Moxibustion with a moxa stick, xuan jiu (indirect), is the most popular because there is much lower risk of pain or burning. A practitioner lights one end of a moxa stick, roughly the shape and size of a cigar, and holds it close to the area being treated for several minutes until the area turns red from the heat.
"With preparation and back work (including mugwort back massage), the moxibustion therapy will not only be effective, but also relaxing and pleasant," says Cao.
Patients first soak their feet in hot herbal liquid medicine, which will help open the acupuncture points and stimulate the blood circulation. Then essential mugwort oil is massaged into the back of a patient lying on his or her stomach. The aromatic penetrating oil stimulates the flow of energy.
Then comes the main part-moxibustion. The moxa stick may be held one to three inches above the skin.
Many people find the moxa aroma relaxing. The moxa sticks are compounded with mugwort and different herbs for different conditions, such as deficient yang energy, excessive internal heat, or dampness.
When the heat of the burning moxa stick penetrates the acupuncture point, the area and surrounding muscle will be warm. The warm area expands while the stick is kept in the same place for about three minutes.
The freer your energy channel is, the more quickly the warm area expands. The coldness or dampness will actually come out from the acupuncture point in the process, and the practitioner can feel it. If you are seriously suffering from dampness, the emerging dampness will even moisten the burning moxa stick and change its shape from a cylinder to a cone.
Therapy takes about 90 minutes, then you eat a cup of white fungus soup. The sound of "great mercy mantra" from a tape or CD accompanies full treatment, helping you to relax physically and psychologically.
Doing indirect moxibustion therapy at home is quite simple, but always be careful burning herbs and tipping off the ash. Buy moxa sticks at TCM pharmacies for about one yuan (14 US cents) each. Light one and place it one to three inches above the specific acupuncture point for about 10 minutes.
Remember to press the point to make sure you've found the right point before moxibustion. If the point is tender, that's the spot, otherwise, try again.
Only a few acupuncture points, three shown here, are frequently used by ordinary people at hom.
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