moxa

[mok´sah]

a tuft of soft, combustible material to be burned upon the skin as a cautery and counterirritant.

mox·a

(mok'să),

A cone or cylinder of cotton wool or other combustible material, placed on the skin and ignited to produce counterirritation.
See also: moxibustion.

[Jap. moe kusa, burning herb]

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moxa

(mŏk′sə)

A cone or cylinder prepared from the dried leaves of certain plants, especially mugwort, placed on the skin and ignited in order to produce counterirritation.

mugwort

Acupuncture
See Moxabustion.

Herbal medicine
A perennial shrub that contains absinthin, flavonoids, tannin and volatile oil, which is used for menstrual dysfunction and cramping, threatened abortion and as a natural insect repellant.

Toxicity
Mugwort should not be used in pregnancy.

mox·a

(mok'să)

A cone of cotton wool or other material, placed on the skin and ignited to produce counterirritation.
See also: moxibustion

[Jap. moe kusa, burning herb]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

mox·a

(mok'să)

A cone or cylinder of cotton wool or other combustible material, placed on the skin and ignited to produce counterirritation.

[Jap. moe kusa, burning herb]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about moxa

Q. Burning people? My friend told me his brother had a back pain and he wanted to try a Chinese therapy, and the therapist burned him – is that possible? Isn’t it dangerous? Can it cause burns?

A. We don’t burn people – we use special burning plants to treat problems, and I never encountered a serious burn as a result of it, so actually it’s not really that dangerous as it sounds.

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