moxa

[ mok-suh ]

/ ˈmɒk sə /

noun

a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, especially Artemisia moxa.

this substance or a similar one of cotton, wool, or the like, placed on the skin usually in the form of a cone or cylinder and ignited for use as a counterirritant.

Origin of moxa

1670–80; by uncertain mediation <Japanese mogusa, equivalent to mo(y)e burn + -gusa, combining form of kusa herb

Words nearby moxa

Mowlam, mown, mowrah, mowrah fat, MOX, moxa, moxibustion, moxie, Moya, moyen âge, Moyle

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Example sentences from the Web for moxa

In these tubes they sometimes placed lighted tobacco and blew down upon the part affected after the manner of a moxa, I suppose.
The Medicine-Men of the Apache. (1892 N 09 / 1887-1888 (pages 443-604))|John G. Bourke
From the application of the moxa as a cure for physical ills to its application for the cure of bad boys is a natural step.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
The other remedy, or that known as the dam, is akin to what is known in Western surgery as a “moxa.”
Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier|T. L. Pennell
Larrey recommends with the same view, after the application of moxa, the use of the aq.
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826|Various

Upon returning home, it was burnt deeply with moxa; and miraculously enough the eye got well immediately.
A Japanese Boy|Shigemi Shiukichi

British Dictionary definitions for moxa

moxa

/ (ˈmɒksə) /

noun

a downy material obtained from various plants and used in Oriental medicine by being burned on the skin as a cauterizing agent or counterirritant for the skin

any of various plants yielding this material, such as the wormwood Artemisia chinensis

Word Origin for moxa

C17: anglicized version of Japanese mogusa, contraction of moe gusa burning herb

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Medical definitions for moxa

moxa

[ mŏk′sə ]

n.

A cone or cylinder of cotton wool or other combustible material, placed on the skin and ignited in order to produce counterirritation.

单词	moxa
释义	moxa [ mok-suh ] / ˈmɒk sə / noun a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, especially Artemisia moxa. this substance or a similar one of cotton, wool, or the like, placed on the skin usually in the form of a cone or cylinder and ignited for use as a counterirritant. Origin of moxa 1670–80; by uncertain mediation <Japanese mogusa, equivalent to mo(y)e burn + -gusa, combining form of kusa herb Words nearby moxa Mowlam, mown, mowrah, mowrah fat, MOX, moxa, moxibustion, moxie, Moya, moyen âge, Moyle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moxa In these tubes they sometimes placed lighted tobacco and blew down upon the part affected after the manner of a moxa, I suppose. The Medicine-Men of the Apache. (1892 N 09 / 1887-1888 (pages 443-604))\|John G. Bourke From the application of the moxa as a cure for physical ills to its application for the cure of bad boys is a natural step. The Foundations of Japan\|J.W. Robertson Scott The other remedy, or that known as the dam, is akin to what is known in Western surgery as a “moxa.” Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier\|T. L. Pennell Larrey recommends with the same view, after the application of moxa, the use of the aq. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826\|Various Upon returning home, it was burnt deeply with moxa; and miraculously enough the eye got well immediately. A Japanese Boy\|Shigemi Shiukichi British Dictionary definitions for moxa moxa / (ˈmɒksə) / noun a downy material obtained from various plants and used in Oriental medicine by being burned on the skin as a cauterizing agent or counterirritant for the skin any of various plants yielding this material, such as the wormwood Artemisia chinensis Word Origin for moxa C17: anglicized version of Japanese mogusa, contraction of moe gusa burning herb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for moxa moxa [ mŏk′sə ] n. A cone or cylinder of cotton wool or other combustible material, placed on the skin and ignited in order to produce counterirritation. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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