Guest guest Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Hi Moxa, It seems to work but, why? Elicit an improportionately large burn healing response? Infrared radiation? Light on Cells? Are lasers better? Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Chinese Medicine , " cameronhollister " <cameronhollister> wrote: > > Hi > Moxa, > It seems to work but, why? Elicit an improportionately large burn > healing response? Infrared radiation? in the opinion of several practitioners i've studied with, the smaller the moxa, the better the result. large burns are harmful where tiny ones are therapeutic. direct moxibustion -- particularly where there is a small blister produced -- makes a small amount of denatured proteins called histotoxins which in such minute doses produces an increase in WBC and phagocytosis, decrease in inflammation, etc. when moxa is burned it leaves a black ash indicating a high carbon content which may have something to do with the IR radiation and tissue penetration associated with the mugwort which is not found in other plant matter which can be burned (sage, various incense, etc). again, Junji Mizutani is the best authority in English on these matters. i just know it works. i haven't tried laser, and i never meant to suggest moxa = or > laser, just that for your desire to have an effective and less smoky moxa tx IMHO there is no substitute for tiny direct moxibustion. rh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Ever come across a bunch of weeds, leaves, twigs which blocks a small stream down a gentle slope? And you take a stick and agitate it enough for the block to break, and the latent force of the stream, scatters it to move the water downhill. Like that. Good practice is common as cupcakes. Dr. Keikobad www.acu-free.com CEUS on DVDS cameronhollister wrote: > > Hi > Moxa, > It seems to work but, why? Elicit an improportionately large burn > healing response? Infrared radiation? Light on Cells? Are lasers > better? > Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Direct moxa on to trigger points is ammmmazzzzinnggg, within maybe only three direct rice grains of moxa the trigger point is gone, that is within seconds! Sharon Dr. Holmes Keikobad [dkaikobad] Wednesday, 2 March 2005 6:59 PM Chinese Medicine Re: moxa measurement Ever come across a bunch of weeds, leaves, twigs which blocks a small stream down a gentle slope? And you take a stick and agitate it enough for the block to break, and the latent force of the stream, scatters it to move the water downhill. Like that. Good practice is common as cupcakes. Dr. Keikobad www.acu-free.com CEUS on DVDS cameronhollister wrote: > > Hi > Moxa, > It seems to work but, why? Elicit an improportionately large burn > healing response? Infrared radiation? Light on Cells? Are lasers > better? > Cameron http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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