Moxibustion is more than just using moxa! The word we commonly translate as moxibustion is jiu (灸) in Chinese, and this word actually refers to a wide variety of heat therapies. One method of “moxibustion” that doesn’t burn mugwort leaf is San Fu Moxibustion (三伏灸).
San Fu Moxibusion is a classical method of preventive healthcare that dates back about 300 years in China. During the three most Yang days of the year (chosen based on the traditional Chinese calendar), physicians applied a special type of mustard plaster made with additional Chinese herbs to special acupuncture points on the back (the Back Shu Points). Plasters are then left in place for several hours, and the treatment repeated each of those 3 days. Originally this method was used to treat asthma or other chronic respiratory tract problems such as coughing, sinusitis, etc… It was also traditionally though to prevent colds and flus (and other upper respiratory tract problems) in the following winter. San Fu Moxibustion is therefore what is known as a special method of treating Winter disease during Summer (冬病夏治).
Acupuncture （针） & Moxibustion （灸）:
Moxibustion:
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As for San Fu Moxa (三伏灸), here's another brief introduction:
What is San Fu Moxa?
San Fu Moxibustion, also referred to as San Fu Moxa, is a Chinese herbal remedy for treatment of respiratory illnesses, and can be used for the treatment of asthma, allergies, and infections. Along with respiratory ailments such as asthma, allergies, and colds, San Fu Moxibustion can also be used in the treatment of some severe conditions, such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Other non-respiratory ailments, like arthritis, numbness and facial paralysis, can be treated with San Fu Moxibustion.
Treatment involves the external application of an herbal paste to specific acu points on the body. This special treatment requires three applications per year, during the hottest, most Yang days of the year, but benefits patients year round. In addition to treating existing respiratory ailments, it can also be used as an effective preventative treatment for colds and flus. Studies have shown that administration of San Fu Moxibustion treatment for three years in a row has a compounded and long-lasting benefit.
Why are treatments only offered in the summer?
San Fu Moxibustion treatments are only offered in the summer, because it is season-specific treatment. It is performed in mid summer, because it is the hottest, most Yang time of the year, and administering treatment during this very Yang period is vital to the efficacy of treatment.
Chinese version of San Fu Moxa:
三伏灸简介：“冬病夏治”的方法很多，“三伏灸”就是其中最具代表性的方法。“三伏灸”祖国医学的瑰宝是我国传统医学中最具特色的伏天保健疗法。
“三伏灸”是天灸疗法中的一种，因其选在每年的三伏天进行治疗，所以称为三伏灸。这种疗法是通过利用全年中阳气最盛的三伏天，人们体内阳气也相对充沛的时机，应用中药制剂，选择相应的穴位进行贴敷灸治疗，利用药物的刺激作用，引起穴位局部皮肤的充血，甚至起泡，通过经络的调节作用，达到治疗疾病的效果。
七年之病应求三年之艾
中医有言“三分治，七分养”
治标必须要治本，身体才能真正健康
在中医典籍《本草从新》中有这样一段描写“艾叶苦辛，生温，熟热，纯阳之性，能回垂绝之阳，通十二经，走三阴，理气血，逐寒湿，暖子宫…以之灸火，能透诸经而除百病。”
艾灸就是一种极为有效的增强人体自愈能力的方式，民间甚至有“家有三年艾，郎中不用来”的说法。艾灸不止可以治疗一些慢性病，还是养生保健、调理体虚体弱的一大法宝。
治疗原理：
（1）方药作用：中药穴位贴敷通过药物的发散走窜，借助腧穴，透入肌肤，凭借诸穴部位对药物进行吸收。
（2）经络腧穴作用：经络的传导和调整，纠正脏腑阴阳的偏盛或偏衰，以达到驱邪和扶正强身的目的。
（3）节气作用：“热在三伏”在三伏天应用天灸疗法，机制体现“春夏养阳”，充实人体真元之气，保持机体阴阳平衡，以其顺应自然界的变化，获得人与自然的统一。
治疗作用：
三伏天灸贴敷药物经穴位由表入里，循经络内达脏腑，以调节气血阴阳，不仅达到防治疾病的目的，而且还能调节机体免疫，增强机体抗病能力，起到“药穴同疗”的作用。
治疗疾病：
1、治疗哮喘、过敏性鼻炎、慢性咳嗽、慢性支气管炎等呼吸系统疾病及变态反应性疾病。
2、与虚寒有关的一类疾病，如胃痛、结肠炎、关节痛、虚寒头痛、肾虚腰腿痛，颈肩肌疼痛等疾病。
3、亚健康状态人群的疾病预防。
/ 哪些人可以尝试艾灸？/
- 寒性体质的人 -
痛经、经期紊乱，手脚冰凉都是宫寒的最直接体现。此外，面色暗沉无光、皮肤干涩松弛，脸上长斑，气色差，看上去比实际年龄要老，肚子赘肉多、体形发胖……绝大部分都是因为气血两虚引起的宫寒。
艾灸可温宫散寒，活血通经，调和气血，使面色红润，促进血液循环和身体排毒，从而让整个人都精神焕发，健康年轻。
- 湿气重，长期吹空调的人 -
夏天最容易湿气侵体，使得脾胃功能虚，令人浑身乏力，再加上吹空调，造成湿寒交加，导致关节风湿、肌肉僵硬，尤其是肩颈酸痛，水肿肥胖，面色蜡黄……
此时艾灸，可直接将阳气注入，把体内的湿寒祛除，疏通血气，补充精神，恢复身体健康和活力。
- 易受寒、易腹泻、怕冷人群 -
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此外，易受寒、易腹泻、怕冷人群，风湿关节、肩周炎、颈椎病患者突出都可通过艾灸中温经通络、消瘀散结的作用，得到缓解。
/ 三伏灸、最好的艾灸时间 /
三伏天是中医所说的“阳气最旺盛”的时候，这时气候炎热，人体皮肤松弛，毛孔大开，选择此时在穴位上艾灸，药物更易渗透皮肤，刺激穴位，起到疏通经络，调节脏腑，借以调整机体功能，增强抗病能力，旨在使“正气存内，邪不可干”以防冬季发病。
伏 前 灸---6月25日—7月16日
初伏 10 天---7月17日—7月26日
中伏 20 天---7月27日—8月15日
末伏 10 天---8月16日—8月25日
伏后加强灸---8月26日—9月5日
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