Rice-Grain Moxibustion: A Practical Guide to Direct Moxibustion, Point Selection, Treatment Patterns, and Clinical Practice

A tiny cone of moxa can become the beginning of an entire system of practice.

Rice-Grain Moxibustion is a practical guide to one of the most precise forms of traditional moxibustion. Drawing on more than two decades of clinical experience and years of teaching, Dr. Steven Yun Zhang leads readers from the fundamental hand skills of forming, placing, lighting, and controlling tiny moxa cones to a broader understanding of treatment-point selection and clinical organization.

The book introduces seven approaches to point selection, the Thirty-Two Foundational Mother Formulas, commonly used health points, the Big Dipper framework, integrated treatment totems, clinical case analysis, treatment responses, and the relationship between rice-grain moxibustion and other forms of moxibustion.

Step-by-step explanations, practice diagrams, clinical photographs, and an extensive visual atlas help readers understand not only where moxibustion may be applied, but also how to observe, organize, and think about treatment patterns.

Rather than presenting a collection of formulas to memorize, this book teaches a method of learning: begin with the hands, learn to observe the body, understand the relationship between points, lines, and surfaces, and gradually develop a more complete view of moxibustion.

Written for practitioners, students, and serious learners of moxibustion.

For educational purposes. Moxibustion involves the use of fire and requires appropriate training, judgment, and safety precautions.