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艾灸百病

Moxibustion conditions

Traditional categories of conditions commonly treated with mugwort moxibustion (moxa).

Cardio-cerebrovascular diseases
  • Angina pectoris
  • Hypertension
  • Primary hypotension
  • Stroke
  • Post-stroke sequelae
  • Headache
  • Chronic arrhythmia in the elderly
  • …and more
Respiratory diseases
  • Common cold
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Bronchial asthma
  • Fatigue from lung-cancer chemotherapy
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema
  • Cor pulmonale (remission phase)
  • …and more
Digestive diseases
  • Fatty liver
  • Constipation
  • Poor appetite
  • Diarrhea
  • Chronic gastritis
  • Peptic ulcer
  • Gallstones
  • …and more
Orthopedic diseases
  • Stiff neck (“wry neck”)
  • Cervical spondylosis (neck type)
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Lumbar disc herniation
  • Gout
  • Lumbar muscle strain
  • Knee osteoarthritis
  • …and more
Metabolic & immune diseases
  • Iron-deficiency anemia
  • Allergic (Henoch–Schönlein) purpura
  • Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease)
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • …and more
ENT & dermatology
  • Rhinitis
  • Chronic pharyngitis
  • Suppurative otitis media
  • Melasma (chloasma)
  • Eczema
  • Acne
  • Pseudomyopia
  • …and more