CA1245528A - Instrument for indirect treatment with a hot air flow and moxa smoke - Google Patents
Instrument for indirect treatment with a hot air flow and moxa smokeInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The hitherto known indirect moxing instruments are relatively difficult to handle, so that they are frequently not used. This problem is eliminated by the present invention, which provides an in-strument which can be easily and rapidly applied by self-therapy to even difficultly reachable points of the body and which ensures optimum effectiveness. Reference is made to the main claim and Fig. 1.
The hitherto known indirect moxing instruments are relatively difficult to handle, so that they are frequently not used. This problem is eliminated by the present invention, which provides an in-strument which can be easily and rapidly applied by self-therapy to even difficultly reachable points of the body and which ensures optimum effectiveness. Reference is made to the main claim and Fig. 1.
Description
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INSTRUMENT FOR INDIRECT TREATMENT
WITH A HOT AIR FLOW AND MOXA SMOKE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
, The present invention relates to an instrument for indirect treat;ment with a hot air ~low and moxa smoke according to the preamble of the main claim.
An instrument of this type is, for example, described in the book by August Brodde entitled "Brennen mit Moxakraut", WBV Biologisch-Medizinische Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co., KG., 1st edition, 1981, p. 47. This describes the oriental process of moxa smoke application using a tobacco plpe for smoking purposes. The mouthp iece is removed and its joining piece is sealed on to the pipe bowl by means of a candle composition or putty. In the direction of a diagonal through the pipe bowl, a bore is externally made. According to the process described in the above book, a dose of moxa powder is placed in the pipe bowl angle facing the mouthpiece, it is ignited with a taper and with pursed lips an air flow is blown over the glowing moxa powder, so that it passes out of the bore together with the hot moxa smoke. If the pipe is held close to the skin, ,t,here is an intense sensation of heat which can be varied by varying the distance between the pipe and the skin. .It is immediately apparent that such an instrument is primitive and is also uncomfort-able and difficult to use.
12~S28 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
-The problem of the preeent invention is therefore to so improve the aforementioned lnstrument, that it is easy and fast to use and simultaneously offers a high degree of therapeutic effectlveness.
A further ob~ect of the invention is to 'be able to individually control the heat tolerance of the skin, so that each individual person obtains the optimum utilization of the smoke action in the given unit of time. In addition, the instrument must be simple and inexpensive to manufacture, so as to permit mass production.
The aforementioned problems and ob~ectives are achieved by the instrument characterized in claim 1.
The instrument according to the invention, which can also be called a moxer, now makes it possible for the first time to direct the glowing moxa smoke on to the skin in the desired way. The invention is firstly based on the use of a so-called moxa cigar, which can be introduced into the smoke chamber, where it develops its smoke action, in the quantity nec-esseary for therapy and can subsequently be further inserted. It-can be moved axially up and down in the smoke chamber, 50 that the heat is regulated in the desired manner and the glow can bc kcpt at thc dcslred di:tuncc from thc skin. According to the invention, the protective grid is provided, so that the moxa ash does not 12~5s~l3 fall directly on to the skin and is instead h~l~ back ln th~ ~ri~.
Mo~in~ tuko~ plac~ ln the followlng way.
The instrument or moxe~r according to th~
invention is held with its cap on the skin of the person to be treated. He can apply the instrument to several polnts of the body as a ' result o~ the long rod provided on the instrument. The skin is subject to the action of the moxa glow smoke through the protective grid of the cap and is heated. Heat accumu-lation takes place over the skin, which soon can no longer be tolerated by the latter, the heat tolerance of the skin having been reached.
The instrument can now be slightly ralsed (1 to 2 cm) and then lowered again on to the skin. The hot smoke hereby escapes to the outside to a greater extent, so that the skin tolerates the heat again. On relowering the instrument on to the skin, there is a further heat accumulation, which can only inadequately escape via the smoke chamber openings and only completely escapes when the instrument is raised again. The heat can naturally also be controlled ln that the moxa glow is brought to a varying distance from the skin by moving the plunger up and down. Heat tolérance is onl~ very briefly extended and the upper tolerance range is largely maintained, an optimum utilization of the smoke.action in the given unit of time can be achieved~ When the heat evolution intensity subsides, generally after 3 to 5 minutes, the ~,~45S28 moxa ash must be carefully scraped off and then the glow can be seen again. For this purpose the moxa cigar is advanced downwards.
In other words, the precise fitting openlng in the upper region of the smoke chamber makes it possible to readjust the distance between the moxa glow and the protective grid.
Further advantages and features of the invention can be gathered from the subclaims, which can all be of significance to the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is described in greater detail hereinafter relative to a non-limitative embodiment and with reference to the attached drawings, wherein sh~w:
Fig. 1 a perspective view of the instrument according to the invention.
