How to identify the quality of moxa sticks?

Moxa sticks are a very popular medicine. The main use of moxa sticks is fumigation, which uses the smoke from the fumigation to penetrate the skin, allowing the medicinal effects to penetrate deeply into the body and bring many benefits to the body. The quality of moxa sticks is the key to ensuring the effect after fumigation. Therefore, people must carefully distinguish them when purchasing moxa sticks. Let’s take a look at how to identify the quality of moxa sticks. I hope everyone can understand.

1. High-quality moxa sticks have fine moxa without impurities and sufficient heat. The moxa sticks may be softer when pinched, because good moxa is more time-consuming to make and has greater elasticity!

2. Good moxa sticks have golden moxa fluff. Why is the moxa fluff golden yellow? Because the moxa fluff used in moxa sticks is processed over and over again after the moxa is crushed. The machines that make moxa fluff will also screen out impurities in the moxa leaves including the straw inside the moxa. The color of the moxa fluff will change slightly while it is not processed. Until the end, the moxa fluff becomes golden yellow or khaki, and there are no impurities or black spots.

3. Good moxa sticks have sufficient heat. Why do many people like to use gold moxa sticks? Because gold moxa sticks have high purity, burn fast, have sufficient heat, and have better penetration. The heat is three to five times that of low-ratio moxa sticks, but the price is also more expensive.

4. The issue of moxa ratio. Now there are many moxa ratios on the market that are falsely labeled, such as 50:1/60:1 or even 70:1 or 100:1. These false labeling practices also take advantage of the fact that consumers do not understand the techniques of moxibustion. The author also performs moxibustion frequently. To be honest, the best moxa ratio on the market is around 35:1, which is very good. In the next few years, it may reach 40:1. Don't believe in many of the falsely labeled ratios.

Wrong moxa stick identification skills:

1. Many people say that good moxa sticks are not soft but rather hard. In fact, this is what friends who really don’t understand moxibustion say. The lower the ratio of the moxa stick, the more impurities it has, and the rolled-up moxa sticks are harder. It is said that good moxa sticks and moxa fluff are like cotton, which shows that good moxa sticks are softer and more elastic.

2. Many people say that good moxa sticks have a strong moxa fragrance. In fact, this is also a wrong statement. The lower the ratio, the stronger the moxa fragrance, because there are fewer processing processes. The real good moxa sticks have a faint moxa fragrance, because a batch of good moxa wool usually takes more than a day to make.

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