Miraculous Moxibustion: Lowers Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure, Prevents Stroke and Even Removes Spots
Moxibustion can prevent stroke, reduce blood pressure, lower blood sugar, and can also remove freckles and beautify without leaving scars. Moxibustion/Shutterstock
Moxibustion, an ancient and miraculous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy, uses ignited moxa (dried mugwort) to warm and stimulate specific acupoints to treat disease and maintain overall health.
Moxibustion has long been used to prevent stroke, lower blood sugar and blood pressure, and even remove warts and age spots without leaving scars. Is there any scientific basis for the efficacy of moxibustion? How should we employ it for the best effect?
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In addition to historical archives in TCM classics, many scientific studies have explored and verified the efficacy of moxibustion in recent years.
Naiwen Hu is a Traditional Chinese Medicine physician at Shanghai Tong Te Tang in Taipei and a former Stanford Research Institute scientist. Hu has treated more than 140,000 patients, taught at an American university, and hosts a popular YouTube health program with 900,000 subscribers, as well as international wellness roadshows.
