What is wheat grain moxibustion?

Wheat grain moxibustion is also a form of direct moxibustion, in which moxa is rolled into the size of a grain of wheat, placed in a fixed location, and ignited for moxibustion. Wheat grain moxibustion belongs to a special way of moxibustion, compared with the traditional moxibustion, wheat grain moxibustion due to the small cones of moxa, small range, short time, but the stimulation effect is strong, slight burns or blisters. The method of operation is to roll the moxa into the size of a grain of wheat, place it in a fixed position and light the moxa. Use thread incense or match to ignite, or slightly blowing to help ignite, to the burning will be exhausted, every crisp sound of the explosion, will be thrown out of the moxa cone embers. Each time moxibustion 2-3 cones can be. Moxibustion can be used to treat acute, painful conditions where the location is fixed. For example, acute stomach and epigastric pain (pain occurring in the area of the stomach close to the heart socket), acute abdominal pain, acute sprains, etc. It is not suitable for patients who are weak and have broken skin. Note that it needs to be operated by a professional practitioner to avoid burns and infections.