Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy that involves burning dried mugwort (moxa) on particular points on the body. For some types of moxibustion, a cigar-shaped stick of moxa is lit and pressed directly on to the skin until it blisters. × Selena Xue required a skin graft on her leg after she was seriously burnt during a moxibustion treatment. Photo/Supplied Selena Xue required a skin graft on her leg after she was seriously burnt during a moxibustion treatment. Photo/Supplied Selena Xue spent 10 days in hospital repairing the damage with skin grafts.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 28, 2017 22:57 UTC