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Definition of Moxa

Moxa
Moxa Mox"a, n. [A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F. moxa.] 1. (Med.) A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of Artemisia Chinensis, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou. 2. (Bot.) A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and A. moxa.

Meaning of Moxa from wikipedia

- Look up moxa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Moxa may refer to: Moxa, material used in moxibustion, a Chinese traditional medicine Mihail Moxa (1550–1650)...
- Mihail Moxa (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil ˈmoksa], Cyrillic: Михаил Мoѯа; also known as Moxalie, and originally named Vasile Moxa; after 1550 – before...
- Moxa Technologies is a Taiwanese technology company specializing in edge connectivity, industrial computing, and network infrastructure solutions.[buzzword]...
- traditional Chinese medicine therapy which consists of burning dried mugwort (wikt:moxa) on particular points on the body. It plays an important role in the traditional...
- The muni****lity of Moxa forms part of the Saale-Orla district in Thuringia, Germany. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen...
- treatment. The moxa improved the situation by enabling those affected to be treated as outpatients. The silver electrode of the moxa was applied to the...
- A. indica Binomial name Artemisia indica Willd. Synonyms List Absinthium moxa Besser Artemisia asiatica Nakai ex Pamp. Artemisia discolor var. glandulifera...
- Joseph (1980). Celestial Lancets: a History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxa. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-21513-8...
- relates to "materials inside cups" including: herbal products, water, ozone, moxa, needle, and magnetic cupping therapy. Further categories of cupping were...
- incense-like stick of Artemisia vulgaris called a moxa onto the top of the head and burning the moxa for several minutes,: 506  causing moxibustion burns...