Fig. 2 a perspective partial view of the instrument shown in Fig. 1, in which the smoke chamber is partly shown in section, to permit a better examination of its interior.
Fig. 3 an exploded representation of the previous view.
Fig. 4 a perspective view of the loose plunger and the moxa cigar holder.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Fig. 1 shows the instrument according to the invention fQr indirect treatment with hot air flow and moxa smoke for self-therapy in the case of various chronic pain problems. It is shown ~45521~3 ,.
lying on its side and covered by the general reference 10. It has an approximately cylind-rical smoke chamber 12, into which the moxa cigar can be inserted in the use state through the not shown, precise fitting opening 9, ~here it can be moved up and down. A plunger 14 can optionally be used for further inserting ,the cigar and one end of plunger 14 is constructed as a knob 14, whilst its opposite end carries a pin 17. The user of the instrument according to the invention can therefore insert the lit cigar 8 axially into the smoke chamber (with or without the aid of plunger 14).
The drawings clearly show that the cap has a relatively close-mesh protective grid 20. To be able to easily and rapidly handle the instrument 10 according to the invention, i.e.
to place it on the desired area of the skin of the body with the burning moxa cigar in smoke chamber 12 with cap 18, a long rod is provided, which is inserted and fixed in the solid part 32 ad~acent to smoke chamber 12. The other end of rod 22 has a handle 30.
Smoke chamber 12 is linked with the ambient air by means of openings 34, 35, which supply the smoke chamber with the oxygen necessary for burning the moxa herb. Externally each of the openings 34 has a surrounding projection 37, which brings about a chimney effect and improves the drawing action.
In the present embodiment, smoke chamber 12, cap 18 and outlets 26, 36-have a circular lZ45~2~
configuration. In the present case, the cap edge 28 is vertical. However, it is also possible according to the invention for the cap edge to have an outwardly conical con~iguration.
According to the invention, the protective grid 10 is at a certain distance from the lower opening 26 of smoke chamber 12, is inserted into the cap edge 28 and is made from a thin metal wire. Cap 18 is removable, to make it possible to clean the interior of the smoke chamber and also remove ash from the front of the cigar. However, in use, cap 18 is fixed to smoke chamber 12.
In conclusion, a few general comments are made on the moxa herb and moxing with the instrument according to the invention. Moxa herb is the stored, dried common mugwort (herba artemiseae capillaris), which is mainly grown in Asia. Moxa herb has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for many thousands of years particularly in pain therapy. The moxa herb was also a popular herbal medicine in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, but has been forgotten as a result of developments in modern medicine.
The term moxing is best defined by heating, smoke application and burning. The healing action of moxing is not so much due to energetic heat application, but to a specific action inherent in the moxa herb. Direct moxing is used to the greatest extent in traditional Chinese medicine, i.e. the moxa herb is burned directly i~55Z13 on the skin. Although this constitutes very effective therapy, it is very painful for the patient and can leave behind ugly burns. This type of moxa therapy is generally only carried out by a few specially trained therapists.
The moxa therapy developed by Dr. Nottbohm is a so-called indirect process which, by means of the moxer developed by him, hot smoke of the glowing moxa acts on clearly defined skin areas within given units of time. The advantage of indirect moxing is that it is possible to control the smoke action yourself in accordance with the heat tolerance, so as to avoid burns.
Indirect moxing is easy to use and can be carried out by anybody after instruction.
It is a much safer process and its therapeutic effectiveness is in no way inferior to the direct method.
It has proved significant that the pro-tective grid has 20 openings of approximately 1.6 x 1.6 mm, the wire being made from VA-steel with a cross-section of 0.2 mm. This leads to a particularly good guidance and distribution of the hot air flow.
INSTRUMENT FOR INDIRECT TREATMENT
WITH A HOT AIR FLOW AND MOXA SMOKE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
, The present invention relates to an instrument for indirect treat;ment with a hot air ~low and moxa smoke according to the preamble of the main claim.
An instrument of this type is, for example, described in the book by August Brodde entitled "Brennen mit Moxakraut", WBV Biologisch-Medizinische Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co., KG., 1st edition, 1981, p. 47. This describes the oriental process of moxa smoke application using a tobacco plpe for smoking purposes. The mouthp iece is removed and its joining piece is sealed on to the pipe bowl by means of a candle composition or putty. In the direction of a diagonal through the pipe bowl, a bore is externally made. According to the process described in the above book, a dose of moxa powder is placed in the pipe bowl angle facing the mouthpiece, it is ignited with a taper and with pursed lips an air flow is blown over the glowing moxa powder, so that it passes out of the bore together with the hot moxa smoke. If the pipe is held close to the skin, ,t,here is an intense sensation of heat which can be varied by varying the distance between the pipe and the skin. .It is immediately apparent that such an instrument is primitive and is also uncomfort-able and difficult to use.
