Moxibustion

Moxibustion involves burning the dried herb mugwort (artemisia vulgaris) to promote circulation and healing. While the herb comes in different forms, at Silver Leaf, I generally use stick moxa (moxa that is formed into a charcoal stick). Moxa is deeply nourishing and strengthening.
 
I practice indirect moxa therapy during which the moxa stick is lit and hovered over the skin to produce warmth. I do not touch the skin directly with the moxa.
 
Moxibustion can help with a variety of conditions and concerns by:

• improving the circulation of blood to address issues like Raynaud’s Disease
• warming the body to facilitate the healing of conditions associated with excess cold or “yang deficiency”; excess cold can cause symptoms like gas or bloating after eating raw vegetables or dairy products
• treating pain, fatigue, menstrual cramps and infertility, and digestive disorders
• helping to turn a breech baby during weeks 32–36 of pregnancy
• treating chronic pain

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