Moxa

[mɒksә]

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and A. moxa.

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Definition

n. a cottony material for cauterising prepared in China and Japan from Artemisia Moxa &c.: a cone of cotton-wool placed on the skin and fired at the top for cauterisation.—n. Moxibus′tion cauterisation by this method.

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