A Comprehensive Summary of 400 Diseases Treated by Moxibustion Worth Collecting!

A Comprehensive Summary of 400 Diseases Treated by Moxibustion Worth Collecting! Introduction Moxibustion is the most effective medical technique to maximize the medicinal effects of mugwort. It can promote Qi flow, strengthen Yang, dispel wind and dampness, relieve pain, and ward off external pathogens.

A Comprehensive Summary of 400 Diseases Treated by Moxibustion Worth Collecting!

Many friends who come for consultation ask me, can moxibustion treat rhinitis, can it treat lumbar disc herniation, can it treat arthritis, can it treat mammary gland hyperplasia… There are too many such questions.

Can it treat them? Of course, it can.

However, the miraculous effects of moxibustion can easily lead one to think of a word—fraud!

Frauds always claim that their medicine can cure all diseases.

But I am not deceiving anyone; I have seen too many people around me who have cured their ailments with moxibustion, such as rhinitis, mammary gland hyperplasia, and arthritis, successfully controlling their conditions with moxibustion, almost never relapsing.

Of course, not all diseases can be completely cured with moxibustion; it also depends on individual constitution and the severity of the condition.

Clinically, I can tell everyone that most diseases can be tried with moxibustion; it will give you a treatment experience that is completely different from Western medicine and pharmaceuticals.

What are the benefits of moxibustion?

Mugwort has been regarded as a miraculous herb for preventing and treating all diseases since ancient times. According to records in texts like the “Compendium of Materia Medica,” mugwort is warm in nature, bitter and pungent in taste, and belongs to the Spleen (Pi) channel, Liver (Gan) channel, and Kidney (Shen) channel. It connects with all 12 meridians, dispels cold, warms the meridians, benefits Qi and blood, relieves pain, raises Yang, supplements deficiencies, and expels dampness and evil Qi.

In English, mugwort is called “mugwort,” which means “magical herb” or “herb of the sorcerer.” It is also known as “motherwort,” meaning “herb for women’s ailments.”

Mugwort contains various inorganic substances, vitamins, and essential oils, making it a rich perennial herb with beneficial nutrients required by the human body. It is abundant in vitamins A, B1, B2, C, and various minerals such as iron, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, and anti-cancer chlorophyll, making it a non-toxic alkaline plant that can improve acidic viral constitution and strengthen immunity.

Moxibustion is the most effective medical technique to maximize the medicinal effects of mugwort. It can promote Qi flow, strengthen Yang, dispel wind and dampness, relieve pain, and ward off external pathogens.

What 400 diseases can moxibustion treat?

