Volume 2 Issue 2 - April 2007

by Xiaoji Jenny Li

Fu Moxa is one of the several treatments named Dong Bing Xia Zhi, which means "treating winter diseases in the summer time”. The treatment covers all types of Yang deficiency and excessive Cold syndromes, as well as disorders caused by Lung and Kidney deficiency e.g. asthma. "Fu", in Chinese, is normally labeled as "Triple Fu" or "Fu Tian". This means the hottest period of the year, which is not fixed in either the Western or lunar calendar. It has 3 periods, each lasting for exactly 10 days.