Does Moxibustion Delay Menstruation

Moxibustion usually does not delay menstruation.

Moxibustion is a common Chinese medicine therapy. Moxibustion can stimulate specific parts and acupoints of the human body through the burning of Artemisia argyi. It can regulate the physiological and biochemical functions of the body. It has the effects of warming meridians and dispelling cold, promoting qi and dredging collaterals, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, etc. It helps to relieve symptoms such as cold in the uterus, dysmenorrhea, and menstrual stasis. For patients suitable for moxibustion, it generally does not cause menstruation to delay or advance. If moxibustion is used in healthy people, it may cause increased menstrual flow, early menstruation, prolonged menstruation, etc., but it usually does not lead to delayed menstruation.