MOXA THERAPY

CONTENTS

• TERMINOLOGY
• HISTORY OF THE METHOD
• MATERIAL FOR MOXA THERAPY
• INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS TO MOXA THERAPY
• THE MECHANISM
• CONDITIONS FOR MOXABUTION
• RULES FOR PERFORMING MOCIBUSTION
• TONIFICATION (BU) AND SEDATION (XIE)
• METHODS OF TREATMENT:

             Acute respiratory diseases (common colds)

             Diseases of the respiratory system:

           1. Bronchial asthma

           2. Chronic pneumonia

             Diseases of the cardiovascular system:

           1. Acute circularoty failure

           2. Heart diseases

           3. High blood pressure

           4. Hypotension

             Diseases of the nervous system:

           1. Acute ischaemic stroke

           2. Facial neuritis

           3. Trigeminal neuralgia

             Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract:

           1. Chronic subacid gastritis

           2. Ulcerative disease of the stomach and the duodenum

           3. Chronic pancreatitis

           4. Choletithiasis

           5. Nonsprcific ulcerative volitis

           6. Diarrhoea and constipation

             Diseases of the dineys and the urinary bladder:

           1. Cystitis

           2. Chronic pyelonephrtitis

           3. Nephrolithiasis

           4. Prostate adenoma

APPENDIX 1. GENERAL NOTES ON MOXIBUSTION OF THE BASIC ENERGY POINTS (BEP)

APPENDIX 2. TOPOGRAPHY OF THE INTERNAL BYOL-CHAKRAS

APPENDIX 3. DIAGNOSTICS

APPENDIX 4. GUIDELINES FOR USING VARIOUS KINDS OF CIGAS MOXAS

• REFERENCES