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Moxibustion(AiJiu)

what is Moxibustion？

Moxibustion is a key component of TCM acupuncture. It uses the gentle heat of moxa fire and herbs, acting on acupoints or specific body parts. Through meridian conduction, it warms and unblocks qi and blood, strengthens healthy qi to dispel pathogenic factors, serving as a TCM external therapy for prevention, health care, and disease treatment.

What are the effects of moxibustion?

(1) Dispelling Wind and Dissipating Cold

Moxibustion, via warm - heat stimulation, dispels cold pathogens. TCM classifies cold as exogenous and middle - jiao deficiency - cold. Exogenous cold leads to aversion to cold and cold limbs; middle - jiao deficiency - cold causes cold limbs and loose stools. Moxibustion restores yang qi and warms limbs. Modern medicine holds it dilates capillaries, speeds up blood flow and metabolism. So, it can address wind - cold exterior syndromes and middle - jiao - related vomiting and diarrhea.

(2) Warming Meridians, Activating Blood and Expelling Obstruction

Qi, blood and body fluids are vital for humans, circulating via meridians. Obstructed meridians cause joint pain, weakness, etc. Cold pathogens, qi stagnation or meridian damage are common culprits. Moxibustion on acupoints warms meridians. Modern medicine says it speeds metabolism, expels inflammatory pain-makers and regulates nerves, easing pain and treating nerve/limb issues. So, moxibustion warms, relieves pain and activates blood.

(3) Restoring Yang, Securing Collapse, Lifting Sunken Yang

Yin-yang is key. Yang decline causes yin excess, leading to cold, fainting or collapse. Illness or qi-blood loss weakens yang, making one cold - prone. Severe cases see qi sinking, organ prolapse, or extreme yang decline with pale face, cold limbs, sweating and low BP.

Moxibustion's warmth replenishes yang, boosts function. Modern-med wise, it adjusts stress, tolerance and gland functions. It treats spleen-kidney yang deficiency issues like chronic diarrhea, spermatorrhea, impotence, collapse, organ prolapse and abnormal bleeding.

(4) Dissipating Stasis and Nodes, Draining Toxins and Heat

In TCM, stasis and nodules stem from cold congelation or weak qi-blood flow, with phlegm - damp or blood stasis, seen as boils or lumps. Moxibustion regulates qi, dispersing stagnation. It's used for qi-blood stagnation issues like early mastitis.

Western research: Moxibustion boosts neutrophils and phagocytosis, cuts inflammation. Its warmth disperses cold, reduces swelling, makes boils subside. It aids tissue repair, achieving stasis-dissipation and pain - relief.

(5) Disease Prevention, Health Preservation, and Longevity Promotion

The Essential Book of Bian Que states, "When people are healthy, regularly moxibustating Guanyuan, Qihai, Mingmen, and Zhongwan can help them live over a hundred years, even if not achieve immortality." This shows moxibustion can prevent diseases and preserve health. Moxibustion on healthy people can activate vital qi, enhance disease - resistance, boost energy, and prolong life. Western medical research indicates that moxibustion on Zusanli and Baihui can reduce blood coagulation, blood lipid, and cholesterol. So, moxibustion for the healthy can strengthen disease-resistance, improve energy, and promote longevity.

(6) Cosmetic Benefits

In recent years, moxibustion has been increasingly used in beauty. It started with local moxibustion for alopecia areata, facial paralysis, acne, etc., and now covers overall beauty aspects like weight management and skin-hair care. Its mechanism involves warm-heat and pharmacological effects, promoting blood flow, nutrition, metabolism, and antibacterial action to rejuvenate tissues. As Bao Gu in the Jin Dynasty said, "Moxibustion not only heals but also beautifies."

Who should try moxibustion?

①Office workers sitting >8 hrs daily, inactive, with low back soreness, leg fatigue—qi stagnation/blood stasis. Moxibustion unblocks qi/blood.

②Night owls: staying up, daytime drowsiness, poor focus—qi blockage. Regulates qi flow.

③Sub-healthy: no disease but discomfort/depression—qi/blood stagnation. Soothes qi, regulates blood, uplifts mood.

