Moxibustion is a therapy which consists of burning dried mugwort on suffering areas and acupuncture points of the body in order to offer relief from pains, Cold or Humidity accumulation and Yang energy block or deficiency.

Through the burning process of dried mugwort, an intensive increase of blood flow is achieved on the treated area, skin pores open and heat together with smoke deeply get into skin tissues, while the elements of Cold and Humidity are removed.

Indications of Moxibustion:

• Common cold
• Muscle pains from chills
• Backache
• Diarrhea from stomach flu
• Dysmenorrhoea or amenorrhoea from Cold or Humidity that linger in the uterus
• Fluid retention
• Cold swelling

It is a technique that can be combined with all the other massage techniques.