12~S28 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
-The problem of the preeent invention is therefore to so improve the aforementioned lnstrument, that it is easy and fast to use and simultaneously offers a high degree of therapeutic effectlveness.
A further ob~ect of the invention is to 'be able to individually control the heat tolerance of the skin, so that each individual person obtains the optimum utilization of the smoke action in the given unit of time. In addition, the instrument must be simple and inexpensive to manufacture, so as to permit mass production.
The aforementioned problems and ob~ectives are achieved by the instrument characterized in claim 1.
The instrument according to the invention, which can also be called a moxer, now makes it possible for the first time to direct the glowing moxa smoke on to the skin in the desired way. The invention is firstly based on the use of a so-called moxa cigar, which can be introduced into the smoke chamber, where it develops its smoke action, in the quantity nec-esseary for therapy and can subsequently be further inserted. It-can be moved axially up and down in the smoke chamber, 50 that the heat is regulated in the desired manner and the glow can bc kcpt at thc dcslred di:tuncc from thc skin. According to the invention, the protective grid is provided, so that the moxa ash does not 12~5s~l3 fall directly on to the skin and is instead h~l~ back ln th~ ~ri~.
Mo~in~ tuko~ plac~ ln the followlng way.
The instrument or moxe~r according to th~
invention is held with its cap on the skin of the person to be treated. He can apply the instrument to several polnts of the body as a ' result o~ the long rod provided on the instrument. The skin is subject to the action of the moxa glow smoke through the protective grid of the cap and is heated. Heat accumu-lation takes place over the skin, which soon can no longer be tolerated by the latter, the heat tolerance of the skin having been reached.
The instrument can now be slightly ralsed (1 to 2 cm) and then lowered again on to the skin. The hot smoke hereby escapes to the outside to a greater extent, so that the skin tolerates the heat again. On relowering the instrument on to the skin, there is a further heat accumulation, which can only inadequately escape via the smoke chamber openings and only completely escapes when the instrument is raised again. The heat can naturally also be controlled ln that the moxa glow is brought to a varying distance from the skin by moving the plunger up and down. Heat tolérance is onl~ very briefly extended and the upper tolerance range is largely maintained, an optimum utilization of the smoke.action in the given unit of time can be achieved~ When the heat evolution intensity subsides, generally after 3 to 5 minutes, the ~,~45S28 moxa ash must be carefully scraped off and then the glow can be seen again. For this purpose the moxa cigar is advanced downwards.
In other words, the precise fitting openlng in the upper region of the smoke chamber makes it possible to readjust the distance between the moxa glow and the protective grid.
Further advantages and features of the invention can be gathered from the subclaims, which can all be of significance to the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is described in greater detail hereinafter relative to a non-limitative embodiment and with reference to the attached drawings, wherein sh~w:
Fig. 1 a perspective view of the instrument according to the invention.
Fig. 2 a perspective partial view of the instrument shown in Fig. 1, in which the smoke chamber is partly shown in section, to permit a better examination of its interior.
Fig. 3 an exploded representation of the previous view.
Fig. 4 a perspective view of the loose plunger and the moxa cigar holder.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Fig. 1 shows the instrument according to the invention fQr indirect treatment with hot air flow and moxa smoke for self-therapy in the case of various chronic pain problems. It is shown ~45521~3 ,.
lying on its side and covered by the general reference 10. It has an approximately cylind-rical smoke chamber 12, into which the moxa cigar can be inserted in the use state through the not shown, precise fitting opening 9, ~here it can be moved up and down. A plunger 14 can optionally be used for further inserting ,the cigar and one end of plunger 14 is constructed as a knob 14, whilst its opposite end carries a pin 17. The user of the instrument according to the invention can therefore insert the lit cigar 8 axially into the smoke chamber (with or without the aid of plunger 14).
The drawings clearly show that the cap has a relatively close-mesh protective grid 20. To be able to easily and rapidly handle the instrument 10 according to the invention, i.e.
to place it on the desired area of the skin of the body with the burning moxa cigar in smoke chamber 12 with cap 18, a long rod is provided, which is inserted and fixed in the solid part 32 ad~acent to smoke chamber 12. The other end of rod 22 has a handle 30.
Smoke chamber 12 is linked with the ambient air by means of openings 34, 35, which supply the smoke chamber with the oxygen necessary for burning the moxa herb. Externally each of the openings 34 has a surrounding projection 37, which brings about a chimney effect and improves the drawing action.
In the present embodiment, smoke chamber 12, cap 18 and outlets 26, 36-have a circular lZ45~2~
configuration. In the present case, the cap edge 28 is vertical. However, it is also possible according to the invention for the cap edge to have an outwardly conical con~iguration.
