Many of you who come to Mend have very likely smelled moxa in our treatment rooms and hallways (and perhaps exclaimed to yourself or your acupuncturist “it smells like pot in here!”). I've found that so many patients have never experienced it or have no idea what it is. However, moxa is a HUGE part of Traditional Chinese Medicine and is quite often used in conjunction with acupuncture. Moxa is refined mugwort, a plant that literally grows all around us here in Maryland. Moxibustion is the burning of moxa over acupuncture points or specific areas of the body. It [...]