Moxibustion, a kind of moxibustion method in acupuncture therapy of traditional Chinese medicine, is a natural therapy that ignites moxa cones and moxa sticks made of folium Artemisiae Argyi, and fumigates human acupuncture points to achieve health care treatment. The application of moxibustion originated from the use of fire after human mastery, and the time was also in the Stone Age.

Moxibustion has a wide range of functions. According to modern research, the methanol extract of moxa burning products has the effect of scavenging free radicals, which is stronger than that of unburned moxa methanol extract. After moxibustion, the local skin lipid peroxide decreased obviously, which was caused by the burning products of Artemisia argyi.

The burning of mugwort not only did not destroy its effective medicinal components, but enhanced them. Antioxidants in the combustion products of mugwort stick to the skin at acupoints and penetrate into the body through moxibustion heat.