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Moxa cone

艾炷 〔艾炷〕 ài zhù

A hand-rolled conical lump of moxa. Large cones are about the size of a broad bean and are used only in indirect moxibustion; medium cones are the size of a soybean; and small cones are the size of a wheat grain. Moxa cones can be burnt on the skin (direct moxibustion) or separated from it by garlic, ginger, or salt (indirect moxibustion).

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