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moxa |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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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