Moxibustion can treat over 400 diseases, and its efficacy is definite. The miraculous moxibustion can also prevent and treat various chronic diseases and systemic illnesses, with clinical cases as follows: eliminating internal foul odors, arteriosclerosis, blood pressure regulation, oral inflammation, hangovers; promoting fat decomposition in hyperlipidemia, preventing obesity; stabilizing pregnancy and warming the uterus, regulating Qi and blood circulation, benefiting the liver and gallbladder, and other internal organs; eczema, swelling, scabies, and various skin diseases; abdominal cold pain, abdominal distension, limb weakness, loss of appetite, indigestion, chronic dysentery, diarrhea; muscle spasms, limb spasms, facial spasms, limb paralysis, facial paralysis, general paralysis, stroke, hemiplegia, crooked mouth and eyes; irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia, cold leucorrhea; anxiety, obsessive thoughts, fear, weak Yang, vivid dreams, insomnia, epilepsy, manic episodes, corpse rigidity, general stiffness, hernia pain, headache, toothache, and other neurological disorders; gastric cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, and various cancers; tumors, leprosy, syphilis, gonorrhea, brain tumors, leukemia, gout, cough, sweating, antipyretic, bronchitis, wheezing, tuberculosis, pneumonia, colds, diuresis, pregnancy poisoning; general edema, uterine tumors, muscle paralysis, various inflammations, kidney stones, jaundice; various respiratory diseases, beriberi, blood replenishment and strengthening effects, overeating, digestive promotion, vomiting, eye congestion, heatstroke, hiccups, chronic gastritis, dandruff, alopecia, baldness, infertility, warts (various types of warts), spontaneous sweating, night sweats, pearl sores, lymphadenitis, nausea, low back pain, gastritis, acute food stagnation, Qi stagnation, tinnitus, deafness, aphasia, speech disorders, otitis media, purulent accumulation, sore throat, hemorrhoids, puncture wounds, vomiting and diarrhea, cholera, dysmenorrhea, tonsillitis, chronic fatigue, malaria, hepatitis, liver detoxification; diuresis, promoting the expulsion of various foreign substances and toxins such as fecal impaction, fatty liver, intermittent fever, stomach strengthening, tuberculosis fever, purulent swelling; fresh mugwort juice for external use, simple detoxification for insect bites and snake venom, and emergency treatment for injuries; erectile dysfunction, sexual frigidity, blood stasis, bruises, rheumatic joint pain, general pain, frostbite, postpartum pain, cholecystitis, gallstones, nephritis, cystitis, bladder stones, promoting bile secretion, liver cirrhosis, ascites, neurasthenia, burn treatment, promoting skin cell regeneration, preventing aging, amnesia, dementia, excessive phlegm, chest pain, fire disease, depression, heart fire disease, parasitic deworming, antibacterial and sterilizing effects, constipation, spinal nerve paralysis, febrile diseases, bee venom detoxification, ulcers, colitis, radiation-damaged cells, anti-inflammation, strengthening the spleen and stomach, cold pain syndrome, unconsciousness, blood toxicity, insufficient vital energy, vision enhancement, promoting metabolism, enhancing self-healing power, increasing red and white blood cells, enhancing immunity, and so on.

List of diseases treated by moxibustion and corresponding acupuncture points!

Category

Condition

Common Acupuncture Points for Moxibustion

Respiratory System

Common Cold

Fengmen (Wind Gate), Dazhu (Great Vertebra), Taiyang (Sun), Chize (Cubital Marsh), Hegu (Union Valley), Waiguan (Outer Pass), Zusanli (Leg Three Miles)

Special moxibustion on Fengmen and Zusanli can prevent influenza

Pneumonia

Fengmen, Xinyu (Heart Shu), Feiyu (Lung Shu), Chize, Kongzui (Apex of the Lung), Zusanli

Bronchial Asthma

Fengmen, Shenzhu (Spine Pillar), Feiyu, Lingtai (Spirit Platform), Piyu (Spleen Shu), Shenyu (Kidney Shu), Tiantu (Heavenly Prominence), Zhongwan (Middle Cavity), Zhongfu (Middle Palace), Shanzhong (Chest Center), Chize, Neiguan (Inner Pass), Zusanli

Bronchitis

Fengmen, Dazhu, Shenzhu, Ge Shu (Diaphragm Shu), Shenyu, Feiyu, Zhongfu, Shanzhong, Zhongwan, Chize, Fenglong (Fenglong for purulent moxibustion)

Tuberculosis

For normal body temperature: Feiyu, Gaomang (Stomach Shu), Weiyu (Stomach Shu), Zhongwan, Lieque (Broken Sequence), Zusanli; for slightly elevated body temperature: Dazhu, Shenzhu, Quchi (Pool at the Bend), Chize, this disease also requires early and long moxibustion

Circulatory System

Hypertension

Baihui (Hundred Meetings) (light moxibustion), Fengchi (Wind Pool), Renying (Human Welcome), Piyu, Shenyu, Quchi, Yanglingquan (Yang Mound Spring), Zusanli, Sanyinjiao (Three Yin Intersection), Taichong (Great Surge), Fengmen (Zusanli, Juegu Scar Moxibustion)

Arteriosclerosis

Dazhu, Dazhui (Great Vertebra), Shenyu, Yanglingquan, Zusanli

Coronary Heart Disease

Jueyinshu (Liver Shu), Shenda (Spirit Path), Xinyu, Tianzong (Heavenly Gathering), Shanzhong, Juque (Great Cavity), Quchi, Xiemen (Xi Gate), Daling (Great Mound), Taiyuan (Great Abyss), Sanyinjiao, Taixi (Great Stream); during angina attacks, moxibustion on Xiemen, Neiguan, Shanzhong

