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A 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.

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- 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)...
- for a counter-irritation procedure, but it suggested to Bird that the electric moxa might be used for treating obstinate leg ulcers. This was a common...
- Moxa Technologies is a Taiwanese technology company specializing in edge connectivity, industrial computing, and network infrastructure solutions.[buzzword]...
- Moxibustion (Chinese: 灸; pinyin: jiǔ) is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy which consists of burning dried mugwort (moxa) on particular points on the body...
- The muni****lity of Moxa forms part of the Saale-Orla district in Thuringia, Germany. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen...
- Mihail Moxa (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil ˈmoksa], Cyrillic: Михаил Мoѯа; also known as Moxalie, and originally named Vasile Moxa; after 1550 – before...
- Artemisia indica, the Indian wormwood, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent (except...
- ISBN 978-7-117-09270-8. Lu GD, Needham J (2002). Celestial Lancets: A History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxa. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-700-71458-2. Harper D (1998)...
- released a music video to "The Man on my Left Shoulder." On August 1, 2019, Lasky released the single "Tomfoolery" with Egovert, Kil, and Moxas. On September...
- producing a blister and eventually a scar), or indirect (either a cone of moxa was placed on a slice of garlic, ginger or other vegetable, or a cylinder...