竹火 火力和缓，宜煎一切滋培药。
火力透出，通经络，灸百病。风冷人入硫黄少许，更妙。阳燧火∶火镜向日，艾绒承
火珠火∶火珠向日，艾绒承取。二火最能透经愈病，不
削桑木成针，干之，蘸麻油点着吹灭；乘热隔纸灸患处，火气直达病所。心腹冷痛
寒湿痹，及附骨阴疽皆效。雷火神针∶药艾纸卷，如神针法；灸患处，其效亦速。
钻木取火，木为火母，性缓不燥。金石取火，击烈火暴，火燥性急。今人嗜烟酒，多
火之患。
五行各有阴阳，而火之阴阳为尤着。天之阳火，太阳真火，星精飞火；天之阴火
雷火，火精伏火；地之阳火，钻木之火。击石、戛金之火；地之阴火，石油之火，
人之阳火，君火、相火；人之阴火，失位之火。
即白善土。性味甘温，治男子水脏寒，女子子宫冷。痱子瘙痒，研末敷之。 疮湿
研，生油调搽。
栎炭火力强劲，用于炼制各种金石类药物。普通木炭火力温和，用于煎煮、炙烤和焙干各类丸药散剂。
竹火火力缓和，适宜煎煮各种滋补培元药物。
灯心草蘸取麻油点燃，观察络脉充盈之处进行点灼，具有回阳祛风、治疗惊悸、解毒的功效。
艾绒燃烧产生的火气结聚，可用于敷治金创（金属利器造成的创伤），促进肌肉生长并止血；涂抹于乳头，可止小儿夜啼。
艾灸的火力能够透出，疏通经络，灸治多种疾病。对于感受风寒湿邪之人，在艾绒中加入少许硫黄，效果更佳。
阳燧火：用铜镜反射日光，将艾绒置于焦点处承接火焰。
火珠火：用水晶球等透明珠体反射日光，将艾绒置于焦点处承接火焰。这两种火最能穿透经络治愈疾病，不伤正气。
削桑木成针状，晒干后蘸取麻油点燃并吹灭余烬；趁热隔着纸张灸治患处，火气直达病所。对于心腹冷痛、寒湿痹阻以及附骨阴疽均有效。
雷火神针：将药物与艾绒用纸卷制成如神针般粗细，采用灸法灸治患处，其疗效也迅速。
金针烧至通红，用于治疗沉寒痼冷、症瘕积聚等病症，比冷针或暖灸见效更快。
钻木取火，木为火之母，其性缓和而不燥烈。击石取火，烈火暴起，其性燥烈而急迫。如今人们嗜好烟酒，多导致火邪为患。
五行各自包含阴阳，而火的阴阳属性尤为显著。天的阳火，包括太阳真火、星精飞火；天的阴火，包括雷火、火精伏火；地的阳火，包括钻木之火、击石及戛金之火；地的阴火，包括石油之火；人的阳火，包括君火、相火；人的阴火，指失位之火（虚火）。
即白善土（一种白色细泥）。性味甘温，治疗男子水脏寒证，女子子宫寒冷。对于痱子瘙痒，研成粉末外敷即可。对于疮疡渗液潮湿，研末后用生油调匀搽涂。
Oak charcoal possesses strong fire power and is used to refine various mineral drugs. Ordinary wood charcoal has mild fire power and is used for decocting, roasting, and drying various pills and powders.
Bamboo fire has a gentle heat and is suitable for decocting various nourishing and tonifying medicines.
Dengxincao (Juncus effusus) dipped in sesame oil and ignited can be used to cauterize areas where collaterals are full, possessing the effects of restoring yang, dispelling wind, treating palpitations/fright, and detoxification.
The gathered heat from burning mugwort (Ai Ye) can be applied to treat metal-induced wounds, promoting flesh regeneration and stopping bleeding; applying it to nipples can stop infant night crying.
Moxibustion heat penetrates through, unblocking meridians and treating various diseases. For those suffering from wind-cold-dampness, adding a small amount of Realgar (Xionghuang) or Sulfur (Liuhuang) to the moxa is even more effective.
Yangsui Fire: Using a bronze mirror to reflect sunlight, holding moxa wool at the focal point to catch the flame. Huozhu Fire: Using a crystal sphere to reflect sunlight, holding moxa wool at the focal point to catch the flame. These two types of fire are best at penetrating meridians and curing diseases without damaging healthy qi.
Mulberry wood is shaved into needle shapes, dried, dipped in sesame oil, ignited, and then blown out while still hot; it is then used to moxibustion the affected area through paper, allowing the fire energy to reach the disease site directly. It is effective for cold pain in the heart and abdomen, cold-damp bi syndrome, and deep-seated yin abscesses.
Leihuo Shenzhen (Thunder Fire Divine Needle): Medicinal herbs and moxa wool are rolled in paper to form needles like divine needles; moxibustion on the affected area yields rapid results.
Gold needles heated until red-hot are used to treat deep-seated cold and chronic cold conditions, as well as masses and accumulations, showing faster efficacy than cold needling or warm moxibustion.
Drilling wood to make fire: Wood is the mother of fire, with a gentle nature that is not drying. Striking stones to make fire: The fire rises violently and explosively, with a dry and urgent nature. Nowadays, people's addiction to tobacco and alcohol often leads to disorders of fire pathogens.
The Five Elements each possess Yin and Yang, but the Yin and Yang of Fire are particularly prominent. Heavenly Yang Fire includes Solar True Fire and Star Meteor Fire; Heavenly Yin Fire includes Thunder Fire and Hidden Fire Essence; Earthly Yang Fire includes Drilled Wood Fire and Stone-Striking/Metal-Clashing Fire; Earthly Yin Fire includes Petroleum Fire; Human Yang Fire includes Sovereign Fire and Ministerial Fire; Human Yin Fire refers to Displaced Fire (Deficient Fire).
Baishantu (White Fine Clay): Nature is sweet and warm, treating cold in the male Water Organ (Kidney/Bladder) and cold uterus in females. For prickly heat itching, grind into powder and apply externally. For weeping sores/dampness, grind into powder and mix with raw oil for application.
Zaoxin Huangtu (Furnace Heart Yellow Earth / Voltron Liver): Nature is acrid and warm, borrowing the Qi of Fire and Earth, it harmonizes the middle Jiao, stops diarrhea, removes dampness, reduces swelling, and has the function of benefiting the spleen and warming the earth.
Dongbi Tu (East Wall Earth): Nature is sweet and warm, benefiting the spleen, supporting Yang, and stopping cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea. For wet rot in the lower body, grind into powder and apply externally.