moxa

American  

[mok-suh] / ˈmɒk sə /

noun

1. a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, especially Artemisia moxa.

2. this substance or a similar one of cotton, wool, or the like, placed on the skin usually in the form of a cone or cylinder and ignited for use as a counterirritant.

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moxa British  

/ ˈmɒksə /

noun

1. a downy material obtained from various plants and used in Oriental medicine by being burned on the skin as a cauterizing agent or counterirritant for the skin

2. any of various plants yielding this material, such as the wormwood Artemisia chinensis

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Etymology

Origin of moxa

1670–80; by uncertain mediation < Japanese mogusa, equivalent to mo ( y ) e burn + -gusa, combining form of kusa herb

Example Sentences

Only these portions named might not have a moxa applied to them.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

I have bled, and physicked and setoned, and blistered, and used the moxa; but all without avail, for not in a single case did I save my patient.

From The Dog by Youatt, William

Don't forget,' added he to his servant, 'the gout-stool and the moxa, and all necessary for a good shampooing, and remember to have the sago ready for me on coming out of the bath.

From Forgotten Tales of Long Ago by Bedford, F. D.

The moxa brings us back to real horticulture.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson

The moxa is a great therapeutic agent in the Far East.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson