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Moxa   Listen
noun
Moxa  n.  
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 Artemisia moxa.





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"Moxa" Quotes from Famous Books



... of these precautions (as the good wife might aver), or in despite of them, the dwelling be robbed while the family are asleep, search is made early in the morning for the footprints of the burglar; and a moxa [11] is set burning upon each footprint. By this operation it is hoped or believed that the burglar's feet will be made so sore that he cannot run far, and that the ...
— Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan • Lafcadio Hearn


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