Stroke Prevention

Fengchi, Tianzhu (Heavenly Pillar), Jianjing (Shoulder Well), Shousanli (Hand Three Miles), Shenmen (Spirit Gate), Yanglingquan, Fengshi (Wind Market), Zusanli

Arrhythmia

Same as Coronary Heart Disease

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Xinyu, Lingtai, Piyu, Juque, Xiemen, Xiaohai (Small Sea), Shenmen, Zusanli

Blood System

Anemia

Ge Shu, Piyu, Zhongwan, Zusanli, Juegu

Leukopenia

Dazhu, Ge Shu, Piyu, Zusanli, Guanyuan (Gate of Origin)

Leukemia

Ge Shu, Piyu, Zhongwan, Zusanli, Juegu, Xinyu, Dazhu, Xuehai (Blood Sea)

Digestive System

Gastric Ulcer

Zhongwan, Piyu, Zusanli, Weiyu, Liangqiu (Beam Hill), Yanglingquan

Acute Gastroenteritis

Zhongwan, Liangmen (Beam Gate), Shuifen (Water Point), Dachangshu (Large Intestine Shu), Wenliu (Warm Flow), Neiguan, Liangqiu, Zusanli

Chronic Gastroenteritis

Shangwan (Upper Cavity), Zhongwan, Liangmen, Piyu, Pianli (Side History), Zusanli

Excessive Gastric Acid

Zhongwan, Buring (Not Tolerated), Juque, Gaomang, Weicang (Stomach Store), Yanglingquan, Zhongfeng (Middle Seal), Diji (Earth Machine) (do not use Zusanli)

Gastric Spasm

Zhongwan, Liangmen, Zhangmen (Chapter Gate), Juque, Piyu, Weiyu, Liangqiu, Zusanli, Neiting (Inner Court)

Gastric Dilation

Shangwan, Zhongwan, Qihai (Sea of Qi), Zhiyang (Ultimate Yang), Ge Shu, Piyu, Weiyu, Zusanli

Gastric Prolapse

Baihui, Zhongwan, Daheng (Great Horizontal), Qihai, Weiyu, Shangjuxu (Upper Great Void), Zusanli

Duodenal Ulcer

Zhongwan, Piyu, Zusanli, Liangqiu, Yanglingquan, Weicang, Huanroumen (Sliding Meat Gate), Mandi (Blind Gate)

Appendicitis

Xiwan (Lower Cavity), Qihai, Daju (Great Giant), Dachangshu, Wenliu, Liangqiu, Appendiceal Point, Hegu, Shangjuxu, acute cases should be moxibustion frequently

Liver Dysfunction

Zhiyang, Ge Shu, Dan Shu (Gallbladder Shu), Zhongwan, Yanglingquan, moxibustion is effective

Loss of Appetite, Indigestion

Zhongwan, Tianshu (Heavenly Pivot), Piyu, Weiyu, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao

Bacterial Dysentery

Qihai, Shangjuxu, Tianshu, fever plus Hegu, Quchi; heavy dampness plus Yinlingquan has a cure rate of over 90%, can be adjusted with: Liangqiu, Kunlun, Zusanli, Dachangshu, Cili (Second History), Dazhu

Colitis

Zhongwan, Tianshu, Piyu, Shenyu, Dachangshu, Zusanli

Rectal Prolapse

Baihui, Mingmen (Life Gate), Cili, Zhibian (Bend), Changqiang (Long Strong), Chengshan (Mountain of Acceptance), Hegu

Peritonitis

Zhongwan, Shuifen, Tianshu, Qihai, Shuidao (Water Path), Piyu, Shenyu, Dachangshu, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao

Gallstones

Riyue (Sun and Moon), Qimen (Period Gate), Liangmen, Zhiyang, Tianzong, Dan Shu, Yanglingquan, Waigou (Outer Hill), Qiuxu (Hill Ruins), Guangming (Brightness), use right-side points for treatment

Cholecystitis

Riyue, Qimen, Liangmen, Zhiyang, Tianzong, Dan Shu, Yanglingquan, Waigou, Qiuxu, Guangming, use bilateral points

