Moxa Rolls - Smokeless Burning Mugwort Sticks

Smokeless Moxa Cigars

Moxibustion sticks useful for reducing pain and helping with circulation and swelling

Contents: 5 individually wrapped charcoal moxa sticks

Dimensions: 12 cm long - Ø 1.5 cm for indirect moxibustion

Composition: Artemisia argy, vegetable charcoal

What is moxa?

Chinese doctors use "moxa therapy" together with or as an alternative to acupuncture.

The term originates from the Japanese expression moe kusa, meaning "burning herb". It is indeed an herb, namely mugwort, or St. John's herb, also known in the West as "devil's weed", harvested at the summer solstice (June 21), when, analogously, the herb absorbs the maximum heat of the sun.

Indications for moxa:

An ancient Chinese treatise reads: "Ai ye leaf (moxa) used in small quantities produces heat, in large quantities strong heat. Being of a purely yang nature, it has the ability to regenerate the primary yang. It can open the twelve main meridians, regulate energy, expel cold and dampness, warm the uterus, stop bleeding, warm the spleen and stomach to remove stagnation, regulate menstruation and facilitate the delivery of the fetus."

When burned, it penetrates all the meridians and eliminates the hundred diseases". The colder (yin) a disease is, that is, the more chronic, with a slow metabolism, the more effective moxa is. Pallor, chills, fatigue, cold limbs, the more effective moxa is. Conversely, the hotter (yang) a disease is, with acute localized pain, red face, state of excitement, the more acupuncture is indicated and moxa is contraindicated.

Use:

Light the cigar and direct the lit part towards the point to be treated at an appropriate distance that produces a pleasant heat.

The treatment of each individual point normally lasts about 20-30 min.

Remove the ash as it forms. Carefully extinguish the cigar once the treatment is finished.

Warnings:

• to be used only by expert personnel
• do not leave unattended during treatment
• do not use broken or defective cigars
• keep out of reach of children
• store in a dry place.