④Thin-clad in AC: cold hands/feet, rheumatism risk—cold-damp invasion. Dispels cold/dampness.

⑤Beauty-focused women: acne/wrinkles/freckles. Solves 99% skin issues.

⑥Cold-intolerant women: cold limbs, dysmenorrhea—cold/qi-yang deficiency. Nourishes yin, protects yang.

⑦Kidney-deficient men: stress, drinking/smoking, low back pain, sexual dysfunction—weak kidney qi. Tonifies kidney qi.

⑧Elderly: difficulty walking, cramps—age-related weakness. Replenishes yang qi.

⑨Children: frequent illnesses—weak constitution. Enhances immunity.

⑩Healthy: preventive care for "disease prevention".

Which three aspects should be well-done to achieve better effects in moxibustion-based conditioning?

1. Ensure Post-Moxibustion Rest

Moxibustion, especially intense sessions, strongly stimulates the body, consuming much vital energy to unblock meridians and balance yin-yang. So, ample rest is crucial to cut needless energy use and aid recovery. In modern life, this means: limit overwork, overtime, and late nights; control time on internet, gaming, TV; aim for 8-10 hours of sleep daily for vitality; and have a moderate sex life.

2. Moderate Exercise After Moxibustion

"Life lies in movement", and no therapy can replace exercise. However, after moxibustion, the amount of exercise should not be excessive. It is recommended to mainly engage in gentle exercises such as walking, shadow - boxing, and static-sitting with regulated breathing. The key is to proceed step-by-step and persevere.

3. Appropriate Diet

After moxibustion, as the body's channels open and metabolism speeds up, fatigue and increased appetite may occur. Replenish high - quality protein promptly to regain strength. But avoid excessive rich, greasy, and sweet foods like fried, seafood, barbecue, and desserts. Steer clear of tobacco, alcohol, spicy, and raw - cold items (dietary restriction in TCM).

Opt for light, digestible foods. Eat to 60-70% fullness per meal; small, frequent meals are good, especially don't overeat at dinner. Middle-aged and elderly with high BP, lipids, or diabetes need careful diet planning. Diet control is vital for health.

Why Aiyisheng's Technological Moxibustion Works?

①Heat Therapy

Both traditional and Aiyisheng moxibustion use heat. Heat therapy relieves pain, dispels dampness and cold as the primary effect.

②Medicinal Properties of Moxa Cakes

Aiyisheng applies ceramic heating and smart chips to simulate traditional moxa stick burning, keeping the temperature at the critical 100–190°C range for moxa wool to release its medicinal properties, delivering the heat and herbs into the body.

③Downward Penetration of Mugwort

Unlike most materials whose heat rises, mugwort’s heat penetrates downward. This allows moxa cake properties to travel through meridians, driven by mugwort’s pure yang nature and strong penetrative power—similar to sunlight, hence it is called "earth’s yang".

④Meridian Regulation

Comparing the body to a nation, meridians are like high-speed rails and acupoints like provincial capitals. Moxibustion stimulates acupoints, regulating internal organs and limbs through the meridian system.

Which is better, technological moxibustion or traditional moxibustion?

The effectiveness of traditional moxibustion combines physical therapy from combustion-generated heat and medicinal therapy from volatile herbal properties, transmitting warmth, energy, and therapeutic components through the skin to meridians for channel-warming and body-nourishing effects.

Our technological moxibustion is smokeless and flameless, eliminating moxa cake burning that releases pungent smoke with CO, CO₂, and harmful phenols/naphthalenes. Pre-combustion temperature preserves moxa efficacy while optimizing property volatilization. A heating plate warmed by an intelligent chip emits far-infrared wavelengths matching the human body, conducting moxa properties to acupoints for deep penetration. It ensures safety—no burns, self-operable, and user-friendly.

Aiyisheng products adhere to TCM principles. Each yang-warming series item features unique advantages: large moxibustion area, strong sensation, mild efficacy, deep penetration, and is simple, safe, smokeless, flameless, and burn-free. Suitable for home/office use, it fits fragmented schedules for accessible, sustainable wellness.