According to the invention, the protective grid 10 is at a certain distance from the lower opening 26 of smoke chamber 12, is inserted into the cap edge 28 and is made from a thin metal wire. Cap 18 is removable, to make it possible to clean the interior of the smoke chamber and also remove ash from the front of the cigar. However, in use, cap 18 is fixed to smoke chamber 12.
In conclusion, a few general comments are made on the moxa herb and moxing with the instrument according to the invention. Moxa herb is the stored, dried common mugwort (herba artemiseae capillaris), which is mainly grown in Asia. Moxa herb has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for many thousands of years particularly in pain therapy. The moxa herb was also a popular herbal medicine in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, but has been forgotten as a result of developments in modern medicine.
The term moxing is best defined by heating, smoke application and burning. The healing action of moxing is not so much due to energetic heat application, but to a specific action inherent in the moxa herb. Direct moxing is used to the greatest extent in traditional Chinese medicine, i.e. the moxa herb is burned directly i~55Z13 on the skin. Although this constitutes very effective therapy, it is very painful for the patient and can leave behind ugly burns. This type of moxa therapy is generally only carried out by a few specially trained therapists.
The moxa therapy developed by Dr. Nottbohm is a so-called indirect process which, by means of the moxer developed by him, hot smoke of the glowing moxa acts on clearly defined skin areas within given units of time. The advantage of indirect moxing is that it is possible to control the smoke action yourself in accordance with the heat tolerance, so as to avoid burns.
Indirect moxing is easy to use and can be carried out by anybody after instruction.
It is a much safer process and its therapeutic effectiveness is in no way inferior to the direct method.
It has proved significant that the pro-tective grid has 20 openings of approximately 1.6 x 1.6 mm, the wire being made from VA-steel with a cross-section of 0.2 mm. This leads to a particularly good guidance and distribution of the hot air flow.
Claims (6)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An instrument for the indirect self-treatment of chronic pain problems by humans with a hot mixture of air and moxa smoke, particularly head and back pains, said instrument comprising a hollow smoke chamber for receiving a moxa herb rolled in the form of a cigar and having a central opening provided in one end thereof through which it is possible to insert the moxa cigar into the smoke chamber together with means for holding the moxa cigar in the smoke chamber in a precise fitting manner, the opposite end of the smoke chamber having an enlarged opening therein closed by a removable cap which has a protective grid, said smoke chamber having a plurality of further openings around the periphery thereof between the two said ends for the supply of combustion air to the moxa cigar while burning, and a handle secured to the smoke chamber to facilitate handling of the instrument while it is hot during treatment, and wherein the means for holding the moxa cigar in the first mentioned central opening within the hollow smoke chamber in a precise fitting manner comprises a removable and slidable elongated plunger rod forming a press fit with said first mentioned central opening and having a pin formed on the end thereof for attaching and securing the end of a moxa cigar thereto for insertion of the moxa cigar with its opposite free end lit and burning into the hollow interior of the smoke chamber via the first mentioned central opening and for retention of the burning free end of the moxa cigar at a set safe distance from the protective grid.
2. An instrument according to claim 1 wherein the smoke chamber is generally cylindrical in configuration with a generally circular cross-section and wherein the removable cap has a generally smooth convex exterior bead-like surface formed around its outer edge for comfortable contact with the skin of a patient-user and is firmly secured by a press fit to the said opposite end of the hollow smoke chamber.
3. An instrument according to claim 1 wherein the protective grid is secured to the interior of the removable cap at a predetermined safe distance from the bead-like outer edge of the removable cap so that moxa ash caught by the protective grid and the protective grid is prevented from contacting the skin of a patient-user.
4. An instrument according to claim 2 wherein the protective grid is secured to the interior of the removable cap at a predetermined safe distance from the bead-like outer edge of the removable cap so that moxa ash caught by the protective grid and the protective grid is prevented from contacting the skin of a patient-user.
5. An instrument according to claim 4 wherein at least some of the plurality of further apertures around the periphery of the smoke chamber between the ends thereof have projections formed therearound which act as chimneys to provide positive air flow through the smoke chamber and thereby assure good combustion of the burning end of a moxa cigar.
6. An instrument according to claim 1 wherein at least some of the plurality of further apertures around the periphery of the smoke chamber between the ends thereof have projections formed therearound which act as chimneys to provide positive air flow through the smoke chamber and thereby assure good combustion of the burning end of a moxa cigar.
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP83106228.6 | 1983-06-25 | ||
| EP83106228 | 1983-06-25 | ||
| DE19833327113 DE3327113A1 (en) | 1982-02-17 | 1983-07-27 | SPEAKER ARRANGEMENT |
| DEP3333271.1-35 | 1983-09-15 |
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| CA1245528A true CA1245528A (en) | 1988-11-29 |
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| CA000456173A Expired CA1245528A (en) | 1983-06-25 | 1984-06-08 | Instrument for indirect treatment with a hot air flow and moxa smoke |
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