1/How the moxa sticks are produced
The production of moxa sticks is very simple, it is two materials: moxa velvet and rolling paper. Rolled paper has rice paper, mulberry paper and other classifications, here many sellers in particular to emphasize the benefits of the so-called handmade mulberry paper, in fact, there is no need. Cure the root of moxa in the moxa velvet, rolled paper and then good can only be auxiliary, so we do not have to buy moxa concerned about the paper problem, what's all, not much difference. Say moxa velvet, moxa velvet difference lies in the proportion (proportion will be spoken below), the proportion of different, moxa velvet presents a different posture. Ai velvet is mainly after crushing and screening of the leaves left flocculent material, sieve down is the Ai powder. The more times it is crushed, the less fluffy it will be, and the finer it will look. Simply put, after the leaves of mugwort are dried in the sun, they are crushed by a machine, leaving behind the moxa fluff part, and then rolled up in paper to form strips, which are moxa sticks.
2/ What does the ratio of moxa strips mean?
For example, 8:1 means 8 kilograms of moxa leaves to produce 1 kilogram of moxa velvet, a purity. To make an analogy, crushing it twice might be 8:1, then crushing it twice more might make it 15:1. The higher the ratio, the higher the purity, the finer. That is to say, 15:1 is finer than 8:1, with fewer "impurities". Here the impurity is not that the adulteration of other things, it is only because of the process of different differences, mugwort as a plant, there are different parts of the leaf flesh, leaf veins, petiole, etc., just like people have skin and flesh and bones and sweat hair, after the production of each part of each part of the presentation of different colors and gestures. On the current level of China's velvet, no matter how fine the processing, there will always be a little bit of mugwort petiole fiber exists, this is what we commonly say "impurities", it is impossible to do a little "impurities" are not! It is like the difference between corn residue and cornmeal.
3 / moxa smoke size of the problem
Moxa smoke or smoke, too many issues involved, this with the characteristics of the moxa itself and the use of the situation are related. The main component of moxa is mugwort, which is actually an ordinary plant, which has no smoke from the plant burning. In general, the proportion of moxa is relatively high, with less paper, rolled tighter, drier, burning smoke are relatively less. So I personally do not want to go deeper into the issue of smoke. No smoke is not Ai, so the real Ai burning what looks like is what looks like, really can not stand, it is recommended to increase the smoke equipment Oh.
4 species of mugwort is very important, is not the herbs really the best mugwort On this issue, really do not want to say more, for fear of offending people. Throughout China's ancient books, you can find that there are four places where the mugwort is most famous. These four kinds of mugwort are called Bei Ai, Hai Ai, Herb Ai, Qi Ai. Different mugwort corresponds to different regions. As for these four kinds of wormwood is not the best, I have no way to investigate. Today, the herb is the most popular, because Li Shizhen's recommendation, so many people also recognized. We all know that the herb is in Hubei Herb Spring, belongs to a kind of big leaf mugwort, grows very tall. But I do not understand one thing, why the "Compendium of Materia Medica" said, mugwort to "short seedlings for good", which is not the opposite of the herb. This is simply said to be our Shandong small-leaf mugwort ah, short and inconspicuous. Haha. Finally, I said a personal opinion, moxibustion popularized thousands of households, since ancient times, with the mugwort is certainly close to the material, the so-called one side of the soil nurtures one side of the people, please believe that your side of the mugwort is good mugwort.
5 Is there a difference between wild mugwort and worker-grown mugwort
This question is actually very big and not easy to answer. For example, which is better, wild ginseng or artificial? But there are also many fine varieties of crops and so on that are wild artificially selected ah. Take the mugwort, I'm not a scientist, I can not give you a scientific identification method, just hope that the seller of moxa to tell the truth on the good. As for the wild or artificially grown good, the majority of buyers to judge for themselves.
6Where is the difference in price between different proportions of moxa sticks?
The price gap is mainly in the different proportions above, the higher the proportion of the more expensive, because the high proportion is after many times of purification, so the same moxa leaves produced by the moxa velvet is less and less, so expensive.
7Why are some sellers of moxa so cheap?
