JPH04261661A - Heat generating body for moxibustion and molding thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To solve problems on combustion time, heat application time, degree of damage to skin and the like and odor as generated and heated when moxa burns in moxibustion made available commercially for higher treating effect without causing a burn. CONSTITUTION:A heat generating body for moxibustion is arranged to comprise a sheet-shaped paper plate obtained by blending a fine carbon powder with a flame resisting fiber, an adhesive agent and the like and by a paper making work and a heat generating molded product with a specified shape is produced by cutting or punching thereof.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heating element for moxibustion and a molded article thereof, and was developed specifically to make indirect moxibustion smokeless and odorless.

0002

[Prior Art] When moxibustion is continued at acupuncture points (acupoints), which are treatment points on the meridians, the heat stimulation applied to the affected area is organically combined within the body, promoting harmony among internal organs. Direct moxibustion (incarnated moxibustion), the original type of moxibustion, is a method in which small moxa particles are lightly rubbed with the fingertips and pressed directly to the treatment point, and when ignited, the heat generated acts as an appropriate stimulus and is administered to the skin. This is a treatment method that effectively utilizes the heat stimulation and medicinal ingredients of grass. Indirect moxibustion (non-scarring moxibustion) involves inserting natural pieces or molded septa between the moxa and the skin, and using the sandwich to control the stimulating heat of the burning moxa, suppressing inflammation and marks that occur on the skin. This is a therapy that does this. For both direct moxibustion and indirect moxibustion, it is common to apply an appropriate amount of moxibustion to the appropriate place, but even if the amount is more than the appropriate amount, there is no risk of expanding pathological damage due to heat damage or leaving behind aftereffects, When the amount is small, the effect is only visible as a difference in quantity. Table 1 classifies typical direct moxibustion and indirect moxibustion by name and provides a brief explanation.

[Table 1]

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Unlike medical treatment methods that systematically administer medication according to the disease, moxibustion therapy uses heat stimulation to acupuncture points to bring out the natural healing power and adjust the affected areas. Because it is a therapeutic method, it is effective in reversing chronic diseases, maintaining physical condition, and increasing physical strength. In direct moxibustion, which makes effective use of administered heat, the heat stimulation that acts on the skin is expressed as appropriate stimulation or heat stimulation that penetrates, but the reality is that the opposite is true; However, it causes actual damage such as blisters and moxibustion scars. Therefore, Table 2 shows the amount of heat generated and the combustion time measured for three types of hand kneading: large, medium, and small.

[Table 2]

[0004] Since many modern people avoid traces of burns remaining on the skin, indirect moxibustion as shown in Figs. 15 and 16, which suppresses the amount of heat administered in order to enhance the therapeutic effect without causing burns, is commercially available. FIG. 15 shows a cylindrical paper tube 1 having a predetermined length.
This is a form of non-scarring moxibustion (indirect moxibustion) in which a moderately compressed moxa ball 11 is inserted into the upper part of the 0 and the lower end is attached to the skin at the treatment point. Fig. 16 shows an indirect moxibustion method in which paper-wrapped moxa 12 is shaped into a cylinder, or moxa is solidified with a glue and cut into a fixed size, fixed and adhered to a concentric disc laminated paper or styrofoam pedestal 13 covered with aluminum foil. This is called "scarless moxibustion". Table 3 shows the problems with moxibustion by dividing it into items such as moxa burning time, heat administration time, and degree of skin damage.

[Table 3]

[0005] The refined mugwort (mugwort) fibers are not only curled, but also connected in a complex chain. Perhaps because of this, it is difficult to perform secondary processing, and the fiber density within a unit volume of the moxa that is kneaded with the fingertips (Figure 15) and the moxa rolled into paper (Figure 16) is increased due to the pressure applied during the shape creation process. When ignited, it burns while generating high heat. Paper tube 10
In indirect moxibustion using moxa inserted into the skin (Fig. 15) or paper-wrapped moxa glued to the pedestal 13 (Fig. 16), based on the empirical results that ``the thermal stimulus applied to the skin is sufficient at around 55°C.'' Although the structure is such that low temperature is supplied while controlling the generated heat with the paper tube 10 and the pedestal 13, the lack of time to administer heat is compensated for by applying it repeatedly.

