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| Method of Acupuncture |
| meridian treatment |
size & depth insert shallowly by the finest acu-needle
like a hair
acu insert the epidermis
purpose to regulate the balance of Qi energy |
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What's acupuncture |
| shallowest acu |
size & depth simply and shallowly by the finest acu-needle
acu insert the epidermis
purpose remote control effect by moving Qi energy |
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| insertion |
size & depth select the needle - as fine as possible
- for the effect that you intend
acu insert into the reacted point / full of
variety
purpose case by case |
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| electric needle |
size & depth long and strong enough to insert the objective
muscles / needle: finest possibly
acu insert the muscle
purpose to move the muscle by external impulse /
for patient who has muscular strength very
much |
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| Method of Moxibustion |
| threadlike mox |
size fine as a thread / twist it softest and
thinnest
mox burn and put out just before touch the skin
/ non-scarring
purpose to take away stagnant Qi, fever and inflammation
from the affected part |
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| heat-penetrating mox |
size begin with the smallest as a sesame / make
change in volume by degree
mox piling up a little bigger one on the ashes
next to next / using the moxa sheet in most
case /non-scarring
purpose to penetrate heat deep into the affected
part |
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| multi-piling mox |
size the same as heat-penetrating mox
mox piling up over 10～50 times until the patient
feels heat / using the moxa sheet / non-scarring.
purpose to heat up thoroughly the area deeper and
deeper |
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| scarring mox |
size & depth as a rice or a half rice.
mox burn out and make a scar
purpose to calm down the very serious nervous pain |
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Sciatica |
| indirect mox |
mox using articles on the market
mox coarse moxa (almost whole dried mugwort)
purpose to warm widely and easily |
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| Blend of Acupuncture and Moxibustion |
| moxa needle |
A&M apply moxa ball to the handle of the needle
standing on the body
mox coarse moxa (almost whole dried mugwort)
purpose to transmit heat through needle / to warm
the skin widely |
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