Liver Diseases

Qimen, Zhongwan, Ge Shu, Piyu, Dan Shu, Zhiyang, Yanglingquan, Ligou (Liver Ditch), Ququan (Spring of Qu), Waigou, Zhongdu (Middle Capital), Zhongfeng (Middle Seal), Taichong

Neurological System

Stroke (Cerebral Hemorrhage)

At the onset of the disease, moxibustion on Baihui 1-3 cones to constrict blood vessels, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao each moxibustion 5 cones to lower blood pressure and prevent bleeding

Hemiplegia (Post-Stroke Sequelae)

Tianzhu, Xinyu, Piyu, Shenyu, Quchi for upper limb paralysis: Quchi, Hegu, Nao Yu (Shoulder Point), Shousanli; for lower limb paralysis: Zhibian, Huantiao (Jumping Point), Zusanli, Yanglingquan, Juegu, Sanyinjiao

Neurasthenia

Baihui, Fengchi, Dazhu, Xinyu, Piyu, Shenyu, Zhongwan, Quchi, Shenmen, Yanglingquan, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao

Insomnia

Xinyu, Shenyu, Shenmen, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao

Hypersomnia

Baihui, Fengchi, Shenmen, Zusanli, Taichong

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Upper branch pain: Yangbai (Sun White), Taiyang (Sun), Xuankong (Suspended Skull), Jiachuan (Cheek Car), Kongzui, Zanzhu (Bamboo), Middle branch pain: Shangguan (Upper Gate), Xiaguan (Lower Gate), Tinghui (Hearing Meeting), Qianliao (Cheek Ridge), Hegu; Lower branch pain: Jiachuan, Yifeng (Wind), Daying (Great Welcome), Hegu, Xiexu (Stream of the River)

Sciatica

Shenyu, Dachangshu, Cili, Huantiao, Zhibian, Yinmen (Yin Gate), Weizhong (Middle of the Weighing), Yanglingquan, Sanyinjiao, Juegu, moxibustion on the affected segment

Myelitis

Dazhu, Dazhui, Shenzhu, Jinsuo (Muscle Contraction), Shenyu, Yangguan (Yang Gate), Cili, Zhongji (Middle Extreme), Yanglingquan, Sanyinjiao, Juegu, moxibustion on the affected segment

Upper Limb Nerve Paralysis and Muscle Atrophy

Fengchi, Tianzhu, Dazhu, Jianyu, Quchi, Hegu, Waiguan, Chize

Lower Limb Nerve Paralysis and Muscle Atrophy

Huantiao, Biguan (Thigh Joint), Yinmen, Weizhong, Yanglingquan, Zusanli, Chengshan, Juegu

Urogenital System

Acute and Chronic Nephritis

San Jiao Shu, Blind Shu, Shen Shu, Mingmen, Zhongwan, Shuifen, Zhongji, Yinlingquan, Sanyinjiao, Fuliu (Floating Flow), Taixi

Nephrotic Syndrome

Shen Shu, Mingmen, Taixi, Jingmen (Capital Gate), select points according to symptoms

Renal Tuberculosis

Piyu, Shen Shu, Jingmen, Zhongwan, Shuifen, Zusanli

Renal Atrophy

San Jiao Shu, Blind Shu, Shen Shu, Mingmen, Zhongwan, Shuifen, Zhongji, Yinlingquan, Sanyinjiao, Fuliu, Taixi, Guanyuan

Cystitis and Urethritis

Shen Shu, Bladder Shu, Cili, Qihai, Shuidao, Zhongji, Yinlingquan, Sanyinjiao, Jinmen (Golden Gate)

Enuresis (Nocturnal Urination)

Shen Shu, Guanyuan, Zhongji, Chize, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao

Hematuria

Mingmen, Shenmen, Xuehai, Sanyinjiao, Shuifen

Frequent Urination, Urinary Incontinence

Shen Shu, Guanyuan, Dahe (Great River), Zhongji, Chize, Sanyinjiao, Ququan

Erectile Dysfunction

Shen Shu, Mingmen, Cili, Zhongwan, Guanyuan, Zhongji, Zusanli, Taixi

Premature Ejaculation, Nocturnal Emission

Xinyu, Shen Shu, Zhishi (Will Room), Mingmen, Cili, Guanyuan, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao

