Friday Boredom Game Thread

[TwoTongues]

Alright it’s a lady in china getting Moxibustion:

http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=11015

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Acupuncture is often conducted in combination with Moxibustion. Moxibustion is the process where moxa sticks, made of dry moxa leaves (Artemisia vulgaris) is ignited and held about an inch above the patients’s skin over specific acupuncture points. Moxa is available in a loose form that can be used for making moxa cones. Alternatively, moxa is packed and rolled in a long stick like a large cigar, about 15-20 cm long and about 1-2 cm in diameter. The purpose of this process is to warm the qi and blood in the channels. Moxibustion is most commonly used when there is the requirement to expel cold and damp or to tonify the qi and blood. A single treatment of moxibustion usually lasts 10-15 minutes.

I particularly like the first poster’s response:

A nice cigar burn would certainly increase and stimulate the patient’s circulation.

Chief was the closest.