Does moxibustion help lose weight?

Moxibustion does have the effect of weight loss. For example, hanging moxibustion or moxibustion through ginger on specific acupoints can have the effect of weight loss. Generally, moxibustion on the Sanjiaoshu point and Sanyinjiao point for fifteen to twenty minutes can have the effect of weight loss. Doing suspended moxibustion on the Sanli acupoint and Fenglong acupoint for fifteen to twenty minutes can also help with weight loss. Of course, these moxibustion methods must be performed consistently. If you only do it occasionally, it will not have the effect of weight loss.

Moxibustion can be combined with other Chinese medicines besides mugwort: after adding many precious Chinese herbs to the moxibustion materials, their medicinal ingredients can quickly reach the lesions, and under the action of heat and moxibustion force, they can instantly play a role in dredging meridians and activating cells. Moxibustion first generates heat: when the skin is heated, the pores expand, allowing the medicine to quickly penetrate under the skin and reach the lesion directly. For every degree the cell's temperature rises, its rate of oxidation using oxygen increases 2.5 times. Moxibustion can improve the ability and speed of cells to absorb nutrients.

After moxibustion, the meridian acupoints will experience heat sensitivity. Heat penetration, heat expansion, heat transfer, local heat when not hot but distant heat when not hot, surface heat when not hot but deep heat when not hot, etc., or other non-thermal sensations: sensations of sourness, swelling, pressure, heaviness, pain, numbness, coldness, etc. are produced at or away from the moxibustion site. Since fat accumulation takes a long time, you must have the mentality of long-term persistence to lose weight through moxibustion. The reason why we use moxibustion to lose weight is that it does not harm the body and does not force dietary restrictions. But don’t think that moxibustion does not require diet control. In order to achieve good weight loss results, while insisting on moxibustion, you should also pay attention to a lighter diet, a more regular lifestyle, and appropriate physical exercise. These will play a beneficial role in moxibustion weight loss.

Moxibustion for weight loss is not only effective, but also has its unique advantages. For example, when we exercise to lose weight, we often need to do it together with dieting, otherwise the weight loss effect will not be ideal. However, there is no need to go on a diet when doing moxibustion to lose weight. You only need to do proper physical exercise to achieve a more ideal weight loss effect.