Direct Moxa

February 7, 2003

Todd wrote

" Individual states may ban

scarring moxa,

but I have never seen this prohibition in any state law I

have read, but I

have not reads them all in years. Does anyone have further

information on

this matter? "

I have not heard that it is banned, but most liability

insurance does not cover. I would be personally would be

hesitant, unless I know the patient well. I imagine people

like Mark Reese have been in practice long enough to be

able to assess the litagious nature of the clients who come

to them.

As a side note, one of my Chinese teachers admitted to

using direct moxa on a diabetic patient. This seems like a

really bad idea to me. First of all, they have impaired

wound healing, and secondly, they can't always report on

sensation accurately, and therefore, might not know when it burns.

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February 8, 2003

Direct moxibustion is banned in at least one state, Wisconsin. I

don't know of any liability insurance which will cover it. From my

perspective as one who has taught Japanese-style direct moxibustion

to many students, the non-scarring variety which utilizes shiunko or

some other ointment is arguably not what would be considered direct

moxibustion in China or Korea since the aim is to prevent scarring by

insulating the skin with shiunko and moxa ash. I've seen more serious

burns with indirect moxa (moxa poles, needle moxa, salt moxa)than any

half-rice-grain size direct moxa.

Robert Hayden

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