It is generally believed that acupuncture is the same therapy, but this is not the case. Although they are all based on the understanding of human meridians and acupoints, acupuncture only produces physical effects, while moxibustion is a compound effect of medicine and physics. Moreover, the treatment scope of the two is different. The so-called "acupuncture does not do what it does, moxibustion is appropriate" refers to the difference. It is said that moxibustion is a magical therapy, because it does have many advantages. First of all, the curative effect of moxibustion, the chief expert of traditional Chinese medicine in Harbin Jiulong Tibetan Hospital, is amazing. Moxibustion therapy is widely used, and it is the main method to treat diseases in ancient China. In the words of traditional Chinese medicine, it has the functions of warming yang and benefiting qi, dispelling cold and relieving pain, tonifying deficiency and resolving hard mass, warming meridians and dredging collaterals, removing blood stasis and resolving hard mass, and tonifying middle energizer and benefiting qi. It can be widely used in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics and facial diseases, and has special effects on mastitis, prostatitis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical spondylosis and diabetes.
Secondly, moxibustion has a peculiar health care function. For thousands of years, moxibustion has been used to prevent diseases and prolong life in China. Huangdi Neijing "Sweating in strong wind, moxibustion means loving points", which is a kind of health moxibustion. The anti-cancer research of moxibustion made by Japanese people such as Zuo Zuo Sudo also shows that moxibustion can activate the potential anti-cancer effect in skin tissue and play a role in treating cancer.