MOXA

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.
n.

A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and A. moxa.


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