[0006] In order to solve this problem, if large pores and pores are arranged in a mesh-like manner by an artificial method in the chain-like moxa fiber bundles, the fiber density within a unit volume becomes sparse and the combustion temperature decreases. descend. Pending Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-19743
The moxa cut into a plate shape according to No.
When punched into the shape of a No. 38 spiral (Figure 1), moxa burns at a low temperature for a long time. JP-A No. 61-185266 proposes indirect moxibustion in which spiral moxa is spread over the grooves of a pedestal with multiple passage holes for the heat and components of the moxa, but as long as the moxa burns, it will not cause burnt smoke or smoke. Odor removal is difficult. This odor is unique to moxibustion, and modern people tend to avoid it as it is a smell that is unfamiliar to them.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is based on the idea that even moxibustion must be a therapeutic tool that responds to the era of smoke and unpleasant odors. When any plant is ignited, it burns producing smoke and odor, but charcoal (sumibi), such as black charcoal and white charcoal, is a solid fuel made from carbonized plants.
is smokeless and odorless and generates heat. Charcoal with large crystals is
It takes 350℃ firepower to ignite and 7000 (kcal/1k)
It burns while generating the amount of heat g). Patent application for invention related to carbonized powder moxa made from finely powdered carbon
-179846, the present invention provides a smokeless and odorless plate-shaped heating element for moxibustion according to the method of dispersing fine carbon powder in water and making Japanese paper, and the heating element is cut or punched into a predetermined shape. This led to the completion of the molded product.

[0008] Plants that are used as raw materials for fine carbon powder must be materials that burn at low temperatures. Materials used include dried bark from old grass roots, pulp, millet lees, sawdust, rice husks, moxa, etc., and plant waste may also be used. A specific method to utilize the manufacturing method of washi paper is to stir flame-retardant fibers in water, and once the fibers are dispersed and absorbed into the water, fine carbon powder, adhesive, and penetrant are added to the papermaking process. After mechanical paper cutting, the process moves on to the drying process, but in order to eliminate the unreasonable situation in which a small amount of fine carbon powder that remains unattached to the flame-retardant fibers detaches from the flame-retardant fibers when drying, or absorbs moisture and becomes wet. The wood is coated with an active agent containing a moisture-proofing agent to form a smokeless and odorless moxa.

[0009] Flammable plant fibers, animal fibers, chemical fibers,
When synthetic fibers burn, they produce smoke and odor, making them unsuitable as a base for smokeless and odorless moxa. Fibers suitable for smokeless and odorless moxa include carbon fibers with high ignition points, activated carbon fibers, glass fibers, silicon carbide fibers, alumina fibers,
It is desirable to select a material with excellent breathability and adsorption properties, such as ceramic fiber. These flame-retardant fibers are more suitable for granular fibers, long fibers, and cut fibers (0.5 mm) than powder fibers.
It is subdivided into many types, ranging from 10 mm to 10 mm. Various flame-retardant fibers belong to heat-insulating fibers, and the lower the bulk density, the better the heat-insulating properties. Therefore, Table 4 was created as a physical property standard for the fibers to be selected, and standard values were presented.

[0010] Adhesives vary depending on the type of adherend material, adhesive strength,
Considering the practical environmental conditions, bonding process conditions, and the difficulty of manual labor, urea resin, melamine resin, epoxy resin, phenol resin, vinyl acetate resin, PVA, C
MC, starch, starch derivatives, vegetable gum, etc. are suitable, but in order to make smokeless and odorless moxa, it is necessary to carefully examine whether the adhesive is smokeless, odorless and combustible. Therefore, PVA and starch derivatives, which generate relatively little smoke during combustion and do not generate off-odor, are preferred.

[Table 4]

[0011] A penetrant is a surfactant that adsorbs to the interface between a liquid and a solid and changes the surface properties of the adsorbed material.
A substance that lowers the surface tension of fibers and makes it easier for fine powder to adhere to them. The active agent must be appropriately selected from the surfactants classified in Table 5.

[Table 5] The blending ratio of these adhesives and penetrants is based on an arbitrary formulation, but in some cases only the adhesive may be used.

[0012] Activators include processing activators that act during processing and service activators that are used for processed products, but the activators that are applied to the front and back surfaces of the smokeless and odorless moxa plate are mainly activators that belong to the service activators. Dropless agents and anti-blocking agents,
It is included in fields such as brighteners. Also, it should not be overlooked that there are total activators that satisfy both processing activators and service activators. These various activators can be broadly classified into aliphatic hydrocarbon activators, higher aliphatic alcohol activators, fatty acid amide activators, metal soap activators, fatty acid ester activators, composite activators, and the like.

