Moxibustion, also known as moxibustion therapy or moxibustion, is a therapeutic method that uses moxa sticks made of mugwort leaves to stimulate acupuncture points or specific parts of the human body and regulate the physiological and biochemical functions of human disorders by stimulating menstrual activities, thus achieving the purpose of preventing diseases and treating diseases. The mechanism of moxibustion is similar to that of acupuncture, and it has a complementary therapeutic effect with acupuncture. It has the advantages of simple operation, low cost and obvious effect.

The word "moxibustion" was first mentioned in Zhuangzi. For example, in Zhuangzi Stealing Plantation, Confucius convinced Liu that he hit the nail on the head. Afterwards, he said to Liu: "Qiu called self-moxibustion without illness." But the original word of "moxibustion" is "long". For example, 1975 The bamboo slips (legal documents) unearthed in Sleeping Tiger Land in Yunmeng, Hubei Province, "Death of a Thief" contains "one person is Ding Zhuang, the color is analyzed, and the length is seven feet and one inch, and the hair is two feet long". This "long" is the original meaning of "moxibustion" and is trained as moxibustion.

The word "moxibustion" is used in Fifty-two Diseases Prescription, Eleven Pulse Yin and Yang Moxibustion Sutra (hereinafter referred to as Yin and Yang), Eleven Pulse Foot Moxibustion Sutra (hereinafter referred to as Foot Arm), pulse diagnosis method and Wuwei Han medical bamboo slips unearthed from Han tombs. After a long time, it evolved into the word "moxibustion". Xu Shen in the Han Dynasty said in Shuo Wen Jie Zi: "Moxibustion, burning, from fire". Modern Hu Houxuan, based on the study of Oracle Bone Inscriptions's glyph, thinks that "I release the bed, that is, the word ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………