What types of moxa are commonly heard of?

It is very important for moxa practitioners to have a comprehensive knowledge of moxa. It is a pity that most people's knowledge of mugwort is not comprehensive enough, or even wrong. Looking through ancient texts, there are four kinds of mugwort that are more famous in history, which are Northern Mugwort, Sea Mugwort, Herb Mugwort, and Qi Mugwort.?

The previous answer, ID: Mr. Moxibustion moxa has also answered, the origin of the North Ai for the town of Fudao, Tangyin County, Anyang City, Henan Province, the origin of the Sea Ai for the city of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, the origin of the herb for the Hubei Province Herb Chun County, the origin of Qi Ai for the Anguo County, Hebei Province.

Now the details.

One, the North Ai?

North Ai is now the "nine fairy Ai". Song dynasty Su Song in the "Tu Jing Ben Cao" has recorded: "Ai leaves, ...... now everywhere, to Fudao and four Ming is good." The book argues that mugwort from Fudao and Siming is the best. Li Shizhen in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" also mentioned: "Tangyin is called the North Ai."?

? According to evidence, Fudao is under the jurisdiction of Tangyin County, Anyang City, Henan Province, which is today's Fudao Town, so this kind of mugwort is also known as Fudao Ai. The famous doctor Bian Magpie was buried in Fudao Town, and Fudao Mugwort was planted around the Bian Magpie Temple. Fudao moxa and other moxa compared to grow tall and lush, very high velvet rate, medicinal value is also high, the Southern Song Dynasty poet Fan Chengda wrote a poem called "burning moxa": "moxa seek real Fudao, acupuncture point according to the ancient Mingtang", which means that moxibustion moxibustion to seek the real Fudao moxa, acupuncture point according to the ancient Mingtang scripture to take the status of Fudao moxa is very high. The status is drawn very high.

The highest praise for Fudao Ai appeared in the Ming Dynasty. According to the Tangyin County Records, "Fudao is one of the graveyards of the famous doctor Bianqi, and there is a famous Ai Garden ...... Ming Dynasty officials wrote lyrics about Ai and set up a monument to record the event, saying that the Tangyin Ai Garden of Ai, for the first of the medicinal use, honored as Xian Ai." Said the Ming Dynasty period, Fudao Ai as a tribute exclusively for the use of the royal family, and thus be honored as Xian Ai, also known as the "nine fairy Ai", this Ai grass, is what Li Shizhen said of the North Ai. From this, we know that the ancient heavy Tangyin Ai can be seen.

North Ai

North Ai

Two, sea Ai?

And North Ai Qiqi, there is a kind of Aiqi, called sea Ai, this Aiqi was also discovered in the Song Dynasty, "Materia Medica Compendium" said: "Ai leaves ...... Song Dynasty to Tangyin Fudou for the best, the graphics of the four Ming. In recent times, but Tangyin is called the North Ai, four Ming is called the sea Ai." Here said the four Ming, that is, today's Ningbo. It is just that the current sea Ai stock is not much, the brand is not loud enough, the need for the local government and knowledgeable people to promote and to prosper.

Hai Ai

Three, herbs?

By the Ming Dynasty, another kind of mugwort was discovered, called herb, which was found in Li Shizhen's hometown, Hubei Herb. Li Shizhen held this mugwort from his hometown in high esteem. In the Compendium of Materia Medica, he did not hide his love for this mugwort, Li Shizhen thought: "Since the Chenghua, then the Herb State is the best, with the filling of the square, the world is heavy, called the Herb." ?

Herb

Four, Qi Ai

Lastly, Qi Ai. Its pronunciation is the same as the herb, but not produced in Hubei, but exclusively refers to the production of Ai leaves in Hebei Anguo (ancient name Qizhou), so this wormwood is also called Qi Ai. Qizhou is in the center of the northern geographic location, abundant production of medicinal herbs, for the northern distribution of medicinal herbs. In the Qing Palace medical records, there are many records about Qi Ai. Qing Dynasty novelist Li Ruzhen late in life, "the edge of the mirror" in: Qi Ai moxibustion three times, the treatment of warts and eyes (wart). The appearance of "Qi Ai" in the book confirms the historical fact that Qi Ai has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine by medical practitioners at that time.

In addition to the above historical records of several famous Ai, there is another kind of Ai, also often mentioned, which is "red Ai". The origin of the red mugwort varies from place to place. A couplet in the temple of Bao Gu in Yuexiu, Guangzhou, reads: "The wonderful hand that brings back spring is passed down from the mountain house of Qiuyin, and the ancient well of red mugwort has produced a miraculous formula." The couplet mentions a person and a kind of moxa. One person refers to Bao Gu. Ai refers to red foot ai, also known as "Bao Gu Ai", produced in the Yuexiu region of Guangdong.