc/moxibustion.html (669 words)

	ACS :: Moxibustion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Moxibustion is the application of heat resulting from the burning of a small bundle of tightly bound herbs, or moxa, to targeted acupoints.
		Moxibustion involves the burning of moxa, which is created by gathering dried leaves from mugwort or wormwood plants and forming it into a small cone or rolling it into a cigar-like shape (see Mugwort and Wormwood).
		Thread incense moxibustion burns thin strips of moxa, and warm needle moxibustion involves the use of needles which are heated by the practitioner with a match or lighter.
	cancer.org /docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Moxibustion.asp?sitearea=ETO (902 words)

	Moxibustion: Practical Considerations for Modern Use of an Ancient Technique
		Moxibustion was given for 5 minutes at each point, with five points treated, for a total of 25 minutes of moxibustion and the treatment was given daily for 30-60 days consecutively.
		Moxibustion was suggested to have potential use in treating cancer by virtue of enhancing immune activity mediated by the red blood cells (30).
		Moxibustion with warming needle is an integration of acupuncture and moxibustion, and is used for conditions in which both retention of the needle and moxibustion are needed.
	www.itmonline.org /arts/moxibustion.htm (12222 words)

	Japanese Moxibustion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Moxibustion (Moxa + combustion) is a heat application treatment on the acupuncture points with the use of a herb called "Moxa".
		In moxibustion, usually a grain-size cone of moxa or dry yellow spongy substance made from a herbal plant "mugwort " is placed on the acupoints and lit with an incense stick.
		Applying direct moxibustion continuously for 15 weeks, it takes 22 weeks for the red blood cell count to return to what it used to be before moxibustion.
	www.acupropress.com /japanese_moxibustion.shtml (676 words)

	Chinese Medicine Treatment with Moxibustion - by Pacific Palisades Acupuncturist Toni Balfour
		In moxibustion, the leaves of the Chinese herb mugwort (Artemesiae Vulgaris) are dried and then burned using one of several methods.
		This simultaneous use of moxibustion along with the acupuncture needle intensifies the therapeutic benefit of the given acupuncture point.
		Turning breech babies with moxibustion is a very common practice in Chinese medicine and success had been reported for centuries.
	www.balfourhealing.com /moxi.html (978 words)

	How Does Moxibustion Work Scientifically? Acupuncture Today, February 2005
		Moxibustion at shen shu on experimentally induced gastric ulcerated rats was found to reduce the ulcer area significantly (p<0.05), and increase the zinc content in serum significantly.
		The effect of moxibustion on primary sensory neurons in the skin of rats was studied with immunocytochemistry combined with a fluorescent retrograde tracer dye.
		Moxibustion was found to induce galanin expression by primary sensory neurons containing substance P. Pre-treatment with moxibustion at BL 23 significantly prevented the formation of gastric ulcer in rats.
	www.acupuncturetoday.com /archives2005/feb/02lo.html (935 words)

	Moxibustion
		The volume for moxibustion, including the size of moxa cone or duration of the moxa stick application should be in parallel to the patients pathological conditions, general constitution, age and the site where moxibustion is to be applied.
		Scarring moxibustion should not be applied to the face and head, and the area in the vicinity of the large blood vessels.
		After moxibustion, different degrees of burns may remain in the local region, or there is only a slight red sign of burning which will disappear very soon.
	www.geocities.com /altmedd/moxibustion.htm (446 words)

	Moxibustion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Moxibustion is the burning of mugwort over inflamed and affected areas of the body.
		Moxibustion is almost always used in conjunction with acupuncture, as a complementary technique.
		Moxibustion is used for people who have a cold or stagnant condition.
	www3.telus.net /bephune/Therapy_introduction/moxibustion.htm (446 words)

	Moxibustion's Relation to Acupuncture
		Moxibustion, frequently used in conjunction with acupuncture, places burning herbs near the skin or directly on the acupuncture needles, using heat to stimulate the same meridian points.
		Moxibustion, like the name suggest, means treatment through the burning of a medicinal plant named ARTEMISIA (Artemisia vulgaris e sinensis), that produces a very particular warming with deep benefit and therapeutically effects in the human body.
		Moxibustion comes in differing qualities and the treatment can be done in several ways: with a stick, (which looks like a cigar!) directly on to the skin, directly on the needles etc, depending on what would be most useful in each case.
	www.ultimatewatermassage.com /massage-types-moxibustion-2.htm (3392 words)