[0013] A moisture-proofing agent is added to the activator, but in the case of plate-shaped smokeless and odorless moxa that does not include a moisture-proofing agent, due to concerns about the hygroscopicity of carbon fine powder and carbon fibers and the germination of mold due to moisture damage,
They must be lined with synthetic resin or wrapped in polyethylene film, and use desiccant agents such as quicklime, silica gel, acid clay (Adsol), calcium chloride, and charcoal powder (coconut shell charcoal). Even if a desiccant is applied, a good way to determine the degree of dryness is to attach a test paper coated with a saturated solution of cobalt chloride to the product as a means of detecting the moisture condition.

[0014] A smokeless plate was manufactured by applying an adhesive and a penetrant to fine carbon powder and flame-retardant fibers, and using the hand-made Japanese paper manufacturing method, the semi-automatic Japanese paper manufacturing method, and the fully automatic Japanese paper-making method according to the manufacturing process shown in FIG. Odorless moxa needs to satisfy the various conditions shown in Table 6, such as the joint shape, restrictions on the bonding process, and mechanical requirements.

[0015] The handmade washi paper manufacturing method is suitable for small-scale production, and the fully automatic washi paper production method is for meeting large-scale demand. Since the hand-made washi manufacturing method and the semi-automatic washi-making method involve manual labor for the main parts, there are undeniable drawbacks such as slight errors in thickness, density, weight, etc., and the appearance of some unevenness on the paper surface. The plate-shaped smokeless and odorless moxa produced using the washi paper manufacturing method is 20mm thicker than normal paper.
Since it has the characteristic that it can be finished up to a thickness in the mm range, the shapes of the molded moxa are shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, but shapes other than those shown can be manufactured as necessary.

[Table 6]

[0016]

[Operation] The moxibustion heating element molded product of the present invention is molded into a spiral shape as shown in FIG.
When installed on the pedestal 8 as shown in Fig. 13, the curve coordinates in Fig. 13 record the trajectory of the amount of heat administered by the purified moxa and the moxa made from carbon powder, and the performance was classified and compared by item. Table 7 shows the results.

[0017] In Figure 13, the temperature passes through 40°C while following an increasing curve, and the combustion times until it drops and reaches 40°C are approximately 720 seconds and 540 seconds, and the time difference of 140 seconds is the smokeless and odorless moxa. Thermal properties of In addition, the combustion time for one minute of direct moxibustion is about 30 seconds, and the combustion time of indirect moxibustion in Figures 15 and 16 is around 1 minute and 30 seconds, but this moxibustion device maintains heat for more than 10 minutes. do. In this way, in moxibustion treatment using the heating element for moxibustion of the present invention and its molded object, heat is administered for a long time without damaging the skin, and the drug (natural elements or herbal medicine) penetrates subcutaneously. It will work effectively. Moreover, it is smokeless and odorless, so
Does not affect the surrounding area with odor.

[Table 7]

[0018]

[Example] 0.2 kg of activated carbon fiber was stirred in water as a flame retardant fiber, and when the fiber was dispersed and absorbed into the water, 1.8 kg of rice husk carbon powder and a 1:1 mixture of polyvinyl alcohol and dextrin were used as an adhesive. and 10 g of acylated peptide as a penetrating agent were mixed, followed by paper-making, sheet-forming, dehydration, and oven drying according to the manufacturing process shown in Figure 14, followed by high-grade fat as an activator. A plate-shaped heating element 1 for moxibustion was prepared by coating the surface with a 10% solution of group alcohol. The smokeless and odorless moxa that had been made into a plate was inspected primarily for its appearance, including its shape, damage, stains, unevenness, color, and texture, and then measurements were taken for length, width, and thickness. This product was satisfactory in all physical tests such as rigidity, strength, weight, density, ignitability, combustion temperature, smoke, and odor.

After cutting the plate-shaped smokeless and odorless moxa that passed the product inspection into a certain width, moxibustion heating element moldings having the shapes shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 were made by punching or the like. Figure 1
~ Figure 6 was created by punching from a plate-shaped heating element for moxibustion with a thickness of 2 to 5 mm, and Figures 7 to 11 were created by punching from a plate-shaped heating element for moxibustion with a thickness of 8 to 12 mm.
It was made by punching or molding from a plate-shaped heating element for moxibustion.

[Table 8] Fig. 1 shows a spiral-shaped spiral molded body 2, and Fig. 2 shows a donut-shaped plate-shaped molded body 3 with holes 5 for venting air inside the circle.
, Fig. 3 shows a plate-shaped molded body 3 having a donut shape with projections 7 for pinching, and Fig. 4 shows a plate-shaped molded body 3 having a donut-shaped peripheral edge with grooves 6 at three locations for venting air. The body 3, FIG. 5 is a disc-shaped plate-shaped molded body 3, and FIG. 6 is a rectangular plate-shaped molded body 3, each of which is a heating element molded product for moxibustion of the present invention. These plate-like objects are of the type that are placed on a pedestal 8 as shown in FIG. 12. FIGS. 7 to 11 show the respective upper surface shapes and columnar shapes,
This is a columnar molded body 4 that is used by being installed on a paper tube 10 or a pedestal 13 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. Table 8 shows a list of standards for the physical properties of the processed materials.