Now a lot of manufacturers of moxa is not pure moxa leaf production, are the whole moxa even pole with crushed, so the cost is very low, in addition to the basic is a year old is good. There is also basically artificial planting, collected several times a year. In addition, a lot of cheap gold moxa looks golden on the surface, in fact, is a low percentage of moxa velvet mixed with moxa powder, this kind of moxa surface is golden, and the roll is also tight.
8Why are the moxa sticks all different?
Normally speaking, the low proportion of moxa is tighter than the high proportion of moxa, because the low proportion of moxa is not as fluffy, so it is good to roll, of course, this also involves the level of labor and equipment. Normal process, moxa is more difficult to roll tightly, because the good unadulterated moxa expansion force is very large, if the roll is too tight, moxa paper is easy to collapse, so sometimes moxa paper looks more, this is not to reduce costs, the main thing is to prevent the paper from collapsing. If the moxa rolled tighter, one may use the hard roll method, the yield is very low, the other is mixed with moxa powder, moxa is not fluffy good roll. Now many people feel the tight good, and ignore the nature of the moxa, I personally think that the middle level of good, because now many people like to use moxibustion box, the requirement to seal the smoke does not come out, too tight easy to extinguish.
9Which proportion of moxa is good quality?
Many new customers often ask me "I am what what disease, please choose which kind of moxa stick". The proportion of moxa has nothing to do with the quality of the moxa, and likewise has nothing to do with what disease is being treated. The different proportions just contrast the different processes of making moxa. It does not mean that a high ratio is a good moxa stick. Exactly what moxa sticks are suitable for each person is based on the individual's feeling as well as his or her physical condition. I do not recommend a high ratio, because a high ratio of excessive crushing will destroy the medicinal properties of the mugwort itself, and too low a ratio of too much smoke, too much dregs. In ancient times, the ratio was only 3:1. 8:1 compared to 15:1 has more firepower and more smoke. The feeling of this different people have different feelings. If your body is heavy cold and dampness, then the use of 15:1 moxa sticks, you may feel that the fire power is not enough, too much in the mild, not much effect, this time 8:1 is very suitable. Similarly, if your body's coldness and dampness are not too serious, you may feel that 8:1 is too dry and strong, and 15:1 is much more comfortable. Different ratios have different characteristics, you know your body well. We suggest you try it yourself. If anyone preaches that a high proportion of moxa without impurities is good, it is basically the Internet, and I prefer to recommend a low proportion of moxa.
10The so-called 3 years old, 5 years old, 10 years old are what is the situation?
3 years old means that moxa leaves are stored for 3 years, and then processed into moxa velvet, mainly moxa leaf aging, and new moxa leaves processed into moxa velvet and then stored for 3 years is not the same. Because this is difficult to identify the years, and now are publicized the more years the better the quality, so many businesses are years labeled very high. The actual situation is that more than 90% of moxa is basically the year of the new moxa, 1 year old accounted for a small number of 3 years old, even less, as for 5 years 10 years of that are bullshit writing. Mugwort storage occupies a large area, there is no strength who dares to store 10 years of mugwort, the annual maintenance cost is money, that has to cost more expensive. The key problem is that I personally think that moxa is not the higher the better the year, moxa is actually a kind of ordinary plant, a long time, there are plant fibers left, not even a taste, where the healing effect. So I think 1 year to 3 years old moxa can be used. The high year old ones just look at it as a joke.
11Do you have handmade moxa sticks?
Yes, but only for your own use. Sold in bulk is impossible to purely handmade. The so-called purely handmade is the stone mortar pounding moxa, in fact, the daily output is extremely low, and the human output is too large, the current cost of labor, that the cost of moxa must be how big think about it. There is also a stone mortar moxa or look like handmade moxa, in fact, many cases are not from the first step is purely handmade, many are machines for the initial crushing of moxa leaves, and then the last time to carry out the so-called purely handmade, so it looks good, and the output is also very high. In today's industrialization is so developed, we have to see the convenience of technological progress, machine manufacturing and the so-called pure handmade almost.
Moxibustion, this traditional Chinese medical treatment, in today's development and growth, can not be separated from the country's promotion and it cures the good reputation. The production of moxa sticks has also benefited from the promotion of moxibustion and become more and more perfect. Moxa industry has become a more complete industry, in addition to bring us profits at the same time, I hope we do not forget the original intention. Moxibustion is a cure, you can make money, but I hope not to ignore your conscience. Production of good real effective moxa, is fundamental.