Moxibustion has been use in acupuncture treatment for long time, and can treat many diseases. It is the thing which you can use at your own home under an acupuncturist advice. Today I want to show how to use it.
1.Light up : You can use a lighter to light it up. It may need little bit longer time than light up a paper, about 5-10sec. you may blow on it to encourage it to burn evenly.
2.When the stick is well lit, hold it close to the selected area, about 1-2 cm from the skin. If you cannot feel the heat, try a bit closer, if it is too hot, move away a little bit.
3.After a while, you may notice the burning part is coved by thickly ash, use your finger to slightly tap on the stick and take away the ash. You may repeat the step 3 several times until you finish your treatment.
4.When you finish, put the moxa stick under running water to extinguish it, make sure it is fully extinguished. You also can use a bowl of sand and dip in the moxa stick to extinguish.
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