The development and features of multi-acupoints moxibustion instrument.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.09.028
- Author:
Ling GAO
1
,
2
;
Dongbin WANG
3
;
Huirong LIU
4
Author Information
1. Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Meridian, Shanghai 201203, China
2. Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 201203.
3. School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Henan University of TCM.
4. Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Meridian, Shanghai 201203, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
moxa stick;
moxibustion instrument;
multi-acupoints moxibustion instrument
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Moxibustion;
Needles
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2018;38(9):1013-1015
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A new type of multi-acupoints moxibustion instrument was developed to effectively solve the issue of simultaneously performing moxibustion at multiple acupoints. The moxibustion instrument consisted of a bracket and a moxibustion cartridge mounted on the bracket. The upper end of the bracket was equipped with gooseneck tubes. The free end of the gooseneck tubes was equipped with moxibustion cartridge used for moxibustion. The moxibustion cartridge consisted of the cartridge body, the moxa needle and the ash net. This current instrument with novel and unique structure was simple and reasonable, safe and reliable, and had the advantages of convenient operation, time and labor saving, and high moxibustion efficiency, and was an innovation of moxibustion instrument.
