温灸
English translation: Moxa cautery/moxa treatment
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| 19:44 Oct 20, 2009 |
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|  Selected response from: Roderick Anderson Japan Local time: 11:37 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | Moxa cautery/moxa tratment |
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| 3 | mild moxibustion |
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| 3 | thermal treatment |
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| Heat therapy |
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mild moxibustion Explanation: It is a mild form of moxibustion. Here is a quote from Wikipedia: 温灸（おんきゅう）とは、強過ぎる、あるいは不快な熱さのない灸療法の総称で、原則として、皮膚に火傷（やけど）や水疱（みずぶくれ）ができず、醜い痕（あと）が残らないものである。 |
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18 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Moxa cautery/moxa tratment Explanation: Moxa cautery is a thermal therapy - stimulus therapy to acupuncture spots in a channel of vital energy ("meridians"). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2009-10-20 20:06:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Tratment" should be "treatment" Sorry about that. "Moxa therapy" works as well Here are several links: http://centeredhealthhealing.com/moxa.aspx http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/contributions/acpuncture... |
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7 hrs confidence:
thermal treatment Explanation: Below is a website that differentiates "thermal treatment" from "moxibustion." Perhaps this could be an alternative. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.miguncharlotte.com/id16.html |
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| Reference: Heat therapy Reference information: Far Infrared therapy, complete explanation of Far Infrared Ray (FIR) heat therapy, history and benefits, including cancer. www.chimachine4u.com/fir.html - Think of far-infrared as a type of moxibustion, without the smoke and smell ... The success with hyperthermia infrared treatment on tumors is very exciting. ... acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=30300 - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2009-10-21 14:23:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Infrared Moxibustion Infrared moxibustion is used on the acupuncture points. It is an effective treatment for people who do not like the smell of moxa ... books.google.co.in/books?isbn=1588902218... |
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