Practice of moxibustion mud

The raw material of moxibustion is moxa sticks, which are made of leaves of moxa sticks. Every May, fresh and full leaves of Artemisia argyi are collected, dried and mashed in a stone mortar, which must be tamped with a wooden hammer. Sieve off weeds and silt. Repeatedly sun-drying, pounding and sieving for many times, it becomes yellowish, clean and soft moxa. Ai Rong is divided into several grades according to the degree of processing (screening). You can choose according to the needs of treatment, such as direct moxibustion with fine moxa and indirect moxibustion with coarse moxa. Inferior moxa sticks are hard, difficult to reunite, and should not burn the skin when burning. Ai Rong should be aged for a long time and usually put in a dry container to prevent it from getting damp and moldy. The exposure should be repeated several times a year when the weather is good. After the moxa stick is made, it can be made into different shapes and sizes of moxa sticks and mugs according to different needs. 1. Preparation method of the moxa stick: firstly, take 24g of moxa stick, spread it on soft, loose and tough mulberry paper with a length of 26cm and a width of 20cm, roll it into a cylinder with a diameter of about1.5cm, and seal it with glue or paste. If moxa is mixed with other powder, it becomes medicinal moxibustion. 2. Making method of moxa cone: twist by hand. That is, according to the needs of the disease, take a proper amount of moxa sticks, rub them tightly with your hands, and twist them into wheat grains or cones with big heads and small heads. Flat on the treatment site, lit moxibustion treatment. Modern moxa cone used for direct moxibustion (suppurative moxibustion) is made by special machinery, which is compact, uniform in size and convenient to use.