Moxa strips do not require the paper to be torn off before use.
Moxa sticks are the main tool for moxibustion and are made by rolling moxa floss wrapped in cotton paper. Cotton paper plays a role in molding and protecting the moxa from dispersing, and it is easy to burn. So you don’t need to tear off the cotton paper when you use it, just light the moxa directly and moxibustion the moxibustion area.
When using moxa, you can use hand-held moxibustion for treatment, or you can use the moxa box, insert moxa moxibustion stick in the moxa box on the moxibustion area to apply moxibustion.
Moxibustion mainly has the effect of relaxing the tendons and activating the collaterals, warming the meridians and dispersing the cold, and warming and tonifying the yang qi. The main treatment of wind-cold paralysis, stomach pain and diarrhea, wind-cold cold, bring down, prolapse of the uterus and other diseases. When applying moxibustion, pay attention to avoid wind and cold, pay attention to the distance and temperature of moxibustion, do not burn. Drink a glass of warm water before and after moxibustion.
Moxibustion is best performed under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner, targeting acupuncture points for a better therapeutic effect. But face, anterior region of the heart, the pubic area, hands and feet joints, as well as superficial arteries and arteries where the points, should not be directly on the moxibustion. Do not do moxibustion on your own to avoid adverse consequences.