China’s modern acupuncture and moxibustion, Cheng Tanan studied in Japan when he was young, off the ship to see the dock of the moxibustion museums one by one, in Japan a few years, Cheng Laozi found that the Japanese people crazy love moxibustion health, in the northern part of the cold climate of Japan, everyone likes moxibustion as a complement to the body of the art of longevity, there is a “do not moxibustion foot Sanli for the people” of the The saying goes. Japanese folklore records, the Tokugawa shogunate era Edo has an old life star name Wan Bingwei vain 174 years old, his wife 173, his son 153 years old, his grandson 105 years old, all hale and hearty, fit as a fiddle. Asked the art of longevity, replied: ancestor of the first eight consecutive monthly moxibustion foot Sanli points, always, that’s all. In fact, moxibustion method of health by our country, moxibustion is our country’s traditional medicine treasure trove in a bright pearl, with warm meridians and channels, go wet and cold, make up for the yang, adjusting the positive qi, the efficacy of the treatment of all diseases, for the treatment of obsolete diseases will have unexpected results, the third magpie sinusoidal also cloud: “life-saving method, ai burn the first.” The Qing Dynasty Wu Yiding in the “Moxibustion Jinglun” said: “The moxibustion from the fire, to fire hot and to speed, body soft and with just, can eliminate the shade, go and do not keep, good into the internal organs, take the pungent aroma of Ai for the cones, can pass the twelve meridians, into the three yin, the qi and blood, in order to cure a hundred diseases effect as a backhanded.” Briefly explains the characteristics and effects of moxibustion to cure diseases. Ancient people are best at moxibustion to prolong life, before and after the Cultural Revolution, because of social problems, moxibustion was knocked into the cold, after nearly half a century of silence, in recent years, with the improvement of people’s living standards, the popularization of Chinese medicine culture, moxibustion is once again known to the world, because of its operability, a lot of people buy their own moxa at home to do their own treatments, this kind of health care for the whole population awareness is worth advocating. But here is a very important question, what kind of moxa is good moxa, the premise of moxibustion if you can not guarantee, it will be the opposite, but also talk about health care? After investigation, we found that the people with most of the moxa “green moxa”, is not in line with the requirements of health, in order to better understand the moxa, better use of moxa, we do some systematic introduction to the knowledge of moxa, choose the right “moxa”! The raw material of moxibustion is moxa in the wormwood. Mugwort, also known as Artemisia absinthium, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family of Asteraceae, picked at the Dragon Boat Festival of the best quality, can drive mosquitoes and flies, insects and ants, purify the air, and its growth in the mountain sun, is a pure Yang plant, folk “king of herbs”, the reputation of the sun’s qi is the most adequate, traditional Chinese medicine believes that moxibustion is the best way to replenish the human body’s Yang qi! Shennong Materia Medica” records: moxa has the efficacy of warming the sun, warming the uterus, removing dampness, and activating the muscles and blood. And really used for treatment is not yet the mugwort itself, with the moxa velvet hidden inside the leaf stalks of the mugwort leaves, which need to be tapped and sifted out for application. First of all, mugwort origin is very important, China’s North China Central Plains zone is rich in mugwort, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Jianghuai and Hunan Hubei provinces and cities in the fields of Artemisia absinthium everywhere, and among them, Hubei Herb State (now Huanggang City) production of mugwort is ai in the top grade, the fire is mild and penetrative, reputation in China. Li Shizhen’s father, Li Yanwen on the herb quite a study, wrote “herb biography”, said herb “produced in Shanyang, picked at the end of the day, the treatment of disease sizzling disease, the work is not a small supplement.” Li Shizhen on the herb is also respected, “Compendium of Materia Medica”: “to herb state for the victory, with the filling of the formula, the world heavy, called the herb.” Herb ancient are wild, with the demand and standardization of production needs, gradually began to artificial cultivation, and plus type into a variety of products for sale, the market reflected good. Furthermore, it should be noted that, only stored more than three years of moxa velvet will have good health effects, “Mengzi? From Lou on”: “seven years of disease, seek three years of Ai also.” Three years of moxa is to save three years of “old moxa”, old moxa is characterized by less volatile oils, slow burning, gentle fire, less smoke when burning, ash is not easy to fall off; old moxa is the best raw material for moxibustion. It is the best raw material for moxibustion, which is made by drying the mugwort and placing it in a ventilated and dry place to preserve and precipitate for three years before making moxa sticks or cones for moxibustion. Within three years of moxa is also called green moxa, green moxa smells pungent, contains volatile oils, burns fast, strong fire, burning smoke, moxa ash is easy to fall off, easy to hurt the skin and blood vessels. Therefore, in ancient times, people used three or more years of aged Ai. As the “Compendium of Materia Medica” said: “Where the use of moxa leaves need to be used for a long time with the old, the treatment to make fine and soft, known as ripe moxa. If raw moxa moxibustion fire is easy to hurt the muscle veins.” Nowadays, the standard of moxa sticks produced in the market is purity, which is mostly determined by the ratio of moxa grass and moxa floss. Nowadays, it is common to find 8 to 1,10 to 1,15 to 1,20 to 1,30 to 1,35 to 1,50 to 1 and many other specifications in the market. As an example, it is 10 pounds of mugwort, knocking handsome selected 1 pound of moxa velvet, this kind of moxa is called 10 to 1. The higher the purity, the fewer impurities, golden color, delicate feel, the higher the quality of moxa. Li Shizhen also recorded that his father focused on the study of mugwort, had chosen different origins, different years, different purity of moxa to do experiments, with moxa fire baking porcelain cylinder, bad moxa burning fast, smoke choking, and baked out of the cylinder is the bottom of the cylinder is hot, the cylinder along the cold; good moxa burning slowly, smoke small, baked out of the cylinder, up and down inside and outside of the warmth. Therefore, concluded that the longer the years, the higher the purity, Hubei’s herbs are among the finest products, mild fire, long-lasting, strong penetration, the role of the human body, warm through the sun, the work is not a small supplement. Li Shizhen father of this small experiment also allows us to better understand the role of the good Ai on the human body. Mugwort knowledge we understand some, then how to specific, simple judgment and choose a good moxa in real life? Here to introduce a few simple methods, good moxa at a glance: we can color, quality, taste, smoke, fire, ash, heavy and paper and other 8 aspects of how to identify high-quality moxa velvet and high-quality moxa. Color: velvet color earth yellow or golden yellow for the top, hair green more than just picking green moxa. Quality: The whole moxa stick is strong and sturdy, and the velvet is soft and delicate without any impurities. Taste: The old moxa sticks smell fragrant, while the current year’s green moxa smells violent and pungent. Smoke: Ai smoke is light white, not strong, not pungent, and fragrant.