Moxibustion is a technique that applies heat to specific areas of the body using the mugwort herb, distributes warmth to extremities,  invigorates Qi (energy) and blood flow to specific areas, and the organs helping to boost one's immunes system to combat  imbalances in the body. At Sagrada Acupuncture Moxa use is to warm and invigorate the flow of Qi in the meridians (channels) and dispel certain pathogenic influences.