With the help of the slight heat of moxibustion fire and the action of drugs, through the conduction of meridians, it can warm and dredge meridians, reconcile qi and blood, coordinate yin and yang, strengthen the body resistance and eliminate evil spirits, so as to achieve the effects of treating diseases, preventing diseases, protecting health and beautifying. "Huangdi Neijing" says that acupuncture is suitable for acupuncture, and "Introduction to Medicine" also says that "medicine is insufficient and acupuncture is insufficient." It can be seen that moxibustion has long been valued by people, and it has been widely spread because of its high safety, no toxic side effects and health care function.

To say its scientific principle, we have to involve the scientific principle of meridians. There are many explanations now, and so on. Simply put, it's just like massage acupuncture, except that it uses thermal stimulation instead of physical direct stimulation.