Study on Burning Temperature Versus Time Graph of Moxa Sticks in a Novel Animal Moxibustion Device

Objective: To invent a novel animal experimentation moxa device and intend to solve temperature fluctuations during moxa stick burning in animal moxibustion test. Methods: Smokeless moxa sticks of 4 mm in diameter and 120 mm in length were selected in this trial. The target temperature was (47±1) ℃....

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2014-06, Vol.12 (3), p.194-198
Hauptverfasser: Zhou, Jun-mei, Wei, Fang, Liu, Su-jun, Zhang, Bi-meng
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To invent a novel animal experimentation moxa device and intend to solve temperature fluctuations during moxa stick burning in animal moxibustion test. Methods: Smokeless moxa sticks of 4 mm in diameter and 120 mm in length were selected in this trial. The target temperature was (47±1) ℃. The burning temperature versus time graph of moxa sticks during un-interfered time period were recorded when the distances between moxa sticks and thermometer were 2 mm, 3 mm and 4 mm respectively. In addition, the total lengths of burned moxa stick ashes within 0-5 min were recorded. Then the moxa stick burning temperature versus time graph after intervention was measured. Results: The maximum temperatures during test duration when the distances were 2 mm, 3 mm and 4 mm were (47.37±0.25) ℃, (42.62±2.05) ℃ and (35.50±0.40)℃ respectively; the total lengths of burned ashes from 0-5 min were (5.1±0.08) mm, (12.17±0.44) mm, (14.8±0.31) mm, (17.25±0.17) mm and (19.82±0.67) mm respectively; with a distance of 2 mm between a moxa stick and the testing area, remove 5 mm ashes every 2 min, then the maximum and minimum temperatures within 10 min were (48.37±0.47) ℃and (47.12±0.25) ℃, showing no statistical significance (P=0.12). Conclusion: The novel animal experimentation moxa device can help to maintain relatively constant moxa stick burning temperature during test period.
ISSN:1672-3597
1993-0399
DOI:10.1007/s11726-014-0772-z