I don't think we know how it works: whether it is the heat alone or a combo
of the heat and the herb. Traditionally moxa is made from Artemisia vulgaris
common name mugwort, the Japanese name is moxa. Traditionally these are the
herbs used and in the study cited the researchers could not do a placebo
comparison with another herb or with no herb at all and only heat because the
population of women are so familiar with moxibustion treatment. Perhaps the
trial should be repeated in another place/culture where women are less (or
un-) familiar with traditional moxibustion and so a placebo treatment could
be used. So right now the treatment is to burn/smoulder the moxa stick on the
acupuncture pont indicated. It is stinky (to most westerners) and we don't
know if simply placing heat over the point would work as well or at all.
love marilyn
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