The paper summarizes Professor

CHEN Rixin

's clinical experience in heat-sensitive moxibustion for pediatric diseases. Four key points should be greatly considered during delivery of heat-sensitive moxibustion when treating pediatric diseases: (1)

Deqi

is manifested as getting tranquilized. Different from adults

in children

deqi

after heat-sensitive moxibustion is manifested as cooperating

calming-down

sleeping

preferring to warm

acral heat feeling

whole-body warming feeling

facial flushing

sweating on the forehead (slightly sweating in the body)

and diffusive cutaneous flushing. (2) Moving moxibustion is dominant to obtain the balance between the dynamic and the static. The main techniques include to-and-fro moxibustion along meridian

sparrow-pecking moxibustion and gentle moxibustion

which can effectively promote

deqi

. (3) Moxibustion dosage is determined by slight sweating. Different from adults

the individual saturation moxibustion time in children depends on the occurrence of acral heat feeling and slightly sweating. (4) Ensuring safety in the operation. Safety is essential in pediatric heat-sensitive moxibustion

and the special pediatric moxibustion tools equipped with heat-collecting covers and ash-separating nets should be used

which is apt to obtain

deqi

in children. Heat-sensitive moxibustion works on warming and nourishing the lung and spleen

which i

s effective on chronic cough after common cold

common cold due to constitutional deficiency

allergic rhinitis

loose stool

constipation and indigestion.