Description
In addition, warming certain acupoints with the slow heat from the burning moxa produces heat that can treat sore muscles, relieve pain and provide relaxation without medications or surgery. Specific health benefits of moxibustion include:
- Stimulating circulation and improving the flow of qi
- Expelling cold and dampness from the body (“warming the meridians”) to relieve back pain and pain from arthritis and menstrual cramp
- Relieving headaches & migraines
- Improving female health issues such as menstrual irregularity, infertility, and breech pregnancy
- Relieving male health problems such as impotence and poor sperm quality
- Increasing resistance to cold and flu
- Stimulating the immune system to fight more serious illnesses and to keep the body healthy
- Regulating the digestive system to relieve constipation and chronic diarrhea
- Reducing numbness in the fingers and toes
- Reducing the risk of developing blood clots
- Easing anxiety disorders and certain symptoms of depression
- Relieving side effects of conventional cancer treatment
- Strengthening qi to eliminate general fatigue, leading to increased energy throughout the day