What is a sap patch?

Through the similar mechanisms to those of cupping therapy or slaves, which are oriental folk remedies, a sap patch absorbs sweat together with bodily wastes. By doing so, it makes you feel lighter and fresher after using it. Particularly, tourmaline in the sap patch continuously emits far infrared ray and micro-current, which stimulate the acupuncture points of your body.

    How is a sap patch made?

When oak is burned in a charcoal-burning kiln, the extract of oak evaporates and is emitted

along with smoke. If the emitted smoke is cooled rapidly, the extract, which contains a great

variety of components, is left behind. This extract is pyroligneous liquid, and is the main

ingredient in sap patches. Various healthy materials, including this pyroligneous liquid and tourmaline, are pulverized to complete the sap patch.

What effect does a sap patch have?

The tourmaline in a sap patch emits far infrared ray. This far infrared ray raises body temperature about 1~3℃, and it promotes the elimination of bodily wastes through vitalizing the body and activating blood circulation. As a product using the effects of far infrared ray and pyroligneous

liquid, the sap patches can enhance your health and help to improve your general well-being.

Why is it pasted to the soles?

As humans walk upright, fatigue and body wastes are easily accumulated in the feet which

support the body. In addition, the reflex zone of each body part exists in the feet, which is the

reason why the feet are called as “the second heart.” If a sap patch is pasted on the sole,

it not only absorbs sweat and bodily wastes but also stimulates the reflex zones of your body.

You can also get some efficacy if you apply sap patches to the other part of your body.

Why are feet important?

There is a saying, “When trees wither, their roots get dried first. When humans age, their feet

get old first.” This implies that feet play an important role to human health. Feet not only

support the body but also contain the information of each human internal organ. A foot has

about 70 reflex zones responding to the parts of body and internal organs. Therefore, 

if you feel ill in some part of your body, the corresponding foot reflex zones show the signs,

and you can feel well again by stimulating the reflex zones. The feet are the places where the

reflex zones and the acupuncture points and gathered, which can influence your health in general.

The Effect of Tourmaline

Tourmaline, one of the elements of sap patches, is an electric stone and a compound borosilicate

mainly composed of iron, magnesium, several alkali metals and aluminum. It is mainly found

in Brazil, India, China and Africa. In 1880, the brothers Jacques and Pierre Curie proved tha

t electricity is generated from tourmaline if heat of pressure is applied to it. Since then,

tourmaline has been called “the electric stone”. Tourmaline has been researched and used as a

material for improving human health and the environment from about 1993.

The crystal structure of tourmaline ore has the property of having electricity continuously.

As plus and minus electrodes and maintained in both ends of tourmaline crystal, a current of

about 0.06mA is permanently generated. This characteristic of tourmaline gets stronger with

heat or pressure added. For example, if the temperature is raised by 10℃, the effect of tourmaline

of doubled. As every piece of tourmaline generates electricity. The generation rate of electricity

gets higher and its voltage gets higher as well if tourmaline is broken into small pieces.

Tourmaline also emits anions and far infrared ray. Once tourmaline comes into contact with

moisture in the air or sweat from the body, anions are generated and absorbed into the body.

Also, tourmaline absorbs the thermal energy always emitted from the human body, and coverts it into anions and far infrared ray. So, it has the thermal effect which speeds up metabolism and stimulates blood circulation. Therefore, if a sap patch is applied to the foot, it massages the foot

and stimulates the foot reflex zones and acupuncture points with micro-current, anions and far infrared ray, which will help to improve your health and general well-being.