	Moxibustion
		The science of acupuncture and moxibustion is a subject dealing with the prevention and treatment of diseases by needling and moxibustion methods.
		Moxibustion was developed gradually as early as the discovery and use of fire.
		This is the earliest exclusive book on acupuncture and moxibustion and has been one of the most influential works in the history of these techniques.
	www.aworldofchinesemedicine.com /articles/moxibustion.htm (589 words)

	JapaneseAcupuncture.ca-Acupuncture
		Moxibustion is the application of heat to acupuncture points and is one of the oldest and most effective forms of oriental therapy.
		Direct moxibustion is applied by using the fingers to roll a small amount of moxa into the size of a sesame seed or half of a grain of rice.
		Moxibustion, which can be done by anyone and is so effective, could be a very reliable means toward that goal.
	www.japaneseacupuncture.ca /acupuncture/acupuncture2.htm (1565 words)

	moxibustion
		During direct moxibustion, small (approximately 2-3mm) cone-shaped moxa leaves are placed on the skin's surface to burn.
		Indirect moxibustion includes placement of a thin insulation layer on the skin surface, such as a slice of ginger, before the burning.
		Moxibustion can be used to treat muscle pains and cramps, providing there is no active redness and swelling due to acute inflammation.
	www.holisticmasters.com /moxibustion.htm (799 words)

	Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After all, the acupoint area of moxibustion is small, if the stimulated area is enlarged to a certain degree, it is not impossible that a heat dissipation reaction is induced via a comprehensive process of enhancement of functional activity of thermal sensitive neurons in the central nervous system.
		This effect of moxibustion and endotoxin-induced lowering of auricular temperature are opposite, suggesting an antagonistic effect of moxibustion on endotoxin.
		F or this reason, it is possible that the inputs of moxibustion stimulation by PR converge to the thermal sensitive neurons in the central nervous system to generate an opposite action against the effect of endotoxin.
	www.ontcm.com /wjam/wj00-2-7.htm (2574 words)

	Moxibustion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Moxibustion is a traditional remedy used by putting uniform pressure to the pained area of the body surface and infusing warm energy into that area to promote blood circulation to cure and prevent diseases.
		The surprising functions of Moxibustion: When you apply Moxibustion, the heat energy and medical effects of the Artemisia dissolves into the blood stream to generate a dissimilation which promotes metabolism and exasperates all the functions of the body.
		Moxibustion contributes to the generation of blood (red and white blood cells) in the body.
	www.products4health.com /ben1.htm (269 words)

	Moxibustion
		Moxibustion, or Moxa for short, is an ancient form of heat therapy.
		In Chinese, the term for acupuncture is "Zhen Jiu." The "Zhen" means "needle," and the "Jiu" means "moxa." Thus, acupuncture and moxibustion have been paired therapies for hundreds of years.
		In some traditions of moxibustion, blistering or scarring was intentionally induced.
	www.ancientway.com /Pages/Moxabustion.html (667 words)

	Introduction to Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion
		Two silk scrolls recording channels and collaterals, Moxibustion Classic with Eleven Foot--Hand Channels and Moxibustion Classic with Eleven Yin-yang Channels, were discovered in the excavation of the No.3 Han Tomb at Mawangdui, Changsha City, in 1973, which reflected the earliest outlook of the theory of channels and collaterals.
		During the middle and late periods of the Qing Dynasty, however, the authorities of the Qing Dynasty issued a decree to abolish the acupuncture-moxibustion department from the Imperial Medial College under the pretext that "acupuncture and moxibustion are not suitable to be applied to the Emperor".
		But the treatment by acupuncture and moxibustion was widely accepted by the broad masses, and spread and used among the common people widely.
	www.tcmtreatment.com /images/diseases/00-acupuncture.htm (1482 words)

	Moxibustion in Breech Version - A Descriptive Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese method of treatment, which utilizes the heat generated by burning herbal preparations containing the plant Artemisia vulgaris to stimulate the acupuncture points.
		Although many studies give encouraging results regarding the use of moxibustion in inducing cephalic version of breech presentation, a definitive conclusion cannot be made as most involve small sample sizes and are not randomised.
		Moxibustion could be an extra option offered to women with breech presentation along with vaginal delivery, caesarean section and external cephalic version.
	www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk /journal/2002(1)/026.shtml (252 words)

