moxa
moxa
[ˈmɒksə]
noun
[ˈmɒksə]
noun
- [mass noun]a downy substance obtained from the dried leaves of an Asian plant related to mugwort. It is burnt on or near the skin in Eastern medicine as a counterirritant
（针灸用）艾绒，灼烙剂 - The plant is Crossostephium artemisioides, family Compositae
该物质来自植物艾，菊科
- late 17th cent.: from Japanese mogusa, from moe kusa 'burning herb'
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