MOXA


Meaning of MOXA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmäk-sə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Japanese mogusa

Date: 1675

: a soft woolly mass prepared from the ground young leaves of a Eurasian artemisia (especially Artemisia vulgaris ) that is used in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine typically in the form of sticks or cones which are ignited and placed on or close to the skin or used to heat acupuncture needles

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