What is moxibustion in an acupuncture treatment?
In acupuncture, moxibustion is an unusual therapy that’s specific to Eastern medicine. The herb is and Artemisia species, and the common name for the herb is mugwort. And what this entails is burning of this herb over specific points on the body, over specific acupuncture points. And the idea behind this is the moxibustion helps to boost our body’s healing capacity in a way that the needles don’t necessarily do.
