Background: The burning of moxa floss in moxibustion releases moxa smoke containing a
substantial amount of particulate matter (PM10) into the environment, which has generated …

Background Moxibustion, a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique, involves burning moxa
floss to apply heat to certain points or areas of the body surface to treat disease. Moxibustion …

ABSTRACTThe burning of moxa floss in moxibustion constitutes a major anthropogenic
source of many gaseous pollutants, which has been associated with many different negative …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the toxicity of moxa smoke in rats. METHODS: Forty-eight female
Wister rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n= 12/group) to simulate moxa smoke …

BACKGROUND: The safety study of moxa smoke has been the focus of attention in the
moxibustion research in recent years. As an important direction, the effects of moxa smoke …

The increasing use of moxibustion has led to a debate concerning the safety of this
treatment in human patients. Inhalation of cigarette smoke induces lung inflammation and …

Objective. Moxibustion is a complementary therapy that has been used for thousands of
years. Burning moxa produces smoke and inhalable particulates. Recent research has …

Background Moxibustion therapy has been used historically for thousands of years and
there are many clinical trials supporting its efficacy and effectiveness for various conditions …

Introduction Moxibustion is an ancient method of traditional medicine (along with
acupuncture) using moxa, or processed mugwort leaves. Both the smoke and heat …

Introduction. Moxibustion, a traditional Chinese medicine technique, involves the use of
moxa smoke from Folium Artemisia argyi to treat various disorders, especially superficial …