	Tibetan Moxibustion
		Moxibustion is one of six types of external therapies found in the
		Tibetans use moxibustion treatments for Internal Deficiency of Heat, digestive problems, water accumulation, stones of the kidney and gall bladder, lymphatic, neurotic and psychotic problems.
		Moxibustion is contraindicated after birth, after diarrhea, before bloodletting, and is not applied to nerves and channels that have been cut and stitched back together.
	www.calmspirit.com /tibetmx.htm (1057 words)

	CEIMEC - resumos de artigos recentes (1)
		Effects of electric-heat medicine-separated moxibustion on monoamine neurotransmitters in the cerebral cortex of rats in pre-senile period.
		There are three kinds of medical workers who are engaged in acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, i, e, professional acupuncture and moxibustion persons from China; western medicine physicians in switzerland who are fond of acupuncture and moxibustion, and therapeutists who are cultured in europe and lack theoretical basis of modern medicines.
		Further standardization on the basis of scientific principle of acupuncture and moxibustion is central problem of studies at present; exploration of law of treatment based on syndrome differentiation in acupuncture and moxibustion therapy is final direction and purpose of the study.
	www.ceimec.com.br /resumos_1.htm (6280 words)

	Acupuncture DVD
		Moxibustion - This part presents the concepts of moxibustion, materials of moxibustion, good or bad classes of moxa wool and its storage requirements, forms of moxibustion and application.
		It is quite effective in the treatment of such diseases as deficient syndrome of yang - qi and excess of yin - cold, moxibustion through herb medical cake is also the commonly used therapy in zhenjiu clinical practice.
		In this part, Professor Gao Zhenwu of Zhejiang College of TCM introduced the results of the moxibusted acupuncture in lab tests and clinical applications, the cautions, and the preparation of medical cake, moxa core, process of applying moxibustion, case study on some commonly occurred diseases.
	china-guide.com /acupuncture/index.html (2248 words)

	Moxibustion Overview
		Moxa is a cousin of St. John's Wort and this is one of the hottest burning herbs.
		Moxibustion comes in differing qualities and the treatment can be done in several ways: with a stick, directly on to the skin, directly on the needles etc, depending on what would be most useful in each case.
		Moxibustion could be used in diverse types of illness, and is recommended namely in: Chronic illness, that weaken the body; Degenerative illness; Elderly people; Children and weaken persons in a general mode; Sportsmen and athletes, to improve their performance; To prevent illness and to maintain health; In all circumstances that needles (Acupuncture) can't be used.
	www.ultimatewatermassage.com /massage-types-moxibustion.htm (2660 words)

	Point Injection Therapy, The Marriage of Acupuncture and Herbal Injectables (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The warming needle moxibustion group were treated with warming needle moxibustion at Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Huantiao (GB 30), etc; the western medicine group with oral administration of Nimeisulide; and the acupoint-injection group with injection of 654-2 into the same acupoints as those in the warming needle moxibustion group.
		The amplitude of pain threshold increase in the warming needle moxibustion group was higher than those of other two groups (both P < 0.01).
		In this paper, the total therapeutic effects of acupoint-injection, high effectiveness of drugs and integrated action of acupoint and drug were discussed mainly and it is considered that the basic reason of acupoint-injection producing the high effect of drug is due to meridians and acupoints integrating some pharmacological actions of drugs.
	pointinjection.com (718 words)

	Moxibustion,Moxa,Articles, Stomach 36, St 36, Acupuncture points, Meridians,Stomach Disorders
		They should get moxibustion without fail." He pointed out that moxibustion on St 36 is necessary for the maintenance and improvement of health for the person over 40 years of age.
		Increasing Maximumu Oxygen Uptake through exercise therapy is a policy of the Japanese government, and it is a modern way of "preventing disease before it shows its symptom." It is essential to remember that the intensity, amount and duration of exercise has to be adequate.
		Moxibustion (the burning of stick or cone moxa, made from mugwort/artemisia vulgaris and possibly wormwood/artemisia absinthum and sage/salvia) is a technique that warms the body and relieves pain.
	www.jcrow.com /moxaarticles.html (9560 words)

	Moxibustion Information and Side Effects
		Moxibustion (Chinese: 灸;; pinyin: jǐu) is the traditional Chinese medical therapy utilizing moxa, or mugwort herb.
		The mugwort is usually aged and ground up to a fluff, burned as is or further processed into a stick that resembles a cigar, but is not smoked.
		Moxibustion Moxibustion (Chinese: 灸; pinyin: jiŭ) is an oriental me...
	goldbamboo.com /topic-t6772.html (232 words)

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