Currently, acupuncture may be used to treat conditions like:
1.) Neurological, muscular, and skeletal diseases, dealing with all kinds of pain.
2.) Diseases of the gastrointestinal system: Ulcers, colitis, diarrhea, acid reflux & digestive disorders, irritable bowel syndrome
3.) Cardiovascular diseases: high blood pressure, hypertension, and palpitations
4.) Respiratory diseases: allergies, asthma, sinusitis, and bronchitis
5.) Immune system: lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
6.) Ophthalmic diseases: eye-strain, inflammations, impaired vision
7.) Oral diseases: toothache, post-extraction pain, and gingivitis
8.) Gynecological diseases: PMS, painful or irregular menses, menopause
9.) Emotional/p1sychological disorders: stress, depression anxiety, insomnia, and irritability
10.) Infertility
11.) Addiction: nicotine, alcohol, prescription, and other drugs
1.) Wind-cold-dampness arthralgia such as shoulder pericarditis, lumbar muscle strain, lumbar and leg pain, bone hyperplasia, lumbar inter vertebral disc herniation, degenerative arthritis, joint dysfunction, cervical spondylosis, etc.
2.) Digestive system diseases, etc. Including duodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis, chronic colitis, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and other diseases; in addition, syndrome differentiation for diarrhea, stomach distention, stomach pain, can also be treated by moxibustion.
3.) Miscellaneous causes such as some common gynecological and andrological diseases, chronic pelvic inflammation, prostatitis, etc.
There are also some symptoms of deficiency-cold types, such as long urine, weak waist and knee, lower abdominal distension and so on, which also belong to the treatment scope of moxibustion.