title: [On moxibustion for preventing diseases].
abstract: Along with the improvement of living standard, people's consciousness about health care is gradually raising. Moxibustion is a convenient and effective therapy for preventing diseases and prolonging life. In this paper, functions of moxibustion therapy are probed from the preventing diseases, reasonable selection of acupoints and clinical studies, etc. It is held that moxibustion can promote metabolism and increase immune function, hence preventing diseases and prolonging life.
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture and Massage, Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou 450008, China. zhshj0406@sina.com
authors.forename: Shu-Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D009071:Moxibustion; D011315:Preventive Medicine