Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Acupuncture and moxibustion were invented in China as means of medical treatment for more than 2,000 years. Acupuncture involves the insertion of needle tips into the skin at specific points for that purpose of treating disorders by stimulating nerve impulses.

Moxibustion, or moxa treatment, is performed by burning small cones of dried wormwood plant (Artemisia moxa) on certain points of the body, generally the same points as those used in acupuncture.

Both acupuncture and moxibustion are designed to achieve the purpose of medical treatment by making sensible choice of points on the human body according to the traditional Chinese medical theory on channels and collaterals. The two methods are often used together, and that is why they are always mentioned in the same breath. They are definitely a precious medical heritage of China.

Developed on the basis of the clinical practice of killing pain by acupuncture, the technique of acupuncture anaesthesia is now sued on more than 100 surgeries.