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Also fire supplementation and fire drainage. Using moxibustion to produce supplementing or draining action. Although moxibustion is generally used for its warming and supplementing action, it can also be used for draining. If a moxa cone is lighted and is allowed to burn naturally, the fire becomes stronger and stronger, until it finally burns the skin. This produces a supplementing stimulus that warms yáng and supplements vacuity. If the cone is ignited, made to burn quickly by blowing, and removed before it has it burns the skin, this produces as draining stimulus that dispels cold and disperses binds.

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