Meaning Of The Word Moxa

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moxa in American English
a soft, downy material, burned on the skin as a cauterizing agent or counterirritant, esp. in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine
noun: a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, esp Artemisia moxa

moxa in British English
noun: a downy material obtained from various plants and used in alternative medicine by being burned on the skin as a cauterizing agent or counterirritant for the skin

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