Male Infertility

Long moxibustion on Guanyuan, Shen Shu, Sanyinjiao; for poor sperm development, use moxibustion on both testicles regularly

Endocrine System

Diabetes

Piyu, San Jiao Shu, Gaomang Shu, Shen Shu, Zhongwan, Shuifen, Qihai, Yangchi (Yang Pool), Zusanli, Sanyinjiao

Hyperthyroidism

Fengchi, Fengmen, Shen Shu, Renying, Tiantu, Shousanli, Zusanli, Yinlingquan

Hypothyroidism

Fengchi, Fengmen, Shen Shu, Renying, Tiantu, Shousanli, Zusanli, Yinlingquan, long-term moxibustion

Musculoskeletal System

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Shoulder Joint: Jianyu, Bingfeng (Shoulder Wind), Tianzong, Jianzheng (Shoulder Correct), Quchi, Tiaokou (Tiao Mouth), Jianneiling (Shoulder Inner Mound)

Elbow Joint: Quchi, Tianjing (Heavenly Well), Chize, Shousanli, Xiaohai, Hegu

Knee Joint: Neixiyan (Inner Knee Eye), Waisiyan (Outer Knee Eye), Zusanli, Yanglingquan, Weizhong, Liangqiu

Ankle Joint: Zusanli, Kunlun, Taixi, Jiexi (Stream of the River), Qiuxu

Shoulder Periarthritis

Tianliao (Heavenly Liao), Nao Yu, Tianzong, Bingfeng, Jianyu, Quchi, Tiaokou, Sidu (Four Ditches), Waiguan

Beriberi

Zusanli, Jiexi, Juegu, Sanyinjiao, Bajie (Eight Evils)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Moxibustion near the affected joint and local points is essential

Stiff Neck

Tianzhu, Jianjing, Stiff Neck Point, moxibustion on the affected side

Wrist Joint Syndrome

Yangchi, Yangxi (Yang Stream), Daling, Waiguan, Hegu, Quchi, Kongzui

Surgical and Dermatological

Tendinitis

Moxibustion locally

Mastitis (Breast Abscess)

Jianjing, Tianzong, Shanzhong, Zusanli; for unripe abscesses, moxibustion on the sore head with garlic; for mature abscesses that do not heal, moxibustion with aconite cake on the sore mouth

Hemorrhoids

Kongzui, Erbai (Two Whites), Cili, Zhibian, Changqiang (Long Strong) (needle), Chengshan

Sprains

Moxibustion on local and corresponding points (on the opposite side or at the most painful point)

Urticaria

Fengmen, Shenzhu, Jianyu, Xuehai, Zusanli, Yangjiao (Yang Intersection)

Eczema

Jianyu, Quchi, Yinlingquan

Scrotal Eczema or Hyperhidrosis

Shen Shu, Sanyinjiao, Yinlingquan, Taichong

Acne

Quchi, Hegu, Piyu, Shen Shu, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao

Skin Diseases

Ge Shu, Quchi, Xuehai

Tennis Elbow

Use non-purulent moxibustion on tender points, moxibustion multiple points, repeated moxibustion will cure

Gynecology

Uterine Position Abnormalities

Zhongwan, Qihai, Yangchi, Shen Shu, Qihai, Sanyinjiao, Dadun (Great Mound)

Uterine Spasms

Zhongwan, Qihai, Daju, Cili, Yangchi, Sanyinjiao, Yinlingquan

Uterine Appendicitis

Zhongwan, Qihai, Daju, Cili, Yangchi, Sanyinjiao, Yinlingquan, Guilai (Returning Home)

Irregular Menstruation

Piyu, Shen Shu, Cili, Guanyuan, Guilai, Sanyinjiao, Taichong

Dysmenorrhea

Qihai, Guilai, Mingmen, Cili, Zhibian, Zhongdu, Diji, Sanyinjiao, Shuifen

Functional Uterine Bleeding

Ge Shu, Piyu, Shen Shu, Cili, Xuehai, Yinbai (Hidden White), Dadun (Great Mound) (single moxibustion on Yinbai, Dadun or select one point)

