There are two methods of making moxa cones used in ginger moxibustion, handmade and cone maker.
1. Handmade method: generally hand-twisted moxa. According to the size of the cones needed to select the appropriate amount of moxa, placed on a flat surface, while using the thumb, forefinger, middle finger pinch, while rotating, until the moxa pinch into a flat cone on the tip of the small body. When handmade, the cones should be tight and uniform and the size of the cones should be the same.
2. The method of making moxa cones: moxa cones are made of moxa cone molds, probes and pressure sticks. First put the moxa into the hole of the cone device, and then use the pressure bar into the hole tight pressure, so that the moxa conical body, and then use the probe from the moxa cone mold behind the hole inserted into the top of the moxa cones out. The cones made by the moxa cone maker are tighter and more consistent in size than those made by hand, making them easier to apply.
The cones need to be made under the supervision of a physician to prevent them from falling loose and burning the skin during the application of moxibustion.