moxibustion, moxa

A bonesetting clinic in Kita-Kyushu advertises moxa treatment with loquat leaves. (TH

moxa

(mŏk'sə)

n.

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

[Japanese mogusa : moeru, to burn + kusa, herb.]

moxa

A tuft of soft, combustible herb Artemisia vulgaris is burned upon the skin as a cautery. A procedure in Chinese traditional medicine.

moxibustion

(mŏk'sĭ-bŭs'chən) n.

The burning of moxa or other substances on the skin to treat diseases or to produce analgesia.

[Alteration of MOXA + (COM)BUSTION.]