Chinese medicine treatment——acupuncture and moxibustion

Acupuncture-moxibustion therapy which mainly consists of both acupuncture (zhēn jiǔ in chinese) and moxibustion (ài jiǔ in chinese) is an unique approach to medical care in China and is also an indispensable component of Chinese medicine.

 The acupuncture treatment is the insertion of different fine needles on the body's surface according to a certain point (xué wèi in chinese), to stimulate certain parts of the body and use various methods to evoke the channels (jīng luò in chinese) as well as the vital energy (qì in chinese) of human body, in order to adjust physiological functioning of the body so to cure diseases.

 Moxibustion is the burning of moxa (ài in Chinese,a kind of plant) on or near a person's skin as a counterirritant.

 For a long time, acupuncture and moxibustion treatment are often combined together in clinical practice application, therefore we collectively referred to them as Acupuncture-moxibustion therapy.

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