Historical records tell us acupuncture-moxibustion therapy has existed for more than two thousand years. Through the ages Chinese practitioners have enriched and perfected it with the theories of yin-yang, zang-fu (the viscera), channels and collaterals, qi (vital energy), blood and body fluid, creating a unique and effective therapeutic system. Acu-moxi therapy not only deals successfully with over one hundred common diseases - in internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, etc. - but is valuable in the treatment of some difficult and complicated cases considered quite hopeless by Western medicine. Acu-moxi therapy is welcomed by people in China and abroad for its unparalleled safety, low cost, lack of side effects and simple equipment. In December 1979 the World Health Organization adopted a resolution saying acu-moxi therapy could be applied to the treatment of forty-three kinds of diseases, including the common cold, acute tonsillitis, migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, sciatica, gastritis (acute or chronic), toothache, and constipation. The decision is clear evidence of the full trust in acu-moxi therapy throughout the world.

Chinese acu-moxi therapy embodies the theoretical foundations of Chinese medicine: the theory of yin-yang, the five elements, zang-fu, channels and collaterals, qi, body fluid, etiology and pathology, diagnosis, differentiation of syndromes, acupoints, technique of acupuncture and moxibustion, and clinical application.