Menopausal Syndrome

Shen Shu, Cili, Guanyuan, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao are effective

Infertility

Guanyuan, Uterus, Baohua (Fetal House), Mingmen, Cili, Shen Shu, Sanyinjiao, Diji, long-term moxibustion

Uterine Prolapse

Baihui, Guanyuan, Qihai Shu, Sanyinjiao

Insufficient Milk Production

Shanzhong, Rugen (Breast Root), Zhongwan, Yangchi, Neiguan, Shaoze (Little Marsh)

Habitual Abortion

Guanyuan, Piyu, Shen Shu, Mingmen, moxibustion in advance, beyond the abortion period

Postpartum Hemorrhage

Xuehai, Dadun

Excessive Leucorrhea

Qihai Shu, Cili, Daju, Guanyuan, Zhongji, Diji, Sanyinjiao

Uterine Cancer

Dazhu, Shen Shu, Cili, Guanyuan, Guilai, Zhuxin (Bamboo Heart), Sanyinjiao, requires long-term direct moxibustion

Otorhinolaryngology

Hordeolum (Eye Sores)

Tianzhu, Fengchi, Shenzhu, Piyu, Yangbai, Taiyang, Quchi, Hegu, Neiting, Zulinqi (Foot Lying Cry), this disease is frequent, can be moxibustion continuously

Conjunctivitis

Xinyu, Piyu, Tongziliao (Child’s Eye), Zanzhu, Quchi, Zusanli, Zulinqi, local needling, distant moxibustion

Corneal Inflammation

Tianzhu, Piyu, Shen Shu, Zusanli, Guangming

Blurred Vision

Taiyang, Fengchi, Tianzhu, Piyu, Hegu, Yanglao (Elderly), Zusanli, Guangming

Optic Neuritis and Atrophy

Jingming (Eye Bright), Qiuhou (Behind the Eye), Chengqi (Accepting Tears), Fengchi, Piyu, Guangming, Zusanli

Myopia

Taiyang, Yangbai, Fengchi, Piyu, Zusanli, Guangming

Rhinitis

Shangxing (Upper Star), Yingxiang (Welcome Fragrance), Fengchi, Fengmen, Quchi, Shousanli, Hegu or Feiyu

Otitis Media

Tinggong (Listening Palace), Tinghui (Listening Meeting), Yifeng, Shenyu, Wanggu (Complete Bone), Shaohai (Little Sea), Zhongzhu (Middle Bamboo), Taixi

Tinnitus

Tinggong, Tinghui, Yifeng, Shenyu, Wanggu, Shaohai, Zhongzhu, Taixi

Pharyngitis

Dazhu, Fengmen, Dazhu, Yifeng, Renying, Chize, Lieque, Shaoshang (Little Business), rapid effect

Night Sweats

Baihui, Piyu, Yinxue (Yin Cavity), Houxi (Back Stream)

Vomiting

Shenzhu, Shangwan, Neiguan, Zusanli

Edema

Shen Shu, San Jiao Shu, Bladder Shu, Zhongwan, Guanyuan, Shuifen, Yinlingquan, Sanyinjiao

Abdominal Pain

Upper Abdomen: Shangwan, Zhongwan, Liangmen, Liangqiu, Zusanli

Lower Abdomen: Tianshu, Guanyuan, Neiguan, Gongsun (Public Grandson)

Asthma

Dazhu, Feiyu, Shanzhong, Shenyu, Zhongwan, Guanyuan, Zusanli

Palpitations

Neiguan, Shanzhong, Xinyu, Zusanli

Low Back Pain

Dazhu, Piyu, Shenyu, Cili, Weizhong, Chengshan

Heel Pain

Puxin (Foot Reference), Shuifen, Shenmai (Shen Pulse), Zhaohai (Shining Sea), local moxibustion

Constipation

Left Abdominal Knot, Tianshu, Shenmen, Zhigou (Branching Ditch), Dachangshu, Zusanli

Physical Weakness

Dazhu, Zhongwan, Guanyuan, Zusanli

A Comprehensive Summary of 400 Diseases Treated by Moxibustion Worth Collecting!

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