The moxa stick moxibustion method has developed into 4 kinds of pure moxa stick moxibustion, drug moxa stick moxibustion, drug moxibustion and smokeless moxa stick moxibustion.

The operation method of moxa stick moxibustion is generally divided into two categories: suspended moxibustion and solid press moxibustion.

①Suspended moxibustion. The moxa rolls will be placed at a certain height from the acupoints to smoke, without making the ignited end of the moxa rolls directly contact the skin. Includes mild moxibustion, rotary moxibustion, sparrow pecking moxibustion. Mild moxibustion is the ignition of moxa rolls relatively fixed at a height of about 1.5 to 3 centimeters from the acupoints to smoke, so that the local warmth without burning pain, generally 3 to 5 minutes per moxibustion, to the extent that the skin is slightly reddish. Gyratory moxibustion is also known as ironing heat moxibustion. The ignited moxa rolls close to the moxibustion part of the balance of the reciprocating back and forth moxibustion (from the skin of about 3 centimeters), usually 20 to 30 minutes of moxibustion. Bird pecking moxibustion is the burning end of the moxa, and moxibustion site is not fixed at a certain distance, but like a bird pecking, moving up and down, generally about 5 minutes moxibustion.

②Solid press moxibustion. That is, Taiyi moxibustion and thunder fire moxibustion. Taiyi moxibustion is a pure, fine and soft moxa 150 grams, flat in 40 square centimeters large mulberry white paper, take 24 grams of pre-prepared powder mixed into the moxa, tightly rolled into a firecracker shape, ignite one end, with a number of layers of cloth (generally 7 layers) wrapped after, and then immediately pressed tightly on the acupuncture points or the affected area, moxibustion ironing. Moxibustion is cold and then re-lighting and ironing, so repeated 7 to 10 times can be. Thunder fire acupuncture and moxibustion method, the role and operation method is generally the same as Taiyi acupuncture and moxibustion, the difference is the formula.