Moxibustion Technique
The origins of moxibustion, the nature of moxa, the various techniques, and treatment plans for common conditions.
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Moxa Devices and Other Methods
Boxes and cylinders, together with lamp, vesiculation, thunder-fire and spreading moxibustion.
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Moxa Stick Methods: Mild-Warm, Sparrow-Pecking and Circling
The three commonest techniques in modern practice, and how they differ.
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Warm Needling
A cone of moxa on the needle handle, so that heat travels down the shaft.
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Direct Moxibustion: Scarring and Non-Scarring
Cones burned on the skin itself, either to the point of suppuration or removed before it.
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Indirect Moxibustion: Ginger, Garlic, Salt and Aconite
A slice of something between cone and skin, so that the herb and the heat act together.