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Moxa Needling

By Archived User | Updated: Dec 31, 2021 | Published: Dec 31, 2021

Hi,

I have been lurking around here for quite some time, but never attempted to create an account (too lazy perhaps). I have a question about moxa acupuncture; Can I use a copper handle needle for moxibustion needling, or does the spring steel type, such as Seirin, DBC do a better job conducting heat? I currently use the Hwa-To brand copper spiral handle for moxa needling and some say it doesnt conduct heat as well as compared to when I use the Seirin brand. Others find it the same. What do you guys think?

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Comment by Chad J. Dupuis, L.Ac.

I wrote a fairly lengthy detailed reply to you and then somehow deleted it, so I&#39ll try to recreate my response now. In general, I would say that this issue is more about an interpretation? of how moxabustion effects the body than an issue of metal heat transfer. Personally I feel that moxa transfers the energy of the herb into the body by generally heating an area and then both the vibration of the herbs along with the chemical activity from the smoke create the changes internally. Warming needle in my mind is more of a way of directing this energy and/or combining what would normally happen with say a cone moxa with the effect of the needle at the point together. In other words, the needle isn&#39t really "warmed" - it&#39s just a way combining these two techniques to bring about a particular change. Long story short, then, I don&#39t believe the heat transfer rate of the metal would have any bearing what so ever on the clinical effects of the moxabustion.

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