The ignited moxa cone does not contact on the skin directly, but is insulated from the skin by the materials of ginger, salt, garlic, and monkshood cake.

• 亦称隔物（药）灸，是用药物将艾炷与施灸部位的腧穴皮肤隔开，进行施灸的方法。临床常用的有隔姜灸，隔盐灸，隔蒜灸，隔附子饼灸等。