[0020] When moxa absorbs moisture, it becomes wet, which may make ignition difficult and inhibit combustion. A smokeless and odorless moxa plate coated with an activator (containing a moisture retardant) on the front and back sides.
When testing the state in which the smokeless and odorless moxa coated with activator powder absorbs moisture and the humidity changes, it was found that the smokeless and odorless moxa without the moisture barrier coated absorbs about 10% to 12% of moisture at all times. Because of this, a certain amount of odor components must also be adsorbed. Therefore, especially when the rainy season comes and the air is filled with moisture, the content of water-soluble substances and odor components increases, so it is necessary to store it in a container containing a moisture absorbent or deodorizer. Smokeless and odorless moxa has a low moisture content of 7% to 8%, making it possible to store it in paper bags or paper containers.

Table 9 shows the results of measuring the combustion state of the spiral smokeless and odorless moxa having a diameter of 15 mm shown in FIG. Ideally, it would be molded into a plate using only fine carbon powder, but even if a large amount of adhesive is used, carbon itself lacks molding ability, lacks rigidity and strength, and lacks restorability. The first one fell apart. Example No. 2, which used vegetable fibers, burnt at an appropriate temperature, but was far from smokeless and odorless due to the burning smoke and odor. Examples 5 to 8 that achieved stable combustion with quick ignition are subject to the present invention. In particular, Example No. 8 showed excellent performance, so it was punched out in large numbers and used for various measurements. Incidentally, although the appearance of samples 3 and 4 was good, they were unable to ignite and did not burn.

[0022] The total number of smokeless and odorless moxa fibers and carbon made by mixing flame retardant fibers and fine carbon powder was 100.
15/85 (fiber 15/carbon 85) is set as the mixing standard, and if the denominator number is larger than 85 and the numerator number is 1.
As the particle size becomes smaller than 5, excellent ignitability and combustibility are exhibited, but it becomes impossible to form a plate using only fine carbon powder such as 0/100 (0 fiber/100 carbon). On the contrary, standard value 1
At a ratio of 5/85, if the numerator number is larger than 15 and the denominator number is smaller than 85, ignition becomes difficult and combustion decreases. 20/80 (20 fiber/80 carbon)
It has been found that if the denominator is less than 80 and the numerator is more than 20, the combustion ability is lost. In addition, moxa that is in the process of sustaining combustion may disappear even in the middle of combustion if the air supply becomes insufficient, but spiral-shaped smokeless and odorless moxa will burn as charcoal as long as it can be ignited. Fire is difficult to extinguish.

[Table 9]

[0023]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides moxibustion using a septum that applies moderate heat for a long time without damaging the skin, allowing the drug to penetrate subcutaneously and work effectively. . This is a moxibustion moxibustion method that brings natural elemental therapy by an acupuncturist into the home.
The spiral-shaped smokeless and odorless moxa replenishes the amount of heat that acts on cooling and the medicine that acts on supplementary air up to around 50 degrees Celsius, with a low limit of 40 degrees Celsius and a maximum of around 50 degrees Celsius, for as long as 14 minutes. by this,
Even for people suffering from functional disorders, the flow of Qi is improved and vitality circulates throughout the body, strengthening the energy that regulates physical strength and smoothing out the stagnant flow of Qi. Moreover,
It is smokeless and odorless, so it does not affect the surrounding environment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 4 is a top perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the moxibustion heating element molded article placed on a pedestal.

FIG. 13 is a graph showing changes in skin surface temperature due to combustion of a molded heating element for moxibustion.

FIG. 14 is a manufacturing process diagram.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of conventional moxibustion.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of conventional moxibustion.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Plate heating element for moxibustion 2 Swirl shaped body 3　Plate shaped body 4 Column shaped body 5 Hole 6 Groove 7.Protrusion 8 Pedestal 10 Cylindrical paper tube 11 Moxa ball 12 Paper-wrapped moxa

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A heating element for moxibustion consisting of a plate-shaped paper plate obtained by blending fine carbon powder with flame retardant fibers, adhesives, etc. and processing the mixture. 2. A heating element molded article for moxibustion, which is formed into a predetermined shape by cutting or punching the sheet metal sheet according to claim 1.