Moxibustion
Moxibustion is the use of a stick made from compressed mugwort, which is lit on fire and burns as a coal. The slow-burning stick is held over areas of pain or stagnation and stimulates energy flow.
Moxa can be used in conjunction with acupuncture to increase the energy flow through the needles by introducing heat. It can also be used on its own as a treatment or as a follow-up treatment which patients can administer on their own between sessions of acupuncture to enhance the benefit over a longer term.
Patients experience a pleasant warming and tonifying sensation which lasts for some time after the moxa stick is removed.