During moxibustion, both moxa smoke and moxa fire have health-preserving effects on human body, because when moxa leaves burn, smoke can penetrate the skin and reach the deep part of the body for a long time, which has no adverse effects on human body.
What are the benefits of moxibustion smoke to the human body? Antibacterial moxibustion has obvious antibacterial effect, can resist bacteria and fungi in the air, and has therapeutic effect on local herpes zoster, skin purulent infection and beriberi.
The smoke of antiviral moxa sticks can also disinfect the air and inhibit rhinovirus, herpes virus, influenza virus and mumps virus. Moreover, during the burning process of the moxa stick, most of the volatile oil of the moxa stick is dispersed into the air, and people can better relieve asthma and cough by inhaling the moxa stick cigarette.
3 What are the ingredients of moxibustion smoke? In addition to wormwood oil, wormwood smoke also contains dust particles, carbon monoxide and other ingredients. Among them, wormwood oil contains many substances beneficial to human body, which can produce good health care effect on tissues and organs in human body.
4 The harm of long-term inhalation of moxa sticks has been in moxa smoke for a long time, and the dust in it may be harmful to human lungs. Asthma patients should pay special attention. If the symptoms are not relieved after moxibustion, it is best to stop moxibustion.