Ordinary moxa sticks will do. You don't have to look at the brand when choosing moxa sticks. The product proportion of moxa sticks is different, and big brands will also have low proportion of moxa sticks. So generally speaking, the choice of moxa sticks depends on the quality of moxa sticks.

Color: short-term wormwood is turquoise or turquoise, and long-term color tends to khaki.

Smell: The short-lived moxa sticks have strong smoke and pungent smell when burning, so this is also the reason why some people don't smoke when doing moxibustion. For Ai Chen, the smoke is very small and the smell is very weak when burning.

Strength: The burning time of moxa sticks is short, the burning speed is relatively fast, and the firepower is strong. The moxa smoke is relatively large, and the volatile oil content inside is relatively high, so the strength is high. This kind of moxa stick will make the skin feel burning when doing moxibustion. The effect is only on the superficial skin, not deep into the internal organs.

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Precautions:

During moxibustion, or the whole moxibustion process, drinking cold water and eating cold rice are the most taboo, which is like moxibustion removing fire, which is not conducive to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

It is best to drink a cup of warm water before moxibustion, which is higher than the body temperature. After moxibustion, add a cup of hot water of about 60 degrees, which is a bit hot.

If you wash your hands immediately after moxibustion, use hot water, which is about 50 degrees higher than your body temperature. If it is not rheumatic disease, cold disease or postpartum rheumatism, you can wear cold water 30 minutes after moxibustion, but in principle, don't rush to use cold water.

If the user wants to get pregnant, don't have sex immediately after moxibustion. At this time, the internal environment of women is still very hot, which is not conducive to the survival of sperm. 24-48 hours after moxibustion is the best, but it also varies from person to person.

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