Moxibustion with aconite cake
Traditional Chinese Medicine
estimated about CNY 45-95
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Description
A traditional Chinese medicine technique involving moxa placed on a slice of processed aconite root cake, applied to acupoints to warm meridians and dispel cold, commonly used for chronic pain and yang deficiency conditions.
Main Uses
Primarily used in TCM for warming meridians, dispelling cold-dampness, tonifying kidney-yang and spleen-yang, promoting circulation of qi and blood, and alleviating chronic pain. Commonly applied for conditions such as chronic low back pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (cold-damp type), post-stroke hemiplegia with cold signs, chronic diarrhea due to spleen-kidney yang deficiency, and infertility related to uterine cold.
Normal Range
Not applicable — Ge Fuzi Bing Jiu (Ge-Attached Aconite Cake Moxibustion) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) external thermal therapy, not a laboratory test with numerical biomarkers or quantifiable 'values'. It involves applying a cake made from processed Aconite root (Aconitum carmichaelii, 'Fuzi') and other herbs onto the skin and burning moxa above it to deliver gentle, penetrating heat. There is no standardized quantitative normal range.
Low Values - Possible Causes
Not applicable — This modality does not produce measurable 'low values'; however, suboptimal therapeutic outcomes may result from insufficient treatment duration, inadequate moxa heat intensity, improper cake preparation (e.g., excessive dilution of Fuzi), poor patient adherence, or contraindicated use in patients with heat-excess or yin-deficiency patterns.
High Values - Possible Causes
Not applicable — No 'high values' exist; adverse reactions (e.g., skin blistering, burns, or systemic toxicity) may occur due to excessive treatment frequency, prolonged application, use of improperly processed (uncooked) Aconite, failure to monitor skin response, or administration in patients with yang-excess, fever, or compromised skin integrity